Unilever advances on its RE100 goal: now sourcing 100% renewable electricity across five continents LONDON/ROTTERDAM, 16-Sep-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — Unilever announced that it is making further progress on its RE100 goal as it works to become a ‘carbon neutral’ company … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Food & Beverage, Healthcare, Netherlands, News, United Kingdom
Tagged carbon neutral, Climate, Climate Week NYC, electricity, energy efficiency, Marc Engel, Paris Agreement, Power Purchase Agreements, RE100, renewable electricity, renewable energy, Renewable Energy Certificates, renewable grid electricity, renewable is doable, renewables, Sam Kimmins, Unilever
HELSINKI, 7-Aug-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — NIB and Maxima LT, UAB sign ten-year EUR 52 million loan agreement to finance Maxima’s investments in its retail network renewal in Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia. The Lithuanian retail company will upgrade 31 of its … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Energy, Gas & Oil, Estonia, Financial, Finland, Investment, Latvia, Lithuania, News, Retail
Tagged cooling systems, energy efficiency, energy efficient buildings, energy-saving lighting, Estonia, food retailer, Henrik Normann, investment, Latvia, Lithuania, MAXIMA GRUPĖ, NIB, refrigeration technology, solar panels, store refurbishment programme, Vitalij Rakovski
MADRID, 27-Jun-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — SEAT has been recognised for its commitment to natural gas as an alternative fuel by the Sedigas, the Spanish Gas Association. The recognition is in the form of the “Energy and Sustainability” award, which was … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Awards, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, News, Spain
Tagged Alternative fuel, Arona, Award, biogas, biomethane, Blanca Marco, circular economy, CNG, CNG powered SUV, CO2 emissions, compressed natural gas, Cristina Vall-Llosada, Emissions Reduction, energy efficiency, Ibiza, José Domínguez Abascal, Leon, Luca de Meo, Martorell factory, mobility, natural gas, pollution, recognition, Reina Sofía National Museum of Art, renewable gas, SEAT, Sedigas, sustainability, sustainable mobility, well to wheel
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates, 28-Jan-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — Eni’s acquisition of the 20 percent stake in the ADNOC Refining represents one of the largest ever refinery transactions. The agreed price for the 20 percent stake in the refinery, being $3.3 billion, corresponds to an … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Business, Chemicals, Energy, Gas & Oil, International Trade, Investment, Italy, News
Tagged Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Refinery, acquisition, ADNOC, ADNOC Refining, Claudio Descalzi, coking, crude supply, deep conversion process scheme, desulphurization, energy efficiency, Eni, equity, fluidized catalytic cracking, Giuseppe Conte, His Excellency Dr Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, hydrocracking, OMV, refinery, residue conversion, Ruwais
A total of up to EUR 35,000 in prize money “New construction” and “modernising existing buildings” categories Apply by 20 February 2019 FRANKFURT, 07-Dec-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — The application phase for the KfW Construction Award 2019 is starting now. Until … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Banks, Construction, Germany, Real Estate
Tagged Architecture, Award, building, construction, Dr Ingrid Hengster, energy efficiency, KfW, Professor Hans Kollhoff, property, real estate
The European Commission today called for the bloc to aim for net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 in its new decarbonisation strategy. BRUSSELS, 29-Nov-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — The EU’s newly-agreed renewable energy and energy efficiency targets put the bloc on track … Read the full press release
HELSINKI, 22-Oct-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — The Project Forward initiative led by Athens-Based Arista Shipping, with Wärtsilä as one of the participants, demonstrates that with LNG as fuel, an advanced hull design, and highly efficient propulsion machinery, it will be possible to … Read the full press release
UniCredit Bank Serbia receives Din 600 million loan for boosting energy efficiency. Programme to support investments in private homes to improve energy performance and generate savings. Finance provided under EBRD €85 million Green Economy Financing Facility for the Western Balkans. … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, Investment, Serbia
Tagged bank, EBRD, energy efficiency, Feza Tan, loans, SERBIA, UNICREDIT, Zsuzsanna Hargitai
€25 million loan to support leasing finance for energy efficiency investments EBRD promotes leasing as a tool to address financing needs of Turkish enterprises Financing is part of a larger facility backed by the European Union LONDON, 25-Jul-2018 — /EuropaWire/ … Read the full press release
Together they present smarTown, an experiential architectural installation that transforms part of the Orto Botanico di Brera into an interactive smart city, designed by young architects from the SOS – School of Sustainability under the supervision of the architect Mario … Read the full press release
PARIS, 22-Mar-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — The Council of Europe Development Bank (CEB) approved a €300 million loan to the Nederlandse Waterschapsbank N.V.(NWB Bank) in order to finance public infrastructure, social housing and energy efficiency investments across the Netherlands. NWB Bank provides loans to … Read the full press release
Løgstør, Denmark, 19-Jan-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — During the last 3 months, LOGSTOR Academy has been filming Joint installation videos, and as a result of this work, we are now proud to present the final installation videos of the SX family. These … Read the full press release
Posted in Denmark, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Industrial, Marketing, Media
Tagged courses, energy efficiency, insulation, LOGSTOR Academy, pipe, SX family, videos
ROME, 26-Dec-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — An important Memorandum of Understanding was signed today by Roberto Moncalvo, President of Coldiretti, Luigi Ferraris, CEO and General Manager of Terna and Francesco Vincenzi, President of ANBI (Italian Association of Land Reclamation and Irrigation … Read the full press release
PLN 100 million in loans via loan to Euro Bank S.A. LONDON, 29-Nov-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — The EBRD is providing a loan of up to PLN 100 million (€23.6 million equivalent) to Euro Bank S.A. (Euro Bank) to finance investments to … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Energy, Gas & Oil, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Poland
Tagged EBRD, energy efficiency, Euro Bank S.A., loans, residential buildings in Poland
GRAZ, 13-Nov-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — International technology Group ANDRITZ has received an order from Iggesund Paperboard AB, a member of the HOLMEN GROUP, to supply a new evaporation plant and rebuild an existing evaporation plant for the pulp mill in Iggesund. … Read the full press release
Saint-Ouen, France, 20-Feb-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Alstom, a global leader in rail transportation and The CoSMo Company, a global technology company specialized in decision management, announce a strategic partnership to develop a new application to improve the global efficiency of a … Read the full press release
TwinSave reduces energy consumption by up to 25 percent thanks to an additional control valve Integrated Coupling allows energy savings of up to 45 percent in applications without a through shaft Gear-integrated coupling requires no additional installation space Zschopau, Germany, … Read the full press release
Turkish Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources hosts workshop for post-Soviet and southern and eastern Mediterranean countries LONDON, 19-6-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Energy efficiency, renewable energy and other low-carbon technologies are the focus of a joint workshop by the European … Read the full press release
Rexel Foundation is committed to a bottom-up, multi-stakeholder approach to facilitate a global response to climate change and identify action-oriented solutions. PARIS, 6-2-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The Rexel Foundation for a better energy future has joined the Yale Climate Change … Read the full press release
London / Rotterdam / Brussels, 15-10-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Unilever, together with ten other companies, calls upon the European Member States to adopt an ambitious position on energy efficiency, renewables and climate change on 23 and 24 October, including a binding … Read the full press release
Brussels, Belgium, 30-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Today the Commission took another step to simplify administration and reduce costs for businesses in the construction sector. According to the Commission’s proposal, manufacturers of construction products (e.g. bricks, insulation, doors etc.) will be able to … Read the full press release
London, UK, 24-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The EBRD is supporting the modernisation and expansion of Gradske Toplane Pale, the provider of district heating in Pale, with a loan of up to €4.5 million. The loan will be used for the acquisition of … Read the full press release
Helsinki, Finland, 22-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The Ukrainian cities of Vinnytsia and Zhytomyr have signed loan agreements with NEFCO to finance investments in municipal energy efficiency measures. The agreements were signed today at the Ukrainian Ministry of Regional Development, Construction and … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Finland, Investment, Ukraine
Tagged DemoUkrainaDH, energy efficiency, investments, Johan Willert, Julia Shevchuk, municipal energy efficiency projects, NEFCO, Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, Ukrainian cities, Vinnytsia, Zhytomyr
Loughborough, United Kingdom, 09-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Kingfisher Future Homes is delighted to announce the official launch of the Kingfisher iQE Alliance Partnership, which took place at Loughborough University on Wednesday 25th September 2013. The launch event also marked three important milestones in … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Education, Electronics & Machinery, Energy, Gas & Oil, Retail, United Kingdom
Tagged B&Q, energy efficiency, energy efficient boilers, home improvement retailer, Howard Kerr, Ian Cheshire, Ian Draisey, iQE, Kingfisher, Kingfisher Future Homes, Kingfisher iQE Alliance Partnership, Leonardo Bianchi, Loughborough University, Professor Dennis Loveday, Professor Kevin Lomas, Screwfix, Suzi Smith, TradePoint
16-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Investment Bank (EIB) has signed a EUR 40 million long-term loan to SREI Infrastructure Finance Limited (SREI), with the main purpose of financing investments that will help to mitigate climate change in India. The loan will … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Italy
Tagged EIB, energy efficiency, Energy Sustainability and Security of Supply Facility, INDIA, India energy efficiency, India renewable energy, Italian Export Credit Agency SACE S.p.A., loan, long-term loan, renewable energy, SREI Infrastructure Finance Limited, The European Investment Bank
06-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Today, E.ON Connecting Energies entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Matrix (“The Company”), the UK market leader in energy management and energy efficiency services for commercial buildings. The agreement covers the purchase of 100 percent of the … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, Germany, Investment, United Kingdom
Tagged acquire, commercial buildings, E.ON Connecting Energies, energy efficiency, energy efficiency services, energy efficiency solutions, Energy management, Essen, Green Sky Energy Limited, Hervé Touati, Ian Kelly, LDC, Manchester, Matrix, private equity, private equity investment fund
05-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Investment Bank (EIB) has extended two intermediated loans combined with EU grant subsidies to support energy efficiency and renewable energy projects promoted by SMEs and Mid-Cap companies in the Czech Republic: EUR 100 million loan to … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Czech Republic, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, Financial, Investment
Tagged Česká Spořitelna a.s., Czech Mid-Cap companies, Czech SMEs, Dušan Ondrejička, EIB, energy efficiency, energy service companies, EU grant subsidies, EU grants, housing associations, Raiffeisenbank a.s., renewable generation projects, SME Energy Efficiency Window, The European Investment Bank
15-7-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Selex ES, a Finmeccanica company, has secured second place in the Green500 list thanks to its use of the Eurotech Aurora Tigon supercomputer. The supercomputer is used by Selex ES to accelerate the execution algorithms and complex … Read the full press release
24-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Europe’s leading home improvement retail group, Kingfisher plc, whose UK businesses include B&Q and Screwfix, reports on the progress of Net Positive. Kingfisher plc launched the ground-breaking restorative business programme, which is committed to go beyond zero … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Retail, Society, United Kingdom
Tagged B&Q, deforestation, energy efficiency, home improvement, Ian Cheshire, Kingfisher, Kingfisher plc, net energy generators, Net Positive, reforestation, restorative business philosophy, restorative business programme, retail, Screwfix, sustainable business, zero carbon
40 new Industrial trucks provide a considerable increase in efficiency at the Frankfurt hub 7-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Lufthansa Cargo handles around 1.4 million tons of freight and mail at Frankfurt Airport every year. With its ground transport equipment, so-called … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Germany, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Bettina Mörth, cargo, eco-efficient, electric fork trucks, electric tractors, energy efficiency, Frankfurt, Frankfurt Airport, ground transport equipment, industrial trucks, logistics, Lufthansa, Lufthansa Cargo, Lufthansa Cargo Center