(IN BRIEF) KfW IPEX-Bank is providing up to €250 million to BEN Berlin Energie und Netzholding GmbH to support the modernisation, reinforcement and expansion of Berlin’s electricity distribution grid, operated by subsidiary Stromnetz Berlin GmbH. The financing will help create … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Berlin, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Germany, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Technology
Tagged 2021 remunicipalisation, 2030 investment programme, Ben, BEN Berlin Energie und Netzholding GmbH, Berlin, capital region, climate targets, climate-friendly energy supply, data centres, digitalisation, distribution grid, Dr Velibor Marjanovic, electric vehicle charging, electricity demand, Electricity distribution network, electricity grid, electricity infrastructure, electrification, electromobility, energy financing, energy infrastructure, energy transition, EUR 250 million, European energy system, Germany, grid capacity, Grid Expansion, grid modernisation, grid reinforcement, grid resilience, infrastructure financing, KfW IPEX-Bank, KfW IPEX-Bank Expands Partnership With BEN as Berlin Accelerates Investment in Electricity Network Capacity, KfW IPEX-Bank Provides €250 Million Financing to Strengthen and Expand Berlin’s Electricity Distribution Network, KfW IPEX-Bank Supports Berlin Climate Targets Through Major Electricity Grid Reinforcement and Expansion Financing, municipal ownership, power grid, remunicipalisation, renewable energy, renewable energy integration, Stromnetz Berlin GmbH, urban infrastructure, €250 million financing, €3.6 billion investment
(IN BRIEF) Alstom and Metro de Santiago have begun dynamic testing of the first Metropolis AS-22-UTO driverless train for Santiago Metro’s future Line 7 at Alstom’s Taubaté facility in Brazil. The programme validates critical systems including traction, braking, signalling, passenger … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, France, Government, Infrastructure & Utilities, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged 1.6 million residents, 19 stations, 20 years maintenance, 26 kilometres, 37 trains, Alstom, Alstom Advances Santiago Metro Line 7 Programme as First AS-22-UTO Train Begins Dynamic Testing, Alstom Reaches Major Line 7 Milestone With Dynamic Testing of Santiago Metro’s First Automated Train, Alstom Tests First of 37 Driverless Metropolis Trains for Santiago’s New 26-Kilometre Line 7, Ana Caiasso, AS02, AS22, automated metro, autonomous train operation, braking testing, Brazil, CBTC signalling, Chile, Communications-Based Train Control, driverless trains, dynamic testing, early 2027 delivery, French? no, Jean-Michel Morvan, Line 1 congestion, Line 7, Metro de Santiago, metro trains, Metropolis AS-22-UTO, Metropolis trains, NS04, NS16, NS74, NS93, passenger information systems, Patricio Rey, public transport, rail infrastructure, rail testing, rolling stock, Santiago, Santiago Metro, Santiago Metro Line 7, September 10 2026, seven assembled trains, signalling testing, smart mobility, static testing, sustainable mobility, sustainable public transport, Taubaté, traction testing, Unattended Train Operation, Urbalis CBTC, urban mobility, UTO, Vinicius Riqueto
(IN BRIEF) Telenor subsidiary KNL has secured a framework agreement enabling the Danish Ministry of Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organisation to procure its secure high-frequency communications systems for the Danish Armed Forces, making Denmark the third Nordic country to join … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Defence, Denmark, Finland, Government, Norway, Security & Safety, Sweden, Technology, Telecom
Tagged 2025 to 2035 framework, beyond line of sight connectivity, CNHF communication systems, communications resilience, DALO, Dan Ouchterlony, Danish Armed Forces, Danish Ministry of Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organisation, defence communications, defence procurement, Defence Technology, Denmark, electromagnetic interference, encrypted communications, Finland, Fornebu, Framework Agreement, global navigation satellite systems, GNSS, HF communications, high-frequency communications, Iceland, independent communications, jamming resistance, joint procurement, KNL, military communications, NATO, NORDEFCO, Nordic Defence Cooperation, Nordic security, Norway, Oulu, resilient communications, SATCOM, satellite communications, secure communications, September 10 2026, Sweden, tactical communication systems framework, tactical communications, Telenor, Telenor Subsidiary KNL Strengthens Nordic Defence Communications Portfolio as Denmark Joins Finland and Sweden, Telenor’s KNL Adds Denmark to NORDEFCO Framework for Resilient High-Frequency Military Communications, Telenor’s KNL Secures Danish Defence Procurement Framework for Infrastructure-Independent HF Communications Technology, Toni Lindén, UK RM6393, £4.7 billion framework, €23.5 million orders
(IN BRIEF) Arianespace has signed an agreement with The Exploration Company to launch its reusable Nyx space capsule aboard an Ariane 64 from the Guiana Space Centre in Kourou, French Guiana, for Nyx’s first demonstration mission under the European Space … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, France, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged access to space, ALADDIN, Ariane 6, Ariane 64, Arianespace, Arianespace Adds Reusable Nyx Spacecraft Mission to Ariane 6 Portfolio as European Orbital Transport Capabilities Expand, Arianespace and The Exploration Company Partner on Ariane 6 Launch of Nyx Autonomous Cargo Spacecraft, Arianespace to Carry Nyx Capsule Into Low Earth Orbit Under ESA’s ALADDIN Space Transportation Initiative, Autonomous LEO Accelerated Demo Docking to ISS Node, autonomous orbital operations, autonomous spacecraft, cargo to and from orbit, cargo transportation, commercial operators, commercial space, CSG, David Cavaillolès, docking, ESA, European Space Agency, European space ecosystem, European spacecraft, Europe’s Spaceport, French Guiana, Guiana Space Centre, heavy-lift launcher, Hélène Huby, high-thrust engines, in-orbit services, inaugural Nyx mission, institutional space missions, International Space Station, International Space Summit, ISS, Kourou, launch services, LEO, low Earth orbit, Najwa Naimy, NYX, Nyx capsule, orbital services, orbital transportation, reusable space capsule, reusable spacecraft, reusable transportation, September 10 2026, space agencies, space transportation, spacecraft development, TEC, The Exploration Company, UAE, United States
(IN BRIEF) Arianespace has been selected by U.S. satellite manufacturer AscendArc to launch KOREASAT 9, a next-generation high-throughput telecommunications satellite being built for KT SAT, aboard an Ariane 6 rideshare mission in the second half of 2028. The mission will … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, France, Government, Technology, Telecom, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged 2028 launch, all-electric propulsion, Ariane 6, Ariane 6 rideshare mission, Arianespace, Arianespace Adds KT SAT’s KOREASAT 9 to Ariane 6 Manifest With 2028 Geostationary Transfer Orbit Mission, Arianespace Supports Next-Generation Asia-Pacific Connectivity With Ariane 6 Launch of KOREASAT 9, Arianespace to Launch AscendArc’s First Satellite as KOREASAT 9 Expands KT SAT Broadband Capacity, AscendArc, Asia-Pacific, Beaverton Oregon, broadband connectivity, Chris McLain, commercial launch services, David Cavaillolès, Digital Access, electric propulsion, Europe’s Spaceport, French Guiana, GEO, geostationary orbit, geostationary satellite launch, geostationary transfer orbit, geosynchronous orbit, ground infrastructure, GTO, high-throughput satellite, HTS, hundreds of Gbps, inaugural flight, Ka-band, Kevin Choi, KOREASAT 9, KT SAT, multi-orbit connectivity, Multiple Launch System, network operations, next-generation satellite programme, rideshare launch, satellite broadband, satellite capacity, satellite communications, satellite fleet, satellite manufacturing, second half of 2028, September 10 2026, space-based connectivity, telecommunications satellite, underserved communities, United States
(IN BRIEF) Eutelsat has selected Arianespace for two dedicated Ariane 64 launches in 2027 and 2028 to support the renewal and further development of its OneWeb low-Earth-orbit constellation. Both missions will depart from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana using the … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, European Union, France, Technology, Telecom
Tagged 13 OneWeb launches, 2019 to 2022, 2027 launch, 2028 launch, 428 OneWeb satellites, Ariane 6, Ariane 64, Arianespace, autonomous access to space, commercial connectivity, constellation renewal, constellation replenishment, David Cavaillolès, dedicated launches, European connectivity, European satellite operator, European space industry, European strategic autonomy, Europe’s Spaceport, Eutelsat, Eutelsat and Arianespace Reunite for OneWeb Deployment With Dedicated Ariane 64 Missions Planned Through 2028, Eutelsat Chooses European Ariane 6 Launch Capability for Next Phase of OneWeb LEO Constellation Development, Eutelsat OneWeb, Eutelsat Strengthens Long-Term OneWeb Infrastructure With Two New Ariane 6 Launch Contracts, four-booster Ariane 64, French Guiana, GEO, geostationary orbit, global LEO network, government connectivity, heavy-lift launcher, high-speed connectivity, institutional customers, International Space Summit, Jean-François Fallacher, launch capability, launch services, LEO, low Earth orbit, low-latency connectivity, OneWeb, OneWeb constellation, satellite communications, satellite connectivity, satellite constellation, satellite deployment, September 10 2026, service continuity, space resilience, space sovereignty, space value chain, strategic communications infrastructure
(IN BRIEF) Arianespace has announced seven agreements and memorandums of understanding covering around ten Ariane 64 launches at the International Space Summit in Paris, representing Ariane 6’s largest order intake since entering service. Amazon Leo has ordered six additional Ariane … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, France, Technology, Telecom, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged 100 Amazon Leo satellites, 13 missions, 2027, 2028, 2031, 24 Ariane launches, 428 OneWeb satellites, AgenaSpace, ALADDIN, Amazon Leo, Ariane 6, Ariane 64, Arianespace, Arianespace Secures Largest Ariane 6 Order Intake Since Entry Into Service With Seven New Commercial Agreements, Arianespace Signs Seven Agreements at International Space Summit to Expand Ariane 6 Commercial Launch Portfolio, Arianespace Wins New Ariane 64 Business From Amazon Leo and Eutelsat as International Launch Demand Expands, AscendArc, Asia-Pacific connectivity, autonomous access to space, Autonomous LEO Accelerated Demo Docking to ISS Node, commercial launch market, commercial space, constellation deployment, David Cavaillolès, EnduroSat, ESA, European launch capability, European Space Agency, European space industry, Eutelsat, France, geostationary orbit, geostationary satellites, heavy-lift launcher, high-throughput satellite, ICEYE, in-orbit services, International Space Summit, Ka-band, KT SAT, launch services, LEO, low Earth orbit, NYX, OneWeb, orbital transfer, Paris, satellite communications, satellite constellations, satellite launches, September 10 2026, several hundred Gbps, six additional launches, space infrastructure, space transportation, telecommunications satellites, The Exploration Company, three Ariane 6 missions, two Eutelsat launches
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