(IN BRIEF) PowerCo SE has launched production at its Salzgitter gigafactory, delivering the first Unified Cells developed and manufactured entirely in Europe. The milestone strengthens Volkswagen Group’s technological sovereignty in battery cell production and supports its strategy to become a … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Electronics & Machinery, Energy, Gas & Oil, Germany, Infrastructure & Utilities, News, Technology
Tagged Advancing Europe’s Battery Independence, AI quality control, battery cell production, battery technology, cell to pack system, digitalized manufacturing, e-mobility, electric vehicles, European battery industry, Frank Blome, gigafactory expansion, LFP, lithium iron phosphate, low CO2 production, NMC battery, Oliver Blume, PowerCo Launches Unified Cell Production at Salzgitter, PowerCo SE, renewable energy manufacturing, Salzgitter gigafactory, solid-state batteries, St Thomas gigafactory, Thomas Schmall, unified cell, Valencia gigafactory, Volkswagen Group
(IN BRIEF) Siemens Mobility and VinSpeed, a member of Vingroup, have signed a comprehensive strategic partnership to support the development of Vietnam’s first high-speed rail network. Siemens Mobility will act as technology partner, delivering Velaro Novo high-speed trains along with … Read the full press release
Posted in Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Management, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged ATO, Automatic Train Operation, electrification systems, ETCS Level 2, high-speed trains, Michael Peter, Pham Thieu Hoa, Rail Connectivity, rail infrastructure, rail innovation, rail signalling, Siemens Mobility, Siemens Mobility Selected as Technology Partner for Vietnam’s High-Speed Rail Programme, sustainable mobility, telecommunications, transport infrastructure, turnkey rail project, Velaro Novo, Vietnam high-speed rail, Vingroup, VinSpeed
(IN BRIEF) The European Resource Adequacy Assessment 2025 warns of potential electricity supply risks in Europe over the coming decade, driven by the possible decommissioning of 6 to 8 GW of capacity between 2028 and 2030 and uncertainty around future … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Technology
Tagged Acer, capacity mechanisms, decommissioning risk, electricity system adequacy, energy infrastructure, ENTSO-E, ENTSO-E Analysis Warns of Emerging Electricity Adequacy Risks Over the Next Decade, ERAA 2025, European energy policy, European Resource Adequacy Assessment 2025, flexibility solutions, generation capacity, interconnections, investor confidence, power supply security, public consultation, transmission system operators, TSOs
(IN BRIEF) The EBRD, in cooperation with the European Union, is providing a €10 million financing package to OTP Bank Moldova under the EU4Business–EBRD Credit Line to support lending to micro, small and medium-sized enterprises. The programme will help Moldovan … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Moldova, Small Business, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Business Financing, EBRD, economic resilience, energy efficiency, EU market integration, EU4Business-EBRD credit line, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, European Union, green investments, investment grants, MOLDOVA, MSMEs, OTP Bank Moldova, OTP Bank Moldova Secures EU4Business–EBRD Funding to Expand Lending to Local Enterprises, private sector development, SMEs, sustainable growth, Technical Assistance
(IN BRIEF) The EBRD is providing a €14 million loan to Farmalogist to build a new, energy-efficient logistics centre in Belgrade, with €1.2 million in concessional financing from the Global Environment Fund. The project will centralise and automate operations, significantly … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Pharma & Biotech, Serbia, Technology, Transportation & Logistics, United Kingdom
Tagged automation, Belgrade, CERI, circular economy, Circular Economy Regional Initiative, EBRD, EBRD Backs Circular Economy-Driven Logistics Investment for Farmalogist in the Western Balkans, energy efficiency, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Farmalogist, GEF, Global Environment Fund, Green Economy Transition, Janko Radunovic, logistics centre, Matteo Colangeli, pharmaceutical distribution, renewable energy, SERBIA, supply chain modernisation, sustainable logistics
(IN BRIEF) The EBRD is providing a €25 million loan to Tegeta Motors to support the expansion of its new service centre near the GEZI customs zone in Tbilisi, enhancing capacity along a key transport corridor in Georgia. The project, … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Banks, Education, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Alkis Vryenios Drakinos, corporate governance, East West corridor, EBRD, EBRD Backs Tegeta Motors Expansion to Boost Georgia’s Automotive Industry and Vocational Standards, Ekaterine Kavtaradze, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Georgia automotive industry, GEZI service centre, private sector development, regional automotive hub, service centre expansion, Tbilisi, technical cooperation, Tegeta Academy, Tegeta Motors, vocational training
(IN BRIEF) TotalEnergies has sold a 50 percent stake in its 424 MW wind and solar portfolio in Greece to Asterion Industrial Partners in a transaction valuing the assets at €508 million. The company retains the remaining 50 percent, continues … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, France, Greece, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment
Tagged Asterion Industrial Partners, clean energy assets, electricity offtake, energy transition, European energy market, Greece renewables, infrastructure investment, integrated power business model, partial divestment, portfolio optimization, power generation, renewable energy transaction, sustainable infrastructure, TotalEnergies, TotalEnergies Partners with Asterion on €508 Million Greek Wind and Solar Asset Transaction, wind and solar portfolio
(IN BRIEF) Mutares has placed 2.5 million shares in Terranor Group AB with qualified investors, increasing the free float and significantly improving liquidity in the stock. The transaction generated gross proceeds of approximately EUR 6 million and reflects strong investor … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Sweden, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged capital markets transaction, Denmark, Finland, free float expansion, increased liquidity, infrastructure services, institutional investors, Johannes Laumann, majority shareholder, Munich, Mutares Delivers Above-Target ROIC with Terranor Share Placement and Increased Market Liquidity, Mutares SE & Co. KGaA, NCC carve-out, portfolio value creation, public markets, qualified investors, return on invested capital, ROIC, share placement, strategic development, Sweden, Terranor, Terranor Group AB
(IN BRIEF) Nagarro has acquired Charles Hudson Technology Solutions, a Cambridge-based technology services firm with a strong focus on quality engineering for digital commerce and retail enterprises. The acquisition strengthens Nagarro’s presence in the U.S. retail and consumer packaged goods … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Retail, Technology
Tagged acquisition, AI governance, AI innovation, Cambridge Massachusetts, Charles Hudson Technology Solutions, CHTS, consumer packaged goods, CPG sector, digital commerce platforms, Digital Engineering Services, Nagarro, Nagarro Enhances Enterprise Digital Engineering Capabilities with CHTS Acquisition, quality engineering, retail technology, technology consulting, testing and quality assurance, U.S. enterprise clients
(IN BRIEF) ANDRITZ has been awarded a contract by Guangxi Botare Yuantrove Paper to supply a modern lime kiln plant for a new pulp mill in Guigang City, China, with start-up planned for the second quarter of 2026. The system … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Energy, Gas & Oil, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Technology
Tagged Andritz, chemical recovery, China pulp market, energy efficiency, Guangxi Botare Yuantrove Paper, Guangxi Botare Yuantrove Paper Selects ANDRITZ for High-Efficiency Lime Kiln Plant at Guigang Mill, industrial sustainability, lime kiln plant, LimeDry lime mud filter, low-emission production, pulp and paper industry, pulp mill technology, Zhihu Group
(IN BRIEF) Statkraft and Fortescue have amended and extended their conditional power purchase agreement for the Holmaneset green hydrogen and green ammonia project, extending the agreement timeframe to 2029 and expanding it to cover a 10-year power supply. The revised … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, News, Norway, Technology
Tagged feasibility phase, Fortescue, green ammonia, GREEN HYDROGEN, green industry development, Holmaneset project, industrial decarbonisation, long-term power agreements, Power Purchase Agreement, renewable energy transition, renewable power supply, Statkraft, Statkraft Renegotiates Renewable Power Supply Framework to Back Fortescue’s Holmaneset Project
(IN BRIEF) The EBRD has acquired an indirect minority stake in Polish robotics firm Unilogo Robotics, investing alongside private equity fund Resource Partners to support the company’s continued expansion. Unilogo specialises in integrated robotic assembly lines controlled by proprietary software, … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Banks, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Poland, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged advanced production systems, Central and Eastern Europe, EBRD, EBRD Takes Minority Stake in Unilogo Robotics to Support Software-Driven Industrial Automation Expansion, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, FMCG, industrial automation, manufacturing technology, Poland, private equity, Resource Partners, robotics, software-driven manufacturing, Unilogo Robotics, Unilogo Robotics Secures EBRD Support to Expand High-Speed Automation Solutions for Global FMCG Clients
(IN BRIEF) Kapsch TrafficCom has received the ESG Transparency Award for its 2024/25 sustainability statement, earning recognition as a “Leading Company” and placement in the award’s “Excellence Class”. The statement is the company’s first to comply with the EU’s Corporate … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Awards, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Management, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged corporate sustainability, CSRD, Doris Gstatter, Environmental Reporting, ESG, ESG Transparency Award, EUPD Research, Governance, Kapsch TrafficCom, Kapsch TrafficCom’s 2024/25 Sustainability Statement Recognised for ESG Reporting Excellence, sustainability reporting, sustainable mobility, tolling solutions, traffic management, transparency, Vienna
(IN BRIEF) Sweco has secured a new framework agreement with Vattenfall starting in January 2026, covering technical consulting services across a wide spectrum of energy technologies and infrastructure. Valued at approximately SEK 600 million over an initial three-year period, the … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Sweden
Tagged Ann-Louise Lökholm Klasson, district heating, electricity grids, energy infrastructure, energy transition, Framework Agreement, hydropower, net zero 2040, nuclear power, renewable energy, Sweco, Sweden energy sector, technical consulting, thermal power, Vattenfall, Vattenfall Selects Sweco for Wide-Ranging Energy Infrastructure Consulting Services, wind power
(IN BRIEF) Axis Communications has launched the AXIS Q9227-SLV Corner Camera, a compact, ligature-resistant solution designed for prisons and psychiatric wards. Featuring 5 MP resolution, wide-area coverage with no blind spots, invisible IR illumination and built-in two-way audio, the camera … Read the full press release
Posted in Electronics & Machinery, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Security & Safety, Sweden, Technology
Tagged AI analytics, anti ligature design, AXIS Audio Analytics, Axis Communications, Axis Edge Vault, Axis Introduces AXIS Q9227-SLV Camera with AI Analytics for High Risk Institutional Settings, AXIS Object Analytics, AXIS Q9227-SLV, corner camera, Cybersecurity, deep learning processing unit, invisible infrared illumination, ligature resistant camera, prison security, privacy masking, psychiatric wards, two way audio, video surveillance
(IN BRIEF) Neste has revised certain climate targets to reflect its current financial position and a streamlined investment portfolio, while reaffirming its commitment to renewable fuels. The company now targets an 80% reduction in Scope 1 and 2 emissions by … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Finland, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Management
Tagged carbon footprint, carbon handprint, Climate Strategy, climate targets, Emissions Reduction, energy efficiency, fossil hydrogen alternatives, Heikki Malinen, Neste, Neste Adjusts Climate Ambitions to Balance Emissions Reductions and Long Term Viability, Porvoo refinery, renewable diesel, Rotterdam renewables refinery, SAF, Scope 1 emissions, scope 2 emissions, sustainable aviation fuel
(IN BRIEF) Voith has won the German Sustainability Award in the “Resources” category for its Infinity +Green press felts, recognising an innovative recycling concept that enables unlimited recycling cycles without quality loss. Designed for full circularity, the press felts significantly … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, News, Technology
Tagged Anne Klaschka, Aquafil, carbon footprint reduction, circular economy, ECONYL, German Sustainability Award, green electricity, Infinity +Green, PA 6, paper industry, polyamide, press felts, recycling, resources efficiency, Sustainability Innovation, Voith, Voith Paper, Voith Recognised for Circular Economy Innovation with Infinity +Green Press Felts
(IN BRIEF) KPN and several trade unions have reached a negotiation result on a new collective labor agreement that emphasizes higher pay, greater flexibility, and improved support for employees’ financial and personal well-being. The proposed CAO includes a total salary … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Internet & Online, Investment, Management, Netherlands, News, Society, Technology, Telecom, Travel
Tagged CAO, caregiving leave, Chief People Officer, childcare contribution, CNV, collective labor agreement, De Unie, employee well-being, flexible leave, FNV, Hilde Garssen, inclusive holidays, KPN, KPN and Trade Unions Agree on Modern Employment Package with Higher Pay and Greater Choice, New KPN Collective Labor Agreement Delivers Salary Growth and Expanded Employee Benefits, personal development, Qlix, Salary Increase, student debt repayment, sustainable housing, trade unions, training and education
(IN BRIEF) Volkswagen Group has launched a new urban testing phase in Wolfsburg with its autonomous research vehicle Gen.Urban, which is now operating in real city traffic without traditional driving controls. The project focuses on understanding how passengers experience self-driving … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Electronics & Machinery, Germany, Infrastructure & Utilities, Management, Media, News, Technology
Tagged artificial intelligence, autonomous driving, autonomous testing, digital interior, Dr. Nikolai Ardey, future mobility, Gen.Urban, Human Factors, self driving vehicle, urban mobility, user experience design, vehicle research, Volkswagen Group, Volkswagen Group Explores Passenger Experience with Autonomous Gen.Urban Research Vehicle, Volkswagen Group Innovation, Wolfsburg
(IN BRIEF) Equinor has confirmed it will keep its head office at Forus East and carry out a major refurbishment to create a modern, sustainable headquarters for around 4,500 employees in the Stavanger region. The phased upgrade, scheduled for completion … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Norway
Tagged Anders Opedal, circular economy, corporate headquarters, employee workplace, energy efficiency, Equinor, Equinor Chooses Refurbishment of Forus East to Unite Stavanger Workforce, Forus East, green spaces, head office decision, Norway energy sector, office refurbishment, Petroleumsveien, public transport access, real estate strategy, Stavanger region, sustainable buildings
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