Daily Archives: 28, February 2014

Julian Brown, AREVA Wind’s Country Director for UK and Chairman of Norstec, elected as Chairman at RenewableUK

LONDON, 28-2-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — RenewableUK today announced that at its Board Meeting of 25th February 2014, Julian Brown, AREVA Wind’s Country Director for the UK, and Chairman of Norstec, was elected as Chairman, succeeding previous incumbent Andrew Jamieson. Jamieson served as Chairman … Read the full press release

UK Department for Business, Innovation and Skills owned Wave Hub welcomes Finnish multi-national utilities firm Fortum

Hayle, UK, 28-2-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Finnish multi-national utilities firm Fortum has signed an agreement to secure a berth at Wave Hub, the offshore renewable energy test facility in Cornwall, it was announced today. The leasing agreement gives Fortum the opportunity to … Read the full press release

EURORDIS: Participants in over 80 countries join together for better care on the Rare Disease Day 2014

Paris, France, 28-2-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Today is our day. 28 February 2014. Rare Disease Day 2014. Let the world know! There are many ways you can share the news that Rare Disease Day is TODAY! A multitude of activities and events are already … Read the full press release

Fortum to refurbish two of the Imatra hydropower plant’s seven units

Helsinki, Finland, 28-2-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Fortum is carrying out extensive refurbishment of two of the Imatra hydropower plant’s seven units. The refurbishment will increase the capacity of the power plant to 192 megawatts and will improve safety and reliability. After … Read the full press release

Fortum signed leasing agreement with UK-based Wave Hub to test wave power solutions off the coast of Cornwall

Helsinki, Finland, 28-2-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Fortum has signed a leasing agreement with the UK-based Wave Hub in order to test wave power solutions off the coast of Cornwall. The agreement provides Fortum with a new opportunity to rapidly deploy advanced, full-scale wave power converters … Read the full press release

Vattenfall to sell Vattenfall Europe PowerConsult GmbH to the Private Equity Investor Palero capital GmbH

Stockholm, Sweden, 28-2-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Vattenfall has decided to sell Vattenfall Europe PowerConsult GmbH, (VPC, a leading engineering and laboratory services company with overall 535 employees) to the Private Equity Investor Palero capital GmbH. The parties have agreed not to … Read the full press release

Europe’s largest copper producer Aurubis reported on past fiscal year results to 1,500 shareholders and guests in Hamburg

Hamburg, Germany, 28-2-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — “Operating earnings before taxes in fiscal year 2012/13 amounted to € 114 million. Earnings in accordance with IFRS were minus € 230 million. The Group’s key figures reflect a split situation: return on capital employed … Read the full press release

ANDRITZ GROUP reports 5,710.8 MEUR sales in 2013, up 10.3% YoY

Graz, Austria, 28-2-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — International technology Group ANDRITZ looks back on a disappointing 2013 business year. Although the HYDRO and METALS (including Schuler) business areas saw very positive development, the results of the PULP & PAPER and SEPARATION business … Read the full press release

ANDRITZ to supply electromechanical equipment for the new Lauca hydropower plant in Angola via Construtora Norberto Odebrecht to GAMEK

Graz, Austria, 28-2-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — International technology Group ANDRITZ is to supply the electromechanical equipment for the new Lauca hydropower plant, Angola, via Construtora Norberto Odebrecht to GAMEK (Gabinete de Aproveitamento do Medio Kwanza), a part of the Angolan power corporation … Read the full press release

Rare Disease Day: Novartis hosts 2nd international conference dedicated to the research of rare and orphan diseases

Company is pleased to host second international conference dedicated to the research of rare and orphan diseases Novartis is engaging in public dialogue to help raise greater awareness of rare diseases and support for patients Company celebrates more than 50 … Read the full press release