BBVA’s executive director José Manuel González-Páramo is the new Europe chair of the TransAtlantic Business Dialogue (TABD). The TABD, of which BBVA is a longstanding member, gathers more than 60 major U.S. and European companies. The organization’s goal is to … Read the full press release
BRUSSELS, 27-1-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Commission welcomed today the signing of the SME Initiative with Spain, a ground-breaking agreement to unlock more than €3.2 billion of additional lending for companies with fewer than 250 employees (SMEs). In practice, … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Business, European Union, Financial, Small Business, Spain
Tagged Corina Creţu, Jyrki Katainen, SME Initiative with Spain, The European Commission
Ormaiztegi, Spain, 26-1-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The Irizar Group closes the year with a total aggregate sales figure of 535 million Euros, of which 82% corresponds to the export market. 2014 has been a great year in which the growth parameters … Read the full press release
Mojave Solar, with a gross capacity of 280 MW, reached commercial operation in early December 2014. Construction of Mojave Solar has generated thousands of jobs in the United States SEVILLE, 26-1-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Abengoa Yield (NASDAQ: ABY), the sustainable total return … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Spain
Tagged Abengoa Yield, California, Los Angeles, Mojave solar plant, Pacific Gas & Electric Company, solar plant
SEVILLE, 23-1-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The first Airbus A400M new generation airlifter for the Royal Malaysian Air Force has now been painted in its new colours at the Airbus Defence and Space facility in Seville, Spain. In the coming days the … Read the full press release
Biscay, Spain, 16-1-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Gamesa, a global technology leader in the renewable energy industry, has raised more than the targeted €100 million of proceeds from asset sales in 2014. This target was surpassed with the close in December 2014 of … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, Management, Spain
Tagged Gamesa, photovoltaic solar plant, Plenium Partners, Warwick Capital Partners
Biscay, Spain, 15-1-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — José Antonio Miranda has been made Gamesa’s top executive (CEO) for the entire Latin American region, after 4 years leading Gamesa China. Miranda, who joined Gamesa in 2007 as Managing Director of the Electric Components Division, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Management, Spain, Technology
Tagged Álvaro Bilbao, Gamesa, Gamesa Energy Transmission, José Antonio Miranda
The company will install 25 of its G97-2.0 MW turbines for HCIG and 21 of the same model for UPC. These two new contracts reinforce Gamesa’s strategy in China, where it won contracts for the supply of 450 MW in … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Spain, Technology
Tagged 50 MW to Hebei Construction & Investment Group, CHINA, Gamesa, UPC, wind farm, wind farm developer
MADRID, 15-1-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Alstom Spain signed a Declaration of Adhesion to the Spanish Green Growth Group, led by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and the Environment, whose aim is to move towards a low carbon economy. The creation … Read the full press release
The 5 MW platform ranked in the top ten in both the onshore 3 MW-plus and offshore turbine categories. Biscay, Spain, 06-1-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The G114-2.0 MW has been named the best turbine of the year in the up to 2.9 … Read the full press release
Various energy efficiency measures and replacing gas technology with electrical technology in cold facilities will help the 24 companies at Madrid’s Central Meat Market save EUR 600,000 a year on their energy bills. Endesa will be in charge of all … Read the full press release
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
Posted in Belgium, Internet & Online, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, Technology, Telecom, United Kingdom
BARCELONA, 21-11-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — This week from 18 – 20 November 2014, more than 9,000 delegates including city leaders, government decision-makers and private companies have come together to set the direction for continued sustainable urban development at the Smart … Read the full press release
The new G114-2.5 MW turbine produces 29% more power than the G97-2.0 MW, while lowering the cost of energy by 10% The agreement with John Laing encompasses the installation of six G114-2.5 MW turbines at the Rammeldalsberget wind farm in … Read the full press release
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
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Italy, Spain, Technology
Tagged Gamesa, SER, Società Energie Rinnovabili
BBVA Research points out that the Spanish economy continues to perform as expected and maintains its growth forecast for 2014 at 1.3%, although the deteriorating GDP in some European countries could result in GDP growth reaching 2% in 2015 BBVA’s … Read the full press release
BBVA’s Data Processing Center in Tres Cantos (Madrid) has received the “Tier IV Gold” Certification of Operational Sustainability from the Uptime Institute. Only five organizations in the world have this Certification BILBAO, 7-11-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — BBVA’s Data Processing Center … Read the full press release
SEVILLE, 4-11-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Airbus Defence and Space has signed a contract with the Ministry of Defence of Poland to provide a full flight simulator (FFS) for the Polish Air Force’s Airbus C295 aircraft fleet. The FFS will be … Read the full press release
Posibilitará que los ordenadores razonen y aprendan sobre la exploración y producción de petróleo, lo que supondrá un salto tecnológico en la industria Repsol e IBM han alcanzado un acuerdo para desarrollar por primera vez tecnología cognitiva aplicable a la … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Spain, Technology
Tagged Dario Gil, IBM, Repsol, Santiago Quesada
BRUSSELS, 29-10-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — On Wednesday, Barclays launches its two year sponsorship partnership with JA-YE, kicking off a two-year plan with six innovation camps in Spain, Russia, Italy, France, Germany and Portugal on the theme of increasing economic growth. Over … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Education, Financial, France, Germany, Italy, Portugal, Russia, Spain, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Barclays, Beatriz Morilla, innovation camps, JA-YE Europe
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