Monthly Archives: December 2020

European Central Bank announces the proposed appointment of Frank Elderson as Vice-Chair of its Supervisory Board

EU Council to give final approval after parliamentary vote (PRESS RELEASE) FRANKFURT, 18-Dec-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — The Governing Council of the European Central Bank (ECB) has submitted a proposal to European Parliament for the appointment of ECB Executive Board member … Read the full press release

Fortum welcomes new Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Bernhard Günther

(PRESS RELEASE) ESPOO, 18-Dec-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — Fortum Corporation announces the appointment of Bernhard Günther (age 53, Ph.D. Econ.) as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and member of the Executive Management Team as of 1 February 2021. Bernhard Günther, a German … Read the full press release

Fortum Group new biodiversity targets: at least 12 voluntary measures enhancing biodiversity to be implemented in 2021

(PRESS RELEASE) ESPOO, 18-Dec-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — Energy company Fortum announces new biodiversity targets for its entire Group, including Uniper. Fortum commits to implementing more than 12 major voluntary measures that enhance biodiversity in 2021. The biodiversity target was announced … Read the full press release

Ericsson and Singtel to deploy high-end 5G technology in Singapore

Singtel subscribers and business customers to enjoy transformative 5G experiences and opportunities (PRESS RELEASE) STOCKHOLM, 18-Dec-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) and leading communications service provider in Singapore, Singtel, announce the deployment of high-end 5G technology that will empower … Read the full press release

Spanish team wins the Farming by Satellite Prize 2020

Spanish team wins the Farming by Satellite Prize 2020

(PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 17-Dec-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — The winners of the Farming by Satellite Prize 2020 were announced at the virtual Farming by Satellite Prize 2020 Awards Ceremony on Monday 30th November. The Prize promotes the use of Galileo, the … Read the full press release

ABB announces donation and renewed commitment to the World Childhood Foundation

(PRESS RELEASE) ZURICH, 17-Dec-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — ABB supports the work of the World Childhood Foundation during times when many children across the world are particularly at risk as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. ABB donates around 1 million … Read the full press release

Philips and InSightec to support expanded access to MR-guided focused ultrasound for treating neurological disorders

(PRESS RELEASE) AMSTERDAM/ HAIFA, Israel, 17-Dec-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA), a global leader in health technology and InSightec, a global healthcare company focused on the therapeutic power of acoustic energy, to develop compatibility of Philips’ … Read the full press release

Atos to support the Irish Centre for High-End Computing (ICHEC) on their quantum journey with its first Atos QLM E

(PRESS RELEASE) DUBLIN/ PARIS, 17-Dec-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — French multinational information technology service and consulting company, Atos announces its partnership with the Irish Centre for High-End Computing (ICHEC) for the deployment of its first GPU-accelerated Atos Quantum Learning Machine Enhanced … Read the full press release

The “chart guru” Torsten Slok on his outlook for the coming year at SKAGEN’s New Year’s Conference

(PRESS RELEASE) STAVANGER, Norway, 17-Dec-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — Norwegian fund management company, SKAGEN announces Torsten Slok as one of the speakers at its New Year Conference. Considered one of the world’s foremost banking economists, Torsten Slok will share his outlook … Read the full press release

Siemens Gamesa and Ørsted announce Haystack wind farm project as their first U.S. onshore partnership

Project consists of 51 SG 5.0-145 wind turbines and 18 safe harbor turbines for total of 298 MW and a long-term service and maintenance agreement Project expected to come online in fourth quarter of 2021 (PRESS RELEASE) ZAMUDIO, Spain, 16-Dec-2020 … Read the full press release

Savills welcomes Jennifer Gill to leisure and trade team as associate director

(PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 16-Dec-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — Global real estate services provider Savills announces that it has appointed Jennifer Gill as associate director to boosted its Leisure and Trade team at its Chester office. Jennifer has over seven years’ experience … Read the full press release

Infineon again listed in Dow Jones Sustainability Indices, World and Europe

(PRESS RELEASE) MUNICH, 16-Dec-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — German semiconductor manufacturer, Infineon Technologies AG (FSE: IFX / OTCQX: IFNNY) is ranked among the top of the world’s most sustainable companies for the 11th time in a row following the announcement of … Read the full press release

Digi Communications N.V. announces the senior facility agreement concluded between Digi Group and a syndicate of banks

(PRESS RELEASE) BUCHAREST, Romania, 16-Dec-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — The Company (Digi Communications N.V.) would like to inform its investors and the market that, on 15 December 2020, RCS & RDS S.A. (the Company’s subsidiary in Romania – „RCS&RDS”), as borrower … Read the full press release

HeidelbergCement’s ambitious Brevik carbon capture and storage (CCS) project gets green light from the Norwegian parliament

(PRESS RELEASE) HEIDELBERG, 15-Dec-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — HeidelbergCement announces that its investment in a full-scale carbon capture facility in its Norcem plant in Brevik, Norway has received the approval from the Norwegian parliament. HeidelbergCement aims to capture of 400,000 tonnes … Read the full press release

Commissioning of new waste-to-energy recovery plant lowers Borealis’ CO2 emissions by 20% at its Beringen operations

New state-of-the-art power station transforms non-recyclable waste from local households into electricity and steam Successful first deliveries of steam and electricity to Borealis Beringen operations Borealis moves one step closer to sourcing 50% of its total electricity consumption in operations … Read the full press release

Leica Geosystems expands in-field data acquisition and visualisation for all Leica Geosystems 3D terrestrial laser with new enhancment to Leica Cyclone FIELD 360 mobile-device app

(PRESS RELEASE) HEERBRUGG, Switzerland, 15-Dec-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — Leica Geosystems, part of Hexagon, extends its award-winning mobile-device app, Leica Cyclone FIELD 360 to all Leica Geosystems 3D terrestrial laser scanners for in-field data acquisition and visualisation, enhancing the existing and … Read the full press release

Leica Geosystems launches new reality capture collaboration and project management platform

(PRESS RELEASE) HEERBRUGG, Switzerland, 15-Dec-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — Leica Geosystems, part of Hexagon, announces Leica Cyclone ENTERPRISE. The new, user-managed, enterprise-level platform provides a central tool for managing, collaborating and accessing reality capture projects to view, share and analyse rich … Read the full press release

Vattenfall’s construction plans for Vesterhav Syd and Nord offshore wind farm projects gets approval from The Danish Energy Agency

(PRESS RELEASE) STOCKHOLM, 14-Dec-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — Vattendall announces that it has received permission for the construction work on the offshore wind farms Vesterhav Syd and Nord from the Danish Energy Agency. The Danish Energy Agency’s decision constitutes a stamp … Read the full press release

UniCredit wins multiple accolades at World’s Best Private Banks Awards for 2021

(PRESS RELEASE) MILAN, 14-Dec-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — Italian global banking and financial services company, UniCredit has been recognised as the Best Private Bank in Central and Eastern Europe for 2021 by Global Finance, for the 6th year in a row. … Read the full press release

BMT delivers Ireland’s largest and most environmentally friendly domestic passenger ferry

(PRESS RELEASE) TEDDINGTON, UK, 14-Dec-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — BMT‘s latest passenger ferry design, Saoirse Na Farraige has joined Aran Island Ferries’ fleet following its successful sea trials. The Saoirse Na Farraige is a 40 metres medium speed monohull ferry built … Read the full press release