Brussels, Belgium, 16-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Commission has found a 1 950 million PLN (approx. €465 million) support measure for the construction of a series of gas pipelines and modernisation works in different parts of Poland to be in line … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Energy, Gas & Oil, European Union, Government, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Law, Poland
Tagged distorting competition, EC, EU energy goals, EU state aid rules, gas, gas pipelines, gas pipelines construction, gas transmission, internal market, Polish gas network, Polish gas transmission network, Polish state aid, The European Commission, €465 million Polish state aid
Brussels, Belgium, 16-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Commission has found that aid to four projects aimed at improving and expanding the Greek gas network complies with EU state aid rules. These projects aim at increasing the gas transmission capacity and security … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, European Union, Government, Greece, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Law
Tagged aid, Commission, DESFA, distorting competition, EU energy goals, EU internal market, EU state aid rules, European Commission, gas infrastructure, Greek gas infrastructure projects, Greek gas network, Greek state, Joaquin Almunia, reducing CO2 emissions, state aid
Income Fund of America notified EDP that, in accordance with article 20 of the Portuguese Securities Code, it holds a qualifying shareholding of 73,654,630 ordinary shares of EDP, which corresponds to 2.01% of EDP’s share capital and 2.01% of the respective … Read the full press release
Helsinki, Finland, 11-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Wärtsilä, the marine industry’s leading solutions and services provider, has launched its new Bio Seal Ring™ product for maritime stern tube seal applications. The Wärtsilä Bio Seal Ring is the first seal on the market that … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Electronics & Machinery, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Finland, Industrial, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Bio Seal Ring™, bio-degradable oils, Environmentally Acceptable Lubricants, Japan, long life seal ring, lubricants, maritime, maritime stern tube seal applications, Mr Henrik Eklund, Mr Ryu Onishi, Ms Mirja-Maija Santala, Wärtsilä, Wärtsilä Bio Seal Ring, Wärtsilä Japan
Berlin, Germany, 11-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The Energiewende has significant effects not only on Germany itself, but also on its neighboring countries, including the Czech Republic. The Federation of German Industries (BDI) in cooperation with the Embassy of the Czech Republic … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Czech Republic, Energy, Gas & Oil, Germany, Industrial
Tagged BDI - Bundesverband der Deutschen Industrie e.V., Berlin, Detlef Dauke, Dieter Schweer, Eberhard von Rottenburg, Energiewende, Federation of German Industries, Gert Schwarzbach, Jaroslav Kurfürst, Karel Žebrakovský, Lenka Kovačovská, Rudolf Jindrák
London, UK, 10-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Farmers will be able to obtain funding to set up small anaerobic digestion (AD) plants under a government-funded loan scheme which opens today. The technology turns waste into energy, reduces greenhouse gas emissions and produces … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Food & Beverage, Government, Investment, United Kingdom
Tagged AD Loan Fund, AD technology, anaerobic digestion plants, bio-fertiliser, Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs, ENERGY, farm waste, farmers, funding, government-funded loan scheme, greenhouse gas emissions, Liz Goodwin, On Farm Anaerobic Digestion Fund, Owen Paterson, renewable energy, The Rt Hon Owen Paterson MP, waste, WRAP
EU offshore wind industry needs regulatory stability and a post-2020 EU legislative framework Brussels, Belgium, 09-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Between € 90 billion and € 123 billion are needed by the European offshore wind energy industry to meet its 2020 target of … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, Government, Law, Media
Tagged 2020 EU legislatative framework, clean renewable energy, ENERGY, EU offshore wind industry, European offshore wind energy industry, European Wind Energy Association, EWEA, EWEA OFFSHORE 2013, Frankfurt, offshore, offshore wind energy, offshore wind energy industry, post-2020 EU legislatative framework, renewables, Sarah Azau, Wind, wind energy
London, UK, 09-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — UK’s innovation agency, Technology Strategy Board, commends first-year performance of M&S sustainable learning store Marks & Spencer’s (M&S) Cheshire Oaks store has been highlighted by the UK’s innovation agency, the Technology Strategy Board as a “star project, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Government, Real Estate, Retail, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Biomass boiler plant, building insulation, Building Performance Evaluation, Building Performance Evaluation Building Use Surveys, Cheshire Oaks, Christopher Kang, Clem Constantine, CO2 reduction, energy reduction, fewer carbon emissions, Glued laminated timber, Gregory Barker, Ian Meikle, M&S Cheshire Oaks store, Marks & Spencer, post-occupancy evaluation (POE), Rainwater harvesting, rainwater harvesting system, Rod Alexander, Technology Strategy Board, UK’s innovation agency, “star project with core business benefits aplenty”
The Company, which hopes to invest $150 million, expects to file for state approval in the coming months The Company recently approved a 15-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with Massachusetts utilities The 75.9 megawatt (MW) project could contribute $1.6 million … Read the full press release
Loughborough, United Kingdom, 09-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Kingfisher Future Homes is delighted to announce the official launch of the Kingfisher iQE Alliance Partnership, which took place at Loughborough University on Wednesday 25th September 2013. The launch event also marked three important milestones in … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Education, Electronics & Machinery, Energy, Gas & Oil, Retail, United Kingdom
Tagged B&Q, energy efficiency, energy efficient boilers, home improvement retailer, Howard Kerr, Ian Cheshire, Ian Draisey, iQE, Kingfisher, Kingfisher Future Homes, Kingfisher iQE Alliance Partnership, Leonardo Bianchi, Loughborough University, Professor Dennis Loveday, Professor Kevin Lomas, Screwfix, Suzi Smith, TradePoint
Bogata, Colombia, 04-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — In August 2013, Occidental de Colombia selected SGS to provide construction supervision services for infrastructure projects needed to exploit the Caño Limón oil field. During the three-year contract, up to 50 on-site SGS experts will supervise … Read the full press release
Fredericia, Denmark, 03-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Carsten Krogsgaard Thomsen will step down as CFO after 11 years with DONG Energy. His successor will be Marianne Wiinholt, who comes from the position of Senior Vice President of DONG Energy’s Customers & Markets division. Marianne Wiinholt … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Denmark, Energy, Gas & Oil, Management
Tagged Carsten Krogsgaard Thomsen, CFO, Dong Energy, Henrik Poulsen, Karsten Anker Petersen, Marianne Wiinholt
Fredericia, Denmark, 03-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The Danish State represented by the Ministry of Finance and DONG Energy A/S have reached an understanding with funds managed by the Merchant Banking Division of Goldman Sachs (Goldman Sachs) and the Danish pension funds Arbejdsmarkedets Tillægspension (ATP) and … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Denmark, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, Investment
Tagged Allan Bødskov Andersen, Andrew Wolff, Arbejdsmarkedets Tillægspension, capital increase, Carsten Stendevad, Claus Wiinblad, DONG Energy A/S, Goldman Sachs, Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking Division, Henrik Heideby, Henrik Poulsen, INVEST, Jesper Langmack, Joanna Carss, Karsten Anker Petersen, PFA Pension Forsikringsaktieselskab, shares
Rome, Italy, 03-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Fifth consecutive confirmation for Terna in the prestigious Dow Jones Sustainability Index and fourth double presence in the “World” and “Europe” baskets: this is the result from the annual review conducted by the Swiss rating agency RobecoSAM … Read the full press release
Luxembourg/Vladivostok, 02-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Investment Bank (EIB) is lending EUR 100 million (RUB 4bn) to support the modernisation of power and heat generation technology in Vladivostok. The project is part of a larger programme to bring natural gas to Russia’s … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Energy, Gas & Oil, European Union, Financial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Russia
Tagged climate change mitigation, coal, combined heat and power gas turbine units, Dušan Ondrejička, electricity, heat generation, JSC "Energy Systems of East", JSC RusHydro, Konstantin Bessmertniy, loan, natural gas, power, Russian roubles, Russia’s Far East, Sergei Tolstoguzov, Vladivostok, Wilhelm Molterer
Der Ausbau der erneuerbaren Energien, die verstärkte dezentrale Einspeisung sowie die Eigenerzeugung durch Endverbraucher verändern die Anforderungen an die Stromversorgungsnetze: So müssen die Ortsnetze, also die Verteilungsnetze, für eine schwankende Einspeisung sowie eine Einspeisung und Entnahme zugleich ertüchtigt werden. Aachen, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Germany, Infrastructure & Utilities, Technology
Tagged Aachen, Dr. Peter Asmuth STAWAG, Dr. Thomas Smolka, erneuerbaren Energien, Maschinenfabrik Reinhausen GmbH, Oberbürgermeister Marcel Philipp, Ortsnetztransformator, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Armin Schnettler, RWTH Aachen, Smart Area Aachen, Stadtwerke Aachen Aktiengesellschaft, Stromversorgungsnetze
Hamilton, Bermuda, 27-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Seadrill Limited (the “Company”) advises that the 2013 Annual General Meeting of the Company was held on September 20, 2013 at 9:30 a.m. at the Elbow Beach Hotel, 60 South Shore Road, Paget PG04, Bermuda. … Read the full press release
Hamilton, Bermuda, 27-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Seadrill Limited (the “Company” or “Seadrill”) (NYSE: SDRL), a global offshore drilling contractor, announced today the pricing of its previously announced offering of $500 million in aggregate principal amount of its 6.125% Senior Notes due … Read the full press release
Hamilton, Bermuda, 27-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Seadrill Limited (the “Company” or “Seadrill”) (NYSE: SDRL), a global offshore drilling contractor, announced today that it intends to offer US$500 million in aggregate principal amount of unsecured senior notes due 2020 (the “Notes”) in … Read the full press release
Berlin, Germany, 19-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Viessmann Group and Panasonic Corporation have jointly developed a new fuel cell cogeneration system, which will become the first polymer electrolyte fuel cell (PEFC) fuel cell system available for single-homes in Europe. It will be sold … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Electronics & Machinery, Energy, Gas & Oil, Germany
Tagged fuel cell system, heating systems, intelligent electricity distribution, micro combined heat and power systems fuel cell cogeneration system, Panasonic, Panasonic Corporation, polymer electrolyte fuel cell (PEFC) fuel cell system, smart grids, Viessmann, Viessmann Group, Viessmann Werke GmbH & Co.KG
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