(IN BRIEF) ORLEN has secured a crucial environmental approval for its Baltic East offshore wind farm, positioning the 1 GW project to compete in Poland’s first offshore wind auction this December. The decision from RDOŚ enables ORLEN to finalize permits, … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Poland, Technology
Tagged 1 GW renewable capacity, Baltic East Greenlit: ORLEN Takes Major Step Toward 1 GW Offshore Wind Farm and Polish Supplier Integration, Baltic East offshore wind, Baltic Power, Baltic West, CfD support scheme, clean electricity Europe, energy security, environmental decision Gdańsk RDOŚ, Ireneusz Fąfara, Janusz Bil, offshore wind permitting, ORLEN, ORLEN Neptun, Poland offshore wind auction, Polish suppliers, renewable energy Poland
(IN BRIEF) Spain and the European Investment Fund have introduced a new €500 million “Climate and Infrastructure” financing instrument aimed at supporting SME, mid-cap, and infrastructure equity investments across sustainability and digital sectors. Funded through Spain’s Regional Resilience Fund and … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Spain, Technology
Tagged Alison Burney, Christian López-Baillo, climate action financing, Climate and Infrastructure instrument, David Gonzalez, digitalisation, EIF, energy transition, European Investment Fund, Gabriele Todesca, green and digital transition, Ignacio Carrión ( ., Jose Cabrita, María Palanca, María Romano, Mid-Caps, New €500 Million Fund to Boost Equity Investments in Spain’s Sustainable and Digital Infrastructure, NextGenerationEU, private equity, Regional Resilience Fund, SMEs, SpainCap, Spanish Ministry of Economy Trade and Enterprise, sustainable infrastructure
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank has signed a €100 million loan agreement with Orkuveitan to fund the expansion and renewal of electricity and geothermal heating networks in the Reykjavík metropolitan area. The project will help meet rising energy demand … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, Financial, Iceland, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Internet & Online, Investment, Luxembourg, News
Tagged climate action investment, EFTA Facility, EIB, EIB Funds Reykjavík Energy Upgrade with €100m Loan to Boost Sustainable Power and Heating, electricity grid expansion, European Investment Bank, geothermal district heating, Iceland 2040 carbon neutrality, Iceland electrification, Karl Nehammer, Orkuveitan, renewable heat production, Reykjavík energy infrastructure, sustainable utility networks, Sævar Freyr Þráinsson, Veitur Utilities
(IN BRIEF) RWE has secured three new Agri-PV projects under Italy’s PNRR program, adding 30.2 MWac of solar capacity across Campania, Sicily, and Calabria. The projects will feature elevated solar structures designed to accommodate agricultural use—either crops or grazing—beneath the … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Italy, News
Tagged Acquafredda 2, Agri-PV, agrivoltaics, Calabria, Campania, capacity addition, Cave, commissioning 2026, crop production, dual-use land, elevated mounting structures, energy transition, energy-agri system, Enna Piscopo, Italy, Katja Wünschel, land optimization, PNRR auction, renewable energy, RWE, RWE Advances Dual-Use Solar Solutions with 30 MW Agri-PV Portfolio Gain Across Southern Italy, RWE Renewables Italia, sheep grazing, Sicily, solar energy, solar modules, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) VELUX and DOVISTA have joined with circular construction company a:gain to repurpose insulated glass units with minor aesthetic imperfections into high-performance facade windows. Branded as Viddø, these systems minimize material processing and waste while offering a significantly lower … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Denmark, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Technology
Tagged Again™, Carbon Footprint Reduced by 44%: Viddø Facade Windows Turn Glass Waste into Building Assets, carbon footprint reduction, circular construction, circular economy in construction, Denmark architecture, DOVISTA, Environmental Product Declaration, facade systems, Frank Radich, glass upcycling, green building innovation, insulated glass units, Krone Vinduer, Lone Feifer, resource optimization, sustainable building products, Thomas Heldgaard, VELUX Group, Viddø, Viddø window system
(IN BRIEF) Swedish steelmaker SSAB has entered a new partnership with EAB to supply fossil-free steel — including SSAB Zero™ — for EAB’s core product lines, which include warehouse fittings, industrial doors, and steel building systems. EAB is already using … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Industrial, Investment, Management, Metals and Minerals, News, Sweden, Technology
Tagged carbon emissions reduction, circular steel economy, EAB, EAB Integrates SSAB Zero™ Steel into Flagship Warehouse Equipment in Sustainability Push, fossil-free steel, green industrial transformation, HYBRIT technology, industrial sustainability, Per-Åke Andersson, Radioshuttle, renewable energy steel production, SSAB, SSAB Fossil-free steel, SSAB Zero, steel buildings, sustainability, Swedish manufacturing, Thomas Hörnfeldt, warehouse fittings
(IN BRIEF) The Copernicus Sentinel-6B satellite has been successfully launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9, marking a major milestone in global sea-level monitoring. Developed through a partnership between the European Commission, ESA, Eumetsat, NASA, NOAA, … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Defence, Environment, European Union, France, Government, Industrial, News, Security & Safety, Technology, Telecom
Tagged Airbus Defence and Space, climate change, CNES, coastal communities, Copernicus programme, Earth observation, ESA, EUMETSAT, European Commission, Falcon 9 launch, Hervé Derrey, NASA, New Sentinel-6B Satellite Strengthens International Climate Surveillance with Advanced Altimetry Systems, NOAA, ocean topography, Poseidon-4 altimeter, radar altimetry, satellite mission, sea level monitoring, Sentinel-6B, Thales Alenia Space, Vandenberg Space Force Base
(IN BRIEF) TÜV Rheinland Greater China has become the first organization in the region to earn ISO/IEC 17065 accreditation from A2LA covering multiple categories under the Microgeneration Certification Scheme. This accreditation allows TÜV Rheinland to offer MCS certification services for … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Security & Safety, Technology
Tagged A2LA, BAFA, BIPV, CNAS, Global market access, heat pumps, HVAC testing, ISDE, ISO/IEC 17065, Keymark, MCS 005, MCS certification, Microgeneration Certification Scheme, one test multiple certifications, photovoltaic products, PV mounting systems, renewable energy certification, SG Ready, solar thermal systems, TÜV Rheinland Greater China, TÜV Rheinland Strengthens Global Market Access for Renewable Energy Manufacturers with Expanded MCS Accreditation in Greater China
(IN BRIEF) Ørsted has launched its new Osonic technology platform and secured its first preferred supplier agreement with Luxcara, enabling the commercial rollout of its low-noise jetting-based monopile installation method. Having already proven its effectiveness at the Gode Wind 3 … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Denmark, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, News, Technology
Tagged EPC consulting, Europe offshore projects, German Bight, German North Sea, German Sustainability Award, Gode Wind 3, Holger Matthiesen, jetting technology, low-noise installation, Luxcara, monopile foundations, Offshore wind, offshore wind development, Osonic, Osonic Platform Launch Positions Ørsted for Commercial Expansion of Quiet Monopile Installation, Patrick Harnett, renewable energy innovation, sustainability, Ørsted
(IN BRIEF) Continental is strengthening its sustainability efforts by transitioning the majority of its ContiTech PVC-based products to INEOS Inovyn’s CO₂-optimized NEOVYN™ PVC, which carries a 37% lower carbon footprint than conventional European-standard PVC. Supported by renewable energy sources such … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Environment, Germany, Industrial, Management, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Arnaud Valenduc, automotive interiors, chemical industry fasteners, Christian Dohmen, Continental, Continental Accelerates Materials Decarbonisation through Large-Scale Adoption of Low-Carbon PVC from INEOS Inovyn, ContiTech, conveyor belts, CO₂ optimized materials, hydropower, industrial hoses, INEOS Inovyn, ISCC PLUS, low carbon hydrogen, low carbon PVC, mining sector materials, NEOVYN PVC, recycled raw materials, renewable energy manufacturing, rubber recycling, solar energy, sustainability strategy, sustainable materials, wind energy
(IN BRIEF) The COSMOMAG project, led by four Principal Investigators including CERN cosmologist Chiara Caprini, has received an ERC Synergy Grant to investigate the origins and evolution of cosmic magnetic fields. Caprini, the first CERN staff member to earn this … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Business, Environment, News, Science, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged Andrii Neronov, Axel Brandenburg, CERN, Chiara Caprini, cosmic magnetic fields, cosmic magnetism, COSMOMAG, early Universe cosmology, ERC Synergy Grant, Franco Vazza, gamma rays, gravitational waves, New COSMOMAG Research Initiative Secures ERC Support to Reconstruct Magnetic History of the Universe, primordial plasma, radio astronomy, Stockholm University Nordita, Université Paris Cité, University of Bologna, University of Geneva
(IN BRIEF) CERN’s fourth Environment Report presents the organization’s progress in making high-energy physics more environmentally responsible while detailing new sustainability goals set through 2030. Covering 2023 and 2024, the report highlights advances such as the LHC’s record integrated luminosity, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Industrial, Investment, Management, Media, News, Science, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged Benoît Delille, biodiversity, CERN, CERN Highlights Major Efficiency Gains and Introduces New Environmental Commitments in Fourth Environment Report, CO₂-equivalent emissions, data centre, electricity consumption, energy efficiency, Environment Report, environmental goals 2030, ESG reporting, High-Luminosity LHC, integrated luminosity, ISO 50001, LHC, noise control, PUE 1.1, sustainability, waste management, water management
(IN BRIEF) The German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI) and Mainz University Medical Center have initiated the MARK project to understand and predict the biological aging of the immune system using artificial intelligence. Funded by the Rhineland-Palatinate Ministry of … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Education, Environment, Germany, Healthcare, News, Pharma & Biotech, Science, Society, Technology
Tagged aging research, AI in medicine, Andreas Dengel, artificial intelligence, biotechnology, blood stem cells, Center for Thrombosis and Hemostasis, Clemens Hoch, data science, DFKI, DFKI and Mainz researchers pioneer AI-driven insights into immune decline and age-related health risks, Germany, healthy aging, immune system aging, Kaiserslautern, life sciences, Mainz, Mainz University Medical Center, MARK project, MARK project combines artificial intelligence and biotechnology to advance healthy aging research in Rhineland-Palatinate, Molecular Analysis of Age-Related Risk Mechanisms, predictive health models, Rhineland-Palatinate Ministry of Science and Health, Wolfram Ruf
(IN BRIEF) At COP30 in Belém, Statkraft inaugurated new hybrid renewable projects in Brazil’s Bahia and Pernambuco states, adding 340 MWp of solar capacity through the Morro do Cruzeiro, Santa Eugênia, and Serrita solar farms. The €200 million (NOK 2.3 … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, News, Norway, Technology
Tagged Andreas Bjelland Eriksen, Bahía, battery storage, Belem, Birgitte Ringstad Vartdal, Brazil, climate change, CO2 reduction, COP30, energy transition, Fernando de Lapuerta, Green Transition Scenarios, hybrid power, Jerônimo Rodrigues, Morro do Cruzeiro Solar, Norway, Paris Agreement, Pernambuco, renewable energy, Santa Eugênia Solar, Serrita Solar, solar energy, Statkraft, Statkraft Brazil, Statkraft expands Brazilian portfolio to 2.3 GW with new renewable projects unveiled at COP30 in Belem, Statkraft inaugurates major hybrid solar and battery projects in Brazil at COP30 to drive clean energy transition, sustainable development, Thiago Tomazzoli, wind energy
(IN BRIEF) PNE Group has won approvals for two onshore wind projects in France — the Romescamps (10.8 MW) and Chéry (10 MW) wind farms — through the country’s 10th tender for onshore wind energy. The projects, upgraded via modificative … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, France, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Management, News
Tagged Centre-Val de Loire, Chéry Wind Farm, clean energy, climate protection, energy transition, European energy market, France, Hauts-de-France, modificative permits, onshore wind energy, PNE expands French renewable portfolio with two approved wind projects delivering over 20 MW capacity, PNE France, PNE France achieves tender success with Romescamps and Chéry wind farms enhancing renewable output, PNE group, renewable energy, Roland Stanze, Romescamps Wind Farm, SWEET programme, wind power, wind turbines
(IN BRIEF) EMPA has contributed vital insights to a major ETH Zurich-led study showing how flexible operation of electric vehicles and heat pumps could strengthen Switzerland’s energy system. Coordinated use of these technologies would make renewable energy more efficient, reduce … Read the full press release
Posted in Electronics & Machinery, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Industrial, Science, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged carbon neutrality, Christian Schaffner, dynamic tariffs, electric vehicles, Electricity Imports, Empa, energy system, EPFL, ETH Zurich, ETH Zurich and EMPA highlight how energy flexibility can cut Swiss electricity imports and stabilize the grid, Federica Bellizio, flexibility, grid stability, heat pumps, HSLU, PATHFNDR, PSI, renewable energy, Siobhan Powell, solar power, SWEET programme, Swiss consortium led by ETH Zurich finds flexible technologies key to balancing renewable energy and demand, Swiss Federal Office of Energy, Switzerland Energy Strategy 2050, TU Delft, UNIGE, ZHAW
(IN BRIEF) Hydro and the Nobel Peace Center unveiled the Peace Bench at COP30 in Belém, Brazil, highlighting the importance of dialogue in addressing climate challenges. Made with aluminium sourced from Hydro’s operations in Pará and designed by Snøhetta, the … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Industrial, Management, Media, Metals and Minerals, News, Norway, Society
Tagged aluminium, Amazon, Belem, Brazil, circular economy, climate dialogue, COP30, Global Collaboration, green transition, Hydro, Hydro and Nobel Peace Center Unveil Peace Bench at COP30 to Champion Dialogue and Sustainability, John Thuestad, Kjersti Fløgstad, Nobel Peace Center, Pará, Peace Bench, responsible mining, Snøhetta, sustainability, Vestre
(IN BRIEF) Vattenfall and Industrikraft have formalized a partnership to develop new nuclear power in Sweden, with Industrikraft acquiring a 20% share in Videberg Kraft AB and investing SEK 400 million. The consortium, which includes leading Swedish companies such as … Read the full press release
Posted in Construction, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Management, News, Sweden, Technology
Tagged ABB, Alfa Laval, Anna Borg, Boliden, EU energy transition, fossil-free electricity, Green Energy, Hitachi Energy, Höganäs AB, Industrikraft, nuclear power, Ringhals, Saab, SSAB, Stora Enso, sustainable power, Sweden, Swedish industry, Tom Erixon, Vattenfall, Vattenfall and Industrikraft Partner to Drive Sweden’s Next Generation of Nuclear Energy, Videberg Kraft AB, Volvo Group
(IN BRIEF) SGS has joined the Global Circularity Protocol as part of its mission to accelerate the global shift toward circular, sustainable business models. Announced at COP30 in Brazil, the company will support the protocol’s implementation with its strong track … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Industrial, Management, News, Security & Safety, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged carbon reduction, circular economy, Climate Action, COP30, environmental audits, ESG assurance, global business transformation, Global Circularity Protocol, IMPACT NOW, life cycle assessment, Rafael Navazo, SGS, SGS joins the Global Circularity Protocol to champion sustainable transformation at COP30, sustainability, sustainability certification, UNEP, WBCSD
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank Group has expanded its Green Checker tool globally, enabling countries beyond the EU to identify and assess green investment opportunities. Launched at COP30 in Brazil, the platform simplifies climate eligibility assessments for projects and … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Internet & Online, Investment, Luxembourg, News
Tagged Ambroise Fayolle, Belém Brazil, climate finance, COP30, EIB Expands Digital Tool Worldwide to Empower Green Investments Under EU Global Gateway, EIB Group, EU taxonomy, European Investment Bank, Global Gateway, Green Checker, green transition, Middle East, North Africa, public sector, renewable energy, SMEs, sustainable investment, Western Balkans
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