(IN BRIEF) Voith has won the German Sustainability Award in the “Resources” category for its Infinity +Green press felts, recognising an innovative recycling concept that enables unlimited recycling cycles without quality loss. Designed for full circularity, the press felts significantly … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, News, Technology
Tagged Anne Klaschka, Aquafil, carbon footprint reduction, circular economy, ECONYL, German Sustainability Award, green electricity, Infinity +Green, PA 6, paper industry, polyamide, press felts, recycling, resources efficiency, Sustainability Innovation, Voith, Voith Paper, Voith Recognised for Circular Economy Innovation with Infinity +Green Press Felts
(IN BRIEF) Borealis is a key partner in Project ELECTRO, an EU-funded initiative developing electrified chemical recycling technologies to convert hard-to-recycle plastic waste into high-value olefins using renewable electricity. Drawing on its expertise in chemical recycling and polyolefins, Borealis leads … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Belgium, Chemicals, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, France, Industrial, Management, Technology
Tagged Borealis, Borealis Helps Drive Next Generation Circular Plastics Solutions Through Project ELECTRO, chemical recycling, circular economy, circular plastics, decarbonisation, electrified recycling, ethylene, EU funded project, Ghent University, Kevin Van Geem, Manjunath Patil, Olefins, polyolefins, Project ELECTRO, Project STOP, propylene, pyrolysis oil, renewable electricity, steam cracking, sustainability, SYSTEMIQ
(IN BRIEF) Six researchers at Umeå University have been awarded SEK 38 million in funding from the Wallenberg foundations for humanities and social science research connected to forestry, representing almost half of the projects approved nationally. The funding highlights the … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Business, Education, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Science, Sweden, Technology
Tagged climate adapted forest management, Daniel Nylén, digital forestry, environmental justice, environmental psychology, forestry policy, forestry research, humanities and social sciences, interdisciplinary research, Louise Eriksson, Marcus and Amalia Wallenberg Memorial Fund, Marianne and Marcus Wallenberg Foundation, reindeer husbandry, Sweden, Thomas Olofsson, Umeå University, Wallenberg Foundations Back Umeå University Projects Exploring the Social Dimensions of Forestry
(IN BRIEF) Ahlstrom has earned a Leadership score of A- in the 2025 CDP Climate Change disclosure for the second year in a row, recognising its consistent progress in reducing emissions and strengthening climate governance. Alongside the climate score, the … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Finland, Industrial, Management, News, Technology
Tagged Ahlstrom, CDP, CDP Awards Ahlstrom Leadership Rating Reflecting Ongoing Emissions Reduction Efforts, Climate Action, Climate Change disclosure, EcoVadis, Emissions Reduction, energy transition, ESG, forests, Johan Lunabba, Scope 1 emissions, scope 2 emissions, Scope 3 emissions, Supplier engagement, sustainability, water security
(IN BRIEF) JYSK has engaged all of its suppliers in setting science-based climate targets, with suppliers representing 94% of emissions committing to establish SBTi-approved reduction targets by FY28. The retailer’s supplier engagement target, validated by the Science Based Targets initiative, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Denmark, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Management, News, Retail
Tagged climate targets, CSR, Ditte Revsbæk Hansen, Emissions Reduction, ESG, JYSK, JYSK Reports Strong Progress on Supplier Engagement and Emissions Reduction Goals, Lars Larsen Group, retail, SBTi, Science Based Targets initiative, Scope 1 emissions, scope 2 emissions, Scope 3 emissions, Supplier engagement, supply chain emissions, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) CERN has received and acknowledged the recommendations for the update of the European Strategy for Particle Physics, marking a significant milestone in defining the future direction of high-energy physics in Europe. Developed through a broad, community-driven process, the … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, News, Science, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged CERN, CERN Council, collider strategy, Costas Fountas, ESPP, European Strategy for Particle Physics, European Strategy Group, European Strategy Update Moves Forward as CERN Considers FCC-ee for Future Research, Fabiola Gianotti, FCC ee, flagship research project, Fundamental Physics, Future Circular Collider, Higgs boson, high energy physics, international collaboration, Karl Jakobs, particle physics, Standard Model
(IN BRIEF) CERN has concluded its five-year 25 by ’25 initiative, reporting significant progress in improving nationality and gender diversity across the Organization. Launched in 2021, the programme aimed to reduce nationality concentration within departments and raise female representation among … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Management, News, Science, Society, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged 25 by 25 initiative, CERN, CERN Builds on 25 by ’25 Progress to Shape the Next Phase of Workforce Diversity, Conscious Hiring policy, Diversity And Inclusion, fellows and graduates, gender diversity, inclusion programmes, international organisation, Louise Carvalho, Member States, nationality diversity, organisational culture, recruitment strategy, scientific workforce, staff diversity
(IN BRIEF) RWE has commissioned several new solar farms along the A44n motorway in North Rhine-Westphalia, adding 86.5 megawatts peak of renewable capacity on recultivated land at the former Garzweiler opencast mine. The installations will supply clean electricity for the … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Spain
Tagged A44n motorway, battery storage, Bedburg 3 wind farm, Dr Lars Kulik, energy transition, Garzweiler opencast mine, Hambach opencast mine, Katja Wünschel, Manheimer Bucht, North Rhine-Westphalia, photovoltaic projects, recultivated land, renewable energy, Rhenish region, RWE, RWE Advances Renewable Energy Road Concept with New Solar Installations Near Bedburg and Jüchen, RWE Renewables, solar farms, wind energy
(IN BRIEF) Hapag-Lloyd has strengthened its commitment to fleet modernization and decarbonization by ordering eight new 4,500 TEU container ships from CIMC Raffles, with deliveries planned for 2028 and 2029 and an investment exceeding USD 500 million. Equipped with dual-fuel … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics, United Kingdom
Tagged CIMC Raffles, container shipping, decarbonization, Dual-fuel engines, fleet modernization, Goldwind, green methanol, Hapag-Lloyd, Hapag-Lloyd Advances Strategy 2030 with New Methanol-Fueled Vessels and Charter Agreements, LNG vessels, long-term charters, methanol propulsion, Rolf Habben Jansen, Seaspan Corporation, shipbuilding investment, Strategy 2030, sustainable shipping
(IN BRIEF) NIB has provided a EUR 25 million loan to AS Tallinna Vesi to extend and expand the city’s wastewater infrastructure upgrade programme through 2026. The investment will renovate around 18 kilometres of ageing wastewater pipelines, modernize treatment plant … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Estonia, Financial, Finland, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Technology
Tagged André Küüsvek, AS Tallinna Vesi, digitalisation, energy efficiency, environmental stewardship, Estonia, EUR 25 million loan, infrastructure financing, Nasdaq Tallinn, NIB, NIB Backs Tallinn Wastewater Investment Programme to Strengthen Reliability and Reduce Environmental Impact, NIB Provides EUR 25 Million to Support Major Wastewater Infrastructure Upgrades in Estonia with Tallinna Vesi, NIB Provides EUR 25 Million to Support Tallinna Vesi’s Upgrades to Networks and Treatment Systems, Nordic Investment Bank, OÜ Utilitas, pipeline renovation, stormwater management, sustainable urban development, Taavi Gröön, Tallinn, Tallinna Vesi Receives EUR 25 Million NIB Loan to Strengthen Estonia’s Wastewater Systems and Improve Operational Efficiency, Tallinna Vesi Receives EUR 25 Million NIB Loan to Strengthen Wastewater Infrastructure and Boost Operational Efficiency, utility services, wastewater infrastructure, wastewater treatment plant
(IN BRIEF) National Grid has taken a significant step in its Great Grid Upgrade programme by awarding major contracts for Sea Link, a proposed 140-km subsea electricity connection between Kent and Suffolk designed to deliver cleaner, more reliable energy. Siemens … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Society, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Apprenticeships, Carl Trowell, clean energy, Darren Davidson, economic growth, high voltage cable, infrastructure investment, Kent Invicta Chamber of Commerce, Major Sea Link Contracts Strengthen UK Manufacturing and Skills as Part of The Great Grid Upgrade, Masaki Shirayama, Michael Shanks, national grid, net zero, Port of Nigg, regional development, Sea Link, Siemens Energy, subsea connection, Suffolk Chamber of Commerce, Sumitomo Electric, supply chain, The Great Grid Upgrade, Tudor Price, UK manufacturing, VanOord
(IN BRIEF) Tetra Pak and García Carrión have launched the world’s first juice carton using Tetra Pak’s new paper-based barrier technology, marking a significant step in reducing reliance on aluminium and fossil-based materials in beverage packaging. The new Tetra Brik … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Food & Beverage, Industrial, Management, Marketing, News, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged 360° Sustainability Strategy, AI, aseptic carton, beverage packaging, Carbon Trust, circular economy, Don Simón, Factories of the Future Award, Fala Corujo, García Carrión, José García Carrión, low carbon footprint, paper recovery, Paper-Based Barrier, Paper-Based Barrier Innovation Positions Tetra Pak and García Carrión at the Forefront of Sustainable Juice Packaging, plant-based polymers, recycling, renewable materials, resource efficiency, supercomputing, Sustainable packaging, Tatiana Liceti, Tetra Pak
(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
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