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GE, Inter RAO and United Engine Corporation joint venture Russian Gas Turbines LLC opens gas turbine manufacturing facility in Rybinsk, Russia

The first two turbines will be assembled as early as in 2015 MOSCOW, 29-10-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Russian Gas Turbines LLC, a joint venture of GE (NYSE: GE), Inter RAO and  United Engine Corporation (UEC, a Rostec subsidiary), opened a … Read the full press release

Vestas secures order from Hanas for 25 V100-2.0MW turbines to be installed in Ningxia, China

Vestas has received a firm and unconditional order from Hanas, for a total capacity of 50 MW. This is the fourth order from Hanas in 2014. BEIJING,  27-10-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The Hanas order features 25 V100-2.0MW turbines to be … Read the full press release

Eni acquired 599,842 treasury shares for € 9,779,039.96 between October 13 and October 17, 2014

Following the purchases announced today, considering the treasury shares already held, on October 17, 2014 Eni holds n. 28,690,039 shares equal to 0.79% of the share capital. San Donato Milanese (Milan), 27-10-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — During the period from October 13 … Read the full press release

University of Twente takes part in GEOCAP project to generate energy from the warm undersoil of volcanoes in Indonesia

Enschede, Netherlands, 23-10-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Researchers from the ITC Faculty of the University of Twente are working on generating energy from the warm undersoil of volcanoes in Indonesia. Due to a fast-growing population and rising prosperit, the demand for electricity in … Read the full press release

Alstom: Tenants’ and residents’ association Positive Partington Partnership visited Carrington Power Station to know more about how the power station on their doorstep develops

Carrington, England, 21-10-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Eight members of community group Positive Partington visited Carrington Power Station to get a better idea about how the power station on their doorstep was developing. The guests were given an overview of what … Read the full press release

The Metrology Laboratory of CLH appointed “Collaborating Laboratory” by the Spanish Centre of Metrology (CEM) becoming its only reference laboratory for metrology activities in the field of oil products

The Metrology Laboratory of the CLH Group appointed “collaborating laboratory” by the Spanish Centre of Metrology (CEM), under the Ministry of Industry, Energy and Tourism The Company has signed a collaboration agreement to appoint CLH’s laboratory as the reference centre … Read the full press release

Endesa’s coal-fired plants turbine upgrade resulted in estimated saving of EUR 20 million in the first six years of operation

• The improvement plan was executed between 2007 and 2011 and entailed investment of Euro 54.8 million in the upgrade of the steam turbines at the As Pontes (La Coruña), Compostilla (León), Andorra (Teruel) and Litoral (Almería) plants. • On … Read the full press release

AREVA unveils innovative training system SIBAG at the World Nuclear Exhibition in Paris

PARIS, 17-10-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — AREVA has unveiled SIBAG, an innovative training system, at the World Nuclear Exhibition in Paris. The system is designed to foster the development of best habits and reflexes while operating within glove boxes – sealed … Read the full press release

AREVA to supply enrichment services to Spanish company ENUSA Industrias Avanzadas in new multi-year contract signed at the World Nuclear Exhibition

PARIS, 17-10-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — During the first edition of the World Nuclear Exhibition, AREVA and the Spanish company ENUSA Industrias Avanzadas signed a multi-year contract for the supply of enrichment services. This enriched uranium, once manufactured into nuclear fuel, … Read the full press release

Red Electricá presented in the Regional Ministry of Agriculture, Environment and Territory of the Balearic Islands’ Government the ‘Mapping of bird flight paths’ project

MADRID, 15-10-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Red Electricá today presented in the Regional Ministry of Agriculture, Environment and Territory of the Balearic Islands’ Government the ‘Mapping of bird flight paths’ project and the results of this work in the autonomous region, … Read the full press release

Gamesa strengthens its presence in Brazil with new contract for the supply of 68 MW at the Guirapá complex

The company will install 34 G97-2.0 MW wind turbines at the Guirapá complex located in the state of Bahia. Year-to-date, Gamesa has signed orders for the supply of more than 700 MW in Brazil, a market in which it is … Read the full press release

Gamesa to supply 18 MW to the Ovares wind farm developed by Kardemir in Izmir, Turkey

This wind farm, which will be equipped with nine G97-2.0 MW turbines, is the second wind energy facility being developed by this Turkish company. Biscay, Spain, 15-10-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Gamesa, a global technology leader in wind energy, has signed an agreement … Read the full press release

Landis+Gyr and Brazilian electricity utility Light announced the largest smart grid project in South American history

R$ 750 million contract to improve the efficiency and reliability of Rio de Janeiro state grid Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 13-10-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Brazilian electricity utility Light today announced the formal agreement of the largest smart grid project in South … Read the full press release

Neste Oil to introduce consumer packs of AdBlue, a solution used as diesel exhaust fluid for reducing nitrous oxide emissions

Espoo, Finland, 9-10-2014 — /EuropaWire/ —  Neste Oil will introduce consumer packs of AdBlue – an aqueous urea solution used as a diesel exhaust fluid for reducing nitrous oxide (NOx) emissions – in October, to provide the product across whole Finland … Read the full press release

Neste Oil to realign its long-term R&D and switch its emphasis to other areas of technology for using forestry and agricultural waste

Espoo, Finland, 9-10-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Neste Oil is to realign its long-term R&D and switch its emphasis from microbial oil research to other areas of technology for using forestry and agricultural waste. This type of waste will continue to play … Read the full press release

Neste Oil’s premium-quality Neste Pro Diesel containing NEXBTL renewable diesel now available in Lithuania

Espoo, Finland, 9-10-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Neste Oil’s premium-quality Neste Pro Diesel containing NEXBTL renewable diesel is now available in Lithuania. It will be distributed through the company’s local retail network and its 51 stations. Up until now, Neste Pro Diesel was … Read the full press release

Borealis partners with Neste Oil and Veolia to modernise and operate the power plant in Kilpilahti petrochemical cluster in Finland

VIENNA, 8-10-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Borealis, a leading provider of innovative solutions in the fields of polyolefins, base chemicals and fertilizers, has announced its intention to partner with Neste Oil and Veolia in a joint venture to modernise and operate … Read the full press release

IBERDROLA launches pile testing campaign for its Wikinger offshore wind farm project following completion of the site’s geotechnical investigation on the Baltic Sea

Test findings will lead to an optimized solution for the foundations German engineering and services group Bilfinger is carrying out these pioneering works which include under-water static, dynamic and cyclic load tests to fulfil the requirements for pile testing as … Read the full press release

INEOS Industries Holdings Ltd acquires Grangemouth Combined Heat and Power Plant from Fortum for £54 million

Additional investment further supports the competitiveness of the Grangemouth site as INEOS begins construction of its new £300 million ethane terminal.  Rolle, Switzerland, 7-10-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — INEOS Industries Holdings Ltd has agreed to acquire the Combined Heat and Power … Read the full press release

National Grid announces 62.5 Gigawatts of derated electricity generation capacity successfully qualified to bid in this December’s Capacity Mechanism auctions

62GW of generating capacity qualified to take part in December Capacity Market auctions 52.4GW of derated generation capacity qualified for December auctions with a further 10.1GW conditionally qualifying subject to submitting further documentation. Generation will bid for capacity agreements for … Read the full press release