(IN BRIEF) Glencore initially proposed the demerger of its coal and carbon steel materials business following positive feedback during its acquisition approach to Teck in early 2023. However, evolving shareholder views on ESG and increased support for Glencore’s climate strategy … Read the full press release
Independent report highlights 10 actions to help industrial users improve their energy efficiency right now Improving energy efficiency will reduce energy bills and emissions substantially in the short- to mid-term, without compromising productivity Industry is the world’s largest consumer of … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Management, News, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged ABB, Alfa Laval, automation, climate change, Cloud, coal, cost of energy, DHL Group, electricity, electrification, energy efficiency, Energy Efficiency Movement, ETH Zurich, greenhouse gas emissions, IEA, International Energy Agency, Kevin Lane, Microsoft, natural gas, REPORT, smart building solutions, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Tarak Mehta
New trading office to reinforce trading and grow customer base German Chamber of Commerce in China: “Good sign for the long-lasting and profound collaboration between Germany and China” ESSEN, 16-Aug-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Opening up to new countries and new … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Germany, International Trade, Investment
Tagged Beijing, CHINA, Chinese trading office, coal, Commodities, ENERGY, Jana Kumpf, Peter Krembel, RWE, RWE Supply & Trading, trading
LONDON, 09-Aug-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Anglo American plc (“Anglo American”) announces completion of the sale, by its 73%-held subsidiary Anglo American Inyosi Coal (Proprietary) Limited, of the New Largo thermal coal project and Old New Largo closed colliery in South Africa … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Industrial, Metals and Minerals, United Kingdom
Tagged Anglo American plc, closed colliery, coal, mining, New Largo, Norman Mbazima, South Africa, thermal coal
LONDON, 03-Aug-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Rio Tinto has completed the sale of its remaining coal assets in Queensland, Australia, for $3.95 billion. The transactions include the sale of Rio Tinto’s interests in the Hail Creek coal mine and Valeria coal … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Industrial, Investment, Metals and Minerals, United Kingdom
Tagged Australia, coal, coal assets, coal_mine, equity, J-S Jacque, PE, Queensland, Rio Tinto
Vantaa, Finland, 11-Jun-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Following an international competitive process, ContourGlobal has awarded Pöyry and Ekonerg, its Joint Venture Partner for this assignment, with an owner’s engineer services assignment for the Kosova e Re 500 MW coal-fired power plant project. Kosovo’s … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Finland, Industrial, Technology
Tagged coal, ContourGlobal, Ekonerg, engineer services, Kosova, Kosovo, Michael Gruenenfelder, power, power plant, power_plant, Pöyry
LONDON, 07-Jun-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Rio Tinto has completed the sale of its 75 per cent interest in the Winchester South coal development project in Queensland, Australia, to Whitehaven Coal Limited. Total consideration of $200 million is comprised of $150 … Read the full press release
Posted in Investment, Metals and Minerals, United Kingdom
Tagged coal, coal mines, Mines, Queensland, Rio Tinto
BAAR, 07-May-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Glencore has completed the acquisition of a 49% interest in the Hunter Valley Operations (HVO) coal mine in NSW, following the receipt of regulatory approvals. The HVO Joint Venture (JV) with Yancoal, which owns a 51% … Read the full press release
Posted in Investment, Metals and Minerals, Switzerland
Tagged acquisition, Australia, coal, coal mine, coal_mine, Glencore, Hunter Valley Operations, HVO, Yancoal
Withdrawal from insuring single coal-fired power plants and coal mines in operation or planning, effective immediately Exclusion of coal risks by 2040 in Property and Casualty business and in proprietary investments Joining the Science Based Target Initiative: Commitment to the … Read the full press release
Posted in Germany, Insurance, Investment
Tagged Allianz, Chris Fischer Hirs, Climate, coal, coalfired_power_plants, coal_mines, Dr. Günther Thallinger, insurance, Oliver Bäte, proprietary investments
NOTTINGHAM, 25-Apr-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — The University of Nottingham Ningbo China (UNNC) is pioneering research into the removal of heavy metal from coal-fired power stations in the People’s Republic of China. The initiative is part of the new China Huadian … Read the full press release
LONDON, 22-Mar-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Rio Tinto has entered into a binding agreement with Glencore for the sale of its entire interests in the Hail Creek coal mine and the Valeria coal development project in Queensland, Australia, for $1.7 billion. The … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Investment, Management, Metals and Minerals, Switzerland, United Kingdom
Tagged coal, coal development project, coal mine, coalmine, Glencore, Hail Creek, HailCreek, J-S Jacques, mine, mineral, ore, Rio Tinto, Valeria
London, UK, 21-1-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Rio Tinto chief executive Sam Walsh said “These are excellent fourth quarter operational results, demonstrating continued delivery on our commitments. We have set new records for iron ore production and shipments as we ramp up … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Metals and Minerals, United Kingdom
Tagged aluminium, Bauxite, coal, copper, divestments, Hard coking coal, iron ore, Kennecott Utah Copper, non-core asset sales, Oyu Tolgoi, Pilbara, production records, Rio Tinto, Sam Walsh, Titanium dioxide feedstock, Turquoise Hill Resources
Guildford, UK / Munich, Germany, 12-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Capture Power Limited, the consortium of Alstom, Drax and BOC, today welcomed the UK Government’s announcement that it has been awarded a Front End Engineering and Design (FEED) contract for its planned, state-of-the-art … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Germany, Government, Infrastructure & Utilities, United Kingdom
Tagged Alstom, Biomass, BOC, Capture Power, carbon capture and storage, carbon dioxide storage, carbon dioxide transportation, CCS power plant, coal, consortium, Drax, Edward Davey, FEED contract award, Leigh Hackett, National Grid Carbon Limited, North Yorkshire, Peter Boreham, Selby, The Linde Group, UK Government, White Rose CCS Project, Yorkshire Humber CCS Trunkline
Luxembourg/Vladivostok, 02-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Investment Bank (EIB) is lending EUR 100 million (RUB 4bn) to support the modernisation of power and heat generation technology in Vladivostok. The project is part of a larger programme to bring natural gas to Russia’s … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Energy, Gas & Oil, European Union, Financial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Russia
Tagged climate change mitigation, coal, combined heat and power gas turbine units, Dušan Ondrejička, electricity, heat generation, JSC "Energy Systems of East", JSC RusHydro, Konstantin Bessmertniy, loan, natural gas, power, Russian roubles, Russia’s Far East, Sergei Tolstoguzov, Vladivostok, Wilhelm Molterer
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