(IN BRIEF) Rheinmetall has acquired ammunition detection and disposal firm Stascheit GmbH, making it a wholly owned subsidiary of Rheinmetall Project Solutions GmbH. The move strengthens Rheinmetall’s capabilities in explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) and complements its broader security-focused portfolio. With … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Defence, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Security & Safety, Technology
Tagged ammunition detection, Baltic Sea, contaminated site investigation, Defence Technology, diving operations, Dr Deniz Akitürk, EOD, explosive ordnance disposal, Gardelegen, Germany defence industry, military engineering, North Sea, offshore wind farms, partnership, Rheinmetall, Rheinmetall Project Solutions GmbH, Saxony-Anhalt, security solutions, site remediation, Stascheit GmbH, Strategic Acquisition, underwater recovery, UXO clearance
(IN BRIEF) Romance scams are becoming more efficient and harder to detect due to the increasing use of artificial intelligence, according to new research by the Centre for Emerging Technology and Security (CETaS) at The Alan Turing Institute. Generative AI … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Internet & Online, Investment, Management, News, Security & Safety, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged AI and cybercrime, AI in fraud, AI Research, AI-driven deception, Alan Turing Institute, CETaS, dating scams, Deepfakes, fraud prevention, generative AI, home office, large language models, LLMs, online criminality, online safety, psychological manipulation, romance scams, scam detection, Simon Moseley, synthetic personas
(IN BRIEF) bp has announced a new oil discovery at the Far South prospect in the deepwater Gulf of America. Located in Green Canyon Block 584, about 120 miles off Louisiana’s coast, the exploration well—drilled to a depth of 23,830 … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Andy Krieger, barrels of oil equivalent, BP, bp exploration program, Chevron, Chevron U.S.A., Constellation field, deepwater exploration, exploration wells, Far South, February 2025 strategy reset, Green Canyon Block 584, Gulf of America, Miocene reservoirs, offshore drilling, oil and gas, oil discovery, oil reserves, partnership, strategic growth, sustainability, U.S. energy, U.S. Gulf Coast, upstream production
(IN BRIEF) Vodafone Germany has introduced the new eSIM Transfer feature for customers upgrading to the Google Pixel 9a, available from 14 April 2025. Developed in collaboration with Google and based on the GSMA TS43 standard, the feature allows users … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Internet & Online, Investment, Management, News, Technology, Telecom, United Kingdom
Tagged Android, digital experience, eSIM profile reuse, eSIM Transfer, Google, GSMA TS43, mobile innovation, mobile technology, partnership, Pixel 9a, Pixel smartphones, SIM migration, SIM to eSIM conversion, smartphone upgrade, vodafone, Vodafone Europe, Vodafone Germany, Wi-Fi transfer, Wolfgang Fettes
(IN BRIEF) Repsol has begun power production at Antofagasta Phase 1, its largest wind farm and one of Chile’s most significant renewable energy projects. Located in Taltal, the 364 MW facility required nearly €400 million in investment and will soon … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Spain, Technology
Tagged 000 MW portfolio, 60, 750 GWh, Antofagasta Phase 1, Antofagasta region, Atacama Desert, Atacama wind farm, Cabo Leones III, Chile, clean energy, energy transition, Global Energy Projects, Ibereólica Renovables, Latin America, partnership, Phase 2, renewable energy, Renewable Infrastructure, Repsol, Repsol Ibereólica Renovables Chile, sustainability, Taltal, wind farm, €400 million
(IN BRIEF) The EBRD has extended a portfolio-risk-sharing facility to Raiffeisen Bank Ukraine to unlock €100 million in investments supporting Ukraine’s energy security. As the fourth Ukrainian bank to join the EBRD’s Energy Security Support Facility, RBU will issue loans … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Technology, Ukraine, United Kingdom
Tagged Crisis Response Special Fund, decentralised energy, EBRD, energy efficiency, energy security, Energy Security Support Facility, ESG, ESSF, EU Ukraine Investment Framework, EU4Business, European Union, France, grant support, green transition, institutional investor, MSMEs, Oleksandr Pysaruk, partnership, portfolio guarantee, Raiffeisen Bank, Raiffeisen Bank Ukraine, risk-sharing, Ruslan Spivak, sustainability, UKRAINE, Ukrainian economy, war recovery, €100 million
(IN BRIEF) ANDRITZ has been awarded significant service contracts by SCA to enhance the performance of the Östrand pulp mill in northern Sweden. The collaboration includes replacing an economizer in the recovery boiler and deploying the SYNERGY Services concept across … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Business, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Sweden, Technology
Tagged Andritz, automation, economizer replacement, equipment efficiency, Hannu Pyykönen, lifecycle management, long-term service agreements, mill productivity, Östrand pulp mill, partnership, Per Strand, process optimization, pulp and paper industry, pulp drying, recovery boiler, SCA, sustainability, Sweden, SYNERGY Services, Warkaus Works, white liquor plant
(IN BRIEF) LAB Entreprenør, part of AF Gruppen, has signed a NOK 146 million contract with the Student Welfare Organization of Vestland (Sammen) to renovate a student housing building in Hatleberg, Bergen. The project involves refurbishing the eight-story AB block, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Norway, Technology
Tagged AB block, AF Gruppen, Bergen, building restoration, construction industry, Emissions Reduction, Gard Kvalheim, Hatleberg, LAB Entreprenør, Norway, partnership, Q3 2025, Q3 2026, Rehabilitation Project, rooftop ventilation, Sammen, student housing, Student Welfare Organization of Vestland, sustainability, turnkey contract
(IN BRIEF) Ahlstrom, a leader in fiber-based specialty materials, is advancing its global capabilities in filtration with 15 strategically located manufacturing sites across North America, Europe, and Asia. By ensuring uniform quality in filtration materials across all regions, the company … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Technology
Tagged Ahlstrom, air filters, ASIA, dust collection, engine filtration, Europe, filtration solutions, fuel filters, gas turbines, Giuseppe Costa, global filtration, global operations, industrial filtration, liquid filtration, manufacturing network, North America, oil filters, partnership, product localization, regional supply chain, specialty fiber materials, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) and the European Investment Fund (EIF) have approved new financing initiatives aimed at bolstering clean transport, energy, and innovation projects, as well as enhancing water and sanitation infrastructure in Africa with a total … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Banks, Business, Economy, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, News, Technology
Tagged Africa, Automotive Sector, clean transport, Critical Infrastructure, Cybersecurity, deep tech, EIB, EIF, energy infrastructure, EU4Business Guarantee Facility, European Investment Bank, European Investment Fund, global partnerships, INNOVATION, Manufacturing, Nadia Calviño, partnership, strategic autonomy, sustainability, sustainable development, UKRAINE, venture capital, war-affected enterprises, water and sanitation, €11.5 billion, €3.6 billion
(IN BRIEF) ANDRITZ, a leading international technology group, has delivered an advanced pressurized refining system to Metro Decorative Pvt. Ltd., India. Installed at the medium-density fiberboard facility in Kashipur, the system features an S1050 refiner with 3,300 kW power capable … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Business, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Technology
Tagged 20 bdmt/h, 3, 300 kW, Aluminum Composite Panels, Aman Garg, Andritz, fiberboard production, Gujarat, Haryana, high-quality fibers, INDIA, Kashipur, Laminates, maintenance-friendly discharger, MDF Boards, MDHMR Boards, Metro Decorative Pvt. Ltd., panelboard industry, Particle Boards, partnership, Plug Screw Feeder, plywood, pre-steaming system, pressurized digester, pressurized refining system, S1050 refiner, Uttarakhand
(IN BRIEF) RWE has initiated construction of a new photovoltaic plant near Niederzier in North Rhine-Westphalia at the Hambach opencast mine. Covering 12 hectares, the plant will feature over 22,000 solar modules and generate up to 13.9 MW peak (12 … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Metals and Minerals, News, Technology
Tagged 13.9 MW peak, 47.2 MW, 500 households, Andreas Heller, battery storage, Dr Lars Kulik, Frank Rombey, Hambach Lake, Hambach opencast mine, Katja Wünschel, NEULAND HAMBACH, Niederzier, North Rhine-Westphalia, partnership, Photovoltaic Plant, renewable energy, Rhenish mining area, RWE, solar modules, sustainability, sustainable economy, wind farms, £4
(IN BRIEF) MAN Truck & Bus has officially launched battery production at its Nuremberg site, expanding investment from 100 million to approximately 250 million euros. This phase enhances the facility’s capabilities by producing complete battery packs as well as individual … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged 250 million euros, AGVs, Alexander Vlaskamp, automation, battery management system, battery modules, battery production, diesel engine production, digitalization, Dr Frederik Zohm, Dr. Markus Söder, eBuses, electric trucks, end of line testing, eTrucks, Hubert Aiwanger, investment, MAN Truck & Bus, Markus Wansch, Michael Kobriger, modular production, NMC cell chemistry, Nuremberg site, partnership, quality assurance, sustainability, sustainable jobs
(IN BRIEF) The press release announces that the NWO has allocated over 7.7 million euros for four projects aimed at digitizing energy renovation efforts in the built environment. A primary focus of these projects, especially the DPARt project coordinated by … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Education, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Netherlands, News, Science, Technology
Tagged agent-based simulation, AI gamification, built environment, co-funding, consortium partners, Data Governance, digital models, digitalization, DPARt, Dujuan Yang, energy consumption, energy renovations, homeowners associations, INNOVATION, leadership, living labs, NWO, NWO-KIC, partnership, Public Private Partnership, Qi Han, sustainability, sustainable renovations, TU/e, Virtual Reality, VvE
(IN BRIEF) At this year’s World Expo in Osaka, Stora Enso is demonstrating its commitment to sustainable building solutions through its participation in the Czech National Pavilion. The pavilion’s wood structure is constructed with over 800 m³ of Stora Enso’s … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Czech Republic, Environment, Financial, Finland, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Technology
Tagged circular economy, Czech National Pavilion, educational trail, engineered wood, environmental stewardship, glazed façade, global platform, innovative design, Japan, Lars Völkel, low-carbon buildings, Osaka Bay, partnership, PEFC certified, Renewable Products, Satoshi Yamada, Stora Enso, sustainability, sustainable construction, Sylva™ CLT, wooden architecture, World Expo Osaka
(IN BRIEF) EP Power Minerals GmbH (EPPM), part of Energetický a průmyslový holding (EPH), has entered into a 20-year joint venture agreement with Drax Power Limited through its subsidiary Power Minerals Limited (PML). This collaboration will create a new, state-of-the-art … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Czech Republic, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged 20-year agreement, carbon emissions reduction, cement production, CO₂ emissions reduction, Drax Power Limited, Drax Power Station, Energetický a průmyslový holding, environmental sustainability, EP Power Minerals GmbH, EPH, EPPM, fly ash, green cement, innovative factory, Jan Špringl, joint venture, legacy coal ash, partership, PML, Power Minerals Limited, Pulverised Fuel Ash (PFA), renewable electricity, SCM, supplementary cementitious material, sustainability, sustainable construction, UK fly ash market
(IN BRIEF) EnBW has taken a major stride in its decarbonization journey by commissioning a new H₂-ready fuel-switch power plant at its Stuttgart-Münster site. This power plant replaces older coal-fired components with a modern, natural gas-fired gas turbine facility capable … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Technology
Tagged carbon emissions reduction, CHP plant modernization, decarbonization, dispatchable power, district heating, Dr. Andre Baumann, Dr. Frank Nopper, Dr. Georg Stamatelopoulos, Dr.-Ing. Christian Bruch, EnBW, energy transition, fuel-switch power plant, gas turbine, Germany, grid stability, H₂-ready, infrastructure modernization, investment, low-carbon hydrogen, natural gas, power plant modernization, regulatory incentives, renewable energy, Siemens Energy, structural upgrades, Stuttgart-Münster
(IN BRIEF) A €500,000 grant under the EIB’s Economic Resilience Initiative and Urban Projects Finance Initiative will provide technical assistance for the Palace of Youth and Sports renovation in Prishtina. The project will focus on the building’s reconstruction, conservation, and … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, News, Sports
Tagged conservation, Cultural Heritage, Damien Sorrell, Economic Resilience Initiative, EIB Global, energy efficiency, European Investment Bank, Hajrulla Çeku, Mediterranean Games 2030, Ministry of Culture, Mrika Gashi Macula, Palace of Youth and Sports, Pallati i Rinisë, partership, Prishtina, reconstruction, Republic of Kosovo, restoration, sustainability, sustainable urban development, Team Europe initiative, Technical Assistance, Urban Projects Finance Initiative, Youth and Sport
(IN BRIEF) Stadler’s Berlin plant has secured its future with a new collective labor agreement reached between management, employee representatives, and IG Metall. Announced on 11 April 2025, the agreement includes a location guarantee until 2032, ensuring stability and job … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Switzerland, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Berlin plant, BVG, collective labor agreement, coronavirus, economic challenges, Employee Representatives, energy prices, IG Metall, international competition, Jan Otto, job security, Jure Mikolčić, labor negotiations, location guarantee, partership, research and development, Stadler, sustainability, sustainable investment, Ukraine conflict, wage harmonisation, working hours
(IN BRIEF) Juwi Energie Rinnovabili S.r.l. has completed the sale of a portfolio of 8 photovoltaic projects, with an aggregate installed capacity of approximately 50.5 MW, to Kelag Italia S.r.l. These projects, located in Northern Italy, are part of JUWI’s … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Italy, Management, News, Technology
Tagged 50.5 MW, ADVANT Nctm, Antonio Legrottaglie, Antonio Paternostro, Bianca Balestri, Elvira Foti, EPC, EUR 3.8 billion investment, Giorgio Servadio, global law firm Dentons, Ingo Preiss, Juwi Energie Rinnovabili, Juwi GmbH Group, Kelag Group, Kelag Italia, L&B Partners, M&A advisory, Mileto Mario Giuliani, Northern Italy, O&M services, partership, photovoltaic projects, Piero Viganò, regulatory compliance, renewable energy, renewable power portfolio, Stefano Galbusera, sustainability
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