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

E.ON kommt bei Umwandlung in SE gut voran

Posted on 24, October 2012 by

Vereinbarung über Beteiligung der Arbeitnehmer geschlossen Künftig höherer Frauenanteil und Vertreter verschiedener Länder im Aufsichtsrat 24-10-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — E.ON kommt bei der Umwandlung in eine Europäische Gesellschaft (SE) weiter gut voran. Deutlich vor Ablauf der gesetzlichen Frist konnte eine Vereinbarung über … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Germany

RWE: 2.000 Ladepunkte für E-Autos in Europa

Posted on 24, October 2012 by
Öffentliches Laden

Dortmund/München, 24-10-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — RWE wird in dieser Woche in Dortmund den 2.000. intelligenten Ladepunkt für Elektrofahrzeuge ans Netz anschließen. Damit setzt das Unternehmen sein Engagement für die Elektromobilität fort. RWE hat bereits vor vier Jahren mit dem Aufbau einer nutzerfreundlichen … Read the full press release →

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

Akzeptanz braucht Bürgerbeteiligung

Posted on 24, October 2012 by

RWE veröffentlicht Studie zum Umgang mit Infrastrukturprojekten Ergebnisse der Studie sind Leitlinien für künftige Arbeit Essen, 24-10-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — In einer zunehmend vernetzten Gesellschaft wird es für Unternehmen und Behörden immer schwieriger, Akzeptanz für Infrastruktur- und Großprojekte zu erlangen. Gerade die … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Construction, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Germany, Industrial, Society

Erdgas als Riesenakku: Testanlage in Niederaußem startet Versuche zur Stromspeicherung

Posted on 23, October 2012 by
Erdgas als Riesenakku: Testanlage in Niederaußem startet Versuche zur Stromspeicherung

RWE Power erforscht im Innovationszentrum Kohle Erdgasherstellung aus überschüssigem Strom und CO2 / Projektkosten liegen bei 1 Million Euro 23-10-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Das Innovationszentrum Kohle in Niederaußem bekommt Zuwachs: In einer neuen Testanlage untersucht das Forschungs- und Entwicklungsteam von RWE Power … Read the full press release →

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

RWE verkauft Anteil an Konzession „Edvard Grieg”

Posted on 23, October 2012 by

20-Prozent-Anteil an der norwegischen Förderlizenz geht an OMV Weiterer Schritt im Desinvestmentprogramm der RWE AG Essen, 23-10-2012 — /europawire.eu/ —  Über ihr Tochterunternehmen RWE Dea Norge AS hat die RWE AG eine Vereinbarung über den Verkauf eines 20-Prozent-Anteils an der Konzession … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Germany, Norway

New Commission proposal to minimise the climate impacts of biofuel production

Posted on 22, October 2012 by

Brussels, 22-10-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Today, the Commission published a proposal to limit global land conversion for biofuel production, and raise the climate benefits of biofuels used in the EU. The use of food-based biofuels to meet the 10% renewable energy target … Read the full press release →

Posted in Agriculture, Belgium, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, Government, Society

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Indirect Land Use Change (ILUC)

Posted on 22, October 2012 by

Brussels, 22-10-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — What are biofuels? Biofuels are liquid or gaseous transport fuels made from biomass. The most important biofuels today are bioethanol (made from sugar and cereal crops) used to replace petrol, and biodiesel (made mainly from vegetable oils) used to replace diesel. There are two distinctive categories of … Read the full press release →

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Vodafone to unveil new M2M innovations at Metering, Billing / CRM Europe 2012

Posted on 22, October 2012 by

First demonstration of solar panel remote monitoring and energy data management for business Vodafone Global M2M Platform to show simple management of multiple connected devices 22-10-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Vodafone today announced that it will unveil a number of new advanced … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Technology, Telecom, United Kingdom

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Eni launches its brand in the Belgian natural gas and power market

Posted on 19, October 2012 by

Eni currently serves a total of 600,000 Belgian customers, and aims to reach 1 million by 2016, approximately 12% of the retail market, with innovative products and services, by making the energy sector and energy prices more transparent and easier … Read the full press release →

Posted in Belgium, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Italy

Ideen-Baukasten für die Elektromobilität

Posted on 19, October 2012 by
Ideen-Baukasten für die Elektromobilität

– Forschungsprojekt e performance entwickelte Baukasten für Elektro-Autos – Enge Kooperation mit Experten aus Wissenschaft und Industrie – Hochvolt-Batterie als Schwerpunktthema des Projekts Ingolstadt, 19-10-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Nach drei Jahren Arbeit ist das Forschungsprojekt e performance abgeschlossen. Zusammen mit Bosch und … Read the full press release →

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

Fifty years after the death of its founder, Eni remembers Enrico Mattei in a memorial service at Montecitorio

Posted on 19, October 2012 by

The choice of the Chamber of Deputies as the institutional seat for the ceremony is closely connected with various events in Mattei’s life. Rome, 18-10-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — A ceremony was held today in Montecitorio attended by the President of … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Italy, Society

The road ahead is green

Posted on 18, October 2012 by
Not a parking meter: Fast-charging stations on the street are still a rare sight.

The issue of electromobility is attracting more and more interest. For some time now, the automotive industry has not been alone in feeling the heat of this electrifying trend: driven by a growing awareness of environmental issues among the population … Read the full press release →

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

Eni CEO Paolo Scaroni meets Rosneft CEO Igor Sechin

Posted on 18, October 2012 by

Rosneft CEO Igor Sechin and Eni CEO Paolo Scaroni have met to discuss the progress of joint projects between the two companies offshore Russia in the Black Sea and Barents Sea, sanctioned in the strategic cooperation agreement signed on 25 … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Italy

ENEL PRESENTA IN ASSOLOMBARDA IL PROGETTO ENEL LAB: IL PRIMO LABORATORIO DI IMPRESA PER LA CLEAN TECHNOLOGY

Posted on 18, October 2012 by

Il Gruppo investirà 15 milioni di euro nei prossimi tre anni per supportare la crescita di start up italiane e spagnole con progetti innovativi nell’ambito del cleantech.  la raccolta delle candidature sarà attiva on-line fino al 30 novembre. http://lab.enel.com/  A … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Italy

GDF SUEZ inaugure la centrale hydroélectrique d’Estreito (1 087 MW) en présence de Dilma Rousseff, Présidente de la République du Brésil

Posted on 18, October 2012 by

18-10-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — GDF SUEZ, par l’intermédiaire de sa filiale Tractebel Energia, a le plaisir d’annoncer l’inauguration d’une nouvelle centrale hydroélectrique à Estreito au Brésil, d’une capacité de 1 087 MW. Cette centrale a été inaugurée aujourd’hui par la Présidente … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, France, Industrial

Eni completes sale of 30% minus one share of Snam to Cassa Depositi e Prestiti

Posted on 18, October 2012 by

The sale was executed upon the occurrence of the conditions precedent, including Antitrust approval. San Donato Milanese (Milan), 18-10-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Eni S.p.A. (“Eni”) has completed the sale of 1,013,619,522 shares of Snam S.p.A. (“Snam”), equal to a 30% … Read the full press release →

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

Major construction begins on the Prelude FLNG project – the world’s biggest offshore floating facility

Posted on 18, October 2012 by
Prelude FLNG steelcutting Shell, Technip and Samsung Heavy Industries celebrate the first steel cut for the game-changing Prelude floating liquefied natural gas project’s substructure. Front row L-R: Project Director Jaap de Vries, Technip Chairman & CEO Thierry Pilenko, Shell Projects & Technology Director Matthias Bichsel, Samsung Heavy Industries EVP and Shipyard General Manager D.Y. Park, Shell EVP Projects Rob Kretzers, Shell VP Technical and Prelude Bruce Steenson. Type: Images File size: 2.16MB Uploaded: 18 Oct 12 File Type: JPG Dimensions: 3022 x

18-10-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Today Shell celebrated the cutting of first steel for the game-changing Prelude floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) facility’s substructure with joint venture participants, Inpex and KOGAS, and lead contractor, the Technip Samsung Consortium, at Samsung Heavy Industries’ … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Construction, Energy, Gas & Oil, Industrial, Netherlands, United Kingdom

ENEL: PERFEZIONATA LA CESSIONE DELL’INTERO CAPITALE DI ENDESA IRELAND

Posted on 17, October 2012 by

Il corrispettivo complessivo concordato per la cessione di Endesa Ireland è pari a 286 milioni di euro  L’operazione determina un impatto positivo sull’indebitamento finanziario netto consolidato del Gruppo Enel per circa 361 milioni di euro Roma, 17-10-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Enel … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, Italy

Siemens unveils structure of company-wide program 2014

Posted on 17, October 2012 by
At the management conference in Berlin, Peter Löscher presented the basic structure of the new company-wide program to some 600 top executives. By implementing this new program, which will be in effect for two years, the company intends to focus on cutting its costs, boosting its competitiveness and becoming faster and less bureaucratic.

Munich, Germany, 17-10-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — At its management conference in Berlin, Siemens AG presented the basic structure of its new company-wide program to some 600 top executives. Despite a difficult market environment, the company expects to achieve one of the best … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Electronics & Machinery, Energy, Gas & Oil, Germany, Management, Technology

GDF SUEZ s’associe à Barcelone pour concevoir et développer la Ville de demain

Posted on 17, October 2012 by

17-10-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Gérard Mestrallet, Président Directeur général de GDF SUEZ, et Xavier Trias, maire de la ville de Barcelone, en Espagne, ont signé ce mardi 9 octobre 2012 un partenariat stratégique dans le domaine de la ville de demain. … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, France