(IN BRIEF) RWE has successfully secured Contracts for Difference in the UK government’s Allocation Round 7 for five solar PV projects and three onshore wind developments, representing up to 290 megawatts of new renewable capacity capable of powering around 240,000 … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Management, News, United Kingdom
Tagged Allocation Round 7, clean power, Contracts for Difference, decarbonisation, Devon, green energy investment, inflation-indexed strike price, Katja Wünschel, Langford solar project, onshore wind, RWE, RWE Renewables, RWE Strengthens Its UK Renewables Portfolio with Major Success in Allocation Round 7, Solar PV, UK energy transition, UK renewable energy
(IN BRIEF) Salzgitter and Volvo Cars have expanded their closed-loop cooperation through the ScanLoop project, under which high-quality steel scrap from Volvo’s Olofström plant is sorted, compacted, and transported by low-emission rail back to Salzgitter for remelting and reuse in … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Germany, Industrial, Investment, Management, Metals and Minerals, News, Sweden, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged carbon-neutral electricity, circular economy, closed loop partnership, decarbonisation, DEUMU Deutsche Erz- und Metall-Union, industrial partnership, Olofström, rail freight, resource efficiency, Salzgitter, Salzgitter Expands Circular Economy Cooperation with Volvo Cars Using Low-Emission Rail Scrap Logistics, Salzgitter Flachstahl, Salzgitter Mannesmann Scandinavia, Sandrina Sieverdingbeck, ScanLoop, steel scrap recycling, sustainable steel, Volvo cars, VPS Verkehrsbetriebe Peine-Salzgitter
(IN BRIEF) Maersk has ordered eight new 18,600 TEU container vessels from New Times Shipbuilding in China, with deliveries set for 2029 and 2030, as part of its ongoing fleet renewal strategy. The 366-metre ships will be more compact than … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Denmark, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged 18 600 TEU, 2040 net zero, 600 TEU Vessels, A.P. Moller - Maersk, Anda Cristescu, bunker fuel, container shipping, decarbonisation, Dual-fuel engines, fleet renewal, liquefied gas, Maersk, Maersk Expands Orderbook with Eight Dual-Fuel Mega Container Ships, Maersk Signs Contract for New Series of Flexible 18, maritime logistics, New Times Shipbuilding, newbuildings, reduced GHG fuels
(IN BRIEF) The EBRD invested a record €654 million in the Baltic states in 2025, driven by unprecedented levels of financing in Latvia and Lithuania and continued strong performance in Estonia, with more than 95 per cent of funds supporting … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Estonia, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Latvia, Lithuania, Management, Marketing, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Baltic Capital Markets Acceleration Fund, Baltic States, battery energy storage, capital markets, decarbonisation, EBRD, EBRD delivers record €654 million investment in the Baltic states in 2025 with strong green focus, electric vehicle charging, energy security, Estonia, green transition, Ignitis, ILTE, Kelme Wind Park, Latvia, Lithuania, private sector investment, renewable energy, Securities Market Act, securitisation, Sunly, Tomas Kairys
(IN BRIEF) Eni and Q8 Italy have approved a major joint investment to build a new 500,000-tonne-per-year biorefinery in Priolo, Sicily, using Eni’s Ecofining™ technology to produce HVO and Sustainable Aviation Fuel with at least 65% lower emissions than fossil … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Industrial, Investment, Italy
Tagged biofuels, biorefinery, decarbonisation, Ecofining™, energy transition, Eni, Eni and Q8 Italy deepen strategic partnership with large-scale biorefinery development in Sicily, Enilive, Giuseppe Ricci, HVO, Industrial Transformation, Kuwait Petroleum Corporation, Priolo, Q8 Italy, SAF, Shafi Taleb Al Ajmi, Sicily, sustainable aviation fuel
(IN BRIEF) Amazon and RWE have signed a 110 MW Power Purchase Agreement for electricity from the Nordseecluster B offshore wind farm in the German North Sea, building on their 2025 strategic partnership and supporting both companies’ digital and decarbonisation … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News
Tagged AI, Amazon, Amazon expands German renewable portfolio with new 110 MW offshore wind agreement with RWE, aws, Cloud services, data analytics, decarbonisation, Germany, net zero 2040, Nordseecluster, Norges Bank Investment Management, North Sea, Offshore wind, Power Purchase Agreement, PPA, renewable energy, Rocco Bräuniger, RWE, Ulf Kerstin
(IN BRIEF) National Grid has launched Triton, a digital twin and data visualisation platform developed with Atos to modernise electricity network planning across Great Britain. By creating a digital replica of the transmission system and consolidating thousands of datasets, Triton … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Atos, clean energy transition, data visualisation, decarbonisation, digital twin technology, electricity infrastructure planning, energy demand forecasting, grid modernisation, infrastructure resilience, national grid, National Grid and Atos Deploy Triton Digital Twin to Strengthen Grid Investment Decisions and Future Energy Resilience, transmission network, Triton digital twin, UK electricity system, Utility Week Awards
(IN BRIEF) Ramboll has developed the Universal Damping STATCOM, a patent-pending grid technology designed to stabilise power systems as renewable energy sources are added to aging infrastructure. Acting as a “universal shock absorber,” the solution dynamically detects and neutralises voltage … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Denmark, Energy, Gas & Oil, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Technology
Tagged Cheryl Ginyard Jones, decarbonisation, energy infrastructure, energy storage, grid resilience, Joanne Hu, Mojtaba Mohaddes, power grid stability, power outages prevention, Ramboll, Ramboll Engineers Introduce Breakthrough Power-Grid Solution to Support Global Renewable Energy Expansion, renewable energy integration, sustainable energy systems, transmission systems, Universal Damping STATCOM, voltage oscillations
(IN BRIEF) Volvo Trucks secured its position as Europe’s leading heavy-duty truck manufacturer for the second year running in 2025, increasing its market share to 19.0% across the EU, the UK, Norway and Switzerland. Strong demand in major markets such … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Management, News, Sweden, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged battery-electric trucks, Commercial Vehicles, decarbonisation, European truck market, European Union, FH Aero, fossil free transport, fuel cell electric trucks, fuel efficiency, heavy-duty trucks, long-distance transport, market leadership, net-zero emissions, renewable fuels, Roger Alm, Strong Demand for FH Aero Drives Volvo Trucks to Expanded Market Leadership Across Europe, UK Norway Switzerland, Volvo Trucks
(IN BRIEF) AFRY has secured multiple top positions in the latest Engineering News-Record rankings, reinforcing its status as a global leader in engineering and design. The company retained first place in Pulp & Paper, climbed to third in hydro, and … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Business, Construction, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Management, News, Sweden, Technology
Tagged AFRY, AFRY Achieves Leading Positions Across Industrial and Power Sectors in ENR Rankings, AFRY Ranks Among Global Engineering Leaders with Strong ENR Performance, decarbonisation, energy transition, engineering and design, Engineering News-Record, ENR rankings, hydro power, industrial processes, Industrial Transformation, Linda Pålsson, power sector, pulp and paper, renewable energy, solar generation, wind generation
(IN BRIEF) Syngenta has signed its first virtual power purchase agreement with Statkraft to support the decarbonisation of its European Crop Protection and Seeds operations. The five-year agreement covers 125 GWh of renewable electricity annually, totalling 625 GWh by 2030, … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged carbon reduction, decarbonisation, European operations, German wind market, green electricity, Guarantees of Origin, onshore wind, Rachel Stenson Bugnon, renewable energy, Sascha Schröder, Statkraft, sustainability strategy, Syngenta, Syngenta Advances Carbon Reduction Strategy with Virtual Wind Power Purchase Agreement, Syngenta Secures Five-Year Virtual Wind Power Agreement to Reduce Carbon Footprint, virtual power purchase agreement, VPPA, wind power
(IN BRIEF) Iberdrola España has commissioned Spain’s first large-scale battery storage systems at Alarcón in Cuenca, integrating the Romeral and Olmedilla batteries with existing photovoltaic plants to enhance grid stability and renewable energy use. With a combined capacity of 120 … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, News, Spain, Technology
Tagged Alarcón Cuenca, battery energy storage systems, BESS, clean electricity, decarbonisation, energy transition Spain, grid stability, hybrid renewable generation, Iberdrola España, Iberdrola España Brings Strategic Battery Storage Capacity Online to Strengthen Renewable Integration, Olmedilla battery, PERTE ERHA, photovoltaic plants, renewable energy storage, Romeral battery, strategic energy projects
(IN BRIEF) ENGIE and Masdar have achieved financial close on the 1.5-gigawatt Khazna Solar PV project in the UAE, marking ENGIE’s largest photovoltaic development worldwide and one of the region’s most significant solar installations. Delivered under a 30-year power purchase … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, France, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Technology
Tagged Abu Dhabi, Al Ain, decarbonisation, Emirates Water and Electricity Company, energy transition, ENGIE, EWEC, Khazna Solar PV, Khazna Solar PV Achieves Financial Close as ENGIE’s Largest Solar Development Worldwide, LONGi, Masdar, Middle East and North Africa, net zero by 2050, Paulo Almirante, photovoltaic project, Power Purchase Agreement, PowerChina, renewable energy, solar energy, United Arab Emirates
(IN BRIEF) Salzgitter AG has been awarded CDP’s top “A” rating for climate protection for the second year in a row, placing it among the top four percent of more than 23,000 companies assessed worldwide. The recognition reflects the Group’s … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Germany, Industrial, Investment, Management, Metals and Minerals, News, Technology
Tagged CDP, climate protection, decarbonisation, Gunnar Groebler, hydrogen-based steelmaking, low-CO₂ steel, SALCOS, Salzgitter AG, Salzgitter AG 2030 strategy, steel industry transformation, sustainable industry
(IN BRIEF) Kuehne+Nagel and Swiss International Air Lines have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to deepen their cooperation on sustainable aviation, with a focus on synthetic aviation fuel produced by Synhelion. As part of the partnership, Kuehne+Nagel will purchase Synhelion … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Industrial, Management, News, Switzerland, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged air cargo, aviation sustainability, decarbonisation, Jens Fehlinger, Kuehne+Nagel, Kuehne+Nagel and SWISS Back Synhelion with Long-Term Offtake Agreement for Solar Aviation Fuel, SAF, solar jet fuel, sustainable aviation fuel, sustainable logistics, Swiss, Swiss International Air Lines, Swiss WorldCargo, Synhelion, synthetic fuels, Yngve Ruud
(IN BRIEF) Heysham 2 power station in Lancashire has become the UK’s most productive nuclear facility after generating nearly 311TWh of electricity since 1988, overtaking Hinkley Point B. Operated by EDF, the station has provided decades of reliable low-carbon power, … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Management, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Advanced Gas-Cooled Reactor, decarbonisation, EDF, energy security, Heysham 2 power station, Heysham 2 Sets New UK Nuclear Generation Record After 37 Years of Operation, Lancashire, low-carbon electricity, nuclear power generation, UK nuclear energy
(IN BRIEF) Borealis is a key partner in Project ELECTRO, an EU-funded initiative developing electrified chemical recycling technologies to convert hard-to-recycle plastic waste into high-value olefins using renewable electricity. Drawing on its expertise in chemical recycling and polyolefins, Borealis leads … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Belgium, Chemicals, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, France, Industrial, Management, Technology
Tagged Borealis, Borealis Helps Drive Next Generation Circular Plastics Solutions Through Project ELECTRO, chemical recycling, circular economy, circular plastics, decarbonisation, electrified recycling, ethylene, EU funded project, Ghent University, Kevin Van Geem, Manjunath Patil, Olefins, polyolefins, Project ELECTRO, Project STOP, propylene, pyrolysis oil, renewable electricity, steam cracking, sustainability, SYSTEMIQ
(IN BRIEF) Ørsted and Nuveen Infrastructure’s Borkum Riffgrund 3 offshore wind farm has delivered its first power to the German grid, marking a major progress point toward full operation expected in Q1 2026. The 913 MW project — now Ørsted’s … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Denmark, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, News, Technology
Tagged 913 MW wind project, Amazon, BASF, Borkum Riffgrund 3, clean energy transition, commissioning Q1 2026, corporate PPAs, Covestro, decarbonisation, DolWin epsilon, Energy Independence, European supply chain, first power, First Power Delivered as Borkum Riffgrund 3 Prepares for Full Operation and Supports Industrial Decarbonisation, Gode Wind 3, Google, North Sea, Nuveen Infrastructure, offshore wind farm Germany, renewable energy, REWE Group, Tennet, Ørsted
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank has signed a €40 million loan agreement with Prodrive Technologies to boost the Dutch company’s research and development efforts in electronics for semiconductors, medical technology, energy systems, and automotive applications. The investment will help … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Electronics & Machinery, European Union, Financial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Netherlands, News, Technology
Tagged automotive electronics, decarbonisation, EIB, energy systems, EU Chips Act, European Innovation, European Investment Bank, EV charging infrastructure, high-tech manufacturing, hydrogen electrolysis, medical electronics, New €40 Million EIB Partnership Supports Prodrive Technologies’ Growth in High-Tech Manufacturing and European Competitiveness, Pieter Janssen, Prodrive Technologies, Robert de Groot, semiconductor R&D, strategic autonomy, €40 million loan
(IN BRIEF) TotalEnergies, TES, Osaka Gas, Toho Gas, and ITOCHU have entered a Joint Development and Operating Agreement for the Live Oak e-NG project in Nebraska, giving the Japanese partners a collective 33.3% stake. TotalEnergies and TES each retain 33.35%. … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, France, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Technology
Tagged biogenic CO2, carbon neutral gas, commercial operations 2030, decarbonisation, e-methane, e-NG, electrolysis, FEED phase, Final Investment Decision 2027, Itochu, Japanese energy transition, Live Oak e-NG Development Moves Forward as Japanese Partners Take 33.3% Stake and FEED Preparation Begins, Live Oak project, LNG infrastructure, long term energy supply, methanation, Nebraska, Osaka Gas, Renewable hydrogen, synthetic methane, TES, Toho Gas, TotalEnergies
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