(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank has approved €70 million in Scale-Up Debt financing for Scalapay — its first direct scale-up investment in an Italian unicorn. The funding will support product innovation and enhance Scalapay’s Buy Now, Pay Later services … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, European Union, Financial, Internet & Online, Investment, Italy, Luxembourg, News, Retail
Tagged 2019, BNPL, Buy Now Pay Later, digital payments, EIB, Europe innovation, European Investment Bank, fintech, Gelsomina Vigliotti, InvestEU, Italian unicorn, Milan, product expansion, Scalapay, Scale-Up Debt financing, scale-up growth, Simone Mancini, TechEU, user experience enhancement, €70 million funding, €70 Million Investment Strengthens Scalapay as Leading BNPL Fintech Under EIB TechEU Programme
(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) 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) Fortum Battery Recycling has introduced a refreshed operating model and leadership structure aimed at accelerating growth and enhancing service for the European battery industry. The new framework centres the business around three operational areas — Battery Recycling Services, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Finland, Government, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Technology
Tagged Anssi Airas, battery raw materials, battery recycling services, Celine Fogde, closed loop recycling, European battery industry, EV battery supply chain, Fortum Battery Recycling, Fortum updates battery recycling unit structure with three core business areas and new strategic partnerships function, Frank Stumpf, growth strategy, hydrometallurgical operations, Jaakko Soini, Julius Kirkkola, leadership update, organisational restructuring, Pekka Alisaari, strategic partnerships, Technology & Growth, Teemu Koivunen
(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) 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) Eni has made a new gas discovery at the Konta-1 well in the Muara Bakau PSC, offshore East Kalimantan, Indonesia. The well encountered four Miocene sandstone gas reservoirs and initial estimates point to 600 Bcf GIIP with potential … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, Investment, Italy
Tagged 2026 exploration wells, 3 billion boe reserves, 31 mmscfd gas, 600 Bcf GIIP, 700 bbld condensate, 80 mmscfd multi-pool potential, DST flow test, East Kalimantan, Eni, Eni announces high-impact gas find in Kutei Basin as Muara Bakau PSC adds up to 1 TCF potential, fast-track development, Indonesia gas find, Jangkrik field, Konta-1 discovery, Kutei Basin, Merakes field, Muara Bakau PSC, near-field exploration, offshore exploration, PETRONAS NewCo, Saka Energi, Southeast Asia energy, up to 1 TCF potential, USD 15 billion investment plan
(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
(IN BRIEF) Vodafone Ireland and Atlantic Technological University have secured €4.6 million from the CEF Digital Fund, with additional investment bringing the total initiative value to €6.25 million. The funding will support the creation of XR learning labs powered by … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Education, European Union, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Internet & Online, Investment, Ireland, Management, News, Society, Technology, Telecom, Turkey, United Kingdom
Tagged 3D streaming, 5G Standalone network, 5G-SHARE, Atlantic Technological University, ATU, ATU Donegal, CEF Digital Fund, Connected Education programme, digital education innovation, engineering apprenticeships, Extended Reality education, FifthIngenium, immersive training, James Lawless, Karol Dempsey, New EU-backed initiative to introduce immersive 5G training labs at ATU Donegal with support from Vodafone, Sheila Kavanagh, virtual construction learning, Vodafone Ireland, XR labs, €6.25m investment
(IN BRIEF) BASF has introduced Lupragen® N 208, a new reactive amine catalyst for polyurethane foams that fulfills strict low-VOC requirements. Produced at the Ludwigshafen Verbund site and offered worldwide, the catalyst becomes part of the PU foam structure during … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Chemicals, Germany, Industrial, Investment, Science, Technology
Tagged armrests, automotive interiors, BASF, BASF introduces Lupragen N 208 to support low-emission polyurethane foam production globally, CAS 83016-70-0, dashboards, HE-TMAEE, low emission foams, low VOC catalyst, Ludwigshafen Verbund site, Lupragen N 205, Lupragen N 208, mattresses, polyurethane foams, polyurethane industry, PU catalysts, reactive amine catalyst, tertiary amines, upholstery
(IN BRIEF) Bilfinger has completed a key milestone in Fortum’s €100 million modernization of its Częstochowa CHP plant in Poland as part of the company’s move away from fossil fuels. Under a contract awarded in 2024, Bilfinger is providing full … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Poland, Technology, Travel
Tagged Bilfinger, biomass transition, CHP plant modernization, Coal Phase-Out, Częstochowa Poland, decarbonization, energy infrastructure upgrade, engineering procurement management, EPCM services, Fortum, Fortum reaches key milestone in Częstochowa CHP modernization as Bilfinger delivers EPCm services, heat supply, industrial energy projects, maintenance solution, Power-to-Heat boiler, process industry, renewable heat, sustainability, Wojciech Fluder, €100 million investment
(IN BRIEF) UK Research and Innovation has announced the winners of the Knowledge Exchange Awards 2025, celebrating research-driven partnerships delivering benefits across the UK economy, public health, climate and innovation sectors. Projects recognised range from hydrogen economy development and large-scale … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Business, Education, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged academic-industry partnerships, Commercialisation, Connecting Capability Fund, cybersecurity collaboration, Entropyst, EPSRC, HyDEX hydrogen, INNOVATION, KE culture, Knowledge Exchange, Knowledge Exchange Awards 2025, mathematical sciences KE hub, National Trust, NERC, NW CyberCom, public benefit and environmental progress, Queen Mary University of London, Research England, research partnerships, SHARE Collaborative mpox, Strategic Priorities Fund, UK innovation ecosystem, UK research partnerships recognised for turning innovation into economic growth, UKRI, University of Exeter, University of Strathclyde, University of the Arts London
(IN BRIEF) Covestro and Allmed have entered a partnership to explore whether used artificial kidney filters can be recycled into new polycarbonate-based plastic materials. The feasibility study assesses technical recovery processes, regulatory considerations and potential economic viability. Working with additional … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Chemicals, Environment, Germany, Healthcare, Industrial, Investment
Tagged Ahmed Sorour, Allmed, blood purification, circular economy healthcare, Covestro, dialysis devices, feasibility study, healthcare plastics, kidney filters, Kimal, Lily Wang, material circularity, Matt Press, medical recycling, medical waste, Partnership aims to recover polycarbonate from kidney filters and create new pathways for circular healthcare materials, polycarbonate recovery, recycling trials, sustainability, UK hospital trust
(IN BRIEF) Nine renewable-energy companies have jointly financed the protection and restoration of 108 hectares of Finnish nature across Simo, Pudasjärvi and Puolanka to celebrate Finland’s 108th Independence Day. The Nature Gift to Finland initiative builds on earlier biodiversity research … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Finland, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Technology
Tagged 108 hectares, ABO Energy, Ålandsbanken Wind Power Fund, biodiversity, climate emissions, ecological restoration, Endangered Species, Eolus, Finnish nature, forest conservation, Fortum, Helen, Hiilipörssi, Ilmatar, Luonnonperintösäätiö, Myrsky Energia, Nature Gift to Finland, Nature Gift to Finland project safeguards peatlands and forests through multi-company biodiversity partnership, nature-positive business models, Neoen, One Planet Oy, peatland restoration, Pudasjärvi, Puolanka, Renewables Finland, Sari Multala, Simo, Taaleri Energia
(IN BRIEF) Evonik has released two Environmental Product Declarations for PROTECTOSIL® BHN and PROTECTOSIL® CIT through the IBU, providing life-cycle-based environmental data for building protection materials. The EPDs align with EU regulatory trends, anticipating requirements under the Construction Products Regulation. … Read the full press release
Posted in Chemicals, Construction, Environment, Germany, Industrial, Investment, Management, Technology
Tagged Architecture, building protection, construction sustainability, corrosion protection, environmental product declarations, EPDs, European Construction Products Regulation, Evonik, Evonik releases life-cycle declarations for PROTECTOSIL® BHN and CIT to support green building decisions, green building, IBU, life cycle assessment LCA, material selection, Nico Freudl, PROTECTOSIL BHN, PROTECTOSIL CIT, reinforced concrete, silane impregnation, Smart Effects, Susanne Martens-Kruck, Susanne Pellengahr, sustainability reporting, transparency
(IN BRIEF) GKN Aerospace Norway will expand its additive manufacturing capabilities at its Kongsberg engines centre through a strategic partnership with Norwegian Catapult Manufacturing Technology. Norwegian Catapult and SIVA will co-invest NOK 12 million (almost £1 million), supporting Norway’s ambition … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Norway, Technology, Transportation & Logistics, United Kingdom
Tagged 3D printing, additive manufacturing, advanced manufacturing, aerospace engines, aerospace technology, Co-investment boosts GKN Aerospace’s Kongsberg engines centre as additive manufacturing hub, Engine Components, GKN Aerospace, global additive strategy, industrial innovation Norway, Kongsberg Technology Cluster, metals additive, NOK 12 million investment, Norwegian Catapult Manufacturing Technology, Ole B. Hoen, Sébastien Aknouche, SIVA, sustainability, Sweden expansion, USA expansion
(IN BRIEF) Ageas will acquire the remaining 25% shareholding of AG Insurance from BNP Paribas Fortis for EUR 1.9 billion, becoming full owner of Belgium’s largest insurer. The move supports Ageas’s Elevate27 strategy, raises financial targets, and is expected to … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Belgium, Business, Financial, Industrial, Insurance, Investment, Management, News
Tagged acquisition, AG Insurance, Ageas, Ageas moves to full ownership of AG Insurance in EUR 1.9 billion deal while renewing strategic partnership with BNP Paribas, asset management collaboration, bancassurance partnership, Belgium insurance market, BNP Paribas Cardif, BNP Paribas Fortis, BNP Paribas SA, Elevate27 strategy, equity placement, esure acquisition, EUR 1.9 billion transaction, free cash flow targets, full ownership, Hans De Cuyper, insurance industry Europe, insurance market Belgium, Jean-Laurent Bonnafé, regulatory approval 2026, ROIC 15-16%, shareholder remuneration
(IN BRIEF) NWO and GroenvermogenNL are granting €19.3 million to the HyFINE consortium to develop greener, hydrogen-driven production methods for specialty and fine chemicals, helping reduce reliance on fossil feedstocks and lowering waste and energy use. Including co-funding and in-kind … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Chemicals, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Netherlands, News, Science, Technology
Tagged circular production, climate-neutral production, consortium, Dutch chemical industry, Dutch green chemistry push strengthened as €24.2 million HyFINE initiative accelerates fossil-free chemical synthesis, Electrochemistry, Evgeny Pidko, Fernanda Neira D’Angelo, fine chemicals, Green Chemistry, GroenvermogenNL, hydrogen, HyFINE, industry partners, innovation Netherlands, National Growth Fund, NWO, photo redox catalysis, renewable electrons, research institutes, specialty chemicals, sustainable synthesis, TNO, TU Delft, universities, €19.3 million funding, €24.2 million investment
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