Daily Archives: 21, August 2014

ABB developed and tested 525kV extruded HVDC cable system to make renewable energy installations more efficient and cost-effective

525 kV voltage sets world record for extruded HVDC cable technology, doubling power flow and extending range to enable greater integration of distant renewables and interconnections Zurich, Switzerland, 21-8-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has … Read the full press release

ABB launched its latest generation Fiber Optic Current Sensor (FOCS-FS) to complement its portfolio of optical sensors

Enabling digital substations and smart grids Zurich, Switzerland, 21-8-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, today announced the launch of its latest generation Fiber Optic Current Sensor (FOCS-FS) to complement its portfolio of optical sensors. The … Read the full press release

K+S Group announced board and management changes

Norbert Steiner to remain chairman of the Board of Executive Directors until May 2017 Term of office for Dr. Burkhard Lohr extended until May 2020 Gerd Grimmig to retire with effect from 30 September 2014 Kassel, Germany, 21-8-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Norbert … Read the full press release

Raiffeisen rückt Ziele näher: Mit Zielsparen und Slackline um die Welt

Herbstkampagne mit Marcel Hirscher setzt auf junge Erwachsene Motto „Geh deinen eigenen Weg. Dann kannst du jedes Ziel erreichen.“ „Around-the-World“-Flugtickets zu gewinnen Raiffeisen-Zielsparen im Fokus VIENNA, 21-8-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Ein Raiffeisen-Beratungsschwerpunkt im diesjährigen Herbst widmet sich ganz den jungen Erwachsenen. Die … Read the full press release

ABB achieved significant breakthrough in switchgear technology with deployment of new insulation gas mixture as substitute for sulfur hexafluoride

New gas mixture offers alternative to SF6 and has potential to reduce carbon footprint of GIS by up to 50 percent – technology to be deployed in a Swiss pilot project. Zurich, Switzerland, 21-8-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — ABB, the leading power … Read the full press release

LUKOIL: first batch of oil in reimbursement of the costs incurred by LUKOIL as part of the West Qurna-2 project shipped

MOSCOW, 21-8-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Sea Triumph, a tanker chartered by LITASCO (an international marketing subsidiary of OAO LUKOIL), left the port of Basra in southern Iraq with a load of crude. This is the first batch of oil in reimbursement of the costs incurred by … Read the full press release

OAO LUKOIL fulfilled its dividend-payment obligations based on the 2013 financial performance

MOSCOW, 21-8-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — By virtue of the decision made at the Annual General Meeting of OAO LUKOIL of June 26, 2014, the company has fulfilled its dividend-payment obligations based on the 2013 financial performance. In view of the new dividend payment … Read the full press release

The University of Birmingham ranks in top 100 universities worldwide for Clinical Medicine and Pharmacy, Life and Agriculture Sciences, and Physics

BIRMINGHAM, 21-8-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The University of Birmingham has been ranked in the top 100 universities worldwide for Clinical Medicine and Pharmacy, Life and Agriculture Sciences, and Physics. The Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU), also known as the Shanghai Ranking, … Read the full press release

airberlin achieved slightly improved operating result in Q2-2014 with turnover up 2,9% to EUR 1,146.4 million

BERLIN, 21-8-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — First elements of restructuring program announced airberlin achieves positive net result Year-on-year operating result (EBIT) slightly improved Increased revenue due to stable passenger numbers and increased yield Cost reduction initiatives are showing results Sufficient liquidity for … Read the full press release

Recherche UCL: Bouddha est-il réellement tolérant?

Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium, 21-8-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Les religions sont-elles toutes les mêmes quant à la promotion de l’amour et de la compassion ou quant à l’intensification des préjugés et de la discrimination des exo-groupes religieux, ethniques et moraux ? Est-ce que … Read the full press release