(IN BRIEF) The Det Norske Veritas Foundation has launched a NOK 2 billion (USD 200 million) research fund aimed at supporting basic scientific research in the Nordic region. Expected to provide NOK 50–100 million annually, the fund will finance projects … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Industrial, Investment, News, Norway, Science, Society, Technology
Tagged autonomy, Det Norske Veritas Foundation, digital systems, DNV, DNV Foundation Launches Major Research Fund to Drive Scientific and Societal Development Across the Nordic Region, DNV research and development, Environment, higher education, industry, INNOVATION, Jon Fredrik Baksaas, knowledge development, new critical raw materials, New NOK 2 Billion Fund Strengthens Det Norske Veritas Foundation’s Commitment to Nordic Research and Sustainability, Nordic Region, Norway, Remi Eriksen, research fund, safety, scientific research, Sigrun Aasland, societal risks, sustainability, value creation
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
(IN BRIEF) Evonik has opened its first fumed alumina production plant, “Alu5,” in Yokkaichi, Japan, marking a key step in expanding its aluminum oxide business across Asia. The mid-double-digit million Euro investment will produce AEROXIDE®, a high-performance aluminum oxide solution … Read the full press release
Posted in Chemicals, Germany, Industrial, Investment, Metals and Minerals, Technology
Tagged advanced materials, AEROXIDE, Alu5, aluminum oxide, Asia Pacific, carbon footprint reduction, Claus Rettig, coatings, electromobility, Elias Lacerda, Emmanuel Auer, Evonik, Evonik Coating Additives, Evonik expands Asia presence with launch of high-tech fumed alumina facility in Yokkaichi, Evonik Smart Effects, Evonik strengthens regional innovation with new aluminum oxide plant serving electromobility and coatings markets, Evonik’s new Alu5 facility in Japan marks major milestone in sustainable materials growth strategy, fumed alumina, German Ambassador to Japan, Green technology, INNOVATION, Japan, lithium-ion batteries, Manufacturing, Mie Prefecture, Nippon Aerosil, specialty chemicals, Supply Security, sustainability, Yokkaichi
(IN BRIEF) Saab has appointed Marcus Wandt as Senior Vice President and Head of its new Group Strategy and Technology function, effective 1 November 2025. The new unit will focus on group-level strategy, technology development, mergers and acquisitions, and strategic … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Defence, Industrial, Management, News, Security & Safety, Sweden, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged aerospace innovation, Chief Innovation Officer, corporate strategy, defense technology, ESA astronaut, Group Strategy and Technology, INNOVATION, International Space Station, leadership appointment, Marcus Wandt, Marcus Wandt named Senior Vice President as Saab strengthens strategic and innovation focus, Marcus Wandt takes helm of Saab’s newly formed Group Strategy and Technology function, mergers and acquisitions, Micael Johansson, Saab, Saab appoints Marcus Wandt to lead new Group Strategy and Technology function, Senior Vice President, strategic partnerships, Sweden, Swedish Air Force, technological development
(IN BRIEF) Nokia has extended its partnership with Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group (VNPT) through a new agreement to upgrade radio infrastructure in Hanoi, border provinces, and the southern region. The deployment of Nokia’s AirScale portfolio, powered by ReefShark System-on-Chip … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Finland, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Internet & Online, News, Technology, Telecom
Tagged 5G, AirScale, border regions, connectivity, Digital Inclusion, digital transformation, economic development, energy efficiency, Hanoi, Hiro Miura, Huynh Quang Liem, manufacturing hub, network upgrade, Nokia, Nokia and VNPT drive national connectivity through AirScale network upgrade across Vietnam, Nokia extends VNPT collaboration to upgrade radio networks across Vietnam and boost connectivity, radio infrastructure, ReefShark, Southeast Asia, southern Vietnam, sustainability, telecommunications, Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group, VNPT, VNPT and Nokia advance Vietnam’s digital transformation with expanded radio infrastructure project
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) and the Housing Finance Agency (HFA) have announced a €400 million loan facility to boost the delivery of social and affordable homes across Ireland. The partnership enables 40-year fixed-rate financing for Local Authorities … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, European Union, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Ireland, Luxembourg, News, Real Estate, Technology
Tagged affordable housing, community development, cost-rental model, Deirdre Collier, economic growth, EIB, EIB Action Plan, EIB and HFA launch €400 million partnership to expand affordable housing across Ireland, energy efficient homes, EU investment, European Investment Bank, European Union, HFA, Housing Finance Agency, housing innovation, Ioannis Tsakiris, Ireland, Ireland and EIB deepen partnership to advance social housing and sustainable development, James Browne, long-term financing, modular construction, New €400 million EIB loan to support hundreds of social and affordable homes in Ireland, social housing, social inclusion, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) Swissport has opened a new cutting-edge cargo facility, Box 4, at Manchester Airport, doubling its handling capacity to 110,000 tons and expanding its operational footprint by 67%. The hub integrates advanced cargo management systems, a dedicated Pharma Centre, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Switzerland, Technology, Transportation & Logistics, United Kingdom
Tagged air cargo, aviation services, boosting regional trade and innovation, Box 4, cargo hub, eGSE, electrification, energy efficiency, freight handling, Global Expansion, INNOVATION, Joe Bellfield, logistics, Manchester airport, Net zero emissions, Operational Excellence, pharma logistics, regional growth, Shanghai Pudong International Airport, Stephen Turner, supply chain resilience, sustainability, Swissport, Swissport doubles cargo capacity at Manchester Airport with launch of new state-of-the-art facility, Swissport expands UK operations with Box 4 cargo hub, Swissport International, Swissport opens advanced cargo hub at Manchester Airport to drive sustainability and global growth, UK air freight
(IN BRIEF) Fincantieri has introduced its first DEEP underwater drone system at the Naval Support and Experimentation Center in La Spezia, marking a major leap forward in underwater innovation and maritime security. Designed for both civil and defense applications, DEEP … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Industrial, Italy, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged advancing leadership in maritime innovation, Autonomous Underwater Vehicles, AUV, Biagio Mazzotta, DEEP system, defense technology, Enrico Credendino, Eugenio Santagata, Fincantieri, Fincantieri expands global leadership with DEEP underwater system debut in Italy, Fincantieri launches DEEP underwater drone system, Fincantieri strengthens underwater sector strategy with launch of DEEP integrated drone system, Gabriele Maria Cafaro, Italy, La Spezia, Liguria Region, Maritime Security, Matteo Perego di Cremnago, Naval Engineering, Pierroberto Folgiero, Roberta Pinotti, sustainable innovation, underwater drone, underwater economy, underwater infrastructure, Underwater Technology Hub
(IN BRIEF) VINCI Autoroutes, together with Electreon, VINCI Construction, Gustave Eiffel University, and Hutchinson, has initiated the world’s first real-traffic trial of a dynamic induction charging system for electric vehicles on France’s A10 motorway. The “Charge as you drive” project … Read the full press release
Posted in Electronics & Machinery, Energy, Gas & Oil, France, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged A10 motorway, Charge as you drive, decarbonization, dynamic induction charging, Dynamic induction charging pilot on A10 motorway sets new milestone for sustainable mobility, Electreon, electric trucks, electric vehicles, EV innovation, France, freight logistics, Gustave Eiffel University, Hutchinson, infrastructure, Nicolas Notebaert, renewable energy, sustainable mobility, transport innovation, VINCI and partners pioneer “Charge as you drive” electric vehicle technology in France, VINCI Autoroutes, VINCI Autoroutes launches world’s first real-traffic dynamic charging test on France’s A10 motorway, VINCI Concessions, VINCI conducts first-ever live “Charge as you drive” test for electric vehicles on France’s A10 motorway, VINCI Construction, VINCI leads first-ever live test of “Charge as you drive” electric vehicle system on France’s A10 motorway, VINCI pioneers world’s first live motorway test of “Charge as you drive” system on France’s A10, VINCI’s A10 motorway hosts first-ever live test of “Charge as you drive” system for electric vehicles
(IN BRIEF) Neste has been named a Leader in the Global Child Forum’s 2025 benchmark, The State of Children’s Rights and Business, scoring 9.1 out of 10 — its highest rating to date. Out of 1,806 companies evaluated, Neste ranked … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Finland, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Society
Tagged benchmarking, children’s rights, Children’s Rights and Business Principles, corporate responsibility, energy and utilities sector, ethical business, Global Child Forum, human rights, Neste, Neste tops energy sector ranking in Global Child Forum’s 2025 children’s rights benchmark, responsible value chains, social impact, sustainability, The State of Children’s Rights and Business 2025, United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child
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) Neste and United Airlines have deepened their partnership to expand the use of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) at three major U.S. airports — Houston, Newark, and Washington D.C. This makes United the first commercial airline to operate flights … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Finland, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged aviation sustainability, carbon reduction, Carl Nyberg, Chicago O’Hare International Airport, Dulles International Airport, Eco-friendly aviation, energy transition, George Bush Intercontinental Airport, Lauren Riley, Low Carbon Fuel Standard, Neste, Neste and United Airlines strengthen partnership to advance low-carbon aviation in the United States, Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel, net zero aviation, Newark Liberty International Airport, renewable energy, renewable jet fuel, SAF, San Francisco International Airport, sustainable aviation fuel, United Airlines
(IN BRIEF) Schneider Electric and Roca Group have partnered to advance a global digital transformation that enhances operational efficiency, energy performance, and sustainability across Roca’s industrial network. Through technologies like AVEVA MES, AVEVA System Platform, and Power Monitoring Expert, Roca’s … Read the full press release
Posted in Denmark, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Industrial, Management, Science, Technology
Tagged AVEVA MES, AVEVA PI System, AVEVA System Platform, Carlos Velázquez, decarbonization, digital transformation, EcoVadis Platinum Medal, energy efficiency, Friedrich Richter, industrial automation, Jacques Nieuwland, Le Vaudreuil Lighthouse Factory, Miquel Barahona, Operational Efficiency, Power Monitoring Expert, renewable energy, Roca Group, Schneider Electric, Schneider Electric partnership helps Roca achieve efficiency gains and sustainability milestones through digital innovation, smart factories, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) Schneider Electric has introduced Schneider Boost Pro, a scalable battery energy storage system designed for European commercial and industrial users to manage energy more efficiently, lower costs, and maintain operational continuity. The system supports renewable energy integration, electric … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Denmark, Energy, Gas & Oil, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Science, Technology
Tagged AI-driven insights, Anthony Song, battery energy storage, commercial buildings, Cybersecurity, EcoStruxure Microgrid Advisor, Energy management, energy transition, EV charging infrastructure, grid stability, industrial energy solutions, renewable energy, Schneider Boost Pro, Schneider Electric, Schneider Electric expands energy resilience in Europe with scalable Schneider Boost Pro battery storage system, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) The EIB and EIF have approved €9.2 billion in financing to boost Europe’s innovation and sustainability agenda, including a landmark €400 million HousingTech initiative to revolutionise the construction industry and enhance affordable housing. The EIF also invested in … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, Financial, Germany, Healthcare, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, News, Poland, Portugal, Real Estate, Technology
Tagged affordable housing, Africa, Brazil, civil society seminar, Clean Industrial Deal, digital transformation, EIB, EIB Group, EIF, EU innovation, European Investment Bank, European Investment Fund, European Union, green transition, Healthcare Innovation, HousingTech, Iceland, Multilateral Development Banks, Nadia Calviño, paediatrics venture capital fund, renewable energy, SERBIA, SMEs, social infrastructure, sustainable housing, sustainable transport, TechEU, UKRAINE, water infrastructure, wind power
(IN BRIEF) The EIB Institute has pledged €750,000 in humanitarian aid to support urgent medical and nutritional assistance in Gaza, focusing on children, pregnant women, and vulnerable families. The funds will be channelled through Welthungerhilfe and CARE, two experienced NGOs … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, European Union, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, News, Society, Technology
Tagged care, climate resilience, Comprehensive Plan to End the Gaza Conflict, economic recovery, EIB Group, EIB Institute, EU aid, EU humanitarian support, European Commission, European Investment Bank, Gaza, Gaza children, Gelsomina Vigliotti, health services, humanitarian aid, humanitarian relief, medical support, Middle East, Multiannual and Comprehensive Programme for Palestinian Recovery and Resilience, Nadia Calviño, nutritional aid, Palestine, Palestine Monetary Authority, PMA, social impact, Welthungerhilfe
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) is lending €400 million to support the construction of a 12.64 km section of the Prague Ring Road between Běchovice and the D1 motorway, a project led by Ředitelství silnic a dálnic (RSD) … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Construction, Czech Republic, European Union, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, News, Technology
Tagged Baltic-Adriatic Corridor, Běchovice, central Europe, climate resilience, congestion reduction, Czech Republic, Czech transport, D1 motorway, EIB, EIB and Czech Authorities Advance Major TEN-T Corridor Project with €400 Million Investment in Prague’s Transport Network, EU Cohesion Policy, European Investment Bank, Green mobility, infrastructure investment, Marek Mora, Ministry of Transport, Prague Ring Road, Radek Mátl, Ředitelství silnic a dálnic, regional development, RSD, SFTI, State Fund for Transport Infrastructure, SUMP, sustainable transport, Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan, TEN-T Core Network
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) is providing a €200 million loan to the Czech Republic to upgrade its railway network by 2030. Managed by Správa železnic through the State Fund for Transport Infrastructure, the project will enhance both … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Czech Republic, European Union, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged climate resilience, Czech Republic, Czech Republic Secures EIB Financing to Upgrade Rail Infrastructure and Advance Green Mobility Goals, EIB, electrification, Emma Toledano Laredo, ERTMS, European Commission, European Investment Bank, Green mobility, Jiří Svoboda, Just Transition Mechanism, Karlovy Vary, Marek Mora, Ministry of Finance, Moravia-Silesia, Public-Private Partnerships, rail infrastructure, railway modernization, regional development, Správa železnic, State Fund for Transport Infrastructure, sustainable transport, TEN-T, transport infrastructure, Ústí nad Labem
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) is lending €40 million to Sweden’s Meva Energy AB to accelerate the rollout of its modular, biomass-based gasification plants across Europe. The company’s innovative system converts agricultural and industrial biomass residues into renewable, … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, News, Sweden, Technology
Tagged biochar, bioeconomy, biogas, biomass gasification, circular economy, Clean Industrial Deal, climate-neutral technology, decarbonisation, EIB, Elcowire Group, energy security, European Investment Bank, fossil-free manufacturing, green transition, IKEA, industrial energy, InvestEU, Karl Nehammer, Meva Energy, Meva Energy Secures EIB Financing to Scale Climate-Neutral Gasification Technology Across Europe, Net-Zero Industry Act, Niclas Davidsson, renewable energy, REPowerEU, Sofidel, Sweden
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) has granted a €150 million loan to the Istituto per il Credito Sportivo e Culturale (ICSC) to finance new and upgraded public sports and cultural infrastructure across Italy. The funding will support projects … Read the full press release
Posted in Art & Culture, Banks, European Union, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Italy, Luxembourg, News, Sports, Technology
Tagged Antonella Baldino, community investment, cultural infrastructure, cycle paths, EIB, EIB Backs ICSC with New €150 Million Financing to Drive Urban Regeneration and Social Inclusion Across Italy, energy efficiency, European Investment Bank, financing agreement, Gelsomina Vigliotti, Green mobility, ICSC, Istituto per il Credito Sportivo e Culturale, Italy, Jean-Christophe Laloux, public amenities, regional development, social inclusion, southern Italy, sports infrastructure, SROI, sustainable development, sustainable infrastructure, urban regeneration
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