(IN BRIEF) Alfa Laval is hosting ESS Innovation Day 2025 on 19 August in Lund, Sweden, an event that unites research directors from leading companies and universities to explore how neutron science from the European Spallation Source (ESS) can help … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, Media, News, Sweden, Technology
Tagged academia and industry, Alfa Laval, Asker Healthcare, AstraZeneca, Chalmers University, Emma Adlerton, ESS, ESS Innovation Day 2025, European competitiveness, European Spallation Source, Helmut Schober, Hitachi Energy, industrial innovation, Jarla Invest, Julien Gennetier, Laurence Mott, Lund, Mene Pangalos, neutron science, R&D collaboration, sustainability, Sweden, Tetra Pak, Uppsala University
(IN BRIEF) National Grid has connected the UK’s largest battery storage system, the 300MW Thurrock Storage project developed by Statera Energy, to its transmission network at Tilbury substation in Essex. With 600MWh of capacity, the facility can power up to … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged battery energy storage, BESS, clean power, Cleve Hill Solar Park, coal to clean energy, energy transition, grid stability, John Twomey, London, national grid, renewable energy, Solar, south east England, Statera Energy, sustainability, Thurrock Flexible Generation, Thurrock Storage, Tilbury substation, Tom Vernon, UK Electricity Network, Wind
(IN BRIEF) Vaisala has announced change negotiations in Finland due to weakened performance in its Weather & Environment business, driven by a EUR 15 million decline in renewable energy sales and reduced order intake in meteorology and aviation during the … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Finland, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged aviation market, change negotiations, Finland operations, Industrial Measurements business, job reductions, Kai Öistämö, Maritime Sector, meteorology market, organizational adjustments, Q3 2025, renewable energy, Vaisala, Weather & Environment business, wind energy, Xweather
(IN BRIEF) RWE has won two new solar projects in North Rhine-Westphalia, securing development rights for the 17.2 MWp Manheimer Bucht solar farm in the Rhein-Erft district and a 19.9 MWp expansion of its ongoing A44n motorway photovoltaic project. Together, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged 1&1, 300 households, A44n motorway, battery storage, energy transition, Garzweiler opencast mine, German Federal Network Agency, Hambach opencast mine, Jüchen, Katja Wünschel, Kolpingstadt Kerpen, Manheimer Bucht, Niederzier, North Rhine-Westphalia, partnership, Photovoltaic, renewable energy, Rhein-Erft district, RWE, solar farms, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) EDF has demolished eight cooling towers at Cottam power station in Nottinghamshire, setting a Guinness World Record for the largest number of cooling towers taken down at once. The 114-metre structures, part of the coal-fired plant that operated … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, Media, News, United Kingdom
Tagged Awards, Brown & Mason, coal-fired power station, cooling towers demolition, Cottam power station, decommissioning, EDF, Guinness World Record, Kieran Green, leadership, local economy, national energy needs, Nottinghamshire, Rachael Glaving, renewable energy opportunities, site redevelopment, UK Energy, UK energy transition
(IN BRIEF) Scania has launched The Electric Journey: An Optimisation Road Show, a four-month, 20,000km tour across 13 European cities showcasing six different electric truck models for applications ranging from urban delivery to refuse collection. Starting in Denmark and concluding … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Sweden, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Alexandra Österplan, battery optimisation, charging strategies, e-mobility, electric trucks, electric vehicle adoption, European roadshow, Fleet Electrification, hooklift trucks, partnership, refuse collection vehicles, Scania, sustainable transport, The Electric Journey, tipper trucks, tractor trucks, urban delivery trucks, Zero-Emission Transport
(IN BRIEF) BASF has completed the sale of Wintershall Dea’s international E&P operations, excluding Russia, to Harbour Energy plc ahead of schedule after securing all regulatory approvals. The $11.2 billion deal includes cash payments, Harbour shares, and the transfer of … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Chemicals, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged 2P reserves, BASF, carbon capture and storage, CCS licenses, Dawn Summers, Dirk Elvermann, E&P assets, Hamburg headquarters closure, Hans-Ulrich Engel, Harbour Energy, international energy transaction, Kassel headquarters closure, Larissa Janz, London Stock Exchange, Mario Mehren, oil and gas divestment, oil production, partnership, Paul Smith, Russia exit, SEFE Securing Energy for Europe, Stefan Schnell, sustainability, WIGA Transport Beteiligungs, Wintershall DEA
(IN BRIEF) Centrica, in partnership with Energy Capital Partners, has acquired the Isle of Grain LNG terminal from National Grid for £1.5 billion, with Centrica contributing approximately £200 million in equity. The facility, essential for UK energy security, is fully … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged ammonia, Bridgepoint Group, Centrica, EBITDA, ECP, Energy Capital Partners, energy transition, gas storage, hydrogen, infrastructure investment, IRR, Isle of Grain LNG, liquefied natural gas, LNG bunkering, LNG terminal, long-term cash flows, low-carbon future, national grid, non-recourse financing, regasification, renewable energy, Sizewell C, UK energy security
(IN BRIEF) Empa researchers have created the first atomically precise model of amorphous aluminum oxide thin films with hydrogen inclusions, using a combination of experiments, advanced simulations, and machine learning. The work, published in npj Computational Materials, provides detailed insights … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Industrial, Science, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged Advanced Materials Processing laboratory, alumina, Al₂O₃, amorphous aluminum oxide, amorphous materials, atomic layer deposition, atomic modeling, Claudia Cancellieri, Empa, GREEN HYDROGEN, HAXPES, high-performance simulations, hydrogen inclusion, hydrogen membranes, Ivo Utke, Joining Technologies and Corrosion laboratory, Machine Learning, materials science, Mechanics of Materials and Nanostructures laboratory, npj Computational Materials, passivation layers, protective coatings, renewable energy, Simon Gramatte, thin films, Vladyslav Turlo
(IN BRIEF) NIB and NORD/LB will provide up to EUR 64 million to finance two 91 MWp solar parks in Izabelinė and Lieponys, Lithuania, developed by Green Genius. Supported by the InvestEU programme, the projects include an 18 MW battery … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Finland, Industrial, Investment, Lithuania, News, Technology
Tagged battery energy storage, BESS, clean energy transition, CO2 reduction, EBRD, energy diversification, energy transition, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, European Green Deal, Green Genius, Ignalina municipality, InvestEU, Izabelinė, Lieponys, Lithuania, NIB, NORD/LB, Nordic Investment Bank, Photovoltaic, PV capacity, renewable energy financing, renewable energy projects, solar energy, sustainable infrastructure, Trakai district, utility-scale solar
(IN BRIEF) Henkel is partnering with the Aachen-based student team “Sonnenwagen” for the 2025 Bridgestone World Solar Challenge, the world’s toughest solar car race. The team’s solar-powered vehicle, “Aethon,” will travel 3,000 kilometers from Darwin to Adelaide across the Australian … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged Aethon, artnership, Australia Outback race, Automotive Innovation, Bridgestone World Solar Challenge, carbon fiber, FH Aachen, Henkel, repair adhesives, RWTH Aachen, Sjoerd Dijkstra, solar-powered vehicle, Sonnenwagen Aachen, structural adhesives, sustainability, sustainable mobility, threadlockers
(IN BRIEF) Apollo-managed funds will acquire a majority stake in German-based Kelvion, a global leader in heat exchange and cooling solutions, from Triton, which will retain a minority interest. Kelvion specializes in advanced thermal management technologies for data centers, energy … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Germany, Industrial, Investment, News, Technology
Tagged Andy Blandford, Apollo, carbon capture, Claudia Scarico, Claus von Hermann, clean energy investments, Cooling Technologies, data centers, electrification, energy transition, heat exchange solutions, heat pumps, hydrogen, industrial technology, Jeremy Honeth, Kelvion, private equity transaction, renewables, Thermal Management, Triton, Waleed Elgohary
(IN BRIEF) Danske Bank has finalised the rollout of its 2024-announced fossil fuels investment methodology across Danske Invest and Danica products, narrowing its fossil fuel investment universe from about 2,000 to 270 companies. The strategy prioritises firms with credible, data-backed … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Denmark, Economy, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged carbon performance, Climate Action Plan, Danica, Danske Bank, Danske Invest, Erik Eliasson, fossil fuels investment, green finance, management quality, Net-Zero Pathway Framework, net-zero transition, Paris Agreement alignment, partnership, portfolio adjustment, Responsible Investment Policy, sustainability, sustainable investments, Thomas Otbo, Transition Pathway Initiative
(IN BRIEF) Gasum will supply only renewable bio-LNG to Wasaline’s Aurora Botnia, enabling the vessel’s daily Finland–Sweden route to run entirely on fossil-free fuel. The initiative, part of a collaboration with Stena Line to meet FuelEU Maritime compliance, allows Wasaline … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Finland, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Sweden, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Aurora Botnia, Bio-LNG, bunkering services, carbon neutrality, EU regulation compliance, fossil-free shipping, FuelEU Maritime, Gasum, greenhouse gas reduction, Jacob Granqvist, liquefied biogas, LNG, maritime decarbonization, partnership, Peter Ståhlberg, renewable fuel, Stena Line, sustainability, sustainable ferry operations, Umeå, Vaasa, Wasaline, waste-based biofuel
(IN BRIEF) Sandoz has signed a 10-year virtual PPA with Elawan Energy to develop 150 MW of new solar capacity in Valladolid, Spain, expected to meet almost 90% of electricity demand for its European operations. This partnership is a key … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Pharma & Biotech, Science, Spain, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged biosimilar medicines, carbon footprint reduction, Castilla y León, clean energy, Climate Action, decarbonization, Elawan Energy, Europe, European operations, generic medicines, Glenn Gerecke, partnership, pharmaceutical industry sustainability, PPA, renewable energy, Sandoz, SBTi, Science Based Targets initiative, solar energy, sustainability, Valladolid, virtual power purchase agreement
(IN BRIEF) Expro has set a new industry benchmark by completing the world’s first fully remote five-plug cementing operation in Saudi Arabia, using its Generation-X™ Remote Plug Launcher and SkyHook™ cement-line make-up device. The automated solution eliminated red-zone entry and … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Security & Safety, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged automated cementing solutions, energy services innovation, Expro, five-plug cementing operation, Generation-X Remote Plug Launcher, Generation-X RPL, geothermal projects, HSE performance, Jeremy Angelle, Middle East energy sector, NYSE:XPRO, oil and gas technology, partnership, remote operations, Saudi Arabia, SkyHook cement-line make-up device, stage-cementing, sustainability, well construction, zonal isolation
(IN BRIEF) DNV and the Responsible Shipping Initiative have published a study on decarbonizing the short sea dry bulk fleet, revealing that limited incentives for smaller vessels are slowing progress toward IMO 2050 goals. Many ships in the ageing European … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Norway, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged AIS modeling, biofuel blending, cargo owners, decarbonization, DNV, dry bulk fleet, e-methanol, EU emissions reporting, fleet renewal, green premium, Hannes von Knorring, IMO 2050, marine gas oil, Operational Efficiency, partnership, renewable energy shipping solutions, Responsible Shipping Initiative, RSI, Sebastian Tamm, short sea shipping, sustainbility, Swedish Transport Administration
(IN BRIEF) PNE AG has sold its under-construction Sundern-Allendorf wind farm in Sauerland to Encavis AG. The 34 MW project, featuring five 6.8 MW turbines, will supply around 22,800 households with renewable electricity once operational in the first half of … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged 34 MW capacity, 6.8 MW turbines, clean electricity, Encavis AG, energy storage, Germany wind projects, Hochsauerland district, Mario Schirru, partnership, PNE AG, power-to-X technologies, renewable energy, Renewable Energy Expansion, Roland Stanze, Sauerland, Sundern-Allendorf wind farm, sustainable energy, sustainbility, turnkey wind project, wind power
(IN BRIEF) SGS, in collaboration with Chongqing Energy College, has launched the world’s first AI-powered, fully automated thermal runaway testing system for energy storage batteries, aiming to improve fire safety in the growing BESS market. Installed at the Chongqing Renewable … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged AI-powered testing, ANSI/CAN/UL 9540A:2025, automated safety testing, battery energy storage systems, Battery Safety, BESS, Chongqing Energy College, Chongqing Renewable and Advanced Energy Laboratory, Computer Vision, deep learning, energy storage safety, fire safety, ISO/IEC 17025, partnership, ResNet, SGS, sustainbility, TensorFlow, thermal runaway testing, VGG, Yolo
(IN BRIEF) Iberdrola has received new XXL monopiles for its 315 MW Windanker offshore wind farm in the Baltic Sea, marking the second major supply under its Navantia–Windar Renovables partnership after East Anglia THREE. Built at a €36 million–upgraded facility … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Spain, Technology
Tagged Álvaro Martínez, Avilés Asturias, Baltic Eagle, Baltic Sea, East Anglia THREE, Fene A Coruña, Iberdrola, monopiles, Navantia Seanergies, offshore wind capacity, offshore wind hub, Orlando Alonso, partnership, Ricardo Domínguez, sustainability, transition pieces, Wikinger, Windanker, Windar Renovables, XXL foundations
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