(IN BRIEF) Admiral Group plc has appointed Carlos Selonke as an Independent Non-Executive Director with immediate effect. Currently CIO of Revolut UK, Selonke brings more than 20 years of technology and financial services leadership experience, having previously served in senior … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Industrial, Insurance, Investment, Management, News, United Kingdom
Tagged Admiral Group, appointment announcement, board appointment, Carlos Selonke, Carlos Selonke Joins Admiral Board, corporate governance, digital transformation, financial services technology, Independent Non-executive Director, MBA MIT Sloan, Mike Rogers, Milena Mondini de Focatiis, operational resilience, Revolut UK, Santander, Strengthening Digital and Technology Leadership
(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) Alstom’s Railway 200 festival, The Greatest Gathering, has generated over £100,000 for five national charities and more than fifty railway heritage organisations after drawing over 40,000 visitors to Derby’s Litchurch Lane Works and millions more online. The event, … Read the full press release
Posted in Art & Culture, Awards, France, Industrial, Management, Non Profit, Society, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged 000 fundraising, Alstom, Alzheimer’s Research UK, charity event, Class 507001, Derby College, Derby Litchurch Lane Works, Merseyrail, national awards, Newton Castings, Pete Waterman OBE, rail preservation, Railway 200, Railway 200 anniversary, Railway Benefit Fund, Railway Children, railway festival, Railway Mission, test track, The Greatest Gathering, The Greatest Gathering Generates Major Fundraising Boost for UK Rail Heritage and Community Support, Tim O’Brien, Transport Benevolent Fund CIO, UK rail heritage
(IN BRIEF) Vienna Insurance Group is strengthening its Ukrainian operations as the International Finance Corporation prepares to acquire around 20% of VIG’s non-life insurers USG and Kniazha through a capital increase. The partnership aims to expand product offerings, boost digitalisation … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Business, Economy, Financial, Government, Industrial, Insurance, Investment, News, Ukraine
Tagged 11% market share, 20% stake, Aon, Bulgaria pension fund Doverie, digitalisation strategy, equity investment, EUR 128 million premiums, Harald Riener, IFC, IFC Takes Stake in VIG Companies to Support Insurance Growth and Reconstruction in Ukraine, insurance market, Kniazha, Kniazha Life, Lloyd’s, Peter Höfinger, reconstruction, transport logistics energy agriculture housing health, UKRAINE, USG, Vienna Insurance Group, VIG, Vittorio Di Bello, World Bank Group
(IN BRIEF) Henkel has introduced Bergquist TGF 10000, a new liquid gap filler providing 10 W/mK thermal conductivity for high-power electronics that require efficient heat dissipation. Based on a silicone two-component system, the material combines strong thermal performance with high … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Chemicals, Germany, Industrial, News, Technology
Tagged 10 W/mK, ADAS, automotive electronics, Bergquist TGF 10000, computing, consumer electronics, dispensing efficiency, Henkel, high-power electronics, liquid gap filler, Michael Cai, network infrastructure, New Bergquist TGF 10000 Gap Filler Delivers 10 W/mK for High-Power Automotive and Computing Applications, SoC modules, telecommunications, thermal conductivity, thermal interface materials, vibration resistance
(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) Vodafone has rolled out an automated software testing platform created with Spirent Communications, enabling rapid validation and deployment of 5G core voice network upgrades across Europe. The system reduces software rollout time by up to 75% — from … Read the full press release
Posted in European Union, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Internet & Online, News, Technology, Telecom, United Kingdom
Tagged 5G standalone, automated testing, CI/CD, cloud-native networks, core network upgrades, Dougie Rankin, European rollout, Fragkiskos Vellis, Keysight Technologies, multi-vendor integration, network automation, software deployment, Spirent Communications, telecom infrastructure, vodafone, Vodafone Advances CI/CD Network Automation to Speed Multi-Vendor Software Releases for 5G Voice Services, VoWiFi
(IN BRIEF) KUKA and Australian company 5North have partnered to build a fully automated 2D timber panel manufacturing plant in Adelaide, introducing robotics at every stage of production — from material feeding to finishing. The advanced line will produce precision … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Electronics & Machinery, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Management, News, Technology
Tagged 2D panel production, 5North, Adelaide manufacturing, automated construction, automated timber processing, automation in building, construction efficiency, construction technology, digital fabrication, factory-built homes, industrialised construction, KUKA, New KUKA-Powered Factory to Deliver Fast Timber Panel Manufacturing for Sustainable Housing and Prefabrication Growth, prefabricated elements, prefabrication, robotics, sustainable housing, Timber Construction, Timo Heil, Wayne Hughes
(IN BRIEF) Airbus Defence and Space is supporting Barry Callebaut with satellite surveillance of its global cocoa supply chain using the Starling geospatial monitoring system. The solution provides high-resolution imagery and AI-powered forest change detection to track deforestation risks and … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, Defence, Financial, France, Industrial, Management, News, Security & Safety, Technology
Tagged AI change detection, Airbus Defence and Space, Barry Callebaut, cocoa supply chain, deforestation tracking, Earth observation, Earthworm Foundation, environmental risk assessment, forest policy compliance, Forever Chocolate programme, global land cover mapping, High-resolution satellite monitoring strengthens Barry Callebaut’s deforestation-free cocoa commitments, Pléiades Neo, satellite monitoring, Sentinel data, Starling platform, supply chain transparency, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) Airbus is expanding its flight safety initiatives beyond aircraft development through Destination 10X — a global collaboration platform aimed at reducing aviation accident rates by at least tenfold. The programme connects operators, safety leaders, and Airbus specialists through … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, Defence, France, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Security & Safety, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Airbus, aviation safety workshops, Captain Anders Hedblom, Destination 10X, Destination 10X expands knowledge-sharing network with upcoming sessions for Europe and South East Asia, Flight Management System FLS, flight safety, global aviation community, GNSS interference, industry cooperation, Multi-Mode Receiver MMR, posters and comics, Qatar Airways, runway incursion prevention, safety collaboration, safety materials, training initiatives
(IN BRIEF) ANDRITZ has received a mid double-digit million-euro contract from the Tennessee Valley Authority to supply two advanced Spray Dry Absorbers for the Shawnee Fossil Plant in Kentucky. The units, designed for Boiler 8 and 9, will reduce SO₂/SO₃ … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Energy, Gas & Oil, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Technology
Tagged Andritz, Clean Air Technologies, Dan Tibbs, Emissions Reduction, EPA compliance, flue gas treatment, fossil plant modernization, Harald Prieler, hydrogen chloride removal, mid double digit million euro contract, order intake Q3 2025, Paducah Kentucky, Regional Haze Rule, SDA, Shawnee Fossil Plant, Spray Dry Absorber technology from ANDRITZ to strengthen environmental performance at Shawnee facility, Spray Dry Absorbers, sulfur oxide removal, Tennessee Valley Authority, TVA
(IN BRIEF) Tata Steel has awarded ANDRITZ a contract to supply an acid regeneration plant for its Port Talbot Works in Wales, supporting a major capacity increase in the site’s pickling line. The new facility, due for commissioning in late … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Energy, Gas & Oil, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Metals and Minerals, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged 1.2 million mtpy, 1.8 million mtpy, 340 l/h regeneration capacity, 6, acid regeneration plant, Andritz, ANDRITZ to deliver high-efficiency acid regeneration facility for Tata Steel’s Welsh operations, automation, commissioning 2027, Cybersecurity, ECOmode, emissions control technology, energy efficiency, Paul Boxer, pickling line capacity expansion, Port Talbot Works, Q4 2025 order intake, steel production sustainability, Tata Steel, waste acid recycling
(IN BRIEF) Webuild, through subsidiary Lane, has finished the new Unionport Bridge spanning Westchester Creek in the Bronx. The $232 million project replaces a 1950s structure and connects key transport corridors, including the Cross Bronx Expressway, Bruckner Expressway and Hutchinson … Read the full press release
Posted in Construction, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Italy, Management, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged 75 year bridge lifespan, bascule bridge replacement, Bronx, Bruckner Expressway, complex infrastructure delivery, Cross Bronx Expressway, Genoa San Giorgio Bridge, Hutchinson River Parkway, Lane Construction, Long Beach International Gateway Bridge, maritime navigation, mechanical lift systems, New York City infrastructure, pedestrian walkway, protected bike lane, Schiavone Construction, Second Bosphorus Bridge, SPC Construction, sustainable mobility, Sydney Metro Northwest viaduct, Unionport Bridge, Unionport Bridge delivered by Webuild’s Lane unit replacing 1950s span and improving Bronx connectivity, Vision Zero, Webuild, Westchester Creek
(IN BRIEF) TotalEnergies has signed an agreement with Galp that gives TotalEnergies a 40% operated interest in PEL83, home to the Mopane discovery, while Galp will acquire 10% of PEL56, which contains the Venus discovery, along with a 9.39% stake … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, France, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment
Tagged Custos, deepwater Namibia, equity interests, exploration wells 2026, final investment decision 2026, Galp, Impact Oil and Gas, low carbon projects Namibia, major producing hub, Mopane discovery, multi-energy strategy, NAMCOR, Namibia oil development, Patrick Pouyanné, PEL56, PEL83, PEL91, QatarEnergy, TotalEnergies, TotalEnergies reshapes Namibian asset portfolio through PEL83 acquisition and shared development plan with Galp, upstream agreement, Venus discovery
(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) Scania and LKAB have deepened their collaboration on electrified mining transport with the deployment of a new all-electric 8×4 heavy tipper — the first Scania electric truck to feature two steerable front axles. Now operating at LKAB’s Malmberget … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Electronics & Machinery, Industrial, Investment, Management, Metals and Minerals, Sweden, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged 400 kW motor, 416 kWh battery, 8x4 heavy electric truck, dual steerable front axles, electric 6x4 tipper 2022, electrification partnership, fossil free transport, heavy-duty e-mobility, LKAB, Malmberget mine, mining transport innovation, modular electric platform, MP20 battery packs, Peter Gustavsson, Scania, Scania and LKAB expand collaboration with high-capacity electric tipper designed for heavy mining transport, Scania Pilot Partner, Sleipner electric tipper, Sweden mining electrification, Tony Sandberg, waste rock haulage, zero-emission mining
(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
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