(IN BRIEF) Energiekontor AG—a leading German wind and solar park developer and operator based in Bremen—has successfully passed its 2025 EMAS audit, securing continued certification under the EU’s Eco-Management and Audit Scheme. EMAS builds on ISO 14001 standards and imposes … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Media, News, Technology
Tagged Awards, Bremen, corporate values, Eco-Management and Audit Scheme, EMAS audit, EMAS certification, Energiekontor AG, environmental management, environmental statement, environmental targets, EU regulation, Günter Eschen, Investor Relations, ISO 14001, leadership, renewable energy, solar parks, sustainability, sustainability-ESG, wind parks
(IN BRIEF) FMO acted as Mandated Lead Arranger on a US $26.5 million financing package for the 32 MWp Ilute Solar Project in Western Zambia. The two-tranche debt structure—senior debt underwritten by FMO, Triodos, and SEFA, plus a subordinated tranche … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, Netherlands, News, Technology
Tagged 32 MWp, African Development Bank, Barotse Royal Establishment, blended finance, community trust, ElectriFI, FMO, Government of Zambia, GreenCo Power Services, Ilute Solar Project, Kwama Energy, Mandated Lead Arranger, market-based PPA, partnership, private-sector engagement, renewable energy finance, SAPP, SEFA, Senior Chief Anang’anga Imwiko, senior tranche, Serengeti Energy, subordinated tranche, sustainability, Triodos, US $26.5 million, WWF biodiversity plan, Zambia, ZESCO
(IN BRIEF) DNV will act as Owner’s Engineer on AMEA Power’s 1 GW Abydos 2 solar PV plant and 600 MWh battery storage system in Benban, Egypt. The project aims to produce 3,100 GWh of renewable power annually—sufficient for over … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Norway, Technology
Tagged 000, 000 homes, 1 GW, 1.5 million tons CO₂, 100 GWh, 3, 500, 600 MWh, Abydos 2, AFRE, AMEA Power, battery energy storage, battery safety standards, Benban Egypt, BESS, commissioning, construction supervision, desert challenges, design review, DNV, engineering resilience, feasibility studies, Grid Integration, job creation (4, knowledge transfer, partnership, quality assurance, regulatory compliance, renewable energy transition, Santiago Blanco, Solar PV, sustainability, Vision 2035
(IN BRIEF) Equinor’s subsidiary BeGreen has commenced operations at the 65 MW Ingerslev Å solar plant in Jutland, Denmark—BeGreen’s inaugural project since its 2023 acquisition. Senior VP Anders Bade highlighted that this step supports Equinor’s aim to build a robust … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Denmark, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Norway, Technology
Tagged 1.2 GW portfolio, 100 000 solar panels, 2023 acquisition, 65 MW capacity, 68 GWh annual production, Anders Bade, BeGreen, Danske Commodities, DK1 power market, Equinor, Ingerslev Å, Jutland Denmark, onshore renewables, partnership, rapid project cycle, solar plant, sustainability, transformer stations
(IN BRIEF) ENGIE will support Airbus’s goal to cut energy use by 20% and greenhouse gas emissions by 85% across its 22 European sites by 2030. A Paris Air Show–signed framework agreement tasks ENGIE with deploying heat-pump and biomass boiler … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, France, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Technology
Tagged Airbus, biomass boilers, decarbonisation, energy efficiency, ENGIE, France, Frank Lacroix, Germany, heat pumps, industrial decarbonisation, Julie Kitcher, LED lighting, local energy infrastructures, Paris Air Show, photovoltaic panels, renewable energy, Scope 1 emissions, scope 2 emissions, smart energy management, smart metering, Spain, Waste Heat Recovery, Waste-to-energy
(IN BRIEF) EU Finance Ministers, acting as shareholders of the EIB Group, have endorsed a record €100 billion 2025 financing ceiling, boosting defence lending to 3.5 percent of the total and dedicating over €11 billion to grid and storage investments. … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Energy, Gas & Oil, European Union, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Technology
Tagged Clean Industrial Deal, cleantech instruments, CleantechEU, counter-guarantees, defence financing, EIB Group, EIF guarantees, energy security, energy storage, EU Member States, European Investment Bank, European Investment Fund, financing ceiling, global partnerships, Katja Pluto, Nadia Calviño, NATO, power grids, PPAs, Rūdninkai military base, solar photovoltaics, TechEU, Temenuzhka Petkova, Ukraine trade, water infrastructure, wind turbine manufacturers, Zbyněk Stanjura
(IN BRIEF) Equinor’s Johan Castberg field reached its intended plateau production of 220,000 barrels per day on 17 June, just three months after its FPSO vessel began operations on 31 March. Seventeen wells are currently online and delivering as forecast. … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) Iberdrola España and Renfe have signed a 10-year VPPA to supply 370 GWh per year of onshore wind energy—equivalent to a 190 MW wind farm—granting Renfe long-term price stability and advancing Spain’s green transition. The pact will cut … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Spain, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged 10-year agreement, 370 GWh, Amazon, CO₂ reduction, David Martínez, electricity price stability, energy management roadmap, Iberdrola España, Iberdrola Group, industrial electrification, Marta Torralvo, Meta, Microsoft, onshore wind, partnership, Pexapark Renewables Market Outlook 2025, renewable energy transition, Renfe, sustainability, virtual power purchase agreement, VPPA, wind energy
(IN BRIEF) Heidelberg Materials inaugurated Brevik CCS—the cement industry’s first industrial-scale carbon capture and storage plant—at a ceremony attended by Crown Prince Haakon, Energy Minister Terje Aasland, and Dr Dominik von Achten. The facility will capture 400,000 tonnes of CO₂ … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Norway, Technology
Tagged Brevik CCS, carbon storage, CCUS, cement industry, CO₂ capture, Dr Dominik von Achten, Equinor, evoZero, Giv Brantenberg, H.R.H. Crown Prince Haakon, Heidelberg Materials, Longship programme, net-zero concrete, northern lights, Norway, partnership, Shell, sustainability, sustainable construction, Terje Aasland, TotalEnergies, Øygarden
(IN BRIEF) The EIB Group and Santander have structured a €250 million securitisation—comprising a €200 million EIF guarantee with ING and a €50 million EIB investment—to support Spanish SMEs, mid-caps, agricultural enterprises and women entrepreneurs. This transaction is expected to … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Banks, Energy, Gas & Oil, European Union, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Society, Spain
Tagged agricultural sector, climate resilience, EIB Group, EIF, EU capital markets union, European Investment Bank, European Investment Fund, green transition, ING, Mid-Caps, Pan-European Agricultural Programme, Regenerative Agriculture, Santander, securitisation, small and medium-sized enterprises, Spain, water management, Women Entrepreneurship, young farmers
(IN BRIEF) The EIB and Greece’s CDLF have signed a €500 million loan under the Antonis Tritsis urban investment programme, bringing the EIB’s total commitment to €1 billion. The funds will support hundreds of local authority projects—ranging from water and … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Energy, Gas & Oil, European Union, Financial, Greece, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment
Tagged Antonis Tritsis, CDLF, climate resilience, Dimitris Stamatis, energy efficiency, European Investment Bank, Greece, InvestEU, local authorities, Public Buildings, road safety, seismic protection, Smart Cities, sustainable infrastructure, Thodoris Livanios, urban regeneration, waste management, water management, Yannis Tsakiris
(IN BRIEF) Hydro’s Alunorte refinery in Pará has spent BRL 1.3 billion to switch from fuel oil to natural gas—via an FSRU at Barcarena—across its steam and calciner units, cutting 700,000 tonnes of CO₂ annually. This initiative underpins Hydro’s broader … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Metals and Minerals, Norway
Tagged 000 MW renewable, 000 t CO₂ reduction, 1, 1.4 million t CO₂ annual reduction, 29.5 Tbtu, 30 percent by 2030, 700, alumina refinery, Alunorte, Bauxite & Alumina, BRL 1.3 billion, electric boilers, FSRU Energos Celsius, Hydro, John Thuestad, low-carbon refinery, Mendubim solar, natural gas conversion, net zero 2050, New Fortress Energy, Pará Brazil, Ventos de São Zacarias wind
(IN BRIEF) Maersk has named Berlin Mærsk, its 14th dual-fuel methanol container ship, at HHI’s Ulsan facility on 18 June 2025. Part of a six-ship series delivered this year under the Danish flag, Berlin Mærsk retains the Ane Mærsk class … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Denmark, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged 17, 480 TEU, A.P. Moller – Maersk, AE3 service, Anda Cristescu, Ane Mærsk class design, Berlin Mærsk, Danish flag, decarbonisation, dual-fuel methanol propulsion, fleet renewal, HHI Ulsan, Hyundai Heavy Industries, maritime innovation, Ole Graa Jakobsen, partnership, Shanghai, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) ANDRITZ has been selected to execute the pre-engineering of a large-scale carbon capture plant at Kredsløb’s Aarhus district heating facility, tasked with removing approximately 435 000 tonnes of CO₂ annually using BASF’s OASE® blue solvent technology. The contract, … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Business, Denmark, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged Aarhus, Andritz, BASF, carbon capture, CCS pool funding, Clean Air Technologies, decarbonization, digitalization, flue gas treatment, green transition, Harald Reissner, Kredsløb, OASE blue, partnership, plant engineering, pre-engineering, Q2 2025 order intake, sustainability, sustainable biomass
(IN BRIEF) METLEN has closed a comprehensive refinancing package for its Australian solar portfolio, securing AUD 460 million in new facilities on 23 May 2025 alongside Deutsche Bank, Intesa Sanpaolo and Westpac. The deal refinances six operational solar farms in … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Construction, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged Australia, Baringa, carbon dioxide emissions, Coles, Corowa, CS Energy, Deloitte, Deutsche Bank, DNV, green PPA, Herbert Smith Freehills, Intesa Sanpaolo, Junee, Kingaroy, Mazars, Metlen, Moura, Munna Creek, National Broadband Network, partnership, renewable energy, RINA, SmartestEnergy, solar farms, sustainability, Telstra, TWh, Wagga, Westpac Banking Corporation, White & Case, WTW, Wyalong, Zen Energy
(IN BRIEF) Neste will deliver 7,500 tonnes of neat SAF to Amazon Air at San Francisco and Ontario International Airports through 2025, marking Amazon’s first SAF usage at Ontario. The agreement supports Amazon’s 2040 net-zero ambition and leverages Neste’s existing … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Finland, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Amazon Air, Aviation Decarbonization, Carl Nyberg, Diesel Direct, life-cycle emissions, Neste, net zero 2040, Ontario International Airport, partnership, pipeline delivery, renewable diesel, SAF, San Francisco International Airport, sustainability, sustainable aviation fuel, truck transport, waste-based feedstocks, West Coast SAF supply
(IN BRIEF) Iberdrola España and the Madrid government have opened a 47-bay EV charging station in Leganés with 15 ultra-fast chargers (350 kW and 240 kW), 10 fast chargers (60 kW) and 22 semi-fast chargers (22 kW). Powered by rooftop … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Electronics & Machinery, Energy, Gas & Oil, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, News, Spain, Technology
Tagged Antonio Armengot, Community of Madrid, electric vehicle charging, fast chargers, Iberdrola España, IDAE, Leganés, Madrid, Miguel Ángel García Martín, Miguel Ángel Recuenco, MOVES Singular Projects II, Public Private Partnership, renewable energy, solar panels, sustainable mobility, Ultra-Fast Charging
(IN BRIEF) NORMA Group has extended Dr. Daniel Heymann’s contract as COO by three years, moving the expiration date from May 2026 to May 2029. Since May 2023, Dr. Heymann has led operational improvements, automation projects and quality-assurance enhancements. The … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Electronics & Machinery, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Management, News, Technology
Tagged automation, battery management systems, Chief Operating Officer, COO contract extension, Dr. Daniel Heymann, Dräxlmaier Group, industrial supplier transformation, Kerstin Müller-Kirchhofs, lean management, Norma Group, Operational Efficiency, production optimization, quality assurance, Supervisory Board, vehicle interiors
(IN BRIEF) BBVA and Malta Iberia PHES SL have signed an agreement to develop a 14 MWh long-duration energy storage demonstration plant in Puertollano, Spain. Utilizing a closed-loop molten salt and steam system, the facility will absorb surplus renewable energy … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, Malta, Spain, Technology
Tagged BBVA, Ciudad Real, cleantech, climate-aligned finance, decarbonization, European energy resilience, grid stabilization, H2Med corridor, LDES, Long Duration Energy Storage, Malta Iberia PHES SL, Malta Inc., molten salt, National Hydrogen Centre CNH2, Philippe Delleville, Puertollano, renewable integration, Roberto Albaladejo, steam cycle
(IN BRIEF) Hive has integrated Samsung heat-pump controls into its Works With Hive network, enabling unified device management via the Hive App. Data for 2025 show an 87 percent rise in user interest in heat pumps and a twofold increase … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Management, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged 87 percent increase, Boiler Upgrade Scheme BUS, eco-tech solutions, Gav Murray, government grants, heat pump integration, Hive, Hive App, home energy management, installation funding, Lisa Bunting, low-carbon heating, one-metre boundary rule removal, planning permission relaxation, Samsung, Stuart Bell, user interest, Works With Hive
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