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Energy, Gas & Oil Press Releases & News distributed via EuropaWire

ENERCON to install the first E-92 wind turbines in Finland this year

Contract signed/development activities take off in country Aurich/Germany, 9-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — ENERCON is to install the first E-92 wind turbines in Finland this year. A contract to this effect was recently signed with the Finnish power supply company, Kotkan Energia Oy … Read the full press release

ЕБРР Расширяет Портфель Проектов В Секторе Возобновляемой Энергетики В Украине

Пакет финансирования на сумму 5,6 млн. евро на поддержку нового проекта в области солнечной энергетики 9-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — ЕБРР продолжает оказывать содействие и поддержку проектам в секторе возобновляемой энергетики в Украине, направленным на уменьшение воздействия производства традиционной электроэнергии на окружающую … Read the full press release

EIB €140m loan to finance wind farms in Lower Austria

Windpower in Austria: Energiepark Bruck receives EIB loan Bruck, 9-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Investment Bank (EIB) is providing a EUR 140 million loan to finance wind farms in Lower Austria. A first EUR 28 million instalment was signed today in Bruck by … Read the full press release

Alstom T&D India Limited 4Q and Full Year 2012/13 results

8-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Alstom T&D India Limited today reported its financial results for the fourth quarter and for year ended 31stMarch, 2013.  For the fourth quarter (1st January-31 March 2013) Orders booked during the quarter Rs. 675 cr; backlog at a … Read the full press release

EBRD funds new solar energy project in Ukraine

€5.6 million financing package to support new solar energy project 8-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The EBRD continues promoting and supporting renewable energy projects in Ukraine aimed at reducing the environmental impact of traditional power generation. Renewable energy is yet to establish … Read the full press release

EIB loans EUR 55m to Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal for renewable energy

Kathmandu, 8-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Investment Bank (EIB) has granted a EUR 55 million (NPR approx 6.41 billion) loan to the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal to finance the construction and operation of the Tanahu Hydropower plant. The finance contract … Read the full press release

ЕБРР Финансирует Повышение Энергоэффективности Жилья В России

Банк запускает программу кредитования в размере 100 миллионов долларов США 7-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — ЕБРР запустил первую всероссийскую программу кредитования владельцев жилья «RuSEFF Теплая Жизнь» с целью повышения энергоэффективности зданий. На сегодняшний день Россия входит в число наиболее энергоемких экономик в … Read the full press release

Windenergie in Österreich: Energiepark Bruck erhält EIB-Darlehen

7-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Die Europäische Investitionsbank (EIB) stellt ein Darlehen über insgesamt 140 Mio. Euro für die Finanzierung von Windparks in Niederösterreich zur Verfügung. Eine erste Tranche in Höhe von 28 Mio. Euro unterzeichneten in Bruck heute Wilhelm Molterer, Vizepräsident … Read the full press release

EBRD USD100m lending programme to make russian homes more energy efficient

Moscow, 7-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The EBRD today launched the first nationwide lending programme offering Russian householders loans to make their homes more energy efficient in a country that is one of the world’s most intensive energy users. The USD 100 million … Read the full press release

Terence Watson has been appointed as the new President of Alstom UK

7-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Terence Watson, who will also retain his current role as Managing Director of Transport for Alstom in the UK & Ireland, has been appointed as the new UK President for the engineering firm.  “These are exciting times for … Read the full press release

ABB to supply electrical and automation system for one of the world’s largest single-axis PV power plants in the Northern Cape province of South Africa

Zurich, Switzerland, 7-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won an order worth around $25 million to supply electrical and control systems for a new 75 megawatt (MW) photovoltaic (PV) power plant in the Northern … Read the full press release

Alstom to supply 2×800 MW boilers to Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited for Gadarwara super thermal power plant

6-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Alstom has been awarded a contract by Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL)[1], to supply components and services for the 2×800 MW Gadarwara super thermal power plant at Gadarwara, Narsingpur, Madhya Pradesh, India. This contract is worth approximately … Read the full press release

ABB acquires Los Gatos Research to add a new line of high-performance gas analyzers to ABB’s leading measurement business

Enhanced laser capabilities expand measurement products and services in oil and gas, electric power and other industrial sectors Cary, NC, USA, 6-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — ABB, a global leader in electric power and automation, announced today that it has agreed to acquire … Read the full press release

Alstom awarded a contract to supply ground-breaking energy recovery system for London Underground

6-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Alstom was awarded a contract by UK Power Networks Services  to supply its innovative Harmonic and Energy Saving Optimiser (HESOP) energy recovery system for the Victoria Line of the London Underground. The contract, worth about €1 million, … Read the full press release

Lyudmila Zalimskaya appointed TENEX’s new General Director

6-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — According to a decision by JSC Atomenergoprom, the sole shareholder of JSC TENEX, of 25 April 2013, Lyudmila Zalimskaya has been elected as TENEX’s new General Director, after serving as Acting General Director since October 2012. Ms Zalimskaya … Read the full press release

ABB to supply power transformers to Saudi Electricity Company, worth of $120M

Transformers to augment transmission grid and boost power supply to meet growing demand  Zurich, Switzerland, 6-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won orders worth around $120 million from the Saudi Electricity Company, to supply … Read the full press release

UC RUSAL to modernise Alpart and Windalco, Jamaica

Moscow, 3-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — UC RUSAL (SEHK: 486; Euronext: RUSAL/RUAL; Moscow Exchange: RUALR/RUALRS), the world’s largest aluminium producer, announces the start of modernisation of Alpart and Windalco (Ewarton and Kirkvine works) alumina refineries in Jamaica, which will include the full … Read the full press release

Rusatom Overseas looked for partners in a seminar organized in Budapest, Hungary

3-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — JSC Rusatom Overseas organized a seminar in Budapest on April 25, 2013 for Hungarian enterprises – potential suppliers of equipment and services for the projects of the State Corporation Rosatom (ROSATOM). Participants had the opportunity to get … Read the full press release

EC reopened inquiry into the tax aid awarded to Electricité de France following Court judgment

Brussels, 3-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Commission has reopened an inquiry into certain tax measures for Electricité de France (EDF) related to the electricity grid. This follows a judgment handed down by the Court of Justice of the European Union (Case C-124/10 P) … Read the full press release

Alstom Grid Spain approved by the Department of Industry for SF6 gas handling and recovery

3-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Alstom Grid in Spain has been approved by the Department of Industry in the Community of Madrid as a training centre for the course ” SF6 gas recovery in high voltage equipment”. Since January 2013, this course … Read the full press release