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Maintpartner and Fortum to refurbish Eskilstuna Energi & Miljö biofuel-driven thermal power station in Sweden

Espoo, Finland, 3-12-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The Swedish power company Eskilstuna Energi & Miljö refurbishes its biofuel-driven thermal power station. The aim is to secure supply of district heating for the next 20 years and to reduce NOx emissions by 5 – … Read the full press release

Höegh LNG to pay USD 0.10 cash dividend per share for Q4 2015

OSLO, 2-12-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Reference is made to the third quarter 2015 financial statement approved by the Board of Höegh LNG Holdings Ltd. (“Höegh LNG” or the “Company”) on 27 November 2015 and the Board decision of the same day … Read the full press release

Low-carbon society: SEB to gradually shift away from coal

Global climate change is one of today’s most serious challenges. SEB recognises the importance of limiting the average global temperature rise to below the 2⁰C target, which makes a transition to a low-carbon economy vital. In this context, SEB has … Read the full press release

Indra to deploy its smart technology in the longest tunnel in Southeast Asia, between Chenani and Nashri, and in the Navi Mumbai metro system

The multinational will deploy its Horus integrated management solution in the Chenani tunnel, the longest in Southeast Asia, and will implement its advanced ticketing and access control systems in the Navi Mumbai metro, the country’s financial capital Indra is already … Read the full press release

ENGIE: Aurora Wind Power inaugurates 94 MW West Coast One wind farm in South Africa’s Western Cape Province

ENGIE, through its subsidiary Aurora Wind Power, inaugurates today the 94 MW West Coast One wind farm in South Africa’s Western Cape Province. Aurora Wind Power is owned by ENGIE (43%) and its South African partners Investec Bank Limited (34.5%) … Read the full press release

Orange, ENGIE partner over expansion of the rural electricity grid and ENGIE’s optimisation of energy supplied to Orange’s telecoms infrastructure in Africa

PARIS, 1-12-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Stéphane Richard, CEO of Orange, and Isabelle Kocher, Deputy CEO and Chief Operating Officer of ENGIE, today signed a partnership covering two projects – the expansion of the rural electricity grid and ENGIE’s optimisation of … Read the full press release

E.ON completes ahead of schedule and under its budget another utility-scale solar project in the United States

Maricopa West completed ahead of schedule and under budget Düsseldorf, 27-11-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — E.ON has completed another utility-scale solar project in the United States. Maricopa West, a 28 megawatt photovoltaic farm in Kern County in southern California, is now fully operational. … Read the full press release

Enel in talks with Endesa Chile to jointly develop renewable generation projects in Chile

Enel undertakes to start negotiations with Endesa Chile to jointly develop renewable generation projects in Chile Enersis confirmed as the only investment vehicle of the Enel Group in Latin America, with the exception of renewables The precise exchange ratio was … Read the full press release

Fortum to supply boiler unit refurbishment project at biofuel-fired combined heat and power plant in Sweden

ESPOO, 24-11-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Fortum will supply a boiler unit refurbishment project at a biofuel-fired combined heat and power plant owned by Eskilstuna Energi & Miljö AB in Sweden. Fortum was selected as a provider for the project on the … Read the full press release

Royal Dutch Shell’s Board announced Reference Share Price for Q3-2015 interim dividend

The Hague, 23-11-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The Board of Royal Dutch Shell plc (“RDS”) today announced the Reference Share Price in respect of the third quarter interim dividend of 2015, which was announced on October 29, 2015 at $0.47 per A … Read the full press release

BNP Paribas to double the financing resources allocated to the renewable energy sector

BNP Paribas will: More than double its financing in the renewable energy sector Reinforce its carbon risk management policies Support its clients in making a safe transition to more sustainable energy use PARIS, 23-11-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — BNP Paribas is … Read the full press release

Eni signs concession agreements in Egypt

Eni signed a new concession and three amendment agreements in Egypt which will lead to the realization of projects to be implemented in the next 4 years San Donato Milanese, 18-11-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Eni signed today with the Egyptian … Read the full press release

Eni: CONSOB resolution stated that proposed purchase of a stake in Saipem by FSI does not involve obligation to launch a mandatory takeover bid

CONSOB’s reasoned resolution above, which has been issued pursuant to art. 106, para. 6, of the Legislative Decree no. 58/1998 (the “Consolidated Financial Act‘), has stated that the proposed purchase of a stake in Saipem by FSI and the execution … Read the full press release

Aegex Technologies Opens European Office

ATLANTA, Ga., USA, 18-11-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Aegex Technologies LLC, developer of intrinsically safe Windows-based mobile devices for hazardous locations, has opened its European office in the United Kingdom. The new location, which is housed near Southampton Airport in England, … Read the full press release

Names of elected employee representatives to join the Board of Directors of Vestas Wind Systems A/S

Aarhus, Denmark, 17-11-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The employees of Vestas Wind Systems A/S have held the ordinary election for representation in the Board of Directors according to the current Danish law on employee representation. The following members were elected for the … Read the full press release

Vestas upgrades 3 MW platform to increase energy production and lower the cost of energy

Building on proven performance and responding to evolving customer requirements, the upgraded 3 MW platform will increase energy production and lower the cost of energy. Aarhus, Denmark, 17-11-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — With this platform upgrade, Vestas boosts performance in all wind classes, … Read the full press release

Vestas: Hanas Group to order 25 V110-2.0 MW turbines for the Wanglejing Niujijuan wind park in western China

Following last week’s 200 MW order, Hanas Group has placed a 50 MW order for 25 V110-2.0 MW turbines. Beijing, China, 17-11-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Hanas Group has placed a firm and unconditional order of 25 V110-2.0 MW turbines for the Wanglejing … Read the full press release

Enel: Enersis, Empresa Nacional de Electricidad S.A., Chilectra S.A. to hold extraordinary shareholders’ meetings on December 18th 2015

Santiago de Chile, 13-11-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Enel S.p.A. (“Enel”) announces that the Boards of Directors of the Chilean subsidiaries Enersis S.A. (“Enersis”), Empresa Nacional de Electricidad S.A. (“Endesa Chile”) and Chilectra S.A. (“Chilectra”) have called their respective extraordinary shareholders’ meetings … Read the full press release

Enel to become one of Elettrici Senza Frontieri onlus’ most important partners in supporting the world’s poorest populations

Rome, 13-11-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The ambitious aim of the non-profit organisation Elettrici Senza Frontieri onlus (ESF onlus), formed mainly of volunteers from the electricity sector, is to promote international solidarity in order to provide the world’s poorest populations with access … Read the full press release