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The ANDRITZ Biomass Handling Plant at Eldorado’s Onça Pintada site in Três Lagoas, Brazil receives the Final Acceptance Certificate

PRESS RELEASE -- 10, August 2022

(PRESS RELEASE) GRAZ, 10-Aug-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — ANDRITZ GROUP, Austria-based international technology group active in the supplies of plants, has announced that the company received the Final Acceptance Certificate for its Biomass Handling Plant at Eldorado’s Onça Pintada site in … Read the full press release

Liz Hewitt appointed Independent Non-Executive Director at Glencore plc

PRESS RELEASE -- 18, July 2022

(PRESS RELEASE) BAAR, 18-Jul-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Glencore (LON: GLEN), an Anglo-Swiss multinational commodity trading and mining company, has announced that Liz Hewitt has been appointed as an Independent Non-Executive Director at the company with effect as of 18 July … Read the full press release

Liz Hewitt nommée administrateur non exécutif indépendant de Glencore plc

PRESS RELEASE -- 18, July 2022

(COMMUNIQUÉ DE PRESSE) BAAR, 18-Jul-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Glencore (LON : GLEN), une multinationale anglo-suisse spécialisée dans le commerce et l’exploitation de matières premières société, a annoncé que Liz Hewitt a été nommée administratrice indépendante non exécutive de la société avec … Read the full press release

Consortium to develop a GBP 4 billion 2 GW offshore windfarm project off the west coast of Orkney in Scotland

PRESS RELEASE -- 17, January 2022

(PRESS RELEASE) PARIS/ ABERDEEN, 17-Jan-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — TotalEnergies (EPA: TTE), one of the seven “supermajor” oil companies, has announced it is part of the consortium, where it owns 38.25%, together with Macquarie’s Green Investment Group (GIG) (46.75%) and RIDG … Read the full press release

The largest battery-based energy storage facility in France launches with power capacity of 61 MW and a total storage capacity of 61 MWh

PRESS RELEASE -- 21, December 2021

(PRESS RELEASE) PARIS, 21-Dec-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — TotalEnergies (EPA: TTE), one of the seven “supermajor” oil companies, has announced the launch of what’s considered France’s largest battery-based energy storage facility in response to the grid stabilization needs. Located in Dunkirk, … Read the full press release

TotalEnergies signs multiple agreements with Libyan Government for the sustainable development of the country’s natural resources

PRESS RELEASE -- 23, November 2021

(PRESS RELEASE) PARIS, 23-Nov-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — TotalEnergies (EPA: TTE), one of the seven “supermajor” oil companies, has announced the signature of several agreements with the Libyan authorities for the sustainable development of the country’s natural resources during the Libya … Read the full press release

wpd selects Nordex wind turbines for its 188 MW wind farm project in Finland

PRESS RELEASE -- 11, January 2021

(PRESS RELEASE) BREMEN, 11-Jan-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — wpd announces that it has selected which turbine type will be installed in the 188 MW project “Karhunnevankangas” in the western Finnish region of Österbotten. wpd relies on the proven partnership with the … Read the full press release

Siemens Energy to supply components for the new 150MW simple cycle power plant in Saidpur, Rangpur, Bangladesh

PRESS RELEASE -- 18, September 2020

150MW simple cycle power plant for Saidpur, Rangpur as part of the country’s utility expansion in power generation Siemens Energy is supplying components that will aid the plant’s optimal fuel usage in full and part load operation for long-term sustainability … Read the full press release

Power generation: Two major seven-year maintenance management and operational advisory agreements for Wärtsilä in Bangladesh

PRESS RELEASE -- 18, June 2019

Eng Mozammel Hossain, Managing Director of Summit Gazipur II Power and Summit Ace Alliance Power (right) and Jillur Rahim, Managing Director of Wärtsilä Bangladesh (left) signed Bangladesh’s biggest ever Maintenance agreements at Summit Centre, Dhaka. Image courtesy of Summit Group.
(PRESS RELEASE) HELSINKI, 18-Jun-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — Longstanding partner and Bangladesh’s largest independent power producer (IPP) Summit Group has signed 2 (two) seven-year Maintenance management and operational advisory agreements with Wärtsilä. The current major agreements are indeed the biggest ever … Read the full press release

Salini Impregilo and its JV partner Doprastav of Slovakia to build Lot 2 of a section of the D3 highway in southern Czech Republic

PRESS RELEASE -- 6, February 2019

(PRESS RELEASE) MILAN, 6-Feb-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Salini Impregilo and its JV (joint venture) partner Doprastav of Slovakia landed a contract for the building of Lot 2, which is a section (12.53 kilometres) of the D3 highway in the south of … Read the full press release

Destatis: Prices for raw wood 7.4% lower in November 2018 vs the same month last year

PRESS RELEASE -- 1, February 2019

(PRESS RELEASE) WIESBADEN, 1-Feb-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — 53.5 million cubic meters of wood were logged in Germany during 2017 as reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis). Around three quarters of the logging that took place in Germany during 2017 came from … Read the full press release

Swissgrid acquires additional transmission grid systems for CHF 10.0 million

PRESS RELEASE -- 7, January 2019

(PRESS RELEASE) Aarau, Switzerland, 07-Jan-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — With the entry in the commercial register on 3 January 2019, Swissgrid has taken over additional facilities belonging to the transmission grid. At the same time, additional share capital was recorded in the commercial … Read the full press release

Siemens: Nemo Link connects the Belgian and the British power grid with a combination of subsea and underground cables

PRESS RELEASE -- 6, December 2018

Nemo Link is the first transmission link between the two countries It enables transmission of 1,000 MW electricity using Siemens HVDC Plus technology Siemens built converter stations housing the state of the art HVDC equipment in both Herdersbrug (Belgium) and … Read the full press release

SENER and ACCIONA Industrial on final stages of construction and commissioning of Kathu Solar Park project with its successful synchronization to the grid

PRESS RELEASE -- 26, November 2018

Synchronization to the grid is one of the last steps before the plant starts commercial operation reassuring Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) as an efficient solution in the renewable energy sector with its high efficiency and performance to deliver energy to … Read the full press release

ANDRITZ received an order for a Fluidized Bed boiler for a new biomass power plant in Kamisu, Japan

PRESS RELEASE -- 19, November 2018

Start-up is scheduled in 2021. GRAZ, 19-Nov-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — International technology group ANDRITZ has received an order from Toyo Engineering Corporation (TOYO), Japan, to deliver a PowerFluid Circulating Fluidized Bed boiler with flue gas cleaning system for a new biomass … Read the full press release

Siemens: Completion of the Egypt Megaproject in record time; transforming the power landscape in Egypt

PRESS RELEASE -- 26, July 2018

Plants add up to 14.4 GW capacity to Egypt’s national grid Enough power to meet the electricity needs of up to 40 million people Helping the country save over $1 billion annually on fuel costs CAIRO, Egypt, 26-Jul-2018 — /EuropaWire/ … Read the full press release

Amey recognised for its ‘exceptional safety performance’ by National Grid

PRESS RELEASE -- 19, July 2018

OXFORD, 19-Jul-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Leading service provider Amey, is proud to announce that they have been recognised for their ‘exceptional safety performance’. Amey received the award in relation to a substation refurbishment project they are carrying out on behalf … Read the full press release

Amey recognised by the Energy & Utility Skills for its role in the Procurement Skills Accord Project

PRESS RELEASE -- 18, May 2018

OXFORD, 18-May-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Amey has been recognised for its role in a partnership to invest in skills and training through procurement at a ceremony at the Crown Plaza in Birmingham. As a founding signatory of the Procurement Skills … Read the full press release

Solar power: BP to acquire 43% stake in Lightsource for $200m

PRESS RELEASE -- 19, December 2017

  BP to invest $200m in Lightsource over three years for a 43% stake in the business Lightsource is Europe’s largest solar development company, focused on the acquisition, development and long-term management of large-scale solar projects Lightsource to rebrand as … Read the full press release

Wärtsilä awarded 95,3MWp (75MWac) solar photovoltaic (PV) power plant project in Nigeria

PRESS RELEASE -- 27, November 2017

HELSINKI, 27-Nov-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — The technology group Wärtsilä has received a letter of award for a 95,3MWp (75MWac) solar photovoltaic (PV) power plant in Nigeria. The award was received from Pan Africa Solar Ltd, a developer of solar PV power … Read the full press release