(IN BRIEF) ABB will invest approximately $200 million across Europe over the next three years to expand medium-voltage manufacturing capacity and support the modernization of electricity grids. The investment program includes a major new $100 million facility in Italy focused … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Science, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged ABB, ABB Launches $200 Million European Investment Program to Expand Grid Technology Manufacturing, ABB Strengthens European Manufacturing Network with New Investments in Power Distribution Infrastructure, automation, Dalmine Italy, data centers, electrical distribution, electricity demand, electrification, energy transition, Europe manufacturing, gas-insulated switchgear, grid automation, grid modernization, grid resilience, International Energy Agency, medium-voltage technologies, Morten Wierod, power grids, power infrastructure, Przasnysz Poland, Rakovski Bulgaria, Ratingen Germany, renewable energy, SF6-free switchgear, Skien Norway, sustainable technologies, utility infrastructure, Vaasa Finland, vacuum interrupters
(IN BRIEF) ENTSO-E has published a new report examining the growing role of data centres within Europe’s electricity system as artificial intelligence and digital services continue to drive rising power demand. The study explores how data centres are becoming systemically … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Belgium, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, Technology
Tagged AI, artificial intelligence, Cloud and AI Development Act, cloud computing, data centres, demand response, digital economy, digital infrastructure, electricity demand, electricity networks, energy security, energy transition, ENTSO-E, ENTSO-E Examines the Growing Influence of Data Centres on Europe’s Power System, European power system, grid planning, grid stability, New ENTSO-E Report Highlights Both Energy Challenges and Grid Support Potential of Data Centres, renewable energy integration, Strategic Roadmap for Digitalisation and AI, Tech Sovereignty Package, transmission system operators
(IN BRIEF) Fortum is advocating for early planning and policy development to support new nuclear power in Finland, positioning it as a key driver of economic growth, energy stability, and industrial competitiveness. Drawing on recent studies, including analysis by AFRY … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Finland, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, Technology
Tagged AFRY Management Consulting Oy, CFD, Contracts for Difference, Czech Republic, decarbonization, electricity demand, electricity markets, electrification, energy financing, Energy Policy, energy security, Finland, Finland Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment, Fortum, Fortum Emphasizes Financing Reform and Partnerships to Unlock New Nuclear Projects in Finland and Sweden, Fortum Highlights Strategic Role of New Nuclear Power in Driving Finland’s Economic Growth and Energy Stability, France, industrial competitiveness, large nuclear plants, Laurent Leveugle, new nuclear energy, Nordic countries, nuclear power, renewable energy, Small Modular Reactors, SMRs, Sweden
(IN BRIEF) Schneider Electric’s latest global research highlights a major shift in the energy and chemicals sector toward autonomous operations, with nearly half of processes expected to become fully autonomous by 2030 and a significant portion already operating at advanced … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Chemicals, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, France, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, Technology
Tagged ADNOC, AI, artificial intelligence, ASIA, autonomous operations, AVEVA, Baosteel, Censuswide, chemicals industry, clean energy, data centers, Devan Pillay, Development Economics, Digital Twins, electricity demand, energy sector, Europe, European Energy, Gaurav Sharma, GCC, global energy systems, Gwenaëlle Avice-Huet, industrial automation, Kassø Power to X facility, North America, Schneider Electric, Schneider Electric research reveals rapid acceleration of autonomous operations across global energy and chemicals sector, Scotford Refinery, Shell, software-defined automation
(IN BRIEF) Fortum has initiated a two-year feasibility study to explore the potential for new pumped hydro storage plants in Sweden, focusing on three specific regions: Lekstjärnen, Bastvålen, and Höljessjön. The study will assess the economic, technological, environmental, and regulatory … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Finland, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Sweden, Technology
Tagged Bastvålen, clean energy, decarbonization, Eggsjön, electricity demand, energy security, feasibility study, flexible energy solutions, Fortum, Höljessjön, Hydro Power Plants, Kemijoki Oy, Kymmen, Lekstjärnen, Letten, Mikael Lemström, Nordic energy system, partnership, pumped hydro storage, renewable energy, sustainability, Sweden, Trängslet, Värmland County
(IN BRIEF) Starting in 2026, the Netherlands is facing the risk of power grid congestion due to rising electricity demand, which could hinder the country’s energy transition. ABN AMRO’s latest report highlights the importance of cooperation between companies and grid … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Netherlands, News, Technology
Tagged 2030 climate goals, ABN Amro, ACM, Ahoy Rotterdam, Decarbonisation Summit 2025, Dutch Authority for Consumers and Markets, Dutch Senate, electricity demand, electrification, energy efficiency, energy hubs, Energy Law, energy sector, energy transition, flexible grid capacity, grid operators, Netherlands, partnership, Peter van Ees, power grid congestion, Quid pro quo: What’s Causing Increasing Power Grid Congestion and How to Solve It, sustainabiity
(IN BRIEF) Stadtwerke Reutlingen has received a €70 million loan from the European Investment Bank (EIB) to modernize its electricity grid and expand its district heating network as part of Germany’s energy transition. The loan will fund infrastructure upgrades, including … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, News, Technology
Tagged clean energy, decarbonization, digitalization, district heating expansion, district heating network, EIB, electric vehicle chargers, electricity demand, electricity grid, energy transition, European Investment Bank, Federal Network Agency, gas and oil heating systems, Germany, grid infrastructure, grid modernization, heat pumps, Jens Balcerek, local energy generation, Nicola Beer, partnership, renewable energy, renewable energy generation, Reutlingen, solar power, Stadtwerke Reutlingen, sustainability, sustainable energy, wind power, €327.7 billion investment, €70 million loan
(IN BRIEF) TenneT, the high-voltage grid operator, announced that South Holland’s electricity grid has reached capacity for large consumers due to rising demand from heat pumps, EV charging stations, and industrial transitions to electricity. New applications for connections exceeding 3×80 … Read the full press release
IMCEI Index up and still above pre-Covid levels: positive growth in steel and engineering sectors; National monthly demand at 30.3 billion kWh: +4.9% over 2020. Renewables at 38% (PRESS RELEASE) ROME, 11-Aug-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Terna, a transmission system operator in … Read the full press release
The biggest fall since 2009 Green production on the increase, traditional production declining Rome, Italy, 10-1-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — For the second year running demand for electricity in Italy has declined. Terna’s early provisional data on the electricity demand in 2013 show a … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Italy
Tagged electricity demand, electricity demand Italy, Italy, Liguria, Piedmont, Sardinia, Terna, the biggest fall since 2009, Valle d’Aosta
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