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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

Vaisala launches Open Weather Data Challenge at SLUSH 2015 in Helsinki, 11-12 Nov 2015

Vaisala will launch the Open Weather Data Challenge at SLUSH 2015 on 11-12.11.2015 at the Exhibition and Convention Center of Helsinki. The Open Weather Data Challenge will run until March 1st 2016, challenging students, enthusiasts and professionals to leverage open … Read the full press release

Vaisala: European Repowering Market Hinges on Accuracy of Higher Height Wind Data

Given market constraints, reducing wind measurement uncertainty at higher hub heights is crucial for the integration of taller, higher capacity turbines HELSINKI, 12-11-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — As a growing number of wind energy assets across Europe near the end of … Read the full press release

CLH Group delivered 3.3 million cubic metres of oil products to the Spanish market during August 2015

MADRID, 6-11-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Deliveries of oil products from CLH Group facilities to the Spanish market during October totalled 3.3 million cubic metres, 4.2% more than in the same period of the previous year after correction of the seasonal … Read the full press release

Alstom’s CEO Kron on H1 2015/16 results: Sound commercial performance in Transport; sales up 8% and operating income increased by 10%

High level of orders and solid backlog Sales and operating income increase Levallois-Perret, France, 6-11-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Between 1 April and 30 September 2015, Alstom booked a strong €3.9 billion of orders corresponding to a book-to-bill of 1.2. Over the … Read the full press release

Alstom to return part of the proceeds from the transaction with General Electric to its shareholders

Levallois-Perret, France, 6-11-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Following the completion of the transaction with General Electric regarding Alstom’s Energy activities, the Group proposes to return a part of the proceeds to its shareholders. In its session of 4 November 2015, Alstom’s Board … Read the full press release

EnOcean Alliance presents energy harvesting wireless automation solutions for smart buildings and smart homes at Interclima 2015 in Paris

Nine member companies will demonstrate automation components and solutions for intelligent buildings based on the EnOcean energy harvesting wireless standard. System integrators advise on integrated systems and building services. San Ramon, CA/Paris, France, 5-11-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The Interclima+elec 2015 (02-06 November, … Read the full press release

Daimler: World’s largest 2nd-use battery storage unit will soon go into operation in the Westphalian town of Lüne

Cooperation between Daimler, The Mobility House, GETEC and REMONDIS completes the battery value creation cycle Re-use of electric vehicle batteries improves environmental performance and the lifecycle costs of e-mobility 13-megawatt battery storage unit to connect to the grid in early … Read the full press release

Endesa launches personalised customer service site at endesaclientes.com

• The new www.endesaclientes.com website forms part of Endesa’s Digitisation Plan that aims to make it one of the leading digital companies in the energy sector. • Endesa currently has more than one million customers registered online, 80% of them with … Read the full press release

Cepsa continúa avanzando en la implementación de sus más de 110 medidas de conciliación familiar y nuevas formas de trabajo

Fundación Másfamilia otorgó a Cepsa la certificación como Empresa Familiarmente Responsable el pasado mes de mayo La Secretaria de Estado, Susana Camarero, ha visitado hoy la sede de la Compañía para conocer de cerca los avances de estas medidas Cepsa … Read the full press release

University of Bristol’s Cabot Institute: Investment over the next decade can help Bristol to save £200-300million on our energy bills

BRISTOL, 02-11-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — One of the lasting impacts of Bristol’s year as European Green Capital could be up to 10,000 new jobs, a collective saving of nearly £1million a day in the city’s energy bills and achieving a … Read the full press release

Quby now fully owned by Eneco

ROTTERDAM, 30-10-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Eneco and Quby, the company that developed the smart Toon thermostat, is now fully owned by Eneco. The acquisition of the software company is in line with the targeted strategy of the sustainable energy company that encompasses major … Read the full press release

Pöyry’s Jan-Sep 2015 result will be published on 30 October 2015

Invitation to Pöyry’s January-September 2015 result news conferences on 30 October 2015 Vantaa, Finland, 29-10-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Pöyry’s January-September 2015 result will be published on 30 October 2015 at 8:30 a.m. Finnish time (EEST). The result will be presented in … Read the full press release

New Pöyry Point of View report: The electricity market design is changing, the old paradigm of a stratified value chain now needs adjusting

A Pöyry Point of View exploring the electricity market design of the 21st century. Vantaa, Finland, 29-10-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The electricity market design is changing, the old paradigm of a stratified value chain now needs adjusting. Pöyry discusses the moves that … Read the full press release

Ponte de Lima council, REN, Portuguese Physics Society organised class on electric and magnetic fields in Ponte de Lima Secondary School

LISBON, 29-10-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Did you know electric and magnetic fields are stronger when you are sitting in front of your laptop than when you are travelling by train? And did you know that the electromagnetic fields created by a … Read the full press release

REN’s Annual Report won silver at Galaxy Awards for 2nd year in a row

LISBON, 29-10-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — REN’s Annual Report has won silver at the Galaxy Awards for the second year in a row. This prize, which was won in the “Online Annual Report” category, is the third international award that REN’s Annual Report … Read the full press release