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The Vattenfall Solar Team made it to the third place in a tough Sahara Desert race

(PRESS RELEASE) STOCKHOLM, 2-Nov-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Vattenfall, a Swedish Gov-owned multinational power company, has announced that the Vattenfall Solar Team took the third place in the Solar Challenge Morocco, a tough race through the Sahara Desert with camels and … Read the full press release

Digi Communications N.V. announces The solution reached by the Bucharest Court of Appeal regarding the investigation conducted by the Romanian National Anticorruption Directorate with respect to RCS & RDS S.A., Integrasoft S.R.L. and certain of their directors

(PRESS RELEASE) BUCHAREST, Romania, 1-Nov-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — In connection with the investigation triggered by the Romanian National Anti-Corruption Directorate (“DNA”), which we have previously disclosed to the market and to our investors in the initial public offering prospectus dated … Read the full press release

Equinor unveils new floating wind foundation design for full-scale gigawatt (GW) commercial floating offshore wind

(PRESS RELEASE) STAVANGER, 1-Nov-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Equinor ASA (OSE:EQNR, NYSE:EQNR), an oil, gas, wind and solar energy company active in more than 30 markets globally, has announced the design of a new floating wind concept that will enable industrial … Read the full press release

Equinor: 19-62 million barrels of oil discovered in exploration well 6407 / 1-9 – Egyptian Vulture in the Norwegian Sea

(PRESS RELEASE) STAVANGER, 1-Nov-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Equinor ASA (OSE:EQNR, NYSE:EQNR), an oil, gas, wind and solar energy company active in more than 30 markets globally, has announced that together with partners PGNiG Upstream Norway and Longboat Energy Norway, have … Read the full press release

Lloyds Bank Business Barometer: overall business confidence in the UK remains high and above the long term average despite rising costs and the on-going supply chain issues

The latest Lloyds Bank Business Barometer shows: Business confidence in October was at its second highest level since March 2020 (43%). 48% of businesses say it has become easier to hire people with the right skills or experience.  90% of … Read the full press release

Covis Pharma takes over AstraZeneca’s COPD medicines Eklira and Duaklir for $270 million

Agreement sharpens AstraZeneca’s focus on priority medicines in Respiratory & Immunology portfolio (PRESS RELEASE) CAMBRIDGE, 1-Nov-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — AstraZeneca (LON: AZN), a British-Swedish multinational pharmaceutical and biotechnology company, has announced it sold the global rights of its chronic obstructive … Read the full press release

COP26: Schneider Electric’s Back to 2050 report on long-term impact on energy usage and associated CO2 emissions in light of disruptive technologies

New Schneider Electric report outlines “Back to 2050” decarbonization scenarios Schneider experts on the ground in Glasgow to advance decarbonization insights and solutions with business partners, climate experts and influencers (PRESS RELEASE) RUEIL-MALMAISON, 29-Oct-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Schneider Electric (EPA: … Read the full press release

IMPACT trial: Roche’s CINtec PLUS Cytology shows higher sensitivity in detecting cervical pre-cancers in HPV-positive women compared to Pap cytology

Every year, over 604,000 women worldwide are diagnosed with cervical cancer and approximately 342,000 die from this preventable disease, caused by Infection with high-risk human papillomavirus (HPV). As recently published in the International Journal of Cancer, the IMPACT (IMproving Primary screening And Colposcopy … Read the full press release

New Joint Collaboration Space in Shanghai by DNV, Atlas Corp. and Seaspan extends their partnership into onshore and offshore renewable energies, decarbonization and digitalization

(PRESS RELEASE) BÆRUM, Norway, 29-Oct-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — DNV, the independent energy expert and assurance provider, has announced the establishment of a new Joint Collaboration Space (JCS) in Shanghai, China, together with Atlas Corp, a leading global asset management company, … Read the full press release

Global chip shortage: Bosch expands its semiconductor fabs and operations in Dresden, Reutlingen, and Penang

Bosch is responding to growing demand for chips. 300-millimeter wafer fab in Dresden to be expanded faster. 4,000 square meters of new clean-room space to be built in Reutlingen by the end of 2023. Bosch to create 150 jobs in … Read the full press release

Europe-wide study: deploying 5G connectivity in high-emitting sectors could reduce massive amount of CO2e emissions

A new Europe-wide analysis¹ finds that using 5G technology across four high-emitting sectors could create annual emissions savings that equate to taking 1-in-7 cars (more than 35 million cars) off the EU’s roads² Finding highlights the need for accelerated roll-out … Read the full press release

ANDRITZ: Environmentally friendly 550 t/d HERB chemical recovery boiler starts its work in Naini Papers, India

(PRESS RELEASE) GRAZ, 29-Oct-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — ANDRITZ GROUP, Austria-based international technology group active in the supplies of plants, equipment, systems and services across multiple industries, has announced it successfully started-up a new 550 t/d HERB chemical recovery boiler (upgradable … Read the full press release

Fighting Food Waste from the World’s Smallest Kitchen

YOUNG CHEF STARTS ZERO-WASTE COOKING SCHOOL FROM HER SAILBOAT (PRESS RELEASE) PORT-SAINT-LOUIS-DU-RHONE, France, 29-Oct-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Apprentice Chef Jo Geisenhainer had it made. Practicing her art in a Michelin-starred Swiss restaurant after graduating top of her class, the future … Read the full press release

Digi Communications N.V. Announces the results of the auction organised by the Portuguese Authority for Telecommunications

(PRESS RELEASE) BUCHAREST, Romania, 28-Oct-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Digi Communications N.V. (The Company) would like to inform the market and its investors that on October, 27, 2021, the Portuguese Authority for Telecommunications (ANACOM) finalised the auction which began on December … Read the full press release

Webuild lands €2.1 billion contract for the North East Link PPP Primary Package in Melbourne, Australia as part of Spark consortium

(PRESS RELEASE) MILAN, 28-Oct-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Webuild, an Italian industrial group specialised in the construction and civil engineering, formerly Salini Impregilo, has announced that the company expands its presence in Australia and PPP projects as new orders reach €10.6 … Read the full press release

Thales, Rheinmetall to continue their support for the Tiger helicopter simulators as part of OCCAR awarded contract

(PRESS RELEASE) DÜSSELDORF, 28-Oct-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Rheinmetall AG (ETR: RHM), active in the automotive and defence industries, and Thales (EPA: HO), a French multinational company active in the aerospace, defence, transportation and security markets, have announced they will continue … Read the full press release

Electric mobility: TotalEnergies to equip its motorway and expressway service stations with high-power charge points for electric vehicles

(PRESS RELEASE) PARIS, 28-Oct-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — TotalEnergies (EPA: TTE), one of the seven “supermajor” oil companies, has announced it will invest €200 million to add high-power charge points for electric vehicles to its more than 150 motorway and expressway … Read the full press release

Orange and Liquid Intelligent Technologies to offer end-to-end high-speed connectivity and services across Africa

(PRESS RELEASE) PARIS, 28-Oct-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Orange S.A. (EPA: ORA), a French multinational telecommunications group, has announced a new partnership with Liquid Intelligent Technologies, a pan-African technology group active in more than 20 countries across the continent, aimed at … Read the full press release

SGS adds 550m2 and 16 BSL-2 laboratories to its Glasgow biosafety testing facility

(PRESS RELEASE) GENEVA, 28-Oct-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has announced the expansion of its Glasgow biosafety testing facility thus helping to accelerate quality testing and reduce turnaround time for its clients. The … Read the full press release

Lena Hök joins Skanska’s Group Leadership Team as Executive Vice President Sustainability & Innovation

(PRESS RELEASE) STOCKHOLM, 28-Oct-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Skanska (STO: SKA-B), a world leading project development and construction group, has announced the appointment of Lena Hök in the position of Executive Vice President Sustainability & Innovation for the Skanska Group in … Read the full press release