(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank has signed an €80 million financing agreement with Milione S.p.A., the parent company of SAVE S.p.A., to support energy-efficiency and sustainability investments at Venice Marco Polo Airport. The programme includes the electrification of airport … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Banks, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, Infrastructure & Utilities, Italy, Luxembourg, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged ACI Europe, airport electrification, airport infrastructure, airport sustainability, aviation decarbonisation, Cybersecurity, digitalisation, EIB, EIB Backs Low-Emission Infrastructure and Digital Modernisation at Venice Airport, electric vehicles, energy efficiency, European Investment Bank, EV charging stations, Giovanni Curtolo, Italy, Jean-Christophe Laloux, lagoon environment, low-emission infrastructure, Milione S.p.A., net-zero emissions, Northeast Airport System, operational resilience, renewable energy, SAVE S.p.A., stormwater treatment, Venice Airport, Venice Marco Polo airport, Venice Marco Polo Airport Secures EIB Financing for Electrification Renewable Energy and Resilience Upgrades, waste management, €80 Million EIB Loan Supports Sustainable Operations at Venice Marco Polo Airport, €80 million financing
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank has approved €175 million in financing for Acosol to modernise drinking water, sanitation and wastewater infrastructure across 11 municipalities on Spain’s western Costa del Sol. The first €75 million tranche has been signed. The … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, European Union, Financial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Spain
Tagged Acosol, Benahavís, Benalmádena, Casares, climate adaptation, Costa del Sol, desalination, drinking water supply, drought resilience, EIB, EIB and Acosol Sign First €75 Million Tranche for Costa del Sol Water Modernisation Programme, EIB Group, energy efficiency, Estepona, European Investment Bank, Fuengirola, Istán, Málaga, Manilva, Marbella, Marbella desalination plant, Mijas, Ojén, reclaimed water, renewable energy, Río Verde drinking water treatment plant, sanitation, Spain, Torremolinos, wastewater treatment, water infrastructure, Water Network Upgrades on Costa del Sol Receive EIB Backing to Reduce Losses and Improve Reuse, water resilience, water reuse, water security, water stress, western Andalusia, western Costa del Sol, €175 Million EIB Loan Supports Water Security and Climate Resilience in Western Andalusia
(IN BRIEF) EQT has agreed to acquire Melbourne-based Orikan through its BPEA EQT Mid-Market Growth Partnership fund, subject to customary approvals. Orikan provides integrated parking operations, enforcement and compliance solutions using software, hardware, payments, data and operational services. The company … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Financial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Switzerland, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged AI, airports, artificial intelligence, Australia, BPEA EQT Mid-Market Growth Partnership, compliance technology, customer experience, Data Capabilities, EQT, EQT Expands Asia Pacific Mid-Market Strategy With Planned Acquisition of Orikan, EQT Mid-Market Fund Agrees to Acquire Orikan From Australia’s Parking Technology Sector, EQT Plans to Support Orikan’s Expansion Across Parking Operations and Mobility Technology Markets, government customers, hardware, hospitals, infringement management, international expansion, Jacob Van der Wiel, MMG fund, mobility technology, New Zealand, Nicholas Macksey, North America, Orikan, parking enforcement, parking operations, parking technology, Payments, Peter Neale, private equity, smart infrastructure, software, stadiums, technology-enabled services, universities
(IN BRIEF) Fincantieri is pursuing four strategic acquisitions to strengthen its Underwater segment through marine survey services, underwater communications, autonomous underwater vehicles and autonomous surface drones. The transactions involve NextGeo, WSense, Graal Tech and Defcomm and require an initial investment … Read the full press release
Posted in Defence, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Italy, Security & Safety, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Autonomous Underwater Vehicles, AUV, critical subsea infrastructure, DEEP, Defcomm, dual-use technology, Fincantieri, Fincantieri Expands Maritime Robotics and Subsea Services Capabilities Through New Underwater Deals, Fincantieri Targets Underwater Revenue of €1.8 Billion by 2030 Following Strategic Acquisitions, Four Acquisitions Advance Fincantieri’s Strategy to Create an International Underwater Champion, Graal Tech, Internet of Underwater Things, IoUT, Italy, marine geoscience, marine survey, maritime robotics, Marnavi, mine countermeasures, naval defence, Next Geosolutions, NextGeo, offshore construction support, Offshore wind, Pierroberto Folgiero, Remazel Engineering, remotely operated vehicles, ROV, subsea cables, underwater communications, underwater services, underwater technology, unmanned surface vehicles, USV, WASS Submarine Systems, WSense, €600 million investment
(IN BRIEF) SGS has inaugurated a new petrochemical testing laboratory in Hukou County, Jiujiang, to expand its support for chemical and petrochemical companies across northern Jiangxi, eastern Hubei and southwestern Anhui. The facility will provide quality testing, trade compliance and … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Chemicals, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Industrial, International Trade, Switzerland
Tagged Arjan Praat, central China, chemical analysis, chemical safety, eastern Hubei, fine chemicals, green transformation, Hukou County, import export customs clearance, industrial upgrading, international testing standards, Jiujiang, John Wang, laboratory services, New SGS Laboratory in Jiujiang Expands Petrochemical Testing and Compliance Services, northern Jiangxi, Petrochemical Industry, petrochemical testing, quality testing, SGS, SGS Launches New Testing Facility for Petrochemical and Fine Chemical Companies in Jiujiang, SGS Strengthens China Testing Network With Hukou Petrochemical Laboratory, southwestern Anhui, trade compliance, Yangtze River, Yangtze River Economic Belt
(IN BRIEF) VINCI, through FM Conway, has secured three long-term road infrastructure and maintenance contracts in the London boroughs of Westminster and Bromley, with a combined annual value of nearly €70 million. The Westminster contract is worth about £52 million … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, France, Government, Infrastructure & Utilities, Transportation & Logistics, United Kingdom
Tagged bridges, construction contracts, drainage, emergency road works, FM Conway, FM Conway Secures Long-Term Westminster and Bromley Road Infrastructure Agreements, FM Conway Strengthens UK Roadworks Portfolio With Westminster and Bromley Service Agreements, Greater London, infrastructure services, London Borough of Bromley, multi-year contracts, pedestrian crossings, planned road works, public highways, public lighting, road infrastructure, road maintenance, south east England, structures, United Kingdom, VINCI, VINCI Construction, Westminster and Bromley Award Multi-Year Public Road Services Contracts to FM Conway, Westminster City Council, £52 million, £7 million, €70 million
(IN BRIEF) Voith is celebrating 100 years of the Voith Schneider Propeller, a propulsion system first tested in 1926 that combines steering and thrust control in one unit. Its continuously adjustable vertical blades allow vessels to generate thrust in any … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Germany, Industrial, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged double-ended ferries, Dr Dirk Jürgens, Dynamic Positioning, electric propulsion, Ernst Schneider, eVSP, From 1926 Innovation to Electric Propulsion as Voith Marks 100 Years of the VSP, Germany, iVSP, Koehler at Maximilian Verlag, low underwater noise, Marine Engineering, maritime propulsion, Michael Rommel, offshore vessels, Offshore wind, roll stabilisation, ship manoeuvrability, ship simulator, Torqueo, tugboats, vessel efficiency, Voith, Voith Advances Electric Marine Propulsion as Schneider Propeller Reaches 100-Year Milestone, Voith Highlights 100 Years of Marine Manoeuvrability Technology With Focus on eVSP Development, Voith Schneider Propeller, Voith Turbo, Voith Water Tractor, VSP
(IN BRIEF) Thales has signed a binding agreement to buy the Gorgé family concert’s 35.51% stake in Exail Technologies for €134.00 per share, with the intention of acquiring the entire company through a later mandatory tender offer. The proposed offer … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, Defence, Electronics & Machinery, Financial, France, Investment, Security & Safety, Technology
Tagged AMF, anti-submarine warfare, Autonomous systems, Defence Technology, DriX, dual-use technology, ECA Group, Euronext Paris, Exail, Exail Technologies, fibre-optic gyroscope, France, Gorgé family, Gorgé SA, inertial navigation, iXblue, mandatory tender offer, maritime drones, maritime robotics, ODIRNANE bonds, Patrice Caine, photonics, quantum sensors, Raphaël Gorgé, ring-laser gyroscope, Thales, Thales and Exail Combination Would Strengthen European Maritime Robotics and Defence Technology Portfolio, Thales Offers €134 Per Share for Exail as It Pursues Autonomous Maritime Systems Growth, Thales Targets Full Ownership of Exail to Expand Underwater Warfare and Navigation Capabilities, UMIS, underwater drones, underwater warfare, unmanned mine countermeasures, €134 per share, €3.9 billion enterprise value
(IN BRIEF) The NATO Communications and Information Agency has selected Thales and Leonardo to deliver secure deployable communication and information systems for NATO Allied Special Operations Forces Command. The contract covers six deployable headquarters systems, training and support. The new … Read the full press release
Posted in Defence, Electronics & Machinery, France, Italy, Security & Safety, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Alexandre Bottero, Allied Special Operations Forces Command, Antonio Levato, command and control, Cybersecurity, Defence Technology, deployable communication systems, deployable information systems, Deployable Points of Presence, DPOP SOCC, FMV, France, Full-Motion Video, Germany, high-performance computing, Italy, Leonardo, NATO, NATO Communications Agency Awards Thales–Leonardo Contract for Mobile Secure Headquarters Systems, NATO Communications and Information Agency, NATO interoperability, NCIA, resilient networks, secure communications, SOFCOM, Special Operations Forces, Thales, Thales and Leonardo Consortium Chosen for NATO Deployable Information Systems Programme, Thales and Leonardo to Deliver Next-Generation Deployable Communications for NATO Special Forces, United Kingdom
(IN BRIEF) Lloyds Banking Group has announced £500 million of new finance for smaller and specialist social housing providers across the United Kingdom. The commitment follows the successful delivery of an earlier £200 million programme launched in 2024, which is … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Construction, Financial, Government, Investment, Real Estate, Society, United Kingdom
Tagged $500 million, 2, 900 affordable homes, affordable housing, Charlie Nunn, GLH, Golden Lane Housing, homelessness, Homewards, housing associations, housing finance, housing retrofit, Lloyds, Lloyds Announces New Affordable Housing Finance Alongside Annual Social Housing Forum, Lloyds Backs Smaller Housing Providers as Combined Funding Could Support Around 2900 Affordable Homes, Lloyds Banking Group, Lloyds Expands Social Housing Finance Support With New £500 Million Commitment, National Wealth Fund, planning, regeneration, small housing providers, Small Sites Aggregator, social housing, Social Housing Forum, Social Housing Initiative, specialist housing providers, Steve Reed, temporary accommodation, UK housing supply, United Kingdom, £200 million
(IN BRIEF) REN, acting through its Guarantees of Origin Issuing Entity, has completed Portugal’s first certification of a Guarantee of Origin for biomethane used in the transport sector. G3 | Go Green Gas becomes the first company in the country … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Infrastructure & Utilities, Portugal, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged AIB, Association of Issuing Bodies, biomethane, decarbonisation, EECS, EEGO, EEGO Platform Supports First Guarantee of Origin for Biomethane Used in Portuguese Transport, energy transition, European Energy Certificate System, freight transport, G3 Go Green Gas, gas-powered mobility, GO certificates, Guarantees of Origin, Guarantees of Origin Issuing Entity, heavy passenger transport, Isabel Fernandes, Joaquim Marques, PORTUGAL, Portugal Advances Renewable Gas Mobility With First Transport-Sector Biomethane Certification, Rede Eléctrica Nacional, REN, Renewable Biomethane Certification Marks New Step for Transport Decarbonisation in Portugal, renewable gas, renewable mobility, Road transport, transport sector
(IN BRIEF) Skanska has signed an approximately SEK 1 billion contract with SKB to build six new underground rock caverns at the SFR repository in Forsmark, Sweden, for short-lived low- and intermediate-level radioactive waste. The contract advances the project from … Read the full press release
Posted in Construction, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Security & Safety, Sweden
Tagged civil engineering, Forsmark, Forsmark SFR Expansion Moves Into Production Phase With Skanska Contract, fourth quarter 2028, infrastructure expansion, intermediate-level waste, low-level waste, nuclear decommissioning, nuclear power, Radioactive waste, repository construction, rock caverns, SEK 1 billion, SFR repository, short-lived radioactive waste, Skanska, Skanska Begins Production Phase Work on Forsmark Repository Capacity Expansion, SKB, SKB Selects Skanska for New Rock Caverns at Expanded Forsmark Repository, Svensk Kärnbränslehantering AB, Sweden, test operation 2030, test operation 2031, third quarter 2026, tunnel lining, underground construction, waste storage capacity
(IN BRIEF) Ecowende has generated first power from its Hollandse Kust West offshore wind farm after connecting the project to TenneT’s offshore grid. The 760 MW project, located 53 km off the Dutch coast, is expected to be fully operational … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Infrastructure & Utilities, Netherlands, Technology
Tagged 3.3 TWh, 760 MW, aFRR, AI radar monitoring, automatic negative frequency reserve, balancing energy, bird protection, Chubu, Dutch energy transition, Ecowende, Ecowende Connects 760 MW Offshore Wind Project to TenneT Network, EET, Ekansh Aggarwal, Eneco, first power, First Power Milestone Advances Nature-Inclusive Offshore Wind Development in the Netherlands, fish habitat, grid connection, Hollandse Kust West, Hollandse Kust West Wind Farm Begins Supplying Renewable Electricity to the Dutch Grid, Marc Rühs, nature-inclusive wind farm, Netherlands, Next Kraftwerke, North Sea, Offshore wind, offshore wind farm, red turbine blade, renewable electricity, Renewable Energy Infrastructure, Robin van Buchem, SEEL, Shell, Tennet, Vestas
(IN BRIEF) Aalborg University has reported a modest recovery in applications to its engineering programmes after several years of decline. The university received 787 first-choice engineering applicants in 2026, compared with 761 in 2025, although this remains below the 891 … Read the full press release
Posted in Construction, Denmark, Education, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Food & Beverage, Industrial, Technology
Tagged Aalborg University, Aalborg University Engineering Admissions Stabilise Despite Smaller Youth Cohorts, Aalborg University Reports Renewed Growth in Engineering Applications After Multi-Year Decline, AAU, AAU Sees Stronger Interest in Traditional Engineering Disciplines and New Energy Programme, Anne Marie Kanstrup, biotechnology, Denmark, Energy Engineering, engineering applications, engineering education, engineering workforce, Esbjerg, ETH Zurich, first-choice applicants, higher education, Imperial College London, industry collaboration, mechanical engineering, Mechanics and Production, North Jutland, problem-based learning, Quota 2, research-based education, skilled labour shortage, technical talent, youth cohorts
(IN BRIEF) Casino Group has received binding restructuring proposals from its Term Loan B creditors and reference shareholder, with both potential transactions expected to substantially dilute existing shareholders. The Group plans to review the proposals with its governing bodies and … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Economy, Financial, France, Investment, Law, Retail
Tagged 2025 financial statements, Annual Shareholders’ Meeting, banking partners, Casino Group, Casino Group Moves Forward With Safeguard Plan Amendment and Proposed New Credit Facilities, Casino Group Receives Binding Restructuring Proposals and Advances €1.5 Billion Bank Financing Framework, Casino Group Receives Restructuring Proposals and Advances Bank Financing Discussions, Cdiscount, creditor approval, financial covenants, financial restructuring, France, FRH, Paris Economic Activities Court, purchasing alliance, RCF, revolving credit facility, safeguard plan, shareholder dilution, Term Loan B creditors, Universal Registration Document, Urd, €175 million guarantee line, €601 million, €740 million operational financing
(IN BRIEF) VELUX Group has released a green paper and introduced its Re:Living renovation framework, arguing that Europe can address housing shortages, climate pressures, energy use and unhealthy indoor environments by making better use of existing buildings. The paper estimates … Read the full press release
Posted in Construction, Denmark, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, Healthcare, Real Estate
Tagged adaptive reuse, affordable housing, Artelia, attic conversions, Barcelona, BPIE, building reuse, carbon emissions, circular construction, Climate Action, CO2 emissions, energy efficiency, European housing, European Union, existing building stock, Green Paper Examines How Renovation Could Reduce Emissions and Expand Housing Capacity Across Europe, healthy homes, Housing Shortage, indoor climate, Living Places, Lotte Clemmen Christensen, No Objectives, Re:Living, renovation, RISE, sustainable buildings, The Housing We Need For The Future We Want, UIA World Congress of Architects 2026, vacant housing, VELUX Group, VELUX Introduces Re Framework to Help Europe Unlock More Homes From Existing Buildings, VELUX Research Highlights Existing Buildings as Key to Europe’s Future Housing Strategy
(IN BRIEF) Atos has completed the delivery of digital and competition-management services for the 2026 Special Olympics USA Games, supporting event operations, athlete administration, credentialing, timing and scoring integration, results distribution, infrastructure and security. The work forms part of Atos’s … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, France, Security & Safety, Society, Sports, Technology
Tagged athlete management, Atos, Atos Completes USA Games Technology Delivery as Special Olympics Partnership Continues in Paris, Atos Extends Major Event Technology Support From Special Olympics USA Games to Paris 2026, Atos Provides Competition Management and Digital Services Across Special Olympics Global Events, competition management, CONMEBOL, credentialing, Cybersecurity, data processing, digital event services, event infrastructure, inclusive sport, intellectual disabilities, Isabel Cervelló, major events, Minneapolis, Nacho Moros, Paris, results distribution, Special Olympics International, Special Olympics Unified Football World Cup Paris 2026, Special Olympics USA Games 2026, sport entries, sports technology, Stade Charléty, timing and scoring, UEFA, Unified Cup, Unified Sports
(IN BRIEF) SE3 Labs, a Munich startup founded by researchers from the Technical University of Munich, has developed spatial AI technology that converts images, video and map data into continuously updated 3D models of real-world environments. The platform is designed … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Germany, Security & Safety, Technology
Tagged 3D mapping, artificial intelligence, autonomous navigation, Autonomous systems, Bundeswehr, Computer Vision, construction technology, Daniel Cremers, Defence Technology, Drones, German Armed Forces, Germany, GPS-independent navigation, industrial applications, Lukas Köstler, real-time mapping, robotics, SE3 Labs, SE3 Labs Expands Use of Spatial AI for Autonomous Systems and Dynamic Environment Mapping, SE3 Labs Uses Images, security technology, Simon Klenk, smart infrastructure, spatial AI, Spatial AI Startup SE3 Labs Supports Real-Time 3D Environment Analysis in Complex Operating Conditions, Technical University of Munich, TUM, TUM Venture Labs, Unternehmertum, Urban Planning, Video and Map Data to Give Autonomous Systems Spatial Awareness
(IN BRIEF) Researchers at the Technical University of Munich have developed a soft pneumatic glove that can help people with severe hand paralysis regain the ability to grasp everyday objects. The wearable system detects weak electrical signals from forearm muscles … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Education, Electronics & Machinery, Germany, Healthcare, Science, Technology
Tagged ALS, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, artificial intelligence, assisted grasping, cognitive systems, electromyography, eXprt, flaccid paralysis, Germany, Gordon Cheng, hand paralysis, John Nassour, Klinik Passauer Wolf, Machine Learning, muscle signals, Nature Machine Intelligence, New TUM Wearable Uses Muscle Signals and Machine Learning to Support Hand Function, Nicolas Berberich, peripheral nerve damage, pneumatic glove, polyneuropathy, rehabilitation technology, Soft Pneumatic Exoskeleton Helps ALS Patient Hold a Fork for the First Time in Four Years, soft robotic glove, soft-hand exoskeleton, Soft-Hand Exoskeleton Shows Potential for People With ALS Stroke and Nerve Injuries, stroke rehabilitation, Technical University of Munich, Tobias Wächter, TUM, TUM Innovation Network, wearable technology
(IN BRIEF) Standard Chartered has launched the Signature Select APAC Allocation Plus fund under its VCC platform, with BlackRock appointed as sub-manager. The Asia Pacific-focused multi-asset strategy invests in equities, fixed income and liquid alternatives, with the objective of delivering … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Investment, United Kingdom
Tagged accredited investors, Andrew Landman, Asia Pacific, asset allocation, BlackRock, equities, financial services, Fixed Income, fund management, income generation, investment strategy, liquid alternatives, long-term capital appreciation, multi-asset fund, portfolio construction, Priority Banking, private banking, professional investors, Signature Select APAC Allocation Plus fund, Signature Select APAC Allocation Plus Fund Brings Multi-Asset Exposure to Standard Chartered Clients, Standard Chartered, Standard Chartered Expands VCC Platform With Diversified Asia Pacific Investment Strategy, Standard Chartered Launches Eighth VCC Sub-Fund With BlackRock Partnership, Sumeet Bhambri, Variable Capital Company, VCC, wealth management
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