(IN BRIEF) Equinor has commenced operations at its Blandford Road battery storage facility in the UK, marking a significant milestone in its efforts to provide flexible power solutions and support the country’s transition to low-carbon energy. The 25 MW/50 MWh … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Norway, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Alex Grant, battery storage, British Energy Security Strategy, Danske Commodities, electricity, Electricity North West, ENWL, Equinor, lithium-ion battery, Noriker Power, Olav Kolbeinstveit, power solutions, SEPD, Southern Electric Power Distribution, The Blandford Road battery storage, The Welkin Mill battery storage
(IN BRIEF) Eneco and Corre Energy have entered into a provisional agreement to jointly develop and invest in Corre Energy’s inaugural compressed air energy storage (CAES) project in Germany, located in Ahaus, North Rhine-Westphalia. This collaboration will allow Eneco to … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Netherlands, News
Tagged Compressed Air Energy Storage (CAES) Project, Corre Energy, Eneco, Germany, Kees-Jan Rameau, Keith McGrane, partnership, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) Plenitude, an Italian energy company specializing in renewable energy, has joined forces with BlueFloat Energy and Sener Renewable Investments to advance offshore wind projects in Spain. This partnership strengthens their existing consortium and creates a dominant player in … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Italy, Spain
Tagged BlueFloat Energy, Carlos Martín, electric vehicle charging points, ENERGY, energy sales, energy services, Miguel Domingo, Offshore wind, offshore wind energy, onshore wind power, Parc Tramuntana, Parque Nordés, Parque Tarahal, Plenitude, renewable sources, Sener Renewable Investments, Solar PV, Spain, Stefano Goberti
(IN BRIEF) On January 24th, Terna will host an information session at the Giorgio Bassani Library in Ferrara to present the upcoming restructuring of the city’s electricity grid. The project involves replacing overhead lines with underground cables, constructing a new … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Italy, Management, Media, News
Tagged Electricity Grid Restructuring Project, Ferrara, Terna
(IN BRIEF) RWE’s agrivoltaics (Agri-PV) plant in Germany, which integrates power generation and agriculture, has commenced the supply of green electricity to the grid after a rapid five-month construction period. Located on approximately seven hectares of recultivated land near the … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) RWE AG’s Nomination Committee has announced its succession candidates to replace departing members of the Supervisory Board in May 2024. Professor Dr. Hans-Peter Keitel, Dr. Erhard Schipporeit, and Ullrich Sierau will step down from the board after the … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Germany, Management, News
Tagged appointment, Dr Werner Brandt, Dr. Erhard Schipporeit, Dr. Frank Appel, leadership, Nomination Committee, Professor Dr. Hans-Peter Keitel, Professor Jörg Rocholl, RWE AG, Supervisory Board Members, Thomas Westphal, Ullrich Sierau, Ute Gerbaulet
(IN BRIEF) Ignacio Galán, the Executive Chairman of Iberdrola, stressed the significance of energy storage in accelerating investments in renewables during his participation in the Davos Forum session on tripling renewables. Galán emphasized the need for investments in electricity distribution … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Media, News, Spain
Tagged Davos Forum, energy storage, Iberdrola, Ignacio Galán, John Kerry, Kadri Simson, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) SEB has announced its investment in Copenhagen Energy Islands, a new development company by Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), dedicated to creating energy islands globally. These large-scale offshore energy hubs are poised to play a crucial role in the … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Denmark, Economy, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Sweden
Tagged Copenhagen Energy Islands, investment, Jakob Baruël Poulsen, Kristian Skovmand, offshore, partnership, renewable energy, SEB, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) International technology group ANDRITZ has announced the establishment of a new business area called “Environment & Energy” to consolidate its environmental and energy-focused technologies, aiming to better align with the markets it serves. ANDRITZ Environment & Energy offers … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Technology
Tagged Andritz, Business Area, ENERGY, environmental, Financial, investment
(IN BRIEF) DNV and SDTR Marine, a Singapore-based shipping company, have joined forces in a Joint Development Project (JDP) to conduct a feasibility study on Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) for SDTR Marine’s 85,000 dwt Kamsarmax bulk carrier. The collaboration … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Industrial, Norway, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged carbon capture and storage, CCS, Cristina Saenz de Santa Maria, decarbonizing shipping, DNV, feasibility study, Gao Dehui, JDP, Joint Development Project, Kamsarmax bulk carrier, maritime, maritime vessels, SDTR Marine, shipping, Singapore
(IN BRIEF) LG Chem and Enilive have moved closer to making a final investment decision on their joint biorefinery project in South Korea by signing a joint venture agreement. The project, planned for LG Chem’s petrochemical complex in Daesan, South … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) Danish researchers are embarking on a groundbreaking project called WIN@sea in Scandinavia’s largest offshore wind farm, Vattenfall’s Danish Kriegers Flak. This initiative, involving multiple Danish universities and companies, seeks to simultaneously produce fossil-free energy and sustainable food while … Read the full press release
Posted in Denmark, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Food & Beverage, Sweden
Tagged AAGE V. JENSEN NATURFOND, Aarhus University, Annette Bruhn, biodiversity, cod stocks, Danish Kriegers Flak, food production, Green Energy, Kerteminde Seafarm, marine environment, mussels, offshore wind farm, offshore windfarm, OLAMUR, seaweed, seaweed pasta, the Danish Technological University, the Kattegat Centre, the University of Copenhagen, Tim Wilms, Vattenfall, VELUX FONDEN, WIN@sea project, WIN@sea's family cooking school, wind turbines
(IN BRIEF) SWIO, a joint venture by mobility service provider Losch and infrastructure engineering firm SOCOM, is partnering with EVBox, a leading electric vehicle (EV) charging solutions provider, to introduce high-speed EV charging stations in Luxembourg. SWIO has already installed … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Electronics & Machinery, Energy, Gas & Oil, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged DC charging station, electric vehicle, EV, EV charging, EVBox, EVBox Troniq High Power, Losch, Luxembourg, Marvin Rassel, SOCOM, SWIO
(IN BRIEF) Swiss startup BTRY, a spin-off from Empa and ETH Zurich, has secured CHF 900,000 in its initial funding round. Led by High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) and Zürcher Kantonalbank (ZKB), the startup focuses on developing thin-film solid-state batteries capable of … Read the full press release
Posted in Electronics & Machinery, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, Industrial, Science, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged Abdessalem Aribia, BTRY, Empa, ETH Zurich, Florian Dünner, High-Tech Gründerfonds, HTGF, lithium-ion batteries, lithium-ion thin-film battery, Moritz Futscher, thin-film solid-state batteries, Timo Bertsch, Yaroslav Romanyuk, ZKB, Zürcher Kantonalbank
(IN BRIEF) Ørsted has given the green light for the Farranrory Onshore Wind Farm in Tipperary, marking its 22nd wind farm project in Ireland. Comprising nine wind turbines with a total capacity of 43.2 MW, the wind farm is set … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) The Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) and Skanska Financial Services AB have entered a six-year USD 75 million sustainability-linked loan agreement. This loan’s interest rate margin is tied to Skanska’s climate targets, including a 70% reduction in absolute GHG … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Construction, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Finland, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Sweden
Tagged André Küüsvek, climate targets, construction, Key Performance Indicators, KPI, loan, NIB, reducing CO2 emissions, Skanska, Skanska Financial Services AB, sustainability-linked loan, The Nordic Investment Bank
(IN BRIEF) Europe experienced a remarkable year in offshore wind energy in 2023, witnessing a record 4.2 GW of new offshore wind farms coming online, marking a 40% increase from the previous year. Investments of €30 billion were confirmed for … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Business, Economy, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News
Tagged Denmark, European Offshore Wind, Financial, France, Germany, investments, Poland, Positive Outlook, Spain, the Netherlands, UK, WindEurope
(IN BRIEF) The Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) launched a seven-year fixed-rate EUR 500 million Environmental Bond (NEB) on January 17th, with proceeds earmarked for environmentally beneficial projects. This issuance brings NIB’s total green bond issuance for 2024 to EUR 570 … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Finland, Investment
Tagged Credit Agricole CIB, Danske Bank, Emmanuel Smiecench, Environmental Bond, green bond, Gustav Landström, Jens Hellerup, Kim Skov Jensen, Lawrence Duquesne-Garner, Natixis, NEB, NEB issuance, NIB, Nordic Investment Bank, sustainable financing
(IN BRIEF) PGNiG Upstream Norway AS (PUN), a subsidiary of the ORLEN Group, has secured ten new license areas for exploration on the Norwegian Continental Shelf through the Awards in Predefined Areas (APA) for 2023. PUN will act as the … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Norway, Poland
Tagged acquisition, Daniel Obajtek, License Portfolio, Norway, Norwegian Continental Shelf, ORLEN, partnership, PGNiG, Poland, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) Denmark’s renowned beverage and home-freeze ice lolly producer, CO-RO, has selected Alfa Laval to provide a complete juice mixing plant for its processing facility in Frederikssund, Denmark. Sustainability plays a pivotal role in this collaboration, as food and … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Denmark, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Food & Beverage, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Sweden, Technology
Tagged Alfa Laval, CO-RO, Denmark, Juice Mixing Plant, Lars Dithmer, partnership, sustainability, Sweden, Søren Holm Jensen
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