LONDON, 28-2-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — RenewableUK today announced that at its Board Meeting of 25th February 2014, Julian Brown, AREVA Wind’s Country Director for the UK, and Chairman of Norstec, was elected as Chairman, succeeding previous incumbent Andrew Jamieson. Jamieson served as Chairman … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Government, Management, United Kingdom
Tagged Andrew Jamieson, AREVA Wind, AREVA Wind’s Country Director for UK, Chairman at RenewableUK, Chairman of Norstec, Jennifer Webber, Julian Brown, Maria McCaffery, Offshore Catapult, Offshore wind, onshore wind, renewable energy trade association, RenewableUK, Robert Norris, wave & tidal energy
Hayle, UK, 28-2-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Finnish multi-national utilities firm Fortum has signed an agreement to secure a berth at Wave Hub, the offshore renewable energy test facility in Cornwall, it was announced today. The leasing agreement gives Fortum the opportunity to … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Finland, Infrastructure & Utilities, United Kingdom
Tagged advanced full scale wave power converters, berth, Chris Pomfret, Cornwall, Finnish multi-national utilities firm, Fortum, giant ‘socket’ on the seabed, grid network onshore, Hayle, Heli Antila, Jason Clark, Michael Fallon, Nordic utilities giant, offshore renewable energy, offshore renewable energy test facility, UK Department for Business Innovation and Skills, Wave Hub, Wave Hub Limited
Helsinki, Finland, 28-2-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Fortum is carrying out extensive refurbishment of two of the Imatra hydropower plant’s seven units. The refurbishment will increase the capacity of the power plant to 192 megawatts and will improve safety and reliability. After … Read the full press release
Helsinki, Finland, 28-2-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Fortum has signed a leasing agreement with the UK-based Wave Hub in order to test wave power solutions off the coast of Cornwall. The agreement provides Fortum with a new opportunity to rapidly deploy advanced, full-scale wave power converters … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Finland, Infrastructure & Utilities, United Kingdom
Tagged emissions-free energy, Finnish wave power company Wello, Fortum, Heli Antila, inexhaustible energy, leasing agreement, off the coast of Cornwall, renewable energy sources, solar economy, UK-based Wave Hub, Wave Hub, wave power, wave power converters, wave power solutions
Stockholm, Sweden, 28-2-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Vattenfall has decided to sell Vattenfall Europe PowerConsult GmbH, (VPC, a leading engineering and laboratory services company with overall 535 employees) to the Private Equity Investor Palero capital GmbH. The parties have agreed not to … Read the full press release
Graz, Austria, 28-2-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — International technology Group ANDRITZ is to supply the electromechanical equipment for the new Lauca hydropower plant, Angola, via Construtora Norberto Odebrecht to GAMEK (Gabinete de Aproveitamento do Medio Kwanza), a part of the Angolan power corporation … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Business, Electronics & Machinery, Energy, Gas & Oil, Industrial, Technology
Tagged Andritz, ANDRITZ group, Andritz Hydro, Angola, Angolan power corporation ENE, Construtora Norberto Odebrecht to GAMEK, DI Alexander Schwab, electromechanical equipment, Empresa Nacional de Electricidade, Gabinete de Aproveitamento do Medio Kwanza, hydropower station, Kwanza River, Lauca hydropower plant, Oliver Pokorny
MOSCOW, Russia, 25-2-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The Board of Directors took note of the information regarding the Corporate Governance (Behavior) Code and the Corporate Ethics Code effective in Gazprom. The meeting endorsed a new version of the Corporate Ethics Code. The application of this document revealed the need to adjust some of its provisions. … Read the full press release
MOSCOW, Russia, 25-2-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The Gazprom Board of Directors approved the Company’s efforts aimed at obtaining and protecting patents for R&D results and technologies. Gazprom pursues a purpose-oriented policy aimed at the effective intellectual property management, while constantly streamlining it in line with the best Russian and international practices. Patent … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Law, Management, Russia, Science, Technology
Tagged BIOROS biological product, economic benefit, economic benefits from patents, Gazprom Group's inventions, Gazprom Group's patents, Gazprom Group's R&D results, Gazprom Group's technologies, Gazprom Group’s 1.9 thousand patents, GCU fuel, hydrocarbon pollution, inline inspection pig, intellectual property management, methane-hydrogen mixture, OAO Gazprom, sulfur-asphalt concrete production technologies, sulfur-bitumen production technologie
Ready-to-use secure element, personalized and certified to leading smart-grid security standards, combines robust protection with unique flexibility Geneva, Switzerland, 24-2-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications and a leader in … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Electronics & Machinery, Energy, Gas & Oil, Switzerland, Technology, Telecom
Tagged advanced security module, AVA-VAN level 52, Common Criteria (CC1) EAL4+, KERKEY™, Marie-France Florentin, prevents malicious attacks, smart meters, smart-grid concentrators, smart-grid gateways, smart-grid security, STMicroelectronics
Sochi, Russia, 24-2-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Sochi hosted today the signing of a memorandum-roadmap between Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee and Ben van Beurden, Chief Executive Officer of Shell. The document envisages the preparation of FEED documentation for the third LNG production train within the Sakhalin II project. “The … Read the full press release
MOSCOW, Russia, 21-2-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Trading in American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) representing Gazprom’s shares started today at the Moscow Exchange. Listing of Gazprom’s ADRs at a Russian stock exchange assures higher demand for these securities and, consequently, the Company’s shares. It is another milestone of Gazprom’s consistent efforts aimed … Read the full press release
Aarhus, Denmark, 19-2-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Today, there is information in the market regarding Vestas being appointed preferred supplier for an offshore project. Vestas can confirm that the Danish company DONG Energy has appointed Vestas as preferred supplier for an offshore project … Read the full press release
Aarhus, Denmark, 19-2-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Vestas has secured a seven-year service and maintenance renewal from TransAlta for 50 V90-3.0 MW wind turbines at the Kent Hills wind power plant in New Brunswick, Canada. “This contract extension demonstrates our strong relationship with … Read the full press release
Newcastle, UK, 18-2-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Although Britain is currently suffering from rain, thunderstorms and severe flooding, experts at Newcastle University are warning the Government that its current thinking on future energy generation risks locking the UK into a situation where water … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Energy, Gas & Oil, Government, Infrastructure & Utilities, Science, United Kingdom
Tagged cooling water, Dr Jaime Amezaga, Ed Byers, energy generation, energy security in danger, Newcastle University, power station shutdown, Professor Jim Hall, UK electricity sector, UK's future energy generation plans, University of Oxford, water availability, water shortages
DCNS acquires a new linear accelerator Paris, France, 18-2-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — In an increasingly demanding environment in terms of deadlines, quality and safety, the non destructive test – that is to say the inspection of a part without affecting its future … Read the full press release
Posted in Defence, Electronics & Machinery, Energy, Gas & Oil, France, Security & Safety, Technology
Tagged castings, DCNS, forged parts, linear accelerator, non destructive tests, nuclear components, nuclear plant, parts with thickness higher than 70 mm, propeller blades, reactor vessel, steam generator, welded parts, X-ray inspection device
Leidschendam, Netherlands, 18-2-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Fugro Subsea Services has been awarded a long term contract by Sarawak Shell Berhad / Sabah Shell Petroleum Company Limited (Shell) for the provision of underwater inspection, maintenance and repair services at their subsea infrastructure across … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Netherlands
Tagged Fugro Subsea Services, Fugro's QHSE system, Malaysia, Sabah Shell Petroleum Company Limited, Sarawak Shell Berhad, Shell, subsea infrastructure, underwater inspection, underwater maintenance, underwater repair services, USD 250 million 5-year contract
Le développement des fermes éoliennes en Europe modifie le climat de façon extrêmement faible à l’échelle du continent, et cela restera le cas au moins jusqu’en 2020. Telle sont les principales conclusions d’une étude menée par des chercheurs du CNRS, … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, France, Science, Society
Tagged climat européen, CNRS, du CEA, éoliennes, étude, fermes éoliennes, l’ENEA, l’INERIS, l’UVSQ, simulations climatiques
Automotive fuels as a whole increased by 3.3% Madrid, Spain, 10-2-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Deliveries of oil products from CLH Group facilities to the Spanish market during January totalled more 2.9 million cubic metres, 1.0% more than in the same period of the previous … Read the full press release
Three students on the Master’s Program in Logistics are to conduct research on new models for optimising the logistics of additives for hydrocarbons Madrid, Spain, 10-2-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Today (5 February 2014), the CLH Group and the Zaragoza Logistics Center (ZLC) signed an … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Energy, Gas & Oil, Science, Spain, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged academic collaboration agreement, additives for hydrocarbons, Alejandro Serrano, CLH Group, David Gonsalvez, Government of Aragón, Iván Saco, Juan Bonilla, logistics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, supply and logistics of additives for hydrocarbons, University of Zaragoza, Yarí Borbón, Zaragoza Logistics Center
Houston, TX, US, 7-2-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — GDF SUEZ Energy Resources NA announced today that it will provide power to Gulf Chemical & Metallurgical Corporation (GCMC). This contract strengthens GCMC’s commitment to environmental responsibility by incorporating Renewable Energy Certificates and peak load … Read the full press release
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