(IN BRIEF) Sweden has pledged an additional SEK 700 million (approximately EUR 65 million) to Nefco to support Ukraine’s green recovery, bringing total Swedish funding for Nefco’s programme to EUR 82.3 million, with a focus on sustainable waste management, decentralisation, … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Construction, Financial, Finland, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Sweden, Ukraine
Tagged Avfall Sverige, debris management, decentralisation, district heating, environmental resilience, EU standards, green recovery, Irpin pilot project, local capacity building, Malin Perhult, municipal governance, NEFCO, Nordic cooperation, reconstruction, SALAR International, Sida, sustainable waste management, Sweden, Sweden commits SEK 700 million to Nefco to accelerate green recovery and sustainable waste management in Ukraine, UKRAINE, Ulf Bojö, wastewater systems, water infrastructure
(IN BRIEF) Fortum has signed a framework agreement with Finnish nuclear technology company Steady Energy to provide nuclear expert services for the development of Steady Energy’s LDR-50 small modular reactor for district heating. The cooperation focuses on operational and maintenance … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Finland, Industrial, Investment, Management, News
Tagged Anni Jaarinen, district heating, energy transition, Finland, Fortum, Fortum Partners with Steady Energy to Support Development of Small Modular Reactor for District Heating, Gustav Eilertsen, Innovation and Venturing, LDR 50, low emission energy, nuclear expertise, nuclear services, operation and maintenance, small modular reactor, SMR, Steady Energy, Sweden
(IN BRIEF) Sweco has secured a new framework agreement with Vattenfall starting in January 2026, covering technical consulting services across a wide spectrum of energy technologies and infrastructure. Valued at approximately SEK 600 million over an initial three-year period, the … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Sweden
Tagged Ann-Louise Lökholm Klasson, district heating, electricity grids, energy infrastructure, energy transition, Framework Agreement, hydropower, net zero 2040, nuclear power, renewable energy, Sweco, Sweden energy sector, technical consulting, thermal power, Vattenfall, Vattenfall Selects Sweco for Wide-Ranging Energy Infrastructure Consulting Services, wind power
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank has provided Stadtwerke Karlsruhe with €270 million in long-term financing to modernize Karlsruhe’s electricity grid and expand CO₂-neutral district heating systems. The 24-year loan supports the conversion of overhead lines to underground cables, the … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Energy, Gas & Oil, European Union, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, News
Tagged climate neutrality, CO2-neutral heating, digital grid, district heating, EIB, electricity grid, energy transition, European Investment Bank, Germany, infrastructure modernization, investment, Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe secures long-term EIB funding to accelerate CO₂-neutral energy and heating transition, Michael Homann, Nicola Beer, renewable energy, smart meters, Stadtwerke Karlsruhe, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) has released €100 million to support Ukraine’s wartime resilience, focusing on economic stability and municipal heating infrastructure. Of this, €70 million will go to Ukrgasbank to provide long-term loans for businesses and promote … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Energy, Gas & Oil, European Union, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, News, Ukraine
Tagged district heating, economic resilience, EIB, energy efficiency, energy security, EU for Ukraine Fund, European Commission, European Investment Bank, European Investment Bank delivers €100 million boost to Ukraine’s economic resilience and heating infrastructure amid war, European Union, green transition, Marta Kos, Naftogaz, reconstruction, renewable energy, Rodion Morozov, Team Europe, Teresa Czerwinska, UKRAINE, Ukraine Facility, Ukraine Investment Framework, Ukreximbank, Ukrgasbank, Viktor Ponomarenko, war recovery
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) has launched an advisory initiative to help Ireland scale up district heating, supporting national efforts to decarbonise heating and lower energy costs. Working with the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) and the … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Ireland, Luxembourg, News, Technology
Tagged Budget 2026, carbon emissions, clean energy transition, Climate Neutral and Smart Cities Mission, community energy projects, Cork, Darragh O’Brien, district heating, Dublin, EIB, EIB and SEAI Partner to Drive District Heating Expansion and Decarbonise Ireland’s Energy Sector, energy efficiency, European Green Deal, European Investment Bank, fossil fuel reduction, Heat Bill, heat decarbonisation, InvestEU, Ioannis Tsakiris, Ireland, local economies, renewable energy, SEAI, SEAI Centre of Excellence, Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland, sustainable heating, William Walsh
(IN BRIEF) PATRIZIA has agreed to acquire Statkraft Varme, the district heating business of Statkraft AS, in a deal worth up to EUR 312 million. Statkraft Varme operates 13 plants in Norway and Sweden, supplying low-carbon heating to households, businesses, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Norway, Real Estate, Sweden, United Kingdom
Tagged circular economy, decarbonisation, district heating, Ecotermica Servizi, energy transition, Fredrik Naesse, Graham Matthews, Greenthesis, Henrik Sætness, Kinland, low-carbon energy, Norway, PATRIZIA, PATRIZIA acquires Statkraft Varme to expand district heating leadership in Norway and Sweden, PATRIZIA acquires Statkraft Varme to expand sustainable infrastructure footprint in the Nordics, Renergia, renewable heat, SAREN Energy, Statkraft, Statkraft Varme, Statkraft Varme acquisition strengthens PATRIZIA’s European circular economy portfolio, sustainable infrastructure, Sweden, Trondheim
(IN BRIEF) Skanska has divested an elderly care home project in Falun, Sweden, to Northern Horizon for about SEK 330M. Developed for Falu Municipality, the facility in Haraldsbo will provide 80 senior units with a focus on dementia care, alongside … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Environment, Financial, Government, Healthcare, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Sweden, Technology
Tagged biodiversity, dementia care, district heating, elderly care home, Energy Class B, Falu Municipality, Falun, Haraldsbo, LEED Gold, Northern Horizon, partnership, property divestment, SÄBO, SEK 330M, Skanska, social infrastructure, solar panels, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) Iqony Fernwärme GmbH (Steag Iqony Group) has agreed to acquire Uniper Wärme GmbH from Uniper Kraftwerke GmbH, in compliance with EU state aid conditions tied to Uniper’s 2022 stabilization package. Uniper Wärme, founded in 1964, serves over 14,400 … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged CHP, Christian Hillmann, climate-friendly heat, combined heat and power, decarbonization, decentralized CHP, district heating, Dr. Andreas Reichel, electric boilers, EU state aid, Iqony Fernwärme GmbH, mine gas, Nikola Feldmann, partnership, regulatory approval, Ruhr region, Steag Iqony Group, sustainability, Uniper Kraftwerke GmbH, Uniper SE, Uniper Wärme GmbH, Waste heat
(IN BRIEF) Kuopion Energia is exploring SMRs to replace its Haapaniemi CHP plant by 2035 and has engaged AFRY to conduct an Environmental Impact Assessment and constructability study, with results due in spring 2027. This next phase follows AFRY’s earlier … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Finland, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Sweden, Technology
Tagged AFRY, constructability study, Decision-in-Principle, deep percussion drilling, district heating, EIA, Environmental Impact Assessment, Esa Lindholm, Finnish Government, Geology, geotechnical surveys, Haapaniemi CHP plant, Ilkka Suntio, Kuopion Energia, low-carbon energy, partnership, Petri Turtiainen, Small Modular Reactors, SMR, spring 2027, sustainability, sustainable heating solutions
(IN BRIEF) EIB Global is lending €143.5 million to Termoelectrica SA for a seven-year overhaul of Chisinau’s district heating network—horizontalizing pipelines, installing individual substations, and upgrading 1 665 apartment buildings—to cut energy use by 25% and emissions by 7%. A … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, European Union, Financial, Healthcare, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Moldova
Tagged Ala Nemerenco, Cahul hospital, Chişinău, CO₂ reduction, district heating, Dorin Junghietu, E5P, EBRD, EIB Global, energy efficiency, EPTATF, EU for Ukraine Advisory Programme, EU grants, EU integration, European Investment Bank, horizontal pipelines, individual substations, Jānis Mažeiks, Ministry of Health, MOLDOVA, Swedfund, Teresa Czerwinska, Termoelectrica SA
(IN BRIEF) ANDRITZ has been awarded a turnkey contract by KNRN to build a sewage sludge mono-incineration plant at Hildesheim’s port, with the undisclosed order value booked in Q3 2025. The facility will process 33,500 t of dry sludge annually … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Netherlands, News, Technology
Tagged AbfKlärV regulation, Andritz, Benjamin Klammer, BFB boiler, circular economy, district heating, Dr. Jens Manthey, EcoFluid bubbling fluidized bed, flue gas cleaning, KNRN, Kommunale Nährstoffrückgewinnung Niedersachsen GmbH, Lower Saxony, partnership, phosphorus recovery, Port of Hildesheim, sewage sludge mono-incineration, sludge drying, steam turbine, sustainability, vapor condensation
(IN BRIEF) Eneco will extend the lifespans of its two gas-fired cogeneration plants in Utrecht to support the local grid under a three- to nine-year agreement with TenneT and Stedin. Facing maximum capacity and projected overloads by winter 2026–2027, Utrecht’s … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, Netherlands, News, Technology
Tagged adjustable capacity, cogeneration, district heating, Eneco, energy security, flexible generation, gas-fired power plants, grid congestion, grid upgrades, Kees-Jan Rameau, Maarten Abbenhuis, partnership, peak demand, Stedin, sustainability, Tennet, Utrecht
(IN BRIEF) OMV will begin a seismic survey in the greater Graz area starting December 2025 to explore the deep geothermal potential of the East Styrian basin. Spanning approximately 900 kilometers and using environmentally friendly vibration methods, the campaign will … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged Austria energy transition, Berislav Gaso, climate-neutral energy, deep geothermal, district heating, East Styrian basin, Energie Graz, Energie Steiermark, energy future, geophones, geothermal energy, geothermal exploration, Graz, low-carbon strategy, OMV, partnership, renewable heating, seismic campaign, seismic survey, Styria, sustainability, sustainable energy
(IN BRIEF) Gasum is providing its Multi-Market Optimization (MMO) service to Raseborgs Energi, which is commissioning a new electric boiler to electrify its district heating production. The boiler will allow Raseborgs Energi to switch between electricity and biofuel-based heat production … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Finland, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged balancing power market, biofuel reduction, carbon neutrality, district heating, electric boiler, electricity market, energy flexibility, Energy Innovation, energy transition, Finland energy, Frank Hoverfelt, Gasum, heat production, MMO, Multi-Market Optimization, partnership, Raseborgs Energi, reserve market, sector integration, sustainability, sustainability goals, Ville Pesonen
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank has provided a €90 million loan to Bordeaux Métropole Énergies to support its 2024-2028 strategic plan, focusing on renewable energy projects and energy-efficient building renovations. This funding will aid in the development of solar … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, Financial, France, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, News, Technology
Tagged biogas, Bordeaux Métropole Énergies, carbon neutrality, district heating, EIB loan, energy efficiency, energy transition, EU climate action, European Investment Bank, Gironde, low carbon solutions, partnership, photovoltaic solutions, renewable energy, REPowerEU, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) Norrslam AB plans to establish Sweden’s first full-scale sludge incineration plant at Umeå Eco Industrial Park to address the country’s wastewater treatment by-products. This innovative project will incorporate mono-incineration technology, using liquid sludge as a fuel source, and … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Sweden, Technology
Tagged AFRY, circular economy, district heating, EU Regulations, Miva, mono-incineration, Norrslam AB, partnership, phosphorus recycling, renewable energy, resource circulation, sludge incineration, sustainability, sustainable development, sustainable waste management, Umeå Eco Industrial Park, Umeå Energi, Vakin
(IN BRIEF) Vaisala’s Xweather Optimize enhances the accuracy of weather forecasts for district heating providers, leading to savings of up to €300,000 annually. By improving forecast accuracy, district heating operators can optimize energy production and distribution, reduce operational costs, and … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Finland, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Technology
Tagged cost savings, district heating, district heating networks, energy efficiency, energy savings, energy trading, Finland, Fortum, Machine Learning, sustainability, Vaisala, weather forecasts, weather sensor network, Xweather Optimize
(IN BRIEF) The Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) has granted an €8 million loan to Kiinteistö Oy Biomedicum Helsinki to finance the renovation of Biomedicum 1, a key research and education building in the Meilahti medical campus. Scheduled for completion by … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Finland, Investment, Management, News
Tagged AAA credit rating, Biomedicum Helsinki, district heating, energy efficiency, EU green goals, Finland, healthcare infrastructure, heat recovery, Helsinki, Kiinteistö Oy Biomedicum, Meilahti medical campus, NIB, Nordic Investment Bank, public sector investment, real estate renovation, renewable energy, sustainable infrastructure, University of Helsinki
(IN BRIEF) EnBW has taken a major stride in its decarbonization journey by commissioning a new H₂-ready fuel-switch power plant at its Stuttgart-Münster site. This power plant replaces older coal-fired components with a modern, natural gas-fired gas turbine facility capable … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Technology
Tagged carbon emissions reduction, CHP plant modernization, decarbonization, dispatchable power, district heating, Dr. Andre Baumann, Dr. Frank Nopper, Dr. Georg Stamatelopoulos, Dr.-Ing. Christian Bruch, EnBW, energy transition, fuel-switch power plant, gas turbine, Germany, grid stability, H₂-ready, infrastructure modernization, investment, low-carbon hydrogen, natural gas, power plant modernization, regulatory incentives, renewable energy, Siemens Energy, structural upgrades, Stuttgart-Münster
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