Category Archives: Italy

Press Releases & News from Italy distributed via EuropaWire

Enel Green Power to sell 36.2% stake in La Geo to Salvadorian state-owned energy company Inversiones Energéticas S.A. de C.V.

Rome, 18-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — On December 12th, 2014 Enel Green Power (EGP) announced to have reached an agreement with Inversiones Energéticas S.A. de C.V. (INE), the Salvadorian state-owned energy company, for the sale of the 36.2% stake EGP owns in … Read the full press release

AgustaWestland engineers honoured by the Royal Aeronautical Society with 3 prestigious awards: the Team Gold Medal, Specialist Award – Silver and the Herbert Le Sueur Young Persons Award

The most prestigious and long-standing awards in global aerospace honouring achievement, innovation and excellence • Project Zero all-electric tiltrotor team wins another prestigious award. • Invention, design, test and certification of the Obstacle Proximity LIDAR System recognized. • Young engineer’s … Read the full press release

Finmeccanica – AgustaWestland congratulated the accomplishments of the Trinidad and Tobago Air Guard

Air Guard increasing mission scope through training and support led by AgustaWestland • First two flying officers promoted to command officers, allowing for independent missions • Five engineers achieved full licensure by Trinidad and Tobago Civil Aviation Authority • Unit … Read the full press release

CRITICAL Software renewed its cooperation with Anglo-Italian helicopter company AgustaWestland until 31st December 2017

CRITICAL Software’s technology and expertise have once again been recognised by AgustaWestland through the renewal of its collaboration agreement for a further three years. The company’s collaboration with the leading helicopter manufacture has contributed significantly to its growth and its … Read the full press release

Eni completed the production test on the Minsala Marine 1 NFW in the Marine XII Block offshore Congo

During the test the well delivered in excess of 5,000 barrels per day oil and  14 million standard cubic feet of gas per day San Donato Milanese (Milan), 16-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Eni  has successfully completed the production test on the  … Read the full press release

Why Are People Protesting Against the Dalai Lama?

Northampton, Massachusetts, USA, 10-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — As the Dalai Lama attends the world summit of Nobel Peace Laureates in Rome, Italy this weekend, he will once again be heckled by loud protesters. They will shout, “False Dalai Lama, stop … Read the full press release

BT opens new customer innovation showcases in Amsterdam, Brussels, Madrid and Milan

New state-of-the-art facilities in Amsterdam, Brussels, Madrid and Milan extend BT’s global network of customer innovation showcases LONDON, 5-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — BT today (December 4, 2014) announced the opening of new customer innovation showcases in Amsterdam, Brussels, Madrid and … Read the full press release

Alcatel-Lucent announces the transfer of the R&D activity for optical multi-service node and related network management systems to Italy-based SIAE MICROELETTRONICA subsidiary SM Optics

R&D in Italy and China for optical multi-service node technologies, plus related network management systems to move to SIAE MICROELETTRONICA subsidiary Vimercate and Cologno Monzese, Italy, 28-11-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) and SM Optics have announced the … Read the full press release

The Astaldi Group wins new € 85 million road contract in Poland

Rome, 24-11-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The Astaldi Group has won a new road contract in Poland, amounting to € 85 million. The works involve the enlarging and modernizing of 14 kilometres of NR-8 Breslava-Varsavia-Białystok, for the section between Mężenin and Jeżevo … Read the full press release

Gamesa renewed contract with Società Energie Rinnovabili (SER) to provide operation and maintenance services for SER’s whole fleet (244,65 MW) in Italy

Biscay, Spain, 17-11-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Gamesa, a global technology leader in the wind power industry, has renewed the contract with the company Società Energie Rinnovabili (SER), the JV between API and Iberdrola, to provide operation and maintenance (O&M) services for 244,65 … Read the full press release

Sky creates Europe’s leading entertainment company following the acquisition of Sky Italia and majority interest in Sky Deutschland

LONDON, 14-11-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Sky has created Europe’s leading entertainment company after completing the acquisition of Sky Italia and a majority interest in Sky Deutschland. The enlarged group will serve 20 million customers across five countries: Italy, Germany, Austria, … Read the full press release

ThalesRaytheonSystems completes system testing for NATO’s Air Command and Control System program (ACCS)

Massy, France, 14-11-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — ThalesRaytheonSystems has completed system testing for NATO’s Air Command and Control System program (ACCS).  The tests demonstrated the system’s ability to operate in a network configuration linking the pilot sites at Lyon Mont Verdun in … Read the full press release

UniCredit appointed Mr. Carlo Vivaldi as the Head of Central & Eastern Europe (CEE) Division effective 16th February 2015

MILAN, 12-11-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — During today’s meeting, the Board of Directors of UniCredit has appointed, effective as of 16th February 2015, Mr. Carlo Vivaldi as the Head of Central & Eastern Europe (CEE) Division. In this function Mr. Vivaldi … Read the full press release

Finmeccanica – Selex ES to supply Airbus Defence and Space with optical instrument for the climate and environmental monitoring MetOp-SG programme

The contract is related to the supply of an optical instrument for the European space programme MetOp -SG Finmeccanica – Selex ES will make an innovative high performance optical instrument The MetOp – SG programme will allow more accurate meteorological … Read the full press release

CNH Industrial N.V. underlines its European leadership in natural gas commercial vehicles at ECOMONDO

One of the largest international trade fairs dedicated to eco-innovation strategies and environmental issues sets the stage for CNH Industrial to spotlight its latest eco-friendly developments and leadership in the field of alternative fuels. The company is capitalising on this … Read the full press release

Fincantieri and Technip to increase their joint competitiveness in the Italian and Mediterranean Sea offshore markets

THE TWO COMPANIES ALREADY BID TOGETHER FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A PLATFORM IN SICILY Rome / Trieste, 10-11-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Fincantieri and Technip in Italy signed a Memorandum of Understanding aiming to increase their joint competitiveness by starting to address … Read the full press release

Enel Green Power and DCNS selected by Chilean development organization CORFO to set up groundbreaking global centre of Marine Energy R&D excellence in the country

The two Groups were selected by Chilean development organization CORFO (Corporación de Fomento de la Producción) to set up an International Centre of Excellence (ICE) on Marine Energy in the country. The 8-year project, supported by an approximate 20 million … Read the full press release

Enel Group announces the appointment of Ryan O’Keeffe as Director of Communications

Rome, 3-11-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Ryan O’Keeffe has been appointed Director of Communications for the Enel Group. Mr O’Keeffe joins Enel from Finsbury, the leading global strategic communications consultancy, where he advised a number of the world’s largest companies on their … Read the full press release

Eni and Petroleos Mexicanos sign MoU for cooperation and knowledge sharing in the upstream, midstream and downstream areas

The MoU will also include cooperation and best practice exchanges in Health, Safety & Environment as well as Human Capital management and training London, 31-10-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Petroleos Mexicanos’ CEO, Emilio Lozoya Austin, and Eni’s CEO, Claudio Descalzi, signed today … Read the full press release

Eni makes new important oil discovery in the Minsala Marine exploration prospect in offshore Congo

Eni preliminary estimates the potential of Minsala Marine discovery in about 1 billion barrels of oil equivalent in place, of which 80% oil. San Donato Milanese (Milan), 31-10-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Eni has made a new important  oil  discovery in the … Read the full press release