(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) Safran Aircraft Engines and HAL have expanded their partnership with a new agreement at the Paris Air Show to produce rotating Inconel components for LEAP engines in India. Building on previous MoUs and contracts, this deal commits HAL … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, Defence, Environment, Financial, France, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, Media, News, Security & Safety, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged 'Make in India', aerospace manufacturing, Bengaluru, CFM International, Dominique Dupuy, Dr. D K Sunil, global supply chain, Goa, HAL®, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, Hyderabad, Inconel parts, joint venture, LEAP engine, M88 engine, MRO facility, Paris Air Show, partnership, Rafale, rotating components, Safran Aircraft Engines, single-aisle aircraft, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) Thales and Terma have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding to enhance strategic collaboration in the air, naval, and space domains. Signed at the Paris Air Show, the agreement is designed to reinforce European industrial and technological capabilities … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, Defence, Denmark, Financial, France, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Media, News, Security & Safety, Technology
Tagged aerospace, air defence, Danish defence industry, defence innovation, Defence Technology, European defence cooperation, Henriette Hallberg Thygesen, industrial collaboration, international cooperation, Memorandum of Understanding, military partnerships, naval systems, Paris Air Show, partnership, Pascale SOURISSE, space systems, Terma, Terma Group, Thales, Thales Group
(IN BRIEF) A new report by the Capgemini Research Institute finds that organizations are achieving strong returns on their AI investments, with an average 1.7 times ROI. Around 40% of businesses expect to see positive returns within one to three … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Financial, France, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged 2025 enterprise technology, agentic AI, AI Adoption, AI agents, AI in customer service, AI in finance, AI in procurement, AI in supply chain, AI investments, AI leadership, AI ROI, automation, business operations, Capgemini, Capgemini Research Institute, Gen AI projects, generative AI, Oliver Pfeil, Operational Efficiency, reskilling, workforce transformation
(IN BRIEF) Merck has awarded its 2025 North American Advance Biotech Grant to Neoclease, a Boston-based startup developing AI-designed gene-editing therapies for Parkinson’s disease and other monogenic disorders. Neoclease will benefit from Merck’s technologies, contract testing, regulatory guidance, and hands-on … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Awards, Business, Financial, Germany, Healthcare, Management, Pharma & Biotech, Science, Technology
Tagged 2025 North American winner, Advance Biotech Grant, AI in biotech, Boston biotech, early-stage biotech support, Emprove program, gene-editing therapies, life sciences innovation, M Lab Collaboration Center, Merck, monogenic diseases, NCX-L2, Neoclease, Parkinson's disease, Sebastian Arana, synthetic biology
(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) To commemorate World Refugee Day on 20 June, KfW Development Bank spotlights its six-year partnership with BMZ and UNICEF in Jordan, where over 600,000 refugees—half children—receive education, psychosocial care and individual support. Through phased “Syrian Refugee Support to … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Education, Financial, Germany, Management, Society
Tagged Azraq camp, BMZ, cash-for-work, gender participation, integration, JORDAN, KfW Development Bank, Makani centres, psychosocial care, refugee volunteers, school infrastructure, Syrian Refugee Support to the Education Sector, Syrian refugees, teacher salaries, UNHCR, UNICEF, World Refugee Day, Za’atari camp
(IN BRIEF) On 18 June 2025, Norges Bank’s Monetary Policy and Financial Stability Committee reduced the policy rate from 4.50 percent to 4.25 percent in a unanimous decision, marking the beginning of a cautious normalization after a tightening cycle that … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Financial, Management, Norway
Tagged 2 percent inflation target, 4.25 percent, Arendalsuka, economic projections, Financial Stability, Ida Wolden Bache, inflation outlook, interest rate forecast, June 18 2025, Monetary Policy and Financial Stability Committee, mortgage rates, Norges Bank, Norway, output gap, policy rate cut, rate normalization, unemployment
(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) Co-op has arranged a £350 million sustainability-linked term loan over five years with HSBC UK, Barclays, ING, Lloyds, NatWest, and Rabobank. This facility reflects Co-op’s strong financial performance—including a 35 percent boost in operating profit, a return to … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Environment, Financial, Food & Beverage, Marketing, Retail, Society, United Kingdom
Tagged Barclays, Co-op, credit rating upgrade, Fiona Parkes, five-year term, food waste reduction, Francesca Mosca, HSBC UK, ING, Lloyds, membership growth, NatWest, Net Zero 2030, Nioami Reddington, Rabobank, Rachel Izzard, Renée Marais, Robert King, Science Based Targets, sustainability-linked financing, £350 million loan
(IN BRIEF) NIQ-GfK’s pan-European analysis finds that average per-capita spending on clothing and shoes in 25 countries is €772, with Luxembourg (€1 777), Switzerland (€1 096) and Norway (€1 034) at the top and Romania (€375) at the bottom; fashion … Read the full press release
Posted in Apparel, Fashion & Beauty, Business, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Retail
Tagged Berlin, Bucharest, clothing and shoes, Europe, Filip Vojtech, Finland, Germany, Giurgiu, Hamburg, Luxembourg, Milan, Munich, NIQ-GfK, Norway, purchasing power, regional disparities, Romania, Rome, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom
(IN BRIEF) Ahlstrom has launched a state-of-the-art molecular filtration media production line at its Turin site, enhancing its leadership in sustainable specialty materials and meeting growing global demand for configurable, high-performance filtration solutions. The new infrastructure features advanced process controls … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Financial, Finland, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Italy, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged 2024 announcement, Ahlstrom, Ahlstrom Trinitex® Carbon platform, cabin air intake filtration, cleanroom, customization, design flexibility, fuel cell air intake, Giuseppe Costa, global filtration, hvac, molecular filtration media, next-generation filtration, partnership, production line, sustainability, sustainable specialty materials, test bench, Turin
(IN BRIEF) The VELUX Group and Domea.dk have entered into a strategic partnership aimed at advancing the green transition in Denmark’s affordable housing sector. Through this collaboration, Domea.dk becomes the first non-profit housing organization to test and implement VELUX’s Living … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Denmark, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged affordable housing, Artelia engineers, Domea.dk, EFFEKT architects, Faxe, healthy indoor climate, Living Places, low carbon footprint, Netherlands partnership, partnership, prototype Copenhagen, resource efficiency, scalable design, social housing, sustainability, Thomas Holluf Nielsen, Tina Mayn, UK partnership, VELUX Group, Zealand
(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) The University of Southampton has achieved a top-200 overall ranking in the Times Higher Education Impact Rankings 2025 out of 2,318 universities assessed against the UN Sustainable Development Goals, with standout performances in Partnerships for the Goals (42nd … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Business, Education, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Alice Brock, Awards, Central America, Clean Air South, climate change, Complete University Guide, food security, GHANA, global partnerships, health inequalities, leadership, Nature and Biodiversity Community Hub, partnership, Phillip Wright, SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production, SDG 15 Life on Land, SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals, Simon Kemp, sustainability, Sustainability and Resilience Institute, Times Higher Education Impact Rankings 2025, United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, University of Southampton
(IN BRIEF) Airbus Helicopters and Singapore’s DSTA have teamed up to install Airbus’s HTeaming system on the RSAF’s H225M helicopter to enable direct piloted control of the Flexrotor UAS. Flight trials will assess how this crewed-uncrewed pairing improves situational awareness, … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, Defence, Financial, France, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Airbus Helicopters, autonomous mobile system, autonomy, Bruno Even, crewed-uncrewed teaming, Defence Science and Technology Agency, DSTA, Flexrotor, flight demonstration, force multiplier, H225M, HTeaming, integration, Ng Chad-Son, operational flexibility, partnership, Republic of Singapore Air Force, RSAF, search and rescue, situational awareness
(IN BRIEF) UEA’s Big Sister Little Sister initiative, founded in 2017 by Debbie Taylor, provides mentorship, community events and school outreach to boost the 10–12% female and non-binary representation in Computing Sciences. Operated by students and alumni, BSLS offers foundation-year … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Big Sister Little Sister, Computing Sciences, Debbie Taylor, Diversity And Inclusion, Gender Disparity, iBelong, imposter syndrome, Joy-Moriah Balenthiran, mentorship, Nithya Vinaitheerthan, outreach, partnership, Sophie Bennett, STEM education, University of East Anglia, Venus Nasseri
(IN BRIEF) KPN has partnered with voice AI innovator ElevenLabs and invested in the company through KPN Ventures to accelerate the adoption of advanced audio AI in the Netherlands. Early efforts will focus on converting content into high-quality speech and … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, Netherlands, News, Technology, Telecom
Tagged audio technology, automation, Customer Interaction, ElevenLabs, Hans Söhngen, investment, KPN, KPN Ventures, Marieke Snoep, Mati Staniszewski, Netherlands, partnership, personalized experience, speech accessibility, strategic partnership, voice AI
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