(IN BRIEF) Bilfinger has been selected as part of a consortium to deliver key fabrication, assembly, and installation services for bp’s new 100-megawatt green hydrogen electrolyzer in Lingen, Germany, a facility expected to become bp’s largest of its kind and … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Management, News, Technology
Tagged Bilfinger, Bilfinger to Provide Large-Scale Fabrication and Installation Services for bp’s Flagship Green Hydrogen Plant in Lingen, BP, electrolyzer plant, energy transition, GREEN HYDROGEN, HVAC systems, Hydrogen Core Network, hydrogen economy, hydrogen infrastructure, Industrial Decarbonization, Lingen Germany, piping installation, prefabrication, renewable energy, Thomas Schulz
(IN BRIEF) Talanx Group is investing EUR 100 million in debt financing to support the expansion and decarbonisation of Cologne’s public transport network, reinforcing its commitment to ESG-aligned investments and sustainable urban mobility. The funding will support Kölner Verkehrs-Betriebe in … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Insurance, Investment, Management, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Ampega Asset Management, climate transition, Cologne, CO₂-neutral transport, electric buses, ESG investment, green electricity, HDI, infrastructure financing, Kölner Verkehrs-Betriebe, Light Rail, neue leben, public transport, sustainable mobility, Talanx Group, Talanx Group Commits EUR 100 Million to Finance Sustainable Public Transport in Cologne
(IN BRIEF) Uniper and NKT have signed a ten-year physical Power Purchase Agreement under which NKT will purchase 100% of the renewable electricity and associated Guarantees of Origin from Uniper’s new 17.2 MWp Voslapper Groden solar park in Wilhelmshaven, supporting … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Technology
Tagged Andreas Gemballa, clean power, Cologne, energy transition, Germany, GoOs, Guarantees of Origin, Industrial Decarbonization, Iulia Tica, Michael C Hjorth, NKT, Nordenham, Photovoltaic, Power Purchase Agreement, PPA, renewable electricity, solar power, sustainable energy, Uniper, Uniper and NKT Sign Ten-Year PPA for Renewable Power from Wilhelmshaven Solar Park, Voslapper Groden, Wilhelmshaven
(IN BRIEF) LUT University and Research Director Petteri Laaksonen have been named Energy Transition Leader of the Year 2025 at the Wind Oulu seminar, receiving both the jury’s main award and the public Audience Award in recognition of their long-term … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Business, Education, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Finland, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Media, Technology
Tagged Antti Herlin, clean energy research, energy transition, Energy Transition Leader of the Year 2025, hydrogen economy, Julia Sangervo, LUT University, LUT University and Petteri Laaksonen Named Energy Transition Leader of the Year 2025 at Wind Oulu, Matti Vanhanen, Petteri Laaksonen, Power-to-X, renewable energy Finland, science-based policy, Wind Oulu
(IN BRIEF) BBVA has joined a consortium of twelve major European banks to create Qivalis, a joint venture based in Amsterdam that aims to launch a euro-pegged stablecoin in the second half of 2026, subject to regulatory approval. The initiative … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, Netherlands, Spain, Technology
Tagged Alicia Pertusa, Amsterdam, Banca Sella, BBVA, BBVA Joins European Banking Consortium Qivalis to Launch a Regulated Euro-Pegged Stablecoin, BIS Agorá, blockchain payments, BNP Paribas, CaixaBank, cross-border payments, Danske Bank, DekaBank, digital assets, DZ BANK, Electronic Money Institution, euro stablecoin, ING, Jan-Oliver Sell, KBC, MiCA, Qivalis, Raiffeisen Bank International, SEB, SWIFT, tokenized assets, UNICREDIT
(IN BRIEF) Aixeindar, the joint venture between Iberdrola España and the Basque Energy Agency, is advancing construction of the 40 MW Labraza wind farm in Oion, Álava, which will be the first new wind farm commissioned in the Basque Country … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Spain, Technology
Tagged Aixeindar, Álava, Basque Country energy transition, Basque Energy Agency, Biodiversity Protection, bird detection systems, Blade Lifter technology, crowdlending, ECAY, EDS, EVE, Iberdrola España, Iberdrola España and the Basque Energy Agency Move Forward With Pioneering 40 MW Labraza Wind Farm in Álava, Labraza wind farm, local jobs, Oion, Paris Agreement, REE Laguardia, renewable energy, Rioja Alavesa, Siemens Gamesa, sustainable infrastructure, vertical garden, wind power
(IN BRIEF) TÜV Rheinland Hong Kong and the Hong Kong Institute of Safety Practitioners jointly hosted an online seminar on 21 January 2026 focusing on welding operation safety management, non-destructive testing, welding procedure qualification, and emergency safety, attracting safety practitioners … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Security & Safety, Technology
Tagged electrical safety, emergency preparedness, fire prevention, HKISP, Hong Kong Institute of Safety Practitioners, hot work permits, industrial safety, NDT, Non-Destructive Testing, occupational safety, Patricia Kuang, risk management, safety training, TÜV Rheinland Hong Kong, TÜV Rheinland Strengthens Occupational Safety Awareness Through Specialized Welding Safety Management Seminar, welder examination, welding operation safety management, welding procedure qualification, welding safety, workplace safety, WPQ
(IN BRIEF) Henkel has agreed to acquire the Dutch-based specialty coatings company Stahl Group for 2.1 billion euros in a strategic move to expand its Adhesive Technologies business into the adjacent and fast-growing specialty coatings market. Stahl, which serves customers … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Chemicals, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Netherlands, Technology
Tagged acquisition, automotive coatings, Carsten Knobel, fashion and lifestyle, flexible materials, Henkel, Henkel Accelerates Growth Strategy by Agreeing to Acquire Stahl and Broaden Its Coatings and Materials Portfolio, Henkel Adhesive Technologies, High performance coatings, leather finishing coatings, M&A, Mark Dorn, packaging industry, paper packaging coatings, performance coatings, R&D capabilities, specialty coatings, Stahl, Stahl Group, sustainable coatings, water-based solutions, Wendel SE
(IN BRIEF) Alstom has signed a four-year agreement with PKP Polskie Linie Kolejowe S.A. to conduct inspections, maintenance, and overhauls on nearly 3,500 Onvia Switch electric point machines across Poland’s railway network, with an option for up to 800 additional … Read the full press release
Posted in Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Management, Poland, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Adam Juretko, Alstom, Alstom Polska Katowice, Alstom to Overhaul and Maintain Thousands of Onvia Switch Point Machines Under Strategic Four-Year Partnership in Poland, Centralized Traffic Control, computerized interlocking, ERTMS Level 2, infrastructure maintenance, level crossing signaling, Onvia Switch, Onvia Switch 2000, Onvia Switch 500, Onvia Switch 700, PKP PLK, PKP Polskie Linie Kolejowe, point machines, Polish railway network, rail safety, rail signaling, railway maintenance, smart mobility, sustainable mobility
(IN BRIEF) TotalEnergies and Kuwait Oil Company have signed a Memorandum of Understanding at the 5th Kuwait Oil & Gas Show and Conference to enhance cooperation, share technical expertise, and conduct joint studies, particularly on new exploration opportunities in Kuwait. … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Economy, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, France, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, Technology
Tagged Ahmad Jaber Al-Eidan, energy cooperation, exploration studies, KOC, KOGS, Kuwait Oil & Gas Show, Kuwait Oil Company, Kuwait Petroleum Corporation, Memorandum of Understanding, oil and gas, Patrick Pouyanné, resource development, Sheikh Nawaf Saud Al-Sabah, strategic partnership, technical expertise, TotalEnergies, TotalEnergies and Kuwait Oil Company sign MoU to advance technical cooperation and exploration studies in Kuwait
(IN BRIEF) Siemens Smart Infrastructure has launched Siprotec V, a virtualized protection and control solution that consolidates up to 60 hardware-based devices into a single server-based platform for digital substations, enabling faster project execution, greater scalability, and significant cost and … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged AI in substations, and more resilient substations, BDEW, CAPEX reduction, carbon emissions, Cybersecurity, digital substations, energy transition, greener, grid modernization, grid resilience, intelligent electronic devices, lifecycle cost savings, NERC CIP, project acceleration, protection and control, Siemens Smart Infrastructure, Siprotec V, Siprotec V consolidates protection and control functions to deliver faster, space optimization, virtualization
(IN BRIEF) The EBRD invested a record €654 million in the Baltic states in 2025, driven by unprecedented levels of financing in Latvia and Lithuania and continued strong performance in Estonia, with more than 95 per cent of funds supporting … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Estonia, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Latvia, Lithuania, Management, Marketing, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Baltic Capital Markets Acceleration Fund, Baltic States, battery energy storage, capital markets, decarbonisation, EBRD, EBRD delivers record €654 million investment in the Baltic states in 2025 with strong green focus, electric vehicle charging, energy security, Estonia, green transition, Ignitis, ILTE, Kelme Wind Park, Latvia, Lithuania, private sector investment, renewable energy, Securities Market Act, securitisation, Sunly, Tomas Kairys
(IN BRIEF) Amazon and RWE have signed a 110 MW Power Purchase Agreement for electricity from the Nordseecluster B offshore wind farm in the German North Sea, building on their 2025 strategic partnership and supporting both companies’ digital and decarbonisation … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News
Tagged AI, Amazon, Amazon expands German renewable portfolio with new 110 MW offshore wind agreement with RWE, aws, Cloud services, data analytics, decarbonisation, Germany, net zero 2040, Nordseecluster, Norges Bank Investment Management, North Sea, Offshore wind, Power Purchase Agreement, PPA, renewable energy, Rocco Bräuniger, RWE, Ulf Kerstin
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank has granted a €200 million loan to Hemsö Fastigheter to finance nine projects involving new and renovated energy-efficient public buildings across Sweden, Finland, and Germany, including schools, a health centre, an ice rink, and … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Energy, Gas & Oil, European Union, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, News, Real Estate, Society, Sweden
Tagged Climate Action, EIB, energy efficient buildings, EU Energy Performance of Buildings Directive, European Investment Bank, Finland, Finland and Germany, Germany, healthcare facilities, Hemsö Fastigheter, Hemsö secures €200 million EIB loan to accelerate sustainable public-building investments in Sweden, Nils Styf, Pilar Solano, police headquarters, SCHOOLS, social infrastructure, Sustainable Finance, Sweden, Zero Energy Buildings
(IN BRIEF) Telefónica Tech has partnered with Fermax to provide managed IoT connectivity for more than 27,000 connected video door entry systems across Spain, France and Portugal using its Kite platform, enabling real-time remote monitoring, secure communications and centralised fleet … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Internet & Online, Management, Security & Safety, Spain, Technology, Telecom
Tagged 4G, Ángel Sánchez, centrally managed IoT connectivity for Fermax’s growing smart access network, connected buildings, Cybersecurity, DuoxMe app, Fermax, France, IoT connectivity, Juan José González Menaya, Kite platform, PORTUGAL, remote management, SIM-IoT, smart access, Spain, Telefónica Tech, Telefónica Tech enables secure, video door entry
(IN BRIEF) BT has completed the sale of its Radianz business to Transaction Network Services after receiving all necessary regulatory approvals, a move that supports BT International’s strategy to focus more sharply on secure multi-cloud connectivity for global enterprise customers. … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Technology, Telecom, United Kingdom
Tagged Bas Burger, brokers, Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, BT, BT International, BT transfers Radianz to TNS to sharpen focus on core international connectivity services, capital markets, Citi, clearing houses, divestment, Evercore, exchanges, financial markets infrastructure, Jones Day, Multi-Cloud Connectivity, Radianz, regulatory approval, telecom strategy, TNS, Transaction Network Services, ultra-low latency trading
(IN BRIEF) Telia Norway and Lyse, owner of the mobile operator ice, have agreed to create a 50/50 jointly owned company that will combine their mobile radio access networks in Norway, with operations expected to start in Q2 2026, while … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Norway, Sweden, Technology, Telecom
Tagged 5G infrastructure, base stations, Bjørn Ivar Moen, CAPEX synergies, consumer choice, cost efficiencies, Digital Resilience, ICE, Kristin Dahle Larsen, Lyse, mobile competition, mobile radio access network, network investment, network sharing, RAN, rural coverage, spectrum assets, telecommunications Norway, Telia and Lyse to combine Norwegian mobile RAN infrastructure in equal partnership starting in Q2 2026, Telia Norway
(IN BRIEF) Thales Smart Card Technologies (Shanghai) has been recognized as a “Shanghai Advanced-Level Smart Factory” in 2025, reflecting more than a decade of Industry 4.0-driven digital transformation that has delivered a 70 percent automation rate and 80 percent connectivity … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Awards, Business, Financial, France, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Technology
Tagged AGVs, AI, automation, banking cards, Beijing Dalian Hong Kong, China industrial ecosystem, Cobots, connectivity, digital transformation, eSIM, Euronext Paris HO, Industrial IoT, Industry 4.0, Jean-Marc Reynaud, lean manufacturing, predictive maintenance, R&D, Shanghai Advanced-Level Smart Factory, Shanghai Manufacturing Competency Center, Shanghai MCC recognition highlights Thales’ leadership in AI-driven smart manufacturing and supply chain resilience, smart manufacturing, supply chain resilience, Thales Smart Card Technologies Shanghai
(IN BRIEF) Kapsch TrafficCom will unveil its Connected Tolling Platform at the 5GAA meeting in Sacramento on 5 February 2026 through two live demonstrations that integrate 5G Network V2X and 5.9 GHz direct C-V2X communication into a single, communication-agnostic tolling … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Management, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged 5.9 GHz C-V2X, 5G Network V2X, 5GAA, autonomous vehicle, Connected Tolling Platform, Connected Vehicles, FHWA Saxton Laboratory, interoperability, JB Kendrick, Kapsch TrafficCom, Kapsch TrafficCom advances software-defined tolling through dual-path Connected Tolling Platform at 5GAA meeting, Microsec, PC5, roadside units, Sacramento, smart mobility, software-defined tolling, traffic safety, Valeo, Verizon Business, virtual tolling
(IN BRIEF) University of Liverpool Professors Mark Gabbay and Dan Joyce will take on central roles in a new £11 million NIHR-funded mental health research initiative linked to the University of Huddersfield’s forthcoming Centre for Equity in Mental Health, bringing … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Education, Financial, Healthcare, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Ann Caress, ARC North West Coast, Calderdale, CEMH, Centre for Equity in Mental Health, community-based research, Dan Joyce, Debs Teale, Department of Health and Social Care, Edge Hill University, health inequalities, Institute of Population Health, Kirklees, Lancaster University, Liverpool and Huddersfield collaborate on major NIHR-backed mental health research initiative to address health inequalities, Liverpool Clinical Trials Centre, Lucy Chappell, M-RIC, Mark Gabbay, Mental Health Research Groups, MHRG, Michael Doyle, NIHR, South West Yorkshire Partnership Teaching NHS Foundation Trust, The Debs Effect, University of Huddersfield, University of Liverpool, Wakefield
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