(IN BRIEF) Vattenfall has received final planning approval from the Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) for its Nordlicht 2 offshore wind farm, completing the permitting for the 1.6 GW Nordlicht cluster in the German North Sea. Comprising 44 turbines … Read the full press release
Posted in Art & Culture, Construction, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Malta, Management, News, Sweden, Technology
Tagged BorWin Delta, BSH, clean energy, CO₂ reduction, energy transition, Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency, fossil free future, Germany, grid connection, Jonas van Mansfeld, Low-Emission Steel, Netherlands, NOR-6-3, Nordlicht 1, Nordlicht 2, Nordlicht 2 Offshore Wind Farm Approved, North Sea, Offshore wind, renewable energy, Scandinavia, Strengthening Vattenfall’s Leadership in European Offshore Energy, sustainability, United Kingdom, V236-15.0 MW, Vattenfall, Vattenfall Advances German Energy Transition with BSH Approval for Nordlicht 2 Offshore Wind Project, Vestas, wind power
(IN BRIEF) ASC and BAE Systems Australia have jointly launched a redesigned Industry Capability Network (ICN) Portal to facilitate Australian business participation in the Nuclear-powered Submarine Program. The transition of portal management from the Australian Submarine Agency to ASC and … Read the full press release
Posted in Defence, Government, Industrial, Internet & Online, Management, Metals and Minerals, Technology, Transportation & Logistics, United Kingdom
Tagged ASC, ASC and BAE Systems Launch Enhanced Industry Capability Network Portal to Empower Australian Businesses in Nuclear Submarine Program, AUKUS partnership, Australian Defence Industry, Australian Submarine Agency, BAE Systems Australia, Craig Lockhart, defence manufacturing, ICN Portal, Indo Pacific 2025, Industry Capability Network, Nuclear-powered Submarine Program, Revamped ICN Portal Opens New Pathways for Australian Businesses in SSN-AUKUS Supply Chain, SME participation, sovereign capability, SSN-AUKUS, Stuart Whiley, supply chain
(IN BRIEF) PMB Defence Engineering has signed a new contract with BAE Systems in the UK to support the integration of its nickel-zinc battery systems into the SSN-AUKUS nuclear submarine designs. The agreement expands PMB’s collaboration with the UK Ministry … Read the full press release
Posted in Defence, Energy, Gas & Oil, Government, Industrial, Metals and Minerals, Technology, Transportation & Logistics, United Kingdom
Tagged Adelaide, AUKUS partnership, Australian Battery Innovator PMB Signs UK Contract to Power SSN-AUKUS Submarines with Next-Gen Technology, Australian Defence Industry, Australian innovation, BAE Systems, BAE Systems Partners with PMB Defence to Advance High-Capacity Battery Systems for Future AUKUS Submarines, Collins Class submarines, Craig Lockhart, Indo Pacific 2025, nickel-zinc batteries, nuclear-powered submarines, Osborne Naval Shipyard, PMB Defence Engineering, Royal Navy, sovereign capability, SSN-AUKUS, Stephen Faulkner, Submarine Delivery Agency, submarine technology, UK Ministry of Defence, undersea defence
(IN BRIEF) BlueScope Distribution has signed a Framework Agreement with BAE Systems Maritime Australia to supply approximately 5,000 tonnes of Australian-made steel per vessel for the construction of the first three Hunter class frigates at Osborne Naval Shipyard. Produced at … Read the full press release
Posted in Defence, Government, Industrial, Metals and Minerals, Technology, Transportation & Logistics, United Kingdom
Tagged Andy Coxall, anti-submarine warfare, Australian Defence Industry, Australian industry, Australian steel, Australian-Made Steel Secures Future of Hunter Class Frigate Program Under New BlueScope and BAE Systems Agreement, BAE Systems Maritime Australia, BlueScope and BAE Systems Strengthen Sovereign Supply Chain for Australia’s Naval Defence, BlueScope Distribution, BlueScope Group, defence manufacturing, Hunter Class Frigate Program, Indo Pacific 2025, logistics and warehousing, maritime trade routes, Mark Smith, naval shipbuilding, Osborne Naval Shipyard, Port Kembla Steelworks, sovereign capability, Steel Supply Chain
(IN BRIEF) Rheinmetall has presented the “Giga PtX” project, a forward-looking plan to enable European armed forces to produce their own e-fuels locally and independently of global fossil fuel supply chains. Partnering with Greenlyte Carbon Technologies, Sunfire, and INERATEC, Rheinmetall … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Defence, Energy, Gas & Oil, Germany, Government, Industrial, News, Security & Safety, Technology
Tagged Armin Papperger, Birgit Görtler, carbon capture, climate protection, decarbonization, defence infrastructure, Direct Air Capture, e-Fuels, electrolysers, Energy Independence, European armed forces, Fischer-Tropsch, Germany, Giga PtX, Greenlyte Carbon Technologies, hydrogen, INERATEC, Power-to-X, resilience, Rheinmetall, Rheinmetall and partners unveil network of modular e-fuel plants to boost Europe’s energy resilience, Rheinmetall launches “Giga PtX” concept to empower European armed forces with self-produced e-fuels, RWGS, SOEC technology, Sunfire, sustainable energy, synthetic fuels
(IN BRIEF) METLEN has completed and inaugurated the new bioclimatic façade of the Hellenic Ministry of National Defence at the “Papagos” military camp in Athens, designed by artist and professor Kostas Varotsos. The 13,500 m² façade, constructed with Greek aluminum … Read the full press release
Posted in Construction, Government, Greece, Industrial, Metals and Minerals, News, Technology
Tagged Agenda 2030, ALUMINIUM of GREECE, architectural innovation, Ark of National Memory, bioclimatic façade, ELEMKA S.A., energy efficiency, Evangelos Mytilineos, Greece modernization, Greek aluminum, Greek Armed Forces, Greek industry, Hellenic Ministry of National Defence, HMOD redevelopment, Kostas Varotsos, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, METKA ATE, Metlen, METLEN Completes Iconic Bioclimatic Transformation of the Ministry of National Defence Reflecting Greece’s Progress and Legacy, METLEN Unveils New Bioclimatic Façade for Greece’s Ministry of National Defence as a Tribute to Innovation and Heritage, national heritage, Nikos Dendias, Papagos military camp, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) Aalborg University (AAU) has appointed Danish Member of Parliament Simon Kollerup, former Minister for Industry, Business and Financial Affairs, as its new external board member. Currently serving as Chair of the Finance Committee and Defence Spokesperson, Kollerup brings … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Denmark, Education, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Science, Society, Technology
Tagged Aalborg University, Aalborg University Strengthens Leadership with Appointment of Simon Kollerup to Its Board, AAU, André Rogaczewski, board appointment, Business Development, Christine Antorini, Danish Parliament, Denmark, Former Minister Simon Kollerup Joins Aalborg University Board to Support Research-Driven Innovation, Governance, higher education, industry collaboration, INNOVATION, leadership, Ministry of Industry Business and Financial Affairs, Public Affairs, RESEARCH, Simon Kollerup, Social Democratic Party, STRATEGY
(IN BRIEF) University of Leeds graduate Catherine Connolly has been elected as the 10th President of Ireland, following the national vote on 24 October. A 1981 MSc Clinical Psychology alumna, Connolly brings decades of experience as a psychologist, barrister, and … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Government, Ireland, Management, News, Politics, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Áras an Uachtaráin, Catherine Connolly, Dáil Éireann, Galway City Council, Galway West, higher education, independent candidate, Ireland, Irish election, Irish government, Irish politics, Labour Party, leadership, Leas Cheann Comhairle, Leeds alumni, Political leadership, President of Ireland, Public Service, Shearer West, UK Prime Minister, University of Leeds, University of Leeds Celebrates Alumna Catherine Connolly’s Election as President of Ireland, women in politics
(IN BRIEF) Airbus Helicopters has delivered the first H160 to the Hiroshima City Fire Services Bureau, making it the world’s first firefighting operator of the model. Entering service in early 2026, the H160 will enhance firefighting, search and rescue, emergency … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, Defence, Financial, France, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Security & Safety, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged aerospace, Airbus, Airbus Helicopters, AS365 N3, aviation technology, Disaster Response, emergency medical services, firefighting, global operations, H160, helicopter delivery, Hideki Sadamori, Hiroshima City Becomes World’s First Firefighting Operator of Airbus H160 as Helicopter Enters Service in 2026, Hiroshima City Fire Services Bureau, Japan, Japan aviation industry, Jean-Luc Alfonsi, Kanchanaburi province, multi-mission helicopter, Nagoya City Fire Bureau, Public Safety, renewable energy, rotorcraft, search and rescue
La Suisse renforce son autonomie numérique face aux hyperscalers étrangers, en développant un écosystème cloud national. Le Swiss Government Cloud marque un tournant stratégique pour l’État et les collectivités. Des acteurs privés, coopératifs et cantonaux proposent des alternatives souveraines adaptées … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, France, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Internet & Online, News, Security & Safety, Society, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged Adfinis, administration fédérale, Amazon Web Services, autonomie numérique, bases de données, chiffrement des données, CI/CD, Cloud, CLOUD Act, cloud durable, cloud national, cloud performant, cloud responsable, cloud souverain, Cloud souverain en Suisse : vers une architecture numérique résiliente et indépendante, cloud suisse, Cloudscale.ch, Confédération, Confédération suisse, confidentialité, continuité, coopératives IT, data centers, data centers suisses, DevOps, données sensibles, durabilité, EcoEnterprise, énergie renouvelable, Entre autonomie numérique et sécurité des données la Suisse redéfinit son infrastructure cloud, EveryWare, Face au CLOUD Act et aux dépendances critiques la Suisse renforce son cloud domestique, finance, FINMA, fournisseur cloud Suisse, GENÈVE, Gland, Google Cloud, gouvernance numérique, GPU NVIDIA, green, haute disponibilité, haute performance, Hidora, Hikube, Hikube la nouvelle initiative d’Hidora, hôpitaux universitaires, hyperscalers, IA, indépendance technologique, industrie, Infomaniak, infrastructure Cloud, infrastructure durable, infrastructure numérique, infrastructures critiques, interopérabilité, ISO 27001, Kubernetes managé, La Confédération accélère la construction d’un cloud souverain hybride et sécurisé, label Swiss Cloud, LPD, LUCERNE, Machine Learning, Matthieu Robin, Microsoft 365, Microsoft Azure, multi-zones, Netcloud, Nine, OFIT, open source, PCI-DSS, plateforme cloud, plateforme cloud unique en Suisse, réglementation européenne, réglementation suisse, rendu graphique, resilience, résilience technologique, Responsibility Europe, RTS, Safe Swiss Cloud, SANTE, secteur financier, sécurité des données, serveurs virtuels, souveraineté numérique, stockage S3, Suisse, Suisse : le virage stratégique d’un cloud national face aux géants internationaux, Swiss Government Cloud, Swisscom, s’aligne sur la stratégie suisse d’autonomie numérique et énergétique, Xelon, Yannick Costa
Hidora lance Hikube, une nouvelle plateforme cloud multi-zones 100 % suisse. Les données sont répliquées entre Genève, Gland et Lucerne pour garantir la résilience. L’initiative s’inscrit dans la stratégie nationale de souveraineté numérique. La plateforme respecte les normes ISO 27001, … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, France, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Internet & Online, News, Security & Safety, Society, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged autonomie numérique, bases de données, chiffrement des données, CI/CD, Cloud, cloud durable, cloud national, cloud performant, cloud responsable, cloud souverain, cloud suisse, Confédération suisse, confidentialité, continuité, data centers, data centers suisses, DevOps, durabilité, EcoEnterprise, En lançant Hikube Hidora renforce la capacité du cloud suisse à conjuguer performance et souveraineté numérique, énergie renouvelable, Entre indépendance technologique et sécurité des données Hidora trace une nouvelle voie pour le cloud en Suisse, finance, FINMA, fournisseur cloud Suisse, GENÈVE, Gland, GPU NVIDIA, haute disponibilité, haute performance, Hidora, Hidora contribue à façonner un écosystème cloud suisse plus sûr plus vert et plus souverain avec Hikube, Hidora mise sur Hikube pour renforcer la souveraineté numérique et la résilience du cloud en Suisse, Hidora place la souveraineté numérique au cœur de la transformation du cloud suisse avec Hikube, Hikube, Hikube la nouvelle initiative d’Hidora, IA, indépendance technologique, industrie, infrastructure Cloud, infrastructure durable, infrastructure numérique, ISO 27001, Kubernetes managé, La Suisse avance vers un cloud plus souverain et durable avec la nouvelle plateforme Hikube d’Hidora, LUCERNE, Machine Learning, Matthieu Robin, multi-zones, PCI-DSS, plateforme cloud, plateforme cloud unique en Suisse, réglementation européenne, réglementation suisse, rendu graphique, resilience, Responsibility Europe, RTS, SANTE, secteur financier, sécurité des données, serveurs virtuels, souveraineté numérique, stockage S3, Suisse, Swiss Government Cloud, s’aligne sur la stratégie suisse d’autonomie numérique et énergétique, Yannick Costa
(IN BRIEF) Amey has completed a £70 million refinancing and acquisition initiative with HSBC and NatWest, securing long-term funding through June 2030 to reinforce its operations with the Ministry of Defence. The new facility provides Amey with the flexibility to … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Defence, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Amey, Andrew Nelson, Asset Based Lending, asset renewal, Chatham Financial, CMS, defence contract, facilities services, financial strategy, government partnerships, HSBC, infrastructure management, KPMG, Lambert Smith Hampton, long-term funding, Ministry of Defence, MOD, NatWest, Norton Rose Fulbright, Operational Excellence, Osborne Clarke, Pinsent Masons, refinancing, Strategic £70 Million Refinancing Positions Amey for Growth and Defence Sector Expansion, UK defence
(IN BRIEF) Talgo has achieved a significant milestone as Danish State Railways (DSB) officially accepted its first Talgo 230 trains, marking the beginning of deliveries for a 16-train EuroCity fleet that will operate on the Copenhagen–Hamburg route. The trains, designed … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Denmark, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Spain, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Austria, cab car, Copenhagen, cross-border mobility, Denmark, Deutsche Bahn, DSB, DSB Approves First Talgo 230 EuroCity Trains to Launch Copenhagen–Hamburg Service, EuroCity, European rail, Germany, Hamburg, high-speed trains, ICE L, Intercity Trains, lightweight trains, Netherlands, passenger capacity, PRM accessibility, push-pull operation, rail innovation, Spanish engineering, sustainable transport, Switzerland, TALGO, Talgo 230, train manufacturing, €500 million contract
(IN BRIEF) Three researchers from Eindhoven University of Technology — Ahmed Dorrah, Jaime Bonnin Roca, and Hamdi Joudeh — have each received NWO Vidi grants worth up to €850,000 to advance their individual research programs. The funding enables them to … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Education, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Netherlands, News, Science, Security & Safety, Technology
Tagged Ahmed Dorrah, Autonomous Vehicles, Brainport Region, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven University of Technology Strengthens Research Excellence with Three NWO Vidi Grant Recipients, energy efficiency, government innovation, Hamdi Joudeh, information theory, innovation policy, Jaime Bonnin Roca, nano-optics, Netherlands science, NWO, photonics, Quantum technology, research funding, semiconductor, TU/e, Vidi grants, wireless sensing
(IN BRIEF) Saab has been awarded a SEK 540 million (EUR 49.4 million) contract by the NATO Support and Procurement Agency to extend the service life of the Spanish Army’s Arthur radar systems. The modernization will upgrade the systems with … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Defence, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Security & Safety, Spain, Sweden, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Arthur radar, artillery locating radar, Carl-Johan Bergholm, counter-battery, defense contract, defense industry, defense innovation, digital radar, European security, military technology, NATO, NATO Support and Procurement Agency, NSPA, radar modernization, radar upgrade, Saab, Saab Awarded SEK 540 Million NATO Contract to Modernize Spain’s Arthur Radar Systems, Saab Surveillance, Spain, Spain Strengthens Artillery Locating Capabilities with Saab’s Arthur Radar Life Extension Program, Spanish Army, Surveillance systems
(IN BRIEF) Egis in the UK has been appointed to the UK government’s Defra Nuclear Energy Regulatory Justification Services Framework, becoming an approved provider of technical expertise to assess the environmental and social impacts of new nuclear technologies. Leveraging decades … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged AMR, Defra, Egis, Egis Appointed by UK Government to Provide Expert Assessment for Emerging Nuclear Technologies, Egis Appointed to Defra Framework to Guide Safe and Sustainable Development of New Nuclear Technologies, energy security, energy transition, engineering consultancy, environmental assessment, fusion energy, Hinkley Point C, infrastructure, Joanne Moran, net zero, nuclear energy, nuclear innovation, nuclear justification, Regulatory framework, Sizewell C, SMR, sustainability, UK Government, UK nuclear sector
(IN BRIEF) Evotec SE has announced that Esperion Therapeutics has nominated an oral preclinical development candidate for primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC), marking a major milestone in their collaboration. The PDC, developed through Evotec’s integrated small molecule discovery platform and Esperion’s … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Germany, Government, Healthcare, News, Pharma & Biotech, Science, Technology
Tagged ACLY biology, bile ducts, clinical development, collaboration, Cord Dohrmann, drug discovery, Esperion Therapeutics, Evotec Advances Collaboration with Esperion as New ACLY-Based Candidate Targets Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis, Evotec and Esperion Advance Novel Treatment Candidate for Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis, Evotec INDiGO, Evotec SE, fibrosis, Frankfurt Stock Exchange EVT, hepatology, IND-enabling platform, liver disease, milestone payment, NASDAQ ESPR, NASDAQ EVO, preclinical development candidate, primary sclerosing cholangitis, PSC, rare diseases
(IN BRIEF) Accenture has acquired Decho, a UK-based Palantir and AI consultancy, to expand its data and AI capabilities and strengthen its delivery of Palantir-powered solutions across health, government, defense, and commercial sectors. Decho, a Palantir strategic alliance partner, specializes … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Defence, Government, Healthcare, Industrial, Investment, Ireland, Management, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Accenture, Accenture Acquires Decho to Advance Palantir-Based AI Solutions Across Public and Private Sectors, Accenture Acquires Decho to Strengthen Palantir and AI Capabilities Across UK and Global Markets, Accenture Expands Data and AI Capabilities with Acquisition of UK-Based Palantir Specialist Decho, acquisition, acquisitions, Advanced Engineering, AI consultancy, AI Integration, AIP, analytics, Anna Davies, artificial intelligence, Artificial Intelligence Platform, Bryan Rich, data transformation, Decho, Defense, digital, digital transformation, enterprise data, generative AI, Healthcare, innovation strategy, Palantir, Palantir alliance, Palantir Foundry, public sector, software, technology, UK technology
(IN BRIEF) AFRY has been selected by the Swedish Transport Administration to design key upgrades to the Western Main Line, Sweden’s crucial rail link between Stockholm and Gothenburg. The project includes full track renewal and modernization of the catenary system … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Sweden, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged AFRY, AFRY Awarded Major Contract to Modernize the Western Main Line Between Stockholm and Gothenburg, AFRY Secures 100 MSEK Contract to Modernize Key Swedish Rail Corridor for the Transport Administration, AFRY Strengthens Swedish Rail Infrastructure with Major Western Main Line Renewal Project, Baggetorp, catenary system, Folke Sandberg, freight transport, Gothenburg, Hallsberg, infrastructure planning, Katrineholm, Pålsboda, passenger transport, project design, rail capacity, rail infrastructure, railway modernization, Sköldinge, Stockholm, sustainability, Sweden, Swedish Transport Administration, track renewal, transport design, Western Main Line
(IN BRIEF) BAE Systems has announced the successful completion of the first trim dive of HMS Agamemnon, the UK’s newest Astute-class nuclear submarine, at its Barrow shipyard in Cumbria. The three-day exercise verified the submarine’s stability, safety, and system performance, … Read the full press release
Posted in Defence, Government, Industrial, Security & Safety, Technology, Transportation & Logistics, United Kingdom
Tagged Advancing Toward Operational Service, Astute class, AUKUS, BAE Systems, BAE Systems Achieves Major Milestone as HMS Agamemnon Conducts Successful Trim Dive in Cumbria, Barrow-in-Furness, CASD, Commander David Crosby, Continuous At Sea Deterrent, decarbonization, Defence Nuclear Enterprise, Devonshire Dock, Dreadnought class, Henry Musgrave, HMS Agamemnon, King Charles III, Naval Engineering, nuclear submarine, Pete Tumelty, Royal Navy, Submarine Delivery Agency, submarine workforce, UK defence, UK’s Newest Astute-Class Submarine Passes First Submersion Test in Barrow, Vanguard class
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