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Boris Arseev was appointed an Executive Vice-President of Rusatom Overseas

Posted on 12, February 2013 by

12-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Boris Arseev was appointed an Executive vice-president of  Rusatom Overseas. B.Arseev will be responsible for business development of the State Atomic Energy Corporation ROSATOM on the international market, primarily due to the formation and portfolio management of non-nuclear … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Management, Russia

Hans-Peter Keitel Elected to Voith Shareholders’ Committee

Posted on 12, February 2013 by

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dr.-Ing. E. h. Hans-Peter Keitel (*1947), former President of the Federation of German Industries e. V. (BDI), has been elected to the Shareholders’ Committee and the Supervisory Board of Voith GmbH at the Voith Shareholders’ Meeting on February … Read the full press release →

Posted in Automotive, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Germany, Management, Technology, Transportation & Logistics

CESVIMAP presta un coche eléctrico al IES Adaja (Ávila) para que sus alumnos estudien este tipo de vehículos

Posted on 12, February 2013 by

12-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — El Centro de Experimentación y Seguridad Vial de MAPFRE (CESVIMAP) ha puesto a disposición del Instituto de Enseñanza Secundaria (IES) Adaja, en Arévalo (Ávila), el vehículo eléctrico Mitsubishi i-MiEV, para que sus alumnos de Formación Profesional (FP) … Read the full press release →

Posted in Automotive, Education, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Insurance, Spain, Technology

ENTEGA verbessert den CO2-Fußabdruck der Berlinale

Posted on 12, February 2013 by

DARMSTADT (blu/leu), 12-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Die CO2-Bilanz der Internationalen Filmfestspiele in Berlin hat sich seit 2010 wesentlich verbessert. Dazu beigetragen hat der Ökostromanbieter ENTEGA als Co-Partner des Festivals, der zusammen mit dem Öko-Institut Vorschläge erarbeitete, wie die Berlinale ihre Treibhausgas-Emissionen … Read the full press release →

Posted in Art & Culture, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Entertainment, Environment, Germany, Media

Akkuyu NPP held a first construction organization meeting with Turkish business community

Posted on 11, February 2013 by

11-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — On the 31st of January, 2013, in Mersin Province an expanded information meeting of representatives of Akkuyu NPP and Turkish business community was held in the large conference-hall of the Trade and Industry Complex. The main objective … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Construction, Energy, Gas & Oil, Russia, Turkey

Voith secures contracts in the small hydro segment in South America

Posted on 11, February 2013 by

HEIDENHEIM, 11-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Just at the end of the year, Voith has again been successful in securing contracts in its small hydro business in South America: There, the company has been awarded to contracts for the erection of hydro … Read the full press release →

Posted in Automotive, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Germany, Technology, Transportation & Logistics

Czech public representatives visited Novovoronezh NPP

Posted on 11, February 2013 by

11-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — On the 30th of January, 2013, members of the Czech public visited operating Unit 5 of Novovoronezh NPP and Unit 1 of Novovoronezh NPP Phase II, which is under construction. The delegation included Czech journalists, students and experts. … Read the full press release →

Posted in Czech Republic, Energy, Gas & Oil, Russia, Society

El Grupo HUNOSA participa en un plan pionero en Europa para aprovechar el biogás que se desprende en los vertederos

Posted on 8, February 2013 by

La tecnología, que podría ofrecerse a otras empresas de gestión de residuos, permite controlar, en tiempo real y vía satélite, el gas que emana de la basura en cada zona del vertedero 8-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — El vertedero de residuos no … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Industrial, Spain, Technology

Financing for wpd’s Butendiek Offshore Wind Farm Secured

Posted on 8, February 2013 by

8-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The implementation and realization of the Butendiek offshore wind farm is proceeding. Today, wpd group is announcing that the financing of the project has been secured by signing the agreements for both equity and debt project financing. … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Investment, Technology

Baltic NPP: 2012 milestones accomplished

Posted on 8, February 2013 by

8-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — On the 22nd of January, 2013, the construction control panel for construction of Units 1 and 2 of Baltic NPP (Neman District, Kaliningrad Region) had its meeting. The meeting was chaired by Valery Limarenko, the President of … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Construction, Energy, Gas & Oil, Russia, Technology

Härtetest für Offshore-Windenergieanlage im Labor

Posted on 8, February 2013 by

8-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ —  Die Steuerung ist das »Gehirn« der Windenergieanlage. Sie reagiert sofort auf die Windgeschwindigkeit. Wenn es stürmt, schaltet sie bei Bedarf die Anlage ab oder entscheidet sofort, wie die Rotorblätter eingestellt sein müssen, um die beste Energieausbeute … Read the full press release →

Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Germany, Industrial, Science, Technology

Butendiek: EIB lends EUR 450m for offshore wind farm

Posted on 8, February 2013 by

8-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Investment Bank (EIB) is lending EUR 450m for the Butendiek wind farm, which will be one of the biggest offshore wind projects so far in the German part of the North Sea. With 80 turbines, it … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, Financial, Germany, Government, Investment

Deputy Director General of ROSATOM Nikolay Spasskiy held consultations with IAEA Director General Yu. Amano and his key deputies in Vienna

Posted on 8, February 2013 by

8-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — On the 21st-22nd of January, 2013, Deputy Director General of ROSATOM for International Activities Nikolay Spasskiy held scheduled consultations with IAEA Director General Yu. Amano and his key deputies in Vienna. The parties discussed main issues of the cooperation between ROSATOM and … Read the full press release →

Posted in Austria, Energy, Gas & Oil, Russia

Neste Oil has increased its use of waste- and residue-based renewable inputs by over 400,000 tons

Posted on 8, February 2013 by

Neste Oil has increased its use of waste- and residue-based renewable inputs by over 400,000 tons 8-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Neste Oil succeeded in achieving its target of increasing its use of waste and residue raw materials for refining into renewable … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Finland, Industrial

Investing in our future: Good examples of EU funded projects

Posted on 7, February 2013 by

The European Union budget is relatively small (around 1% of EU GNI), but it can make a big difference. Around 94% of the European Union budget supports researchers, businesses, farmers, regions, young people and many others. Brussels, 7-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Too … Read the full press release →

Posted in Agriculture, Automotive, Belgium, Business, Electronics & Machinery, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, Financial, Government, Healthcare, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Pharma & Biotech, Small Business, Society, Technology

Neste Oil to invest EUR 65 million in enhancing gasoline production at Porvoo

Posted on 7, February 2013 by

Neste Oil to invest EUR 65 million in enhancing gasoline production at Porvoo 7-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Neste Oil has decided to build an isomerization unit at its Porvoo refinery. The investment, valued at approx. EUR 65 million, is intended to … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, Finland, Investment

Federal Councillor Doris Leuthard at the celebration of the grid transfer

Posted on 7, February 2013 by

7-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — On 3 January 2013, Swissgrid and the previous owners reached a significant milestone in Switzerland’s power history: the Swiss transmission grid was successfully transferred to Swissgrid. To duly celebrate this occasion, Swissgrid organised an evening event on … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Government, Politics, Switzerland

New Director for Alpiq Hydro Ticino SA

Posted on 7, February 2013 by

7-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Andrea Papina from the canton of Ticino will take over the position of Director of Alpiq Hydro Ticino SA. He will replace Alfredo Baldi who led the company based in Airolo (TI) for the past twelve years. … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Infrastructure & Utilities, Management, Switzerland

Neste Oil appoints Kaisa Lipponen Director of Corporate Communications

Posted on 6, February 2013 by

Neste Oil appoints Kaisa Lipponen Director of Corporate Communications  6-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Kaisa Lipponen, M.A., (32) has been appointed Neste Oil’s Director of Corporate Communications as of 1 February 2013. She will be responsible for Neste Oil’s internal and external … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Finland, Management, Marketing

VNG bietet Serviceleistungen für den Gaseinkauf

Posted on 6, February 2013 by

Leipziger Erdgasspezialist gemeinsam mit Handelstochter Energieunion auf der E-world Leipzig/Essen, 6-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Die VNG – Verbundnetz Gas Aktiengesellschaft (VNG) präsentiert sich vom 5. bis 7. Februar auf der Energiefachmesse E-world in Essen mit einem neu gestalteten Messestand. Besucher können … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Germany