With the conclusion of a long-term Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) between the renewable energy specialist BayWa r.e. and the Norwegian energy group Statkraft, everything is now clear to progress with the swift construction of the Spanish Don Rodrigo solar plant. … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Norway, Spain
Tagged BayWa r.e., Benedikt Ortmann, ENERGY, Hallvard Granheim, power, Power Purchase Agreement, PPA, renewable, renewable_energy, solar_power, solar_project, Spanish market, Statkraft
OSLO, 11-Apr-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Statkraft and Hydro Energi AS have signed a new long-term power contract for the period 2021-2038. The total volume is 15.5 TWh with annual supply of 0.75 TWh from 2021 to 2030 and 1 TWh from … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Metals and Minerals, Norway
Tagged aluminium, ENERGY, Hallvard Granheim, Hydro Energi AS, hydropower, power, renewable, Statkraft
GOTHENBURG, 11-Apr-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — The Volvo Group is starting a training programme for truck drivers in Morocco. This is the second driver training school in Africa that the group is involved in. The aim of the schools is to increase … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Education, Sweden, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged drivers, MOROCCO, school, training programme, truck, truck drivers, Volvo Group
Redditch, United Kingdom, 11-Apr-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — GKN Fokker, in cooperation with Rituals, launches an innovative product at the Hamburg Aircraft Interior Exposition (AIX), April 10-12, 2018. To create a pleasant and relaxing atmosphere and improve the passenger experience on board … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Germany, United Kingdom
Tagged aircraft, AIX, AIX18, cabin, Cabin Scent System, GKN Fokker, Hamburg Aircraft Interior Exposition, Mareijn Willems, passengers, Rituals, scents
EXETER, 11-Apr-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — An ‘acoustic fog’ from motorboat noise, underwater construction and other man-made marine sounds can threaten the survival of fish and their ability to communicate with each other, research has found. A BBC film (link below) made … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Environment, Science, United Kingdom
Tagged BBC film, FISH, man-made marine, man-made noise, marine, noise, Professor Steve Simpson, sounds, survival, University of Exeter
EXETER, 11-Apr-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Space and military law experts from Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States have joined forces to take the lead on understanding how our Earth-bound laws will be applied in times of armed conflict in … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Law, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged conflict, Heather Wilson, Jack Beard, law, Michael Schmitt, military, outer_space, Professor Dale Stephens, Professor Jack Beard, Professor Melissa de Zwart, Professor Michael Schmitt, Professor Rob McLaughlin, Rob McLaughlin, SECURITY, security law, space, Woomera Manual
TURIN, MILAN, ROME, 11-Apr-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Poste Italiane and Intesa Sanpaolo signed a three-year framework agreement for the distribution of selected products and services of the two groups through a range of non-exclusive specific agreements with the aim of expanding … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Financial, Italy, Management
Tagged asset, asset management, Intesa Sanpaolo, loans, mortgages, Payment, payment services, personal loans, Poste Italiane, wealth
WIESBADEN, 10-Apr-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Im Februar 2018 gab es in den Beherbergungsbetrieben in Deutschland 27,4 Millionen Übernachtungen in- und ausländischer Gäste. Wie das Statistische Bundesamt (Destatis) nach vorläufigen Ergebnissen weiter mitteilt, war dies ein Plus von 6 % gegenüber Februar 2017. Die Übernachtungszahl von Gästen aus … Read the full press release
WIESBADEN, 10-Apr-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — As reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), turnover in the main construction industry in January 2018 was up 22.2% compared with the corresponding month of the previous year. At the end of January 2018 the … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Economy, Germany
Tagged construction, construction industry, Destatis, Germany, statistic
Westhampnett, United Kingdom, 10-Apr-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Rolls-Royce has announced Jackson Square Aviation as a new customer for LessorCare, the pioneering new service tailored specifically to the needs of lessors. Jackson Square Aviation will adopt LessorCare across its existing and … Read the full press release
Westhampnett, United Kingdom, 10-Apr-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Rolls-Royce announced today that it has signed an agreement to sell L’Orange, a wholly owned subsidiary of Rolls-Royce Power Systems, to Woodward Inc., for an enterprise value of €700 million (£610 million). Woodward … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Germany, Industrial, Investment, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged acquisition, aerospace, Andreas Schell, diesel, engines, fuel_injection, L’Orange, Rolls-Royce, Warren East, Woodward Inc
Joint venture between Rolls-Royce Power Systems and Guangxi Yuchai Machinery Company prepares for series production In-depth partnership for long-term success in power generation and in the oil and gas industry Friedrichshafen, Germany/Yulin, China, 10-Apr-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — MTU Yuchai Power, … Read the full press release
Up to 11 more premium economy seats or seven business class seats To be available in service from 2019 TOULOUSE, 10-Apr-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — As part of the efficiency-boosting A380 cabin enablers, Airbus has developed a new option: “A380 Cabin-Flex”. … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, France, Transportation & Logistics, Travel, United Kingdom
Tagged A380, A380 Cabin-Flex, A380 fleet, Airbus, airlines, cabin, Qantas
Sleeping berths would fit inside the aircraft’s existing cargo compartments Improving the passengers’ experience while enabling airlines to differentiate To be included in catalogue of certified solutions by 2020, initially on A330 TOULOUSE, 10-Apr-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Airbus and Zodiac … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, France, Technology, Transportation & Logistics, Travel
Tagged Airbus, aircraft, airlines, berths, Christophe Bernardini, Geoff Pinner, passengers, sleeping berths, travel, Zodiac Aerospace
First 3D-printed part visible to passengers will be flying soon with Finnair TOULOUSE, 10-Apr-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — When an airline updates its aircraft cabin layout, gaps are often created between the existing and new components. Such gaps need to be … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Belgium, France, Industrial, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged 3D, 3D_ printing, Airbus, cabins, jetliners, Materialise, parts
ZURICH, 10-Apr-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Zurich Insurance Group Ltd (Zurich) will launch its public share buy-back program of up to 1.74 million shares on April 11, 2018. All required regulatory approvals have been obtained. The Board of Directors intends to propose … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Insurance, Investment, Switzerland
Tagged buy_back, insurance, public share buy-back program, shares, Zurich Insurance Group Ltd
Ghazeer development to bring Khazzan production to an estimated 1.5 bcf/d gas MUSCAT, Sultanate of Oman, 10-Apr-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — BP today announced that, together with its partner the Oman Oil Company Exploration & Production, it has approved the development … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Industrial, United Kingdom
Tagged BP, exploration, gas, gas_field, Oman, Oman Oil Company Exploration & Production, Yousuf Al Ojaili
On Easter Sunday, April 1st 2018, Austrian crowdfincancing platform CONDA began the whitelisting phase of its Initial Coin Offering (ICO). Moving forward, interested parties can register online, even before the official start of the crowd sale. VIENNA, 10-Apr-2018 — /EuropaWire/ … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Business, Financial, Germany, Internet & Online, Investment, Netherlands, News, Real Estate, Small Business, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Alternative Financing, Blockchain, CONDA, crowd sale, crowdfinancing, Crowdinvesting, CRWD Network, CRWD Token, cryptocurrency, ICO, initial coin offering, investments, mezzanine, private equity, private equity instruments, real estate, regulatory-compliant investment, RIAT, smart contracts, SMEs, Startups, The Institute for Future Cryptoeconomics, tokenized private equity instruments, traceability, transparency, whitelisting, whitelisting phase
https://youtu.be/Rpxr3wewQQA Ride Sunday will see motorcyclists unite and ride while raising funds for charity AMSTERDAM, 09-Apr-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — A GLOBAL MOVEMENT. The date for Ride Sunday 2018, the international day of riding for a cause, has been confirmed for … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Denmark, Netherlands, News, Non Profit, Society, Sports
Tagged Bike, charity, donations, fundraisers, fundraising, Harley-Davidson Motorcycles, international day of riding, Mark Hawwa, Motorcycle, motorcycling community, motorcyclists, peer-to-peer fundraising platform, REV’IT!, Ride Sunday 2018, riding, riding for a cause, Royal Enfield, Stephen Broholm, Triumph Motorcycles
JERUSALEM, Israel, 08-Apr-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Weride, una nueva aplicación internacional de taxis que se centra en los viajes compartidos se está lanzando en España y pronto en todo el mundo. Qué nos diferencia de otras aplicaciones de taxi como … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Education, Internet & Online, News, Spain, Technology, Transportation & Logistics, Travel
Tagged aplicación internacional de taxis, aplicaciones de taxi, app, Cabify, conductores, estudiantes, Flor Cabuli, Moshe Yaakobi, MyTaxi, sistema de voz IVR, taxi, taxi app, taxis, transporte, Weride, Weride U LTD
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