(IN BRIEF) SSAB has officially launched its Strenx® Certified Fabricator network in the Netherlands, naming Joop van Zanten B.V. as the first Dutch company to join. The programme recognises fabricators with demonstrated excellence in producing high-strength steel components and provides … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Industrial, Investment, Management, Metals and Minerals, Netherlands, News, Sweden, Technology
Tagged certification program, fabrication network, high-strength steel, INNOVATION, Joop van Zanten B.V., Netherlands, OEM components, Sara Maltén, SSAB, SSAB Launches Strenx Certified Fabricator Program in Dutch Market to Promote Excellence in Steel Fabrication, Steel Industry, steel structures, Strenx Certified Fabricator, Strenx performance steel, sustainability, training support
(IN BRIEF) Scientists from the University of Helsinki and the University of Eastern Finland have developed AI-enhanced methods to identify aspens and standing dead trees using open aerial imagery, offering a fast and low-cost approach for biodiversity monitoring. Aspens host … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Education, Environment, Finland, Management, News, Science, Technology
Tagged aerial imagery, AI Breakthrough Enables Reliable Aspen and Deadwood Detection Using Open Forest Imagery, AI forest monitoring, Anis Rahman, Anwarul Chowdhury, aspen detection, ecological monitoring, Einari Heinaro, Finland, forest biodiversity, forest management, Global Ecosystem Health Observatory, International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation, Machine Learning, Mete Ahishali, neural networks, Populus tremula, Remote Sensing Applications Society and Environment, Samuli Junttila, standing dead trees, University of Eastern Finland, University of Helsinki
(IN BRIEF) EIB Global organised a marine clean-up and coral restoration campaign in the Thousand Islands area north of Jakarta, bringing together Team Europe representatives, Indonesian authorities, NGOs, students and local community members. The initiative resulted in the removal of … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Environment, European Union, Infrastructure & Utilities, Luxembourg, News, Non Profit, Society
Tagged blue economy, Climate Action, coral restoration, EIB Global, environmental cooperation, EU Green Diplomacy Week, European Investment Bank, H.E. Sujiro Seam, Indonesia, Jakarta, juvenile clownfish release, Langit Biru Pertiwi Foundation, marine clean-up, marine pollution, Nicola Beer, reef regeneration, Remove Marine Litter and Support Local Ecosystems, Sunita Lukkhoo, Team Europe, Team Europe and Indonesia Join Forces to Restore Reefs, Thousand Islands, Tri Indrawan
(IN BRIEF) RWE has launched operations at its repowered Muel wind farm in Aragon, replacing 27 ageing turbines with three high-capacity Nordex models and raising total capacity from 16.2 MW to 19.97 MW. The upgrade more than doubles the electricity … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Spain
Tagged 000 homes, 19.97 MW, 21, Aragon, Bureau Veritas, Circularity, Katja Wünschel, Muel wind farm, NextGenerationEU, Nordex N163/6.X, Nordtank 600kW, onshore wind, Recovery and Resilience Facility, RenerCycle, renewable energy, repowering, Repowering Milestone in Spain as RWE Upgrades Muel Wind Farm with Higher Capacity and ZeroWaste Certification, RWE, RWE Renewables Iberia, Spain, turbine recycling, Zaragoza, ZeroWaste
(IN BRIEF) Siemens and nVent have partnered to create a liquid-cooled reference architecture designed for 100-MW hyperscale AI data-centers, integrating Siemens’ electrical and automation systems with nVent’s cooling technologies. The modular blueprint is Tier-III-capable and optimized for large AI compute … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Management, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged AI Infrastructure, automation systems, Ciaran Flanagan, DGX GB200, high-density compute, hyperscale data centers, liquid cooling, modular data centers, New Siemens-nVent Blueprint Targets High-Density AI Workloads with Liquid Cooling and Modular Power Design, nVent, NVIDIA DGX SuperPOD, power distribution, reference architecture, Sara Zawoyski, Siemens, sustainability in data centers, Tier III-capable, tokens per watt
(IN BRIEF) Fortum Battery Recycling has introduced a refreshed operating model and leadership structure aimed at accelerating growth and enhancing service for the European battery industry. The new framework centres the business around three operational areas — Battery Recycling Services, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Finland, Government, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Technology
Tagged Anssi Airas, battery raw materials, battery recycling services, Celine Fogde, closed loop recycling, European battery industry, EV battery supply chain, Fortum Battery Recycling, Fortum updates battery recycling unit structure with three core business areas and new strategic partnerships function, Frank Stumpf, growth strategy, hydrometallurgical operations, Jaakko Soini, Julius Kirkkola, leadership update, organisational restructuring, Pekka Alisaari, strategic partnerships, Technology & Growth, Teemu Koivunen
(IN BRIEF) RWE announced that Katja Wünschel, CEO of its renewables business in Europe and Australia, will leave the company on 31 March 2026 to join Vonovia as Chief Development Officer. Sopna Sury, currently Executive Board member at RWE Generation … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News
Tagged battery storage, corporate appointment, E.ON, executive change, hydrogen business, Katja Wünschel, leadership transition, Leadership transition at RWE as Katja Wünschel departs for Vonovia and Sopna Sury moves into renewables CEO role, Markus Krebber, Nikolaus Valerius, onshore wind, renewables strategy, RWE, RWE Renewables Europe & Australia, solar development, Sopna Sury, Uniper, Vonovia
(IN BRIEF) A new global Siemens study reveals that energy efficiency in buildings has risen to the number-one infrastructure priority for organizations — up from seventh in 2023. The Infrastructure Transition Monitor 2025, based on responses from 1,400 executives across … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Management, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged 1, 19 countries, 400 respondents, autonomous buildings, building electrification, capital barriers, decarbonization, digitalization, energy efficiency, energy savings, Energy-as-a-Service, infrastructure survey, Infrastructure Transition Monitor 2025 shows surge in energy efficiency focus while financing gaps slow net-zero progress, investment trends, net zero transition, on-site renewables, Operational Efficiency, real estate sustainability, Siemens Financial Services, Siemens Infrastructure Transition Monitor 2025, smart building technologies, Susanne Seitz
(IN BRIEF) Allianz Re celebrated the ninth Allianz Climate Risk Award on December 2, 2025, recognising outstanding academic research addressing climate-related risks. The 2025 winner, Diego Altafini of Cardiff University, was honoured for research advancing flood-impact analysis for climate adaptation. … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Business, Economy, Education, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Insurance, Investment, Management, News, Technology
Tagged Allianz Climate Risk Award 2025, Allianz Re and Allianz Trade spotlight scientific innovation in climate risk and supply-chain resilience with 2025 award winners, Allianz Reinsurance, Allianz Trade Award, Cardiff University, climate adaptation, climate research recognition, climate risk science, Diego Altafini, Emilia Macarie, Guglielmo Zappalà, Harvard University, Holger Tewes-Kampelmann, Markus Stowasser, Mitchell Anderson, natural perils competence centre, Piril Kadibesegil, Ralf Ludwig, resilience research, Shagun Garg, Sibylle Steimen, supply chain resilience, Supriya Krishnan, University of Cambridge, University of Canterbury
(IN BRIEF) RWE has completed the repowering of the Lasbek wind farm in Schleswig-Holstein, replacing six older turbines with four more powerful units, increasing capacity from 10.8 MW to 22.8 MW. The upgrade boosts renewable output fivefold, enabling the site … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, News
Tagged 000 annual benefit, 000 households, 18, 22.8 MW capacity, 760 MW in operation, BladeReUse project, doubling capacity to 22.8 MW and benefiting local municipalities, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Katja Wünschel, Lasbek wind farm, Lasbek wind farm enters operation after repowering project, municipal revenue, noise barrier walls, onshore wind construction 145 MW, onshore wind Germany, renewable electricity, repowering project, rotor blade reuse, RWE, RWE Renewables Europe & Australia, Stormarn Schleswig-Holstein, turbine recycling, wind energy expansion, €124
(IN BRIEF) Covestro and Allmed have entered a partnership to explore whether used artificial kidney filters can be recycled into new polycarbonate-based plastic materials. The feasibility study assesses technical recovery processes, regulatory considerations and potential economic viability. Working with additional … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Chemicals, Environment, Germany, Healthcare, Industrial, Investment
Tagged Ahmed Sorour, Allmed, blood purification, circular economy healthcare, Covestro, dialysis devices, feasibility study, healthcare plastics, kidney filters, Kimal, Lily Wang, material circularity, Matt Press, medical recycling, medical waste, Partnership aims to recover polycarbonate from kidney filters and create new pathways for circular healthcare materials, polycarbonate recovery, recycling trials, sustainability, UK hospital trust
(IN BRIEF) Nine renewable-energy companies have jointly financed the protection and restoration of 108 hectares of Finnish nature across Simo, Pudasjärvi and Puolanka to celebrate Finland’s 108th Independence Day. The Nature Gift to Finland initiative builds on earlier biodiversity research … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Finland, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Technology
Tagged 108 hectares, ABO Energy, Ålandsbanken Wind Power Fund, biodiversity, climate emissions, ecological restoration, Endangered Species, Eolus, Finnish nature, forest conservation, Fortum, Helen, Hiilipörssi, Ilmatar, Luonnonperintösäätiö, Myrsky Energia, Nature Gift to Finland, Nature Gift to Finland project safeguards peatlands and forests through multi-company biodiversity partnership, nature-positive business models, Neoen, One Planet Oy, peatland restoration, Pudasjärvi, Puolanka, Renewables Finland, Sari Multala, Simo, Taaleri Energia
(IN BRIEF) Evonik has released two Environmental Product Declarations for PROTECTOSIL® BHN and PROTECTOSIL® CIT through the IBU, providing life-cycle-based environmental data for building protection materials. The EPDs align with EU regulatory trends, anticipating requirements under the Construction Products Regulation. … Read the full press release
Posted in Chemicals, Construction, Environment, Germany, Industrial, Investment, Management, Technology
Tagged Architecture, building protection, construction sustainability, corrosion protection, environmental product declarations, EPDs, European Construction Products Regulation, Evonik, Evonik releases life-cycle declarations for PROTECTOSIL® BHN and CIT to support green building decisions, green building, IBU, life cycle assessment LCA, material selection, Nico Freudl, PROTECTOSIL BHN, PROTECTOSIL CIT, reinforced concrete, silane impregnation, Smart Effects, Susanne Martens-Kruck, Susanne Pellengahr, sustainability reporting, transparency
(IN BRIEF) GKN Aerospace Norway will expand its additive manufacturing capabilities at its Kongsberg engines centre through a strategic partnership with Norwegian Catapult Manufacturing Technology. Norwegian Catapult and SIVA will co-invest NOK 12 million (almost £1 million), supporting Norway’s ambition … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Norway, Technology, Transportation & Logistics, United Kingdom
Tagged 3D printing, additive manufacturing, advanced manufacturing, aerospace engines, aerospace technology, Co-investment boosts GKN Aerospace’s Kongsberg engines centre as additive manufacturing hub, Engine Components, GKN Aerospace, global additive strategy, industrial innovation Norway, Kongsberg Technology Cluster, metals additive, NOK 12 million investment, Norwegian Catapult Manufacturing Technology, Ole B. Hoen, Sébastien Aknouche, SIVA, sustainability, Sweden expansion, USA expansion
(IN BRIEF) The 30th REN Award ceremony in Lisbon celebrated the best doctoral and master’s theses in energy produced at Portuguese universities, with the event attended by the Minister of Energy and the Environment, Maria da Graça Carvalho. The top … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Management, News, Portugal, Technology
Tagged 30th REN Award, Academic Excellence, Alberto Filimão, Amadou Bissiri, André Dias, Catarina Cartaxo, CelZa project, Centro Ciência LP, cryogenic removal of H2S and CO2, energy research prizes, energy transition, Foundation for Science and Technology FCT, Gafar Muganharia, hydrogen transition, Instituto Superior Técnico, Leila Jossias, Miguel Tavares, natural gas and hydrogen blends, ocean renewable energy Mozambique, Pedro Marques, Portugal scientific prize, REN Award, REN Award Strengthens Academic Excellence in Energy with Major Prizes for Doctoral and Master’s Research, REN – Ciência LP – FCT Scientific Merit Medals, Sofia Andrade, University of Coimbra, University of Lisbon, University of Porto, variable renewable energy, wave energy, West African Energy Pool
(IN BRIEF) RWE and TotalEnergies have partnered with ARC Marine to supply 66 Reef Cubes® for installation at the OranjeWind offshore wind farm in the Dutch North Sea. The artificial reefs will be positioned around 11 turbine foundations on top … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Industrial, Investment, Netherlands, News
Tagged 795 MW wind farm, ARC Marine, artificial reef, biodiversity, cod, Dutch North Sea, habitat restoration, low carbon materials, marine ecology, native oysters, Offshore wind, one million households, OranjeWind, OranjeWind to Become One of North Sea’s Largest Nature-Inclusive Wind Projects with ARC Marine Reef Cubes®, Reef Cubes, renewable energy, RWE, TotalEnergies, wind farm construction 2026
(IN BRIEF) Alfa Laval has unveiled the PureBallast 3 Ultra reactor at Marintec 2025, marking the public debut of its next-generation ballast water treatment technology. The system is already in production in Qingdao, China, with deliveries underway and strong demand … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Industrial, Marketing, News, Sweden, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Alfa Laval, Anna Wieslander, ballast water compliance, Ballast Water Management System, BWMS, CIP cleaning-in-place, Compact Next-Gen Ballast Water System from Alfa Laval Targets Faster Installation and Reliable Operation, Marine Solutions, Marintec 2025, maritime sustainability, PureBallast 3 Ultra, Qingdao production, remote monitoring, shipping decarbonisation, vessel installation efficiency, water treatment technology
(IN BRIEF) Ørsted and Nuveen Infrastructure’s Borkum Riffgrund 3 offshore wind farm has delivered its first power to the German grid, marking a major progress point toward full operation expected in Q1 2026. The 913 MW project — now Ørsted’s … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Denmark, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, News, Technology
Tagged 913 MW wind project, Amazon, BASF, Borkum Riffgrund 3, clean energy transition, commissioning Q1 2026, corporate PPAs, Covestro, decarbonisation, DolWin epsilon, Energy Independence, European supply chain, first power, First Power Delivered as Borkum Riffgrund 3 Prepares for Full Operation and Supports Industrial Decarbonisation, Gode Wind 3, Google, North Sea, Nuveen Infrastructure, offshore wind farm Germany, renewable energy, REWE Group, Tennet, Ørsted
(IN BRIEF) Skanska has sold its Port7 office development in Prague’s Holešovice district for approximately EUR 130 million to AFI subsidiaries, with the transfer scheduled for the first half of 2026 and the transaction recorded in Q4 2025. Port7 features … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Czech Republic, Environment, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, News, Norway, Sweden
Tagged Access4You, AFI, brownfield redevelopment, commercial development Europe, EUR 130 million, Holešovice, LEED Platinum, Nearly Zero-Energy Building, office complex, photovoltaic panels, Port7, Prague, real estate divestment, SEK 1.4 billion, Skanska, Skanska completes sale of Port7 campus in Prague as demand grows for modern energy-efficient office properties, sustainability, water savings, WELL Platinum
(IN BRIEF) A new University of Southampton–led human challenge trial has shown that BPZE1, a nasal spray vaccine for whooping cough, can prevent the bacteria from colonising the nose and throat — a first for any whooping cough vaccine. Conducted … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Environment, Healthcare, News, Pharma & Biotech, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Ashley Dalton, BPZE1, clinical trial, controlled infection model, Diane Gbesemete, human challenge trial, ILiAD Biotechnologies, Marian Knight, nasal spray vaccine, NIHR, NIHR Southampton BRC, NIHR Southampton CRF, PERISCOPE consortium, pertussis, public health, respiratory infections, Robert Read, The Lancet Microbe, UKHSA, University Hospital Southampton, University of Oxford, University of Southampton, University of Southampton research demonstrates strong protection from BPZE1 nasal vaccine against whooping cough spread, vaccine, whooping cough
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