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Environmental Experts to Convene at Gasworks Symposium

The Sixth International Symposium and Exhibition on the Redevelopment Of Manufactured Gas Plant Sites (MGP 2015) will be held in Ghent, Belgium 8-10, November 2015 Ghent, Belgium, 17-9-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The Sixth International Symposium and Exhibition on the Redevelopment … Read the full press release

Alstom to deliver its Demand Response Management System (DRMS) to Ergon Energy, Australia

Levallois-Perret, France, 16-9-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Alstom has been awarded a contract by Queensland’s regional energy distributor, Ergon Energy to deliver its Demand Response Management System (DRMS). The project will be managed from Alstom’s offices in Sydney, with the software … Read the full press release

Alstom to finance energy kiosk project in Zambia

Levallois-Perret, France, 16-9-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Alstom is financing an energy kiosk project in Zambia to meet the needs of people who are not connected to the network. This project is financed by the savings made through the “We share … Read the full press release

Polish Oil and Gas Company: Qatargas to supply liquefied natural gas for the purposes of Świnoujście LNG terminal cool-down and start-up operations

Liquefied natural gas for the purposes of Świnoujście LNG terminal cool-down and start-up operations will be supplied by the biggest producer of LNG in the world and operator of the greatest methane carrier fleet – Qatargas. Polish Oil and Gas … Read the full press release

AkzoNobel to purchase sustainably generated steam from Dutch energy provider Eneco

AkzoNobel has signed a multi-year agreement to purchase sustainably generated steam from Dutch energy provider Eneco. The partnership will help to reduce the company’s CO2 emissions by more than 100,000 tons a year. AMSTERDAM, 16-9-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The agreement became … Read the full press release

Hafslund Produksjon AS to appoint AF Gruppen for construction of Hydro Power plant Vamma 12

Hafslund Produksjon AS has the intention to appoint AF Gruppen (AFG) as contractor for construction of the Hydro Power plant Vamma 12. OSLO, 10-9-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — “Vamma 12” is a new hydro power plant situated in the river Glomma. … Read the full press release

GRÄSSLIN room thermostat clocks: EU’s ErP labels ensure transparency and make energy efficient solutions possible

St. Georgen, Germany, 9-9-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The labelling of energy efficiency classes for household appliances such as refrigerators or dishwashers has been in place for quite some time and is a popular decision-making tool when purchasing appliances, and as … Read the full press release

BKW: The Mühleberg nuclear power plant is back online

BERN, 8-9-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The Mühleberg nuclear power plant (KKM) is back online. The plant had been shut down since 3 August for annual maintenance work. During this period, the cooling water supply system that operates independently of the … Read the full press release

The BKW Group H1 2015: operating profit (EBIT) well above the results of the prior-year period

BKW Half-year results 2015 BERN, 8-9-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The BKW Group posted good results in the first half of 2015. At CHF 199 million, operating profit (EBIT) was well above the results of the prior-year period, although this is primarily … Read the full press release

Government approval for BASF subsidiary Wintershall’s first operated development in Norway

OSLO, 8-9-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Wintershall and its partners Petoro and Centrica have today received approval by the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy for the plan for development and operation (PDO) for the Maria development, offshore Norway. Germany’s largest internationally active crude … Read the full press release

Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok: Gazprom, BASF, E.ON, ENGIE, OMV and Shell sign Shareholders’ Agreement on Nord Stream 2 pipeline project to enhance supply of natural gas to EU’s market

Vladivostok, Russia, 8-9-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Today (04.09.2015) at the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok, Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee, Kurt Bock, Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of BASF SE, Klaus Schäfer, Member of the … Read the full press release

BASF subsidiary Wintershall expands its production of oil and gas and will exit the gas trading and storage business in a swap of assets deal with Gazprom

BASF subsidiary Wintershall to focus on oil and gas exploration and production and exit gas trading business / Completion of transaction expected by the end of 2015 Ludwigshafen, Germany and Moscow, Russia, 8-9-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — BASF and Gazprom have agreed to … Read the full press release

Vor 125 Jahren: Firma Stuttgarter Straßenbahnen AG gegründet

STUTTGART, 2-9-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — 2018 wird das Jubiläum 150 Jahre Straßenbahn in Stuttgart begangen: 1868 fuhr Stuttgarts erste Pferdebahn. Doch die Gründung der SSB AG als formale Firma geschah erst Ende März 1890, nachdem sich die beiden Vorgängerfirmen vereinigt … Read the full press release

Fraunhofer researchers adapted a wastewater treatment concept they developed in the DEUS 21 project to support the supply of water, energy and fertilizer in Vietnam

To meet the requirements of Asian cities, researchers are adapting an idea they have already applied in Germany for comprehensive water management: They are developing a concept for reducing water use, treating wastewater and extracting fertilizer for a strip of … Read the full press release

Hyundai Heavy Industries placed two important contracts with Wärtsilä for seawater/propane based regasification modules

HELSINKI, 31-8-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — South Korean shipyard Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) has placed two important contracts with Wärtsilä for seawater/propane based regasification modules. The systems are to be installed on FSRU (Floating Storage and Regasification Unit) vessels owned by … Read the full press release

Wärtsilä to supply three of Finnlines vessels with exhaust cleaning scrubber systems

HELSINKI, 31-8-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Finnlines, a leading Ro-Ro and passenger vessel operator with services in the North and Baltic Seas, has contracted Wärtsilä to supply three of its vessels with exhaust cleaning scrubber systems. Finnlines is part of the … Read the full press release

Knight’s Cross of the Hungarian Order of Merit Awarded to the CEO of Hungarian Gas Storage László Fritsch

BUDAPEST, 28-8-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — In relation to the national holiday celebrating the foundation of the Hungarian state, Dr Miklós Seszták, Minister of National Development awarded orders of merit on behalf of the President of the Republic, Dr János Áder … Read the full press release

National Grid volunteers went back to school to give disused facilities a new lease of life

• National Grid volunteers restore disused area at High Halstow Primary School • Activities included painting, planting and removing and repairing fences • Event was latest in a long line of National Grid Community Action Days in the Medway area … Read the full press release

Vallourec S.A. to certify SGS as a preferred inspection company for validating the quality of VAM® connections and drilling products

Hamburg, 27-8-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Vallourec S.A. is in the process of certifying SGS as a preferred inspection company for validating the quality of VAM® connections and drilling products. Vallourec is a world leader in solutions for the energy and industrial … Read the full press release

Denmark’s most skilled economics students compete in a case covering DONG Energy’s strategy

During three intensive days from 24 to 26 August 2015, some of Denmark’s most skilled economics students from University of Copenhagen, Aarhus University, CBS and DTU meet in a competition to see who is the best to convert theoretical knowledge … Read the full press release