(IN BRIEF) The EIB Group has pledged €17.5 billion to accelerate energy efficiency investments by more than 350,000 European SMEs between 2025 and 2027. Backed by the European Commission, the initiative will nearly double current EIB support and aims to … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, European Union, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, News, Small Business, Technology
Tagged 000 SMEs cut energy costs and emissions, Bertrand Piccard, competitiveness, Dan Jørgensen, decarbonisation, EIB and European Commission launch €17.5 billion drive to help 350, EIB Group, EIB Group commits €17.5 billion to accelerate SME energy efficiency investments across Europe, energy efficiency, Europe, European Commission, European Investment Bank, financing, green transition, InvestEU, LIFE Clean Energy Transition, Nadia Calviño, partnership, SMEs, Solar Impulse Foundation, Solar Impulse Foundation partners with EIB to promote energy efficiency as a service for European businesses, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) Flexam Invest has secured a €50 million investment from the European Investment Fund (EIF) in its Kartesia Asset Finance III (KAF III) fund, partially backed by the EU’s InvestEU programme. With this commitment, KAF III has now raised … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, France, Government, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, News, Small Business, Technology
Tagged asset management, decarbonisation, EIF, EIF invests in Flexam Invest’s KAF III fund, European economy, European Investment Fund, Flexam Invest, Florian de Sigy, green transition, industrial assets, infrastructure financing, InvestEU, KAF III, Kartesia Asset Finance III, Kartesia Asset Finance III reaches nearly €200 million at second closing with new EIF commitment backed by InvestEU, maritime vessels, Marjut Falkstedt, Mid-Cap companies, mobile assets, partnership, private debt, rescue helicopters, SMEs, supporting sustainable growth and transformation projects across European SMEs, sustainability, Sustainable Finance, warehouse automation
(IN BRIEF) Amey has launched its Nature Positive Strategy, setting out a new framework to embed biodiversity and ecological resilience into the design, delivery, and maintenance of infrastructure projects. The initiative supports the UK’s national priorities on sustainability and reflects … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Amey, biodiversity, climate resilience, decarbonisation, ecological resilience, Emily Davies, ESG, Nature Positive Business Pledge, Nature Positive Strategy, partnership, Rebuilding Nature, Supply Chain Sustainability School, sustainability, UK infrastructure
(IN BRIEF) Three researchers from Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e)—Max Birk, Yali Tang, and Tommaso Ristori—have each been awarded an ERC Starting Grant of €1.5 million to advance pioneering projects in gaming, sustainable industry, and healthcare. Birk will develop AI-driven … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Awards, Business, Education, Environment, Financial, Healthcare, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, Netherlands, News, Science, Technology
Tagged agentic AI, Awards, biomedical engineering, cardiac regeneration, decarbonisation, EcoIron, Eindhoven University of Technology, ERC Starting Grants, European Research Council, European research funding, GAMECHAR, gameplay analysis, green ironmaking, industrial engineering, leadership, Max Birk, mechanical engineering, metal electrodeposition, myocardial infarction, Prima™, Regenerative medicine, renewable electricity, sustainability, Tommaso Ristori, TU/e, Yali Tang
(IN BRIEF) Centrica has announced that Heysham 1 and Hartlepool nuclear power stations will continue generating until March 2028, extending their operational lifetimes by one year and reinforcing the UK’s energy security. The stations, which provide low-carbon electricity to over … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Centrica, Chris O’Shea, clean energy, decarbonisation, Energy Independence, graphite inspections, Hartlepool, Heysham 1, Heysham 2, lifetime extension, low-carbon electricity, nuclear power, Office for Nuclear Regulation, partnership, Sizewell C, sustainability, Torness, UK energy security
(IN BRIEF) Prime Capital AG has expanded its Prime Sustainable Infrastructure Debt Fund (PSIDEF) to €130 million after securing a new €30 million commitment from the European Investment Fund under the InvestEU programme. The Article 9 fund focuses on financing … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged Andreas Kalusche, Article 9 fund, battery energy storage systems, BESS, cash yield, Continental Europe, decarbonisation, EIF, ESG investing, European Investment Fund, infrastructure debt, InvestEU, Marjut Falkstedt, Nordics, partnership, Prime Capital, Prime Sustainable Infrastructure Debt Fund, PSIDEF, renewable energy, SMEs, Stefan Futschik, sustainability, Sustainable Finance
(IN BRIEF) On 1 August 2025, Daniel Wood succeeds Paul Martin as Managing Director, Maritime for Europe & West Africa at ABL. With over 30 years’ experience—20 years at sea on naval and cruise vessels, a decade managing ports and … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics, Travel, United Kingdom
Tagged ABL Group, appointment, Client Engagement, Daniel Wood, decarbonisation, energy consultancy, Europe, leadership, Managing Director Maritime, marine consultancy, Paul Martin, port operations, ports and harbours, regulatory compliance, retirement, strategic expansion, vessel governance, West Africa
(IN BRIEF) Versalis and Acea Ambiente have signed an MoU to collaborate on recycling initiatives aimed at recovering value from post‑consumer and post‑industrial plastics. They will jointly identify waste streams at Acea Ambiente’s facilities suitable for Versalis’s mechanical and chemical … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Chemicals, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Italy, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged Acea Ambiente, Adriano Alfani, chemical recycling, circular economy, decarbonisation, Eni, Gabriele Di Cintio, Hoop® technology, low‑carbon transition, Mantua demonstration facility, mechanical recycling, Memorandum of Understanding, partnership, Porto Marghera plant, post‑consumer plastics, post‑industrial plastics, Priolo industrial plant, recycling, secondary raw materials, sorting platforms, supply chain optimization, sustainability, Versalis, waste streams
(IN BRIEF) The 2023 KfW Climate Barometer special analysis shows that German SMEs now finance 22 percent of their climate investments through public promotional funds—up three points since 2021—while promotional support makes up only 13 percent of overall SME investment. … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Small Business, Technology
Tagged Climate Barometer, climate investments, climate-tech start-ups, decarbonisation, energy-efficient construction, financing gap, Germany, green transition, KfW, large-scale projects, low-interest loans, private capital mobilization, promotional funds, SMEs, state investment grants, Stefan Wintels, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank has granted ULMA Group a €45 million loan to fund its construction-sector innovations and sustainability endeavors. The financing will cover advanced manufacturing technologies for polymer concrete solutions, the establishment of a new plant for … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Construction, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, News, Spain, Technology
Tagged affordable housing, Antonio Lorenzo, Basque Country, building materials, construction sector, decarbonisation, EIB, energy efficiency, European Investment Bank, Iñaki Gabilondo, INNOVATION, partnership, polymer concrete, recycling, resource consumption, sustainability, ULMA Group, €45 million loan
(IN BRIEF) Fortum has completed its acquisition of Orange Energia Sp. z o.o. in Poland for up to PLN 120 million (EUR 28 million), paying about PLN 90 million in cash at closing and deferring the remainder to early 2029 … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Finland, Government, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Poland, Retail, Technology
Tagged 130 000 customer contracts, acquisition, clean energy, Comparable Operating Profit, Consumer Solutions segment, decarbonisation, earn-out, electricity sales, EUR 28 million, Fortum, Orange Energia Sp. z o.o., Orange Polska, partnership, PLN 120 million, Q3 2025, retail distribution network, Strategic Priorities, sustainability, transformation
(IN BRIEF) ENGIE will support Airbus’s goal to cut energy use by 20% and greenhouse gas emissions by 85% across its 22 European sites by 2030. A Paris Air Show–signed framework agreement tasks ENGIE with deploying heat-pump and biomass boiler … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, France, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Technology
Tagged Airbus, biomass boilers, decarbonisation, energy efficiency, ENGIE, France, Frank Lacroix, Germany, heat pumps, industrial decarbonisation, Julie Kitcher, LED lighting, local energy infrastructures, Paris Air Show, photovoltaic panels, renewable energy, Scope 1 emissions, scope 2 emissions, smart energy management, smart metering, Spain, Waste Heat Recovery, Waste-to-energy
(IN BRIEF) Maersk has named Berlin Mærsk, its 14th dual-fuel methanol container ship, at HHI’s Ulsan facility on 18 June 2025. Part of a six-ship series delivered this year under the Danish flag, Berlin Mærsk retains the Ane Mærsk class … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Denmark, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged 17, 480 TEU, A.P. Moller – Maersk, AE3 service, Anda Cristescu, Ane Mærsk class design, Berlin Mærsk, Danish flag, decarbonisation, dual-fuel methanol propulsion, fleet renewal, HHI Ulsan, Hyundai Heavy Industries, maritime innovation, Ole Graa Jakobsen, partnership, Shanghai, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) TotalEnergies is ramping up its sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) capacity to over 500,000 tonnes per year from 2028—enabling us to supply more than 10% of our European jet-fuel volumes, outpacing the 6% mandate for 2030. Key investments include … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, France, Industrial, Investment
Tagged Air France-KLM, Airbus partnership, Antwerp refinery, coprocessing, decarbonisation, Grandpuits biorefinery, jet fuel blending mandate, La Mède, Leuna refinery, net zero, Normandy refinery, Patrick Pouyanné, SAF production, Safran collaboration, SARIA, Solaize research centre, sustainable aviation fuel, TotalEnergies, Volotea
(IN BRIEF) The Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) will provide two 26-year loans worth EUR 126 million to support the construction of Poland’s Bałtyk 2 and Bałtyk 3 offshore wind farms. Jointly developed by Norway’s Equinor Wind Power and Poland’s Polenergia, … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Finland, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Poland, Technology
Tagged 3 GW wind capacity, 720 MW, André Küüsvek, Baltic Sea, Baltyk 2, Baltyk 3, climate investment, CO2 reduction, decarbonisation, energy resilience, Equinor Wind Power, EU Green Deal, green financing, InvestEU, InvestEU guarantee, NIB, Nordic Investment Bank, offshore turbines, Offshore wind, partnership, Poland energy transition, Polenergia, regional cooperation, renewable energy, sustainability, sustainable infrastructure
(IN BRIEF) Rio Tinto is the only mining company participating in London Tech Week 2025, where it will lead discussions on sustainable innovation, critical minerals, and ClimateTech. As part of its innovation strategy, Rio Tinto is actively engaging startups, universities, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, Media, Metals and Minerals, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged accelerator program, AI, Australian National University, ClimateTech, critical minerals, Dan Walker, decarbonisation, electrification, energy transition, Founders Factory, Imperial College London, innovation ecosystem, Jakob Stausholm, London Tech Week 2025, Marie-Pierre Paquin, mining innovation, net zero, Pekka Santasalo, renewables, Rio Tinto, Rio Tinto Centre for Future Materials, startup partnerships, sustainability, UC Berkeley, University of British Columbia, University of the Witwatersrand, university spinouts, Ventures Fund
(IN BRIEF) The European Commission and the European Investment Bank have renewed the Project Development Assistance (PDA) agreement under the Innovation Fund, providing expanded technical and financial support for innovative decarbonisation projects. The renewed agreement increases the PDA’s budget from … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged Christoph Kuhn, Clean Industrial Deal, clean technologies, climate neutrality, Commissioner Hoekstra, decarbonisation, EU ETS, EU projects, European Investment Bank, Innovation Fund, Innovation Fund grants, low-carbon mobility, net-zero technologies, partnership, Project Development Assistance, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) Wood has secured contracts valued at approximately $100 million to support flare gas reduction and carbon efficiency projects in Iraq’s largest oil fields. The work includes engineering, procurement, and construction services aimed at improving operational efficiency and supporting … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Africa, carbon efficiency, decarbonisation, Ellis Renforth, energy future, environmental impact, EPC, Europe, flare gas emissions, flare gas reduction, gas flaring, Iraq, Middle East, oil fields, Operational Efficiency, partnership, recruitment, sustainability, sustainable energy, UAE, Wood
(IN BRIEF) Centrica Business Solutions has partnered with Carpenter Ltd to decarbonise its Glossop manufacturing site by installing a 1MW solar array on a previously unusable steep bank. The solar farm, set to generate 1,025 MWh annually, will cover 15% … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged biodiversity, biodiversity net gain, carbon reduction, Carpenter Ltd, Centrica Business Solutions, decarbonisation, energy efficiency, energy transition, environmental impact, Glossop, green electricity, Green Energy, operational cost savings, partnership, Push Power, renewable energy, solar array, solar energy, solar installation, sustainability, sustainable business solutions, UK
(IN BRIEF) Centrica Energy is opening its first US office in New York, marking the company’s entry into North America’s gas optimisation market. Following its entry into power markets in 2024, Centrica Energy plans to build a comprehensive gas, power, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Cassim Mangerah, Centrica Energy, Chris O’Shea, decarbonisation, energy optimisation, energy security, energy trading, energy transition, gas optimisation, gas trading, global energy markets, LNG, natural gas, New York, North America, partnership, power markets, Power Systems, sustainability, trading capabilities, US energy market
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