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Romande Energie Holding SA and Holdigaz SA announced cross-shareholding deal

Posted on 24, July 2013 by

Romande Energie Holding SA (REH) has ceded treasury shares equivalent to 2.5% of share capital to Holdigaz SA and, at the same time, acquired a 2.5% interest in Holdigaz SA, equally through shares held in treasury. This cross-shareholding is indicative … Read the full press release →

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EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG announced plans to shut conventional power plant units with total output of 668MW in Marbach and Walheim

Posted on 23, July 2013 by

Timing depends on review of system relevance by transmission system operators in coordination with Federal Network Agency Karlsruhe, 23-7-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Following extensive reviews of the commercial efficiency of its conventional power plant park, EnBW plans to shut down a … Read the full press release →

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Swissgrid’s Alexander Wirth to head the newly opened TSO Security Cooperation joint coordination centre in Munich

Posted on 22, July 2013 by

22-7-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — TSO Security Cooperation (TSC) opened a coordination centre for all TSC activities on 1 July in Munich, another key step towards improving the security of supply in Central Europe. The centre will be headed by Alexander Wirth … Read the full press release →

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Neste Oil’s NExBTL renewable diesel to generate the electrical power for the Down By The Laituri Festival in Turku, Finland July 24 and 28 2013

Posted on 22, July 2013 by

22-7-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Neste Oil’s NExBTL renewable diesel, produced from 100% renewable inputs, will be used to generate the electrical power used at the Down By The Laituri Festival in Turku, Finland between July 24 and 28 2013. Down By … Read the full press release →

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Bombardier Transportation presented Infineon Technologies AG with its Supplier Sustainability Award 2013

Posted on 22, July 2013 by

Neubiberg, 22-7-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Bombardier Transportation, an international market leader in modern rail transportation technologies, has presented Infineon Technologies AG with its Supplier Sustainability Award 2013. Bombardier introduced this award in 2011, and it is bestowed once a year in … Read the full press release →

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ENTEGA vor Ort im Monat August: Energieberatung in der Region

Posted on 19, July 2013 by

DARMSTADT (ac), 19-7-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Im Monat August finden die nächsten Termine der Energieberatung des Energiedienstleisters ENTEGA statt. Die genauen Termine entnehmen Sie bitte der beigefügten Auflistung. Die Energieberater informieren, welche Folgen die Klimakrise für unsere Erde und für die … Read the full press release →

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Voith to supply its innovative lubrication system for suction roll sealing strips to Oji Papéis Especiais in Brazil

Posted on 19, July 2013 by

19-7-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Voith has a new order to supply its innovative lubrication system for suction roll sealing strips – HydroSeal – to Oji Papéis Especiais. The HydroSeal system prevents sheet rewetting and drastically reduces water consumption. Operating in Piracicaba, … Read the full press release →

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Seine Aval Véhicules Électriques participants presented review of the project and outlook for the future

Posted on 19, July 2013 by

19-7-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Between March 2011 and December 2012, 65 Renault-Nissan electric vehicles were driven in the Seine Aval area and 130 charging stations installed as part of SAVE (Seine Aval Véhicules Électriques), France’s biggest ever trial of all-electric mobility, … Read the full press release →

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Energy management specialist Schneider Electric announced the winners of its Go Green in the City 2013 Case Study Competition

Posted on 19, July 2013 by

Rueil-Malmaison (France), 19-7-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Schneider Electric, the global specialist in energy management, welcomed the 50 student finalists in its innovative Go Green in the City competition to Paris for the third year running, from 25 to 28 June 2013. The Go Green … Read the full press release →

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EU and US offshore regulators call on Oil and Gas Companies to Raise Global Safety Standards

Posted on 18, July 2013 by

18-7-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Just days before European rules on offshore safety for European companies abroad enter into force, and just a few months before additional requirements for companies operating in US waters take effect, the European Commissioner for energy, Guenther … Read the full press release →

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The European Commission decisions on German support schemes in favour of energy-intensive industries

Posted on 18, July 2013 by

18-7-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Commission has adopted two separate decisions on German support schemes in favour of energy-intensive industries. Firstly, the Commission has concluded that a scheme compensating energy-intensive users for CO2 costs in their electricity price as of … Read the full press release →

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Cassa depositi e prestiti, SACE, BNPP AND HSBC to provide € 300M loan to South African energy public utility company Eskom Holdings SOC Limited

Posted on 18, July 2013 by

The credit line will be used for the construction of underground works related to the pump storage power plant of Ingula Rome, 18-7-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Cassa depositi e prestiti (CDP), SACE, BNP Paribas Corporate and Investment Banking and HSBC Bank … Read the full press release →

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Michelin’s EFFIFUEL™ aimed at reducing fuel consumption for truck fleet managers across Europe

Posted on 18, July 2013 by

18-7-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Michelin’s market launch of Michelin solutions in May 2013 is the result of a long change process underpinned by two deep-seated trends: Business customers – vehicle fleet managers – are confronted with a highly competitive environment and … Read the full press release →

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German KfW and Russian state Vnesheconombank to cooperate on environmental finance

Posted on 18, July 2013 by

Signed memorandum of understanding on cooperation in environmental finance Cooperation between two partner banks of the International Development Finance Club (IDFC)  18-7-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Today KfW and the Russian state corporation Bank for Development and Foreign Economic Affairs (Vnesheconombank, VEB) … Read the full press release →

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Africa’s largest gas power plant Wärtsilä-powered Sasol Gas Engine Power Plant started operations

Posted on 17, July 2013 by

17-7-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The largest power plant running exclusively on gas engines on the African continent, and the first of its kind ever in the Republic of South Africa, is to be inaugurated today. The complete turnkey project package at … Read the full press release →

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EU Court of Justice’s Advocate General Jääskinen issued opinion in Case C-262/12 Vent de Colère and Others

Posted on 16, July 2013 by

The financial burden arising from the obligation to purchase the electricity generated by wind turbines at more than the market price applies to all electricity consumers in France 16-7-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — According to EU law, as interpreted by the Court … Read the full press release →

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BG Group names Simon Lowth its new Chief Financial Officer and Executive Director

Posted on 16, July 2013 by

16-7-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — BG Group today announced that, with effect from November 2013, Simon Lowth has been appointed as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and as an Executive Director. The effective date of the appointments remains to be confirmed and will … Read the full press release →

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Fundación IBERDROLA to help Prado Museum replace its lighting system with LED lights

Posted on 16, July 2013 by

Fundación IBERDROLA becomes Benefactor to the Prado Museum The ‘Lighting the Prado’ project will take four years to complete, with LED lights being installed in every room at the art gallery The initiative was announced to coincide with the presentation … Read the full press release →

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EU offshore wind update: 277 new offshore wind turbines (1,045MW) fully grid connected in Europe during H1 2013

Posted on 16, July 2013 by

277 new offshore wind turbines, totalling 1,045 megawatts (MW), were fully grid connected in Europe during the first six months of 2013. This is double compared to the same period in 2012 when 523.2 MW were installed. In addition, 268 … Read the full press release →

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Ecolaire España construirá en México una planta de hidrógeno para Pemex Refinación

Posted on 16, July 2013 by

16-7-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Ecolaire España, responsable de las operaciones en el área de Oil & Gas de la División Industrial de Obrascón Huarte Lain, lidera el consorcio que ha resultado adjudicatario por Pemex Refinación de un contrato EPC (Engineering, Procurement, … Read the full press release →

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