New French facility improves purification energy efficiency by 25% and reduces site carbon intensity by 20% as part of the Group’s decarbonization programme IN BRIEFKEY TAKEAWAYSFAQs Arkema has inaugurated a new acrylic acid purification unit at its Carling site in … Read the full press release
Posted in Chemicals, Environment, European Union, France, Industrial, Investment
Tagged 20 percent carbon intensity reduction, 25 percent energy efficiency improvement, acrylic acid purification, acrylic monomers, ADEME, adhesives, advanced materials, Arkema, Arkema inaugurates low-carbon acrylic purification facility at Carling in France, Arkema marks opening of next-generation French purification plant alongside EU industrial leaders, Arkema strengthens European chemical production with major Carling decarbonization investment, Carling, Chemical Industry, Climate Plan, Critical Chemicals Alliance, energy efficiency, European Commission, European Union, France, France 2030, industrial competitiveness, Industrial Decarbonization, low carbon materials, nearly €150 million investment, New Arkema acrylic acid unit delivers efficiency gains and lower emissions in Carling, NextGenerationEU, performance coatings, solvent consumption, Stéphane Séjourné, Thierry Le Hénaff, water treatment
Renewed partnerships with Confcommercio, Federalberghi and Confartigianato include fee-free POS micropayments and tailored support for retail, crafts and tourism. IN BRIEFKEY TAKEAWAYSFAQs Intesa Sanpaolo has announced a €20 billion financing programme for small and micro-enterprises in Italy’s retail, craft and … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Financial, Italy, Retail, Small Business, Travel
Tagged Anna Roscio, Banca dei Territori, Bernabò Bocca, business lending, Carlo Messina, Carlo Sangalli, Christmas Bonus, Confartigianato, Confcommercio, Craft sector, digital payments, digitalisation, energy efficiency, Federalberghi, Fee-free POS transactions, Flexibility Formula, Hotel Booking Advance, Intesa Sanpaolo, Intesa Sanpaolo and Italian trade bodies renew pact to strengthen small-business investment and digital payments, Intesa Sanpaolo targets lower payment costs and flexible loans for Italy’s micro-enterprises, Italian micro-enterprises, Italian small businesses, Italian trade associations join Intesa Sanpaolo in expanded lending and local growth initiative, Italy, local economies, Marco Granelli, Milan, New €20 billion Intesa Sanpaolo programme backs Italian retailers artisans and tourism operators, POS micropayments, Prima Rata Zero, retail sector, SME competitiveness, Stefano Barrese, Tourism sector, €20 billion financing plan
The ten-year facility covers the listed Havengebouw in the city centre and four Zuidas office properties with energy-efficiency measures across the portfolio. IN BRIEFKEY TAKEAWAYSFAQs Deutsche Hypo – NORD/LB Real Estate Finance has provided Dutch real estate investor and asset … Read the full press release
Posted in Financial, Investment, Netherlands, Real Estate
Tagged A++ energy label, Amsterdam, Amsterdam office portfolio, Antonio Vivaldistraat, Bart Bruggeman, commercial real estate, De Boelelaan, Deutsche Hypo, Deutsche Hypo backs Zadelhoff office portfolio across Amsterdam city centre and Zuidas, Deutsche Hypo finances Havengebouw and four Zuidas offices for Zadelhoff, Deutsche Hypo provides EUR 75 million financing for Zadelhoff’s Amsterdam office assets, energy efficiency, EUR 75 million financing, EUR 75 million loan supports Zadelhoff’s five-property Amsterdam office portfolio, Havengebouw, Martijn Turenhout, NORD/LB Real Estate Finance, office financing, PPREF, Real Estate Debt & Capital, Thermal Energy Storage, WKO system, Zadelhoff, Zadelhoff secures EUR 75 million Deutsche Hypo facility for five Amsterdam offices, Zuidas
(IN BRIEF) Skanska is investing CZK 1.5 billion, approximately SEK 660 million, in the second phase of its Habitat residential project in Prague, Czech Republic. The phase will add 188 low-energy apartments and nine non-residential units, while the CZK 1.1 … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Czech Republic, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Real Estate, Sweden
Tagged 188 apartments, BREEAM, BREEAM Very Good, brownfield redevelopment, commercial spaces, construction, Czech Republic, CZK 1.1 billion, CZK 1.5 billion, drinking water conservation, energy efficiency, Europe order bookings, green roofs, grey water recycling, habitat, landscaped courtyard, low-energy apartments, Metro, non-residential units, photothermal panels, photovoltaic panels, Prague, public park, Rainwater harvesting, real estate investment, residential development, residential district, residential project, SEK 490 million, SEK 660 million, Skanska, Skanska Expands Habitat Brownfield Redevelopment in Prague with New Residential and Commercial Phase, Skanska Invests CZK 1.5 Billion in Sustainable Housing Phase at Habitat Development in Prague, Skanska Launches Second Phase of Habitat Residential District in Prague with SEK 660 Million Investment, sustainability certification, sustainable construction, tram, transport connectivity, urban regeneration
(IN BRIEF) Schneider Electric has expanded its Decarbonization Champion Program through a partnership with Greenly, giving SME partners across the electrical value chain access to carbon accounting tools, sustainability training, advisory services and decarbonization support. The programme combines Greenly’s platform … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Electronics & Machinery, Energy, Gas & Oil, France, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Technology
Tagged 000 annual value, 000 potential savings, 500 potential savings, A$250, A$40, air system efficiency, Alexis Normand, Australia, Bin Lu, Business Resilience, carbon accounting, carbon footprint, carbon management, channel partners, Climate-Related Financial Disclosure, competitive differentiation, contractors, Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive, CRFD, CSRD, DCP, decarbonization, Decarbonization Champion Program, decarbonization roadmaps, electrical value chain, ENERGY, energy efficiency, Energy Tech Partner, Environment, equipment optimization, European Union, France, Greenly, load shifting, Operational Efficiency, panel builders, Queensland, remote audits, Rueil-Malmaison, Schneider Electric, Schneider Electric and Greenly Combine Digital Carbon Accounting and Consulting to Accelerate SME Sustainability, Schneider Electric and Greenly Help SMEs Turn Carbon Reduction into Operational Savings and Competitive Advantage, Schneider Electric Scales Decarbonization Champion Program Globally Following Strong Pacific Pilot Results, Scope 1 emissions, scope 2 emissions, SE Advisory Services, September 28 2026 Industries Involved Business, small and medium-sized enterprises, small business, SME partners, SMEs, strategy workshops, supply chain emissions, sustainability, Sustainability and Energy Tech School, sustainability consulting, system integrators, technology, US$178, US$28, US$34, €30
(IN BRIEF) EDF Small Business and Wadi say more than 450 UK businesses across 18 industries have now used the Wadi Energy Check to better understand their energy spending and identify potential savings. Businesses completing the assessment represent more than … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Small Business, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged 594 restaurant savings, 875 hotel savings, business costs, business energy, cafes, care homes, Customer support, debt support, Direct Debit increase, Dylan, EDF, EDF and Wadi Energy Check Reaches More Than 450 UK Businesses Across 18 Industries, EDF and Wadi Find Small Businesses Could Potentially Cut Annual Energy Costs by Around 15%, EDF Small Business, EDF Small Business Expands Wadi Energy Check Support at Key Customer Energy-Cost Moments, energy benchmarking, energy consumption, energy costs, energy efficiency, Energy management, energy savings, hotels, payment support, restaurants, retailers, Small Business Support, UK small businesses, United Kingdom, Wadi, Wadi Energy Check, warehouses, £1.5 million annual energy spend, £800 average annual saving
(IN BRIEF) VinSpeed and Siemens Mobility have signed a turnkey contract valued at up to €1 billion for the Hanoi–Quang Ninh and Ben Thanh–Can Gio high-speed rail lines in Vietnam. VinSpeed will manage project development, track construction and civil works, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Electronics & Machinery, Germany, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged 10 percent more passenger capacity, 10 trainsets, 121-kilometre rail line, 200-metre trainset, 30 percent lower energy consumption, 350 km/h, 54-kilometre rail line, 760 seats, acceleration, ATO, Automatic Train Operation, Ben Thanh, Ben Thanh–Can Gio high-speed rail, braking, Can Gio, civil works, communications systems, comprehensive strategic cooperation, Da Nang, Digital Rail, distributed-power train, electric multiple unit, EMU, energy efficiency, ETCS Level 2, European Train Control System, four stations, Hanoi, Hanoi–Quang Ninh high-speed rail, high speed transport, High-Speed Rail, Ho Chi Minh City, intelligent train control, Michael Peter, Pham Thieu Hoa, Quang Ninh, rail electrification, rail modernisation, rail technology, railway infrastructure, rolling stock, seven-car train, Siemens Mobility, Siemens Mobility GmbH, signalling, sustainable mobility, technology transfer, track construction, train spacing, transport infrastructure, turnkey contract, two stations, Velaro Novo, Vietnam, Vingroup, VinSpeed, VinSpeed and Siemens Mobility Advance Vietnam High-Speed Rail Plans With 10 Velaro Novo Trains, VinSpeed and Siemens Mobility Deepen Partnership With Turnkey High-Speed Rail Agreement in Vietnam, VinSpeed High-Speed Rail Investment and Development Joint Stock Company, VinSpeed Selects Siemens Mobility Velaro Novo Trains for Hanoi–Quang Ninh and Ben Thanh–Can Gio Lines, €1 billion contract
(IN BRIEF) Rheinmetall subsidiary Pierburg Pump Technology GmbH is to receive around €1.5 million in funding for the NanoLink project at its Hartha site in Saxony, supporting the development of production processes for high-performance NanoLam™ capacitors. The programme forms part … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Electronics & Machinery, European Union, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Investment, Technology
Tagged AKON GmbH, analytical methods, automation, automotive components, capacitance density, capacitor manufacturing, Capacitor Technology, Chemnitz University of Technology, cost efficiency, CWA 2000, dielectric layers, dielectric strength, e-mobility, electric mobility, electric powertrains, electric vehicle components, electric water circulation pump, energy efficiency, ERDF, European Regional Development Fund, Geringswalde, Germany, Hartha, high-performance capacitors, high-voltage coolant pump, HRB, Hydrogen Recirculation Blower, hydrogen technology, Industrial production, intermediate circuit capacitors, January 31 2028, June 1 2025, large-scale production, Laserinstitut Hochschule Mittweida, Ludwig Erhard Prize, Mittelsachsen, NanoLam, NanoLam capacitors, NanoLink, Pierburg Pump Technology Advances NanoLam™ Capacitor Manufacturing With €1.5 Million Funding, Pierburg Pump Technology GmbH, polypropylene film capacitors, production processes, Rheinmetall, Rheinmetall Hartha Site Expands E-Mobility Technology With ERDF-Backed NanoLam™ Capacitor Project, Rheinmetall Subsidiary Secures €1.5 Million for NanoLam™ Capacitor Production Development in Saxony, SAB, Sächsische Aufbaubank, Saxony, sub-micrometre layers, supply chain resilience, temperature resistance, thermal conductivity, thermosetting plastics, University of Applied Sciences Mittweida, WUP, €1.5 million funding, €4.4 million investment
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank and Erste Bank a.d. Novi Sad have launched a €22 million financing initiative for Serbian SMEs and mid-cap companies investing in digitalisation, green technologies and sustainable agriculture. The programme combines a €20 million EIB … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, European Union, Financial, Investment, Luxembourg, Serbia, Small Business, Technology
Tagged 10 percent repayment reduction, 1350 employees, 2009, 88 branches, AI, artificial intelligence, bankable projects, business competitiveness, climate investment, climate resilience, crop production, decarbonisation, digitalisation, early-stage startups, economic resilience, EIB, EIB and Erste Bank Expand Serbian Business Financing With 10% Grant-Backed Repayment Incentive, EIB and Erste Bank Serbia Combine €20 Million Loan and €2 Million EU Grant for Business Transformation, energy efficiency, Erste Bank a.d. Novi Sad, Erste Bank Serbia, Erste Group, EU Single Market, European Investment Bank, European Investment Bank and Erste Bank Serbia Launch €22 Million Digital and Green Investment Facility, European Union Delegation to Serbia, Green Investment, greenhouse gas emissions, INNOVATION, Innovation and Green Transformation Facility for the Western Balkans, innovation ecosystem, innovative processes, innovative products, Jasna Terzić, Julian Vassallo, livestock production, Mid-Caps, private sector growth, renewable energy financing, RESEARCH, resource efficiency, Richard Amor, September 21 2026, SERBIA, Serbian SMEs, seventh EIB-Erste operation, small and medium-sized enterprises, Startups, sustainable agriculture, Technical Assistance, Western Balkans, Western Balkans Investment Framework, €2 million EU grant, €20 million EIB loan, €22 million financing, €8.7 billion investment
(IN BRIEF) Two communities in Ukraine’s Ternopil region have opened upgraded public facilities financed through European Investment Bank programmes, including an energy-efficient school in Borshchiv and a reconstructed administrative centre in Trybukhivtsi. The €511,000 renovation of Borshchiv Gymnasium No. 3 … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Construction, Education, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, Financial, Government, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Non Profit, Ukraine
Tagged 14 additional workstations, 522 students and staff, 8000 residents, accessibility, administrative service centre, Auke Lootsma, Borshchiv, Borshchiv and Trybukhivtsi Open EIB-Financed Public Facilities Supporting Ukraine’s Local Recovery, Borshchiv City Council, Borshchiv Gymnasium No. 3, building insulation, civil registration, community resilience, EIB, EIB Financing Helps Ternopil Communities Cut School Energy Use and Expand Access to Public Services, energy costs, energy efficiency, EU, EU Delegation to Ukraine, European Investment Bank, European Investment Bank and EU Partners Support Energy-Efficient School and Accessible Service Centre in Ukraine, European Union, heating system, internally displaced people, Karl Nehammer, labour services, local recovery, Municipal Infrastructure, Mykola Kalashnyk, Oleh Kovdryn, Olga Zykova, pension services, Public Buildings, public service centre, reconstruction, school renovation, social protection, Stefan Schleuning, Ternopil region, Trybukhivska community, Trybukhivtsi, UKRAINE, Ukraine Early Recovery Programme, Ukraine Public Buildings Energy Efficiency, Ukrainian recovery, UNDP, United Nations Development Programme, UPBEE, vertical lifting platform, Vitaliy Bezgin, €420000 reconstruction, €511000 renovation, €740 million EIB financing
(IN BRIEF) UK multidisciplinary built environment consultancy Ridge has secured investment from global private markets manager CVC, which is acquiring its stake from Horizon Capital while Ridge’s Equity Partners remain significant shareholders. Founded in 1946 and headquartered in Oxford, Ridge … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Defence, Education, Environment, Financial, Healthcare, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Real Estate, Science, Security & Safety, United Kingdom
Tagged 1, 16 UK offices, 23 percent CAGR, 650 employees, 800 employees, 88 percent repeat revenues, Adrian O'Hickey, advisory services, April 2023, built environment consultancy, client relationships, CVC, data centres, defence and security, design, Dominic Murphy, Education, energy efficiency, engineering, Healthcare, Horizon Capital, infrastructure, Luke Kingston, M&A, Manchester skyline, Marks & Spencer, masterplanning, mergers and acquisitions, motorsport tracks, motorsport venues, multidisciplinary consultancy, Northern Line extension, organic growth, Oxford, partner-led consultancy, planning, Private equity investment, private markets, programme management, project controls, project management, regional expansion, repeat business, revenue growth, Ridge Enters Next Growth Phase With CVC Backing After More Than Doubling Workforce Since 2022, Ridge Equity Partners, Ridge Strengthens Growth Platform With CVC Partnership While Equity Partners Retain Significant Ownership, Ridge Welcomes CVC as New Investment Partner as Horizon Capital Exits Its Stake in the ConsultancyRidge, science, September 17 2026, South West England, strategic investment, Udaibir Banga, United Kingdom, Wales, workforce growth
(IN BRIEF) JBT Marel Corporation has released its 2025 Sustainability Report, “Behind Every Meal, Sustainable Solutions at Work,” detailing progress during its first full year as a combined company across five areas: customer solutions, operations, people and communities, supply partners … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Electronics & Machinery, Environment, Food & Beverage, Industrial, Netherlands, News, Security & Safety, Technology
Tagged 2025 Sustainability Report, 79 percent participation, AgTech Breakthrough Awards, AI governance, artificial intelligence, Behind Every Meal Sustainable Solutions at Work, Beverage Technology, Brian Deck, chemical reduction, CIPure, CIPure Cleaning System, corporate fleet, customer solutions, Cybersecurity, data protection, EcoVadis, electric vehicles, emissions awareness, employee engagement, employee listening survey, employee network communities, energy efficiency, ethical AI, food and beverage solutions, FOOD ENGINEERING, food processing, food production, food safety, food technology, Freshness Control Solution of the Year, global food system, greenhouse gas emissions, JBT Marel, JBT Marel Corporation, JBT Marel Highlights CIPure and ProDOSE Innovations in 2025 Sustainability Report, JBT Marel Sustainability Report Highlights Resource-Efficient Food Processing Technologies and Operational Improvements, Operational Efficiency, packaging reuse, procurement training, ProDOSE Pineapple, production yield, renewable energy, resource efficiency, Responsible AI, responsible sourcing, September 16 2026, steam reduction, supplier assessments, supply chain transparency, supply partners, sustainability, sustainable food industry, sustainable operations, Top 10 New Plant Products, waste reduction, water conservation, water reduction
(IN BRIEF) The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the Green Climate Fund have launched the Greening Financial Systems framework in Mongolia, expanding on the existing GEFF programme to make climate finance a more integrated part of mainstream banking. … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged 000 tonnes carbon emissions, 150, 172 EBRD projects, 2 million gigajoules, 20 percent women-led financing, 30 percent rural financing, 330 subprojects, Anton Usov, BANKING, carbon emissions reduction, climate finance, Climate Governance, climate resilience, Climate Risk, Climate Strategy, EBRD, EBRD and GCF Build on US$225 Million GEFF Programme With New Green Banking Framework for Mongolia, EBRD and Green Climate Fund Launch New Greening Financial Systems Framework to Expand Climate Finance in Mongolia, EBRD and Green Climate Fund Scale Up Sustainable Finance in Mongolia Through Greening Financial Systems Initiative, energy efficiency, energy savings, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, financial institutions, financial systems, GCF, GEFF, GEFF Mongolia, GFS, Government of Canada, Green Climate Fund, Green Economy Financing Facility, green finance, Green Investment, green lending, Green Technologies, Greening Financial Systems, High-Impact Partnership on Climate Action, HIPCA, institutional capacity building, Khan Bank, private companies, private-sector finance, renewable energy, resilient infrastructure, resource efficiency, rural businesses, Sustainable Finance, sustainable land management, Ulaanbaatar, US$170 million financing package, US$225 million GEFF framework, US$3.2 billion, US$49 million grants, US$620 million global initiative, US$80 million loan, water efficiency, women-led businesses, €146 million, €2.8 billion, €42 million, €533 million, €69 million
(IN BRIEF) Alfa Laval has been selected by Saipem to provide heat transfer equipment for Stockholm Exergi’s BECCS project in Sweden, one of Europe’s largest planned bioenergy carbon capture facilities. Scheduled to begin operations in 2028, the project is designed … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Sweden, Technology
Tagged 000 tonnes CO2, 2028 operations, 23, 500 employees, 800, Alfa Laval, Alfa Laval Selected for One of Europe’s Largest Bioenergy Carbon Capture Projects in Sweden, Alfa Laval Supports Stockholm Exergi BECCS Project With Advanced Heat Recovery Technology, Alfa Laval Technology to Recover Energy From Stockholm Exergi’s Large-Scale BECCS Facility, BECCS, Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage, biogenic CO2, biogenic fuels, Biomass, biomass combined heat and power, carbon capture, carbon capture and storage, carbon capture infrastructure, carbon removal, CCS, CHP, climate neutrality, CO2 capture, CO2 liquefaction, decarbonisation, district heating, Egil Nybakk, energy efficiency, energy recovery, energy transition, engineering procurement and construction, EPC, European Union climate strategy, heat recovery, heat transfer technology, industrial heat exchangers, Nasdaq Stockholm, negative emissions, net-negative emissions, offshore storage, permanent carbon storage, plate-and-frame heat exchangers, process equipment, renewable energy, Saipem, SEK 69.6 billion, September 2026, Stockholm, Stockholm district heating, Stockholm Exergi, Sweden, Sweden climate goals, thermal efficiency, Thomas Møller, underground storage, Ziepack, Ziepack gas-gas interchanger
(IN BRIEF) Scania has introduced Scania Dynamic, a comprehensive update for its R- and S-series trucks designed to improve energy efficiency, driver comfort, visibility, safety and everyday usability across battery-electric and combustion-engine powertrains. The update can reduce total energy consumption … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Electronics & Machinery, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Industrial, Security & Safety, Sweden, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged 100 percent recycled curtains, 15 W wireless charger, 60 degree reclining bed, 70 percent recycled ceiling panels, 70 percent recycled wall panels, 800 mm reclining bed, aerodynamic efficiency, Ambient+, automatic high beam, battery-electric trucks, cab interior, cab lighting, camera heating, Christian Levin, combustion-engine trucks, commercial transport, Commercial Vehicles, continuous improvement, Curve Speed Cruise Control, digital mirrors, digital rear-view mirrors, driver assistance, driver comfort, driver environment, driver seats, driver visibility, electricity consumption, Emissions Reduction, energy consumption, energy efficiency, fatigue reduction, fleet operating costs, Forward Distance Alert, fuel efficiency, full-HD displays, glove hanger tray, headlamps, high beam, Increased Vehicle Dimension, IVD, Lars Gustafsson, magnetic wireless charger, new door handles, northern light theme, protruding front, recycled materials, recycled textiles, redesigned A-pillars, road safety, Safe Stop Assist, Scania, Scania Advances Truck Efficiency and Driver Experience With New Dynamic Vehicle Update, Scania Dynamic, Scania Dynamic Reduces Energy Consumption While Strengthening Driver Comfort Across Electric and Combustion Trucks, Scania Introduces Scania Dynamic With 2% Energy Efficiency Gain and Major Driver Environment Upgrades, Scania R-series, Scania S-series, seat ergonomics, side skirt extensions, Speed Sign Cruise Control, standard view, transport efficiency, TRATON GROUP, truck aerodynamics, truck technology, two percent energy reduction, Vulnerable Road User, wide-angle view, zoom view
(IN BRIEF) Scania has developed a battery-electric long-haul truck configuration capable of delivering up to 720 kilometres of range by combining additional battery capacity behind the cab, chassis-mounted batteries, improved aerodynamics and Megawatt Charging System compatibility. A typical setup uses … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Electronics & Machinery, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Infrastructure & Utilities, Sweden, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged 16.5 metres, 356 kWh battery capacity, 6x2*4 tractor, 720 kilometre range, 720 km range, battery packaging, battery-behind-cab, battery-electric trucks, charging strategy, chassis-mounted batteries, commercial vehicle efficiency, Commercial Vehicles, electric freight transport, electric long-haul transport, electric range, electric truck charging, electric trucks, energy efficiency, European trailer combinations, fast charging, Fleet Electrification, freight decarbonisation, Increased Vehicle Dimension, installed battery capacity, IVD, Lars Gustafsson, long-distance transport, long-haul charging, long-haul freight, MCS charging, Megawatt charging, Megawatt Charging System, MP20 battery packs, payload, road transport electrification, Scania, Scania Combines Expanded Battery Capacity and MCS Charging to Enable 720 km Electric Long-Haul Operations, Scania Develops 720 km Electric Truck Solution for Demanding European Long-Haul Transport, Scania Extends Battery-Electric Long-Haul Range to 720 km With New High-Capacity Truck Configuration, Scania IVD front, standard European trailers, three percent lower energy consumption, trailer compatibility, transport productivity, turning performance, under-cab batteries, vehicle aerodynamics, vehicle length, Zero-Emission Transport
(IN BRIEF) Scania is extending the operational benefits of Scania Dynamic through an integrated portfolio of digital services, driver coaching and lifecycle support aimed at improving efficiency, comfort, control and vehicle uptime. Scania Dynamic introduces updates including improved interior comfort, … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Internet & Online, Security & Safety, Sweden, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged 3.1 percent average fuel savings, 5 percent fuel savings, 900 drivers, back-office operations, combustion-engine trucks, Commercial Vehicles, connected fleet, connected trucks, Connected Vehicles, digital driver coaching, Digital Ecosystem, digital fleet services, digital rear-view mirrors, digital services, driver coaching, driver comfort, driver environment, driver performance, driver support systems, driving challenges, electric trucks, energy efficiency, fleet efficiency, fleet management, fleet operations, fleet uptime, fuel efficiency, fuel savings, gamification, Lars Gustafsson, learning modules, lifecycle support, lighting, maintenance planning, My Scania, operational performance, predictable operating performance, ProDriver, remote vehicle functions, repair coverage, Scania, Scania Digital Services Extend Scania Dynamic Beyond the Cab With Driver Coaching and Uptime Support, Scania Driver app, Scania Dynamic, Scania Fleet app, Scania ProDriver Delivers Average 3.1% Fleet Fuel Savings as Digital Services Expand Scania Dynamic Benefits, Services 360, transport operators, truck technology, vehicle control, vehicle data, vehicle lifecycle, vehicle readiness, vehicle uptime
(IN BRIEF) MAHLE will present thermal management technologies for diesel, battery, hybrid, electric and hydrogen rail vehicles at InnoTrans 2026 in Berlin, with a particular focus on a battery thermal management system for locomotives and an integrated cooling solution for … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Electronics & Machinery, Energy, Gas & Oil, Germany, Industrial, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged battery locomotives, Battery Performance, battery service life, battery systems, battery thermal management system, battery-electric rail vehicles, Berlin, BTMS, Christian Kuechlin, combined cooling system, customized cooling plates, diesel rail vehicles, electric locomotives, electric multiple units, electric rail vehicles, EMU, energy efficiency, fin/tube coolers, Fleet Maintenance, Germany, global systems supplier, Hall 18, high performance batteries, high-speed trains, hybrid rail vehicles, hydrogen rail vehicles, industrial cooling, InnoTrans 2026, lifecycle services, MAHLE, MAHLE Demonstrates Lifecycle Thermal Management Solutions for Rail Manufacturers and Operators at InnoTrans 2026, MAHLE Industrial and Special Solutions, MAHLE Presents Battery Thermal Management and Integrated Traction Cooling Solutions for Modern Rail Transport, MAHLE Targets Rail Growth With Advanced Thermal Management Systems for Locomotives and Electric Multiple Units, market leader Europe, operational reliability, rail cooling plants, rail electrification, rail infrastructure, rail transport, railway technology, Stand 460, system reliability, thermal efficiency, Thermal Management, traction converters, traction cooling, traction motors, transformers, vehicle modernization
(IN BRIEF) The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development has launched a comprehensive SME support package in Benin, combining advisory services, financing instruments and specialised programmes to strengthen private-sector growth. More than 100 representatives from SMEs, mid-cap companies, banks, business … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Government, Investment, Management, Small Business, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Benin, Blue Ribbon programme, business advisory, business associations, Business Financing, Business Growth, chambers of commerce, commercial banks, competitiveness, corporates, Cotonou, country of operation, Dasha Dougans, development finance institutions, digital technologies, digitalisation, EBRD, EBRD Brings Blue Ribbon and Star Venture Programmes to Benin as SME Support Activities Expand, EBRD Deepens Engagement in Benin Through New Private-Sector Support and SME Finance Offering, EBRD shareholder, EBRD Targets SME Competitiveness and Job Creation in Benin Through New Advisory and Financing Initiative, economic development, energy efficiency, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, financial institutions, green transition, high-growth startups, Inclusion, innovative businesses, investment readiness, job creation, Mid-Cap companies, private sector growth, private-sector ecosystem, public agencies, resilience, resource efficiency, risk sharing facility, risk-sharing, small and medium-sized enterprises, SME finance, SMEs, Star Venture programme, Startups, Stasha Igrutinovic, Supply Chain Solutions Framework, sustainable business models, women-led businesses, working-capital finance, youth-led businesses
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank is lending €25 million to the Estonian city of Tartu to support a €51 million investment programme focused on greener public buildings, improved cycling and pedestrian infrastructure and the city’s transition toward climate neutrality … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Construction, Education, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Estonia, European Union, Financial, Government, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged 2019 financing, 2030 investment programme, 2050 climate target, active travel, bike paths, building renovation, City of Tartu, Climate Action, climate neutrality, Climate-Neutral and Smart Cities initiative, climate-neutral city, cycling infrastructure, educational facilities, EIB, EIB Expands Cooperation With Tartu Through New €25 Million Financing for Public Infrastructure and Climate Action, EIB Tallinn Office, energy consumption reduction, energy efficiency, Estonia, European Investment Bank, European Investment Bank Backs Tartu Climate Strategy With €25 Million Loan for Energy Efficiency and Active Transport, European Union funding, Götz von Thadden, kindergartens, Ministry of Education and Research, municipal buildings, municipal financing, pedestrian infrastructure, Public Buildings, public spaces, SCHOOLS, September 9 2026, sustainable cities, sustainable mobility, Tallinn, Tartu, Tartu Secures €25 Million EIB Loan to Upgrade Municipal Buildings and Expand Cycling and Pedestrian Networks, Tartu University Hospital, University of Tartu, urban development, urban resilience, Urmas Klaas, walkways, €20 million EIB loan, €25 million loan, €51 million investment programme
(IN BRIEF) Chinese shipbuilders and European shipowners have called for closer cooperation on vessel development, alternative fuels, energy efficiency and digitalisation during the inaugural China-Europe Maritime Summit at SMM 2026, jointly organised by CANSI, the German Shipowners’ Association and DNV. … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Germany, Norway, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged 70% global orderbook, alternative fuels, Bernhard Schulte, Briese Schiffahrt, CANSI, China Association of the National Shipbuilding Industry, China Merchants Industry, China State Shipbuilding Corporation, China-Europe cooperation, China-Europe Maritime Summit, China-Europe Maritime Summit at SMM 2026 Calls for Deeper Cooperation Between Shipbuilders and Shipowners on Shipping’s Energy and Digital Transition DNV, Chinese shipbuilding, CMI, commercial vessels, CSSC, digital innovation, digitalisation, emissions regulation, energy efficiency, European shipping, Future Fuels, Gaby Bornheim, German Shipowners’ Association, global fleet, global shipbuilding orderbook, Grieg Edge, GSI, Guangzhou Shipyard International, Knut Ørbeck-Nilssen, Li Yanqing, long-term investment, maritime cooperation, maritime fuels, maritime industry, maritime technology, maritime value chain, Martin Kröger, MPC Containerships, one-third global fleet capacity, operational flexibility, SDARI, Shanghai Merchant Ship Design & Research Institute, Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding, shipbuilders, shipbuilding industry, shipowners, shipping decarbonisation, shipping transformation, SMM 2026, SWS, VDR, vessel design, vessel development, Vogemann Reederei, Xu Peng
(IN BRIEF) Alfa Laval has launched PureBallast 3 Ultra Skid at SMM 2026, expanding its ballast water management portfolio with a compact, factory-assembled system designed to reduce installation time and engineering complexity. The chemical-free solution combines filtration and enhanced UV … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Sweden, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged 000 PureBallast systems, 32 m³/h, 600 m³/h, Alfa Laval, Alfa Laval Adds Compact Skid Solution to PureBallast 3 Ultra Portfolio, Alfa Laval Unveils Prefabricated PureBallast 3 Ultra Skid at SMM 2026, Ballast Water Management, Ballast Water Management System, ballast water treatment, biological disinfection, brackish water, BWMS, chemical-free treatment, compact footprint, connectivity, energy efficiency, environmental compliance, factory assembly, filtration, fresh water, IMO, installation time, International Maritime Organization, lifecycle service, low-clarity water, marine environmental protection, marine technology, marine water, maritime regulations, maritime technology, more than 10, prefabricated piping, prefabricated skid, PureBallast, PureBallast 3 Ultra, PureBallast 3 Ultra Skid, PureBallast 3 Ultra Skid Expands Alfa Laval Ballast Water Treatment Options, reactor design, remote monitoring, shipyard installation, shipyards, skid-mounted system, SMM 2026, Tobias Döscher, turnkey solution, type approval, ultraviolet treatment, United States Coast Guard, USCG, UV treatment, vessel operators
(IN BRIEF) Novonesis will invest €600 million to expand its Patalganga facility in India and build a next-generation enzyme production plant expected to be fully operational in 2030. The investment will increase capacity for biosolutions used across industries including biofuels, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Chemicals, Denmark, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Food & Beverage, International Trade, Investment
Tagged 2030, Africa, Anders Lund, Araucaria, biofuels, biosolutions, biotechnology, Brazil, capital expenditure, CHINA, Copenhagen, Denmark, energy efficiency, enzyme production, enzymes, Ester Baiget, food and beverages, Franklinton, freshwater recycling, global production footprint, global supply network, growth markets, heat pumps, Household Care, INDIA, industrial biotechnology, lower emissions, manufacturing facility, Middle East, next-generation production, North Carolina, Novonesis, Novonesis Boosts Biosolutions Capacity With €600 Million India Investment, Novonesis Expands Global Manufacturing Footprint With Sustainable Patalganga Facility, Novonesis Targets 2030 Start-Up for Major New Enzyme Facility in India, operational resilience, Patalganga, production capacity, Rayong, Scope 1 emissions, scope 2 emissions, September 2 2026, supply flexibility, supply resilience, sustainable growth, sustainable manufacturing, Taicang, THAILAND, water efficiency, West Allis, Wisconsin, zero-emission production, €600 million investment
(IN BRIEF) Barco Residential is expanding its luxury direct-view LED portfolio at CEDIA 2026 with the new Runar HDR and Vali NT-I video walls. Runar HDR builds on the company’s MicroLED-in-Package platform and delivers up to 1,000 nits brightness, a … Read the full press release
Posted in Art & Culture, Belgium, Electronics & Machinery, Entertainment, Media, Technology
Tagged 0.9 mm pixel pitch, 000 nits, 000:1 contrast ratio, 1, 1.2 mm pixel pitch, 1.5 mm pixel pitch, 200, Barco, Barco Introduces New MicroLED and Flip Chip Residential Displays in Denver, Barco Residential, Barco Residential Brings New HDR LED Solutions to CEDIA 2026, Belgium, CEDIA 2026, Cinemascope, CinemaTech, Colorado, Colorado Convention Center, Denver, direct-view LED, display technology, Diva Alta Utopia, energy efficiency, Flip Chip technology, Focal, Focal Utopia, HDR, Heimdall+, Immersive Audio, Kaleidescape, Kortrijk, L-Acoustics, LED video wall, luxury home entertainment, MadVR, media room, Mehmet Deniz Kaya, MicroLED-in-Package, MIP, Naim, Naim electronics, Native 4K, premium home cinema, private cinema, residential entertainment, RGB laser projector, Runar DCI, Runar HDR, Runar HDR and Vali NT-I Extend Barco’s Premium Home Entertainment Portfolio, Screen Innovations, September 2026, TruePix Bifrost TP-I, Vali NT-I, Vali NT0.9-I, visualisation technology, White Glove Service, Yoshi Koike
(IN BRIEF) Metso and the Geological Survey of Finland (GTK) have signed an agreement for the engineering and delivery of process technology for GTK Mintec’s new pilot plant in Outokumpu, Finland, which will expand GTK’s research and service offering for … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Finland, Government, Industrial, Investment, Metals and Minerals, Science, Technology
Tagged 1 September 2026, automatic process data collection, automation, beneficiation technology, chemical consumption reduction, circular economy materials, Classification, closed-loop process water circuits, coarse flotation, concentrator plant, Crushing, customer reporting, digitalisation, drill core samples, dry stacking of tailings, end of 2028 operations, energy efficiency, engineering agreement, filtration technologies, fine flotation, fine grinding technologies, Finland, flotation, Geological Survey of Finland, grinding, GTK, GTK Mintec, GTK Mintec Pilot Plant in Finland to Advance Minerals Processing and Circular Economy Research, high pressure grinding rolls, HPGR, material recovery, material upgrading, measurement points, Metso, Metso and Geological Survey of Finland Sign Agreement for GTK Mintec Pilot Plant in Outokumpu, Metso and GTK Sign Agreement for New GTK Mintec Pilot Plant in Finland, Metso Corporation, minerals industry, minerals processing, Minerals segment, Mining Industry, mining project development, ore sorting, Outokumpu, physical separation, Piia Karhu, pilot plant, pilot-scale testing, plant delivery, primary grinding circuits, process lines, process optimisation, process technology, research services, resource efficiency, Saku Vuori, side-stream processing, third-quarter orders received, water consumption reduction, water treatment
(IN BRIEF) Voith’s SteamBooster is reducing energy use and carbon emissions at Koehler Paper’s Kehl mill in Germany by recovering high-temperature exhaust heat from the SM8 coating machine and converting it into usable process steam. Installed as part of a … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Chemicals, Electronics & Machinery, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Germany, Industrial, Investment, Technology
Tagged 1, 300°C exhaust heat, 500 tonnes CO₂ savings per year, August 26 2026, boiler load reduction, carbon emissions, coating process, condensate, CO₂ savings, decarbonisation, digital solutions, Dr. Mario Vollmer, energy efficiency, energy-intensive processes, exhaust air, exhaust-air temperatures above 100°C, Germany, heat electrification, heat exchanger, heat recovery, Heidenheim, high-temperature exhaust heat, hot air dryers, June 2025 operation, Kehl mill, Koehler Group, Koehler Paper, Koehler Paper Uses Voith SteamBooster to Recover Waste Heat and Reduce CO₂ Emissions, machine-glazed specialty papers, maintenance shutdowns, Martin Dauner, MCB dryers, natural gas consumption, non-contact dryers, one to five tonnes of steam per hour, one tonne of steam per hour, paper machines, papermaking process, payback period under two years, process steam, retrofitting, SM8 coating machine, specialty paper production, SteamBooster, three-stage heat recovery concept, tissue hoods, turnkey solution, vacuum blowers, Voith, Voith Heat Recovery System Generates Process Steam at Koehler Paper’s Kehl Mill, Voith Paper, Voith SteamBooster Helps Koehler Paper Cut Energy Use at German Kehl Mill, Waste Heat Recovery
(IN BRIEF) Viessmann Climate Solutions and FC Bayern Munich have launched “Home Advantage,” a new campaign that uses humour, football storytelling and the emotional appeal of sport to highlight the role of modern climate solutions at the Allianz Arena, where … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Marketing, Media, Sports, Technology
Tagged 19 Viessmann heat pumps, 27KM, Allendorf, Allianz Arena, brand campaign, brand storytelling, campaign film, campaign landing page, carrier, Carrier Global Corporation, climate solutions, comfort at Allianz Arena, content platform, creative campaign, cultural context, digital channels, energy efficiency, energy solutions, everyday life, fan contest, FC Bayern Munich, FC Bayern partnership, Football Fans, football sponsorship, Georg van der Vorst, Germany, Hamburg, heat pumps, Heimvorteil, hero film, Home Advantage campaign, Home-Field Advantage, Homeowners, humour in advertising, INNOVATION, modern heating technology, Munich, New Viessmann Campaign Highlights Heat Pumps at FC Bayern’s Allianz Arena, product storytelling, smart climate solutions, soccer campaign, social media, sports marketing, Sports Sponsorship, stadium infrastructure, sustainable energy solutions, sustainable heating, Team Heat Pump, Viessmann, Viessmann and FC Bayern Use Football Storytelling to Promote Heat Pump Technology, Viessmann Climate Solutions, Viessmann Turns FC Bayern’s Home-Field Advantage Into Climate Solutions Brand Story
(IN BRIEF) STMicroelectronics and the National University of Singapore (NUS) have launched the ST–NUS HELIX Corporate Lab, a four-year strategic research initiative focused on advancing next-generation edge AI technologies in Singapore. Supported under the Research, Innovation and Enterprise 2025 (RIE2025) … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Education, Electronics & Machinery, Government, Industrial, Investment, Science, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged accelerator architectures, adaptive body-biasing, advanced semiconductor systems, AI accelerators, AI Hardware, AI models, chip integration, chiplets, Circuit design, College of Design and Engineering, compute-and-memory systems, data privacy, Drones, Edge AI, embedded memory, embedded Phase Change Memory, embodied AI, energy efficiency, fully-depleted silicon-on-insulator, generative AI, Hardware for Embodied Low-power Intelligent Xcceleration, HELIX, HELIX Corporate Lab Targets System-to-Silicon Innovation for Embodied AI, heterogeneous accelerators, heterogeneous integration, humanoids, in-memory computing, industrial-grade design chassis, intellectual property creation, latency, Laurent Malier, Low Yen Ling, low-power memory systems, memory bandwidth, memory-centric architecture, Ministry of Culture Community and Youth, Ministry of Trade and Industry, multi-modal sensing, National University of Singapore, NUS, on-chip SRAM hierarchy, on-device computing, P18 18nm FD-SOI, PCM, physical AI, Professor Tan Eng Chye, real-time actuation, Research Innovation and Enterprise 2025, RIE2025, robots, scalable semiconductor solutions, School of Computing, Semiconductor Innovation, semiconductor research, semiconductor talent pipeline, silicon technologies, Singapore, ST, ST and NUS Open Four-Year Research Lab to Advance Edge AI Semiconductor Technologies, ST-NUS HELIX Corporate Lab, STMicroelectronics, STMicroelectronics and NUS Partner to Develop Next-Generation Edge AI Hardware, STMicroelectronics N.V., system architecture, system-to-silicon innovation, talent development
(IN BRIEF) Eni and SONATRACH have signed a new Memorandum of Intent to expand cooperation on reducing emissions and advancing decarbonisation initiatives in Algeria’s oil and gas sector. The agreement builds on a three-year cooperation framework launched in January 2023, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Infrastructure & Utilities, International Trade, Italy, News, Technology
Tagged 000 barrels of oil equivalent per day, 132, 2025 production, 500 monitored points, 7, 800 km of pipelines, Algeria, Algeria Emissions Reduction Efforts Expanded Through Eni and SONATRACH Partnership, baseline emissions, capacity building, Carbon capture utilisation and storage, CCUS, climate cooperation, decarbonisation, emissions measurement, Emissions Reduction, energy efficiency, Eni, Eni and SONATRACH Sign New Agreement to Advance Oil and Gas Decarbonisation, field visits, forestry projects, fugitive emissions, gas flaring, greenhouse gas emissions, international energy company, international oil and gas standards, joint ventures, LDAR, Leak Detection and Repair, Memorandum of Intent, methane emissions, Milan, natural CO₂ removal, New Eni-SONATRACH Agreement Targets Lower Emissions Across Algerian Upstream Operations, oil and gas sector, operational best practices, pipeline monitoring, recovered gas, renewable energy projects, San Donato Milanese, six upstream assets, Sonatrach, technical analyses, upstream activities, venting emissions
(IN BRIEF) SCHOTT Pharma has reaffirmed its commitment to science-based climate action after the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) validated the updated climate targets of the SCHOTT Group, including SCHOTT Pharma’s business scope. The updated framework keeps the Group’s target … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Germany, Healthcare, News, Pharma & Biotech, Science, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged 1.5°C pathway, 2019 baseline, 27.5 percent Scope 3 reduction, 46.2 percent emissions reduction, Alliance to Zero, Carl Zeiss Foundation, circular economy, Climate Action, climate neutral by 2030, decarbonisation, drug delivery systems, Energize, energy attribute certificates, energy efficiency, EUR 986 million revenue, fiscal year 2030, Frankfurt Stock Exchange, Germany, GHG emissions, glass tubing, greenhouse gas emissions, healthcare value chain, heat recovery, injectable drugs, Lea Kaiser, low-emission melting technologies, Mainz, membrane-based system, natural gas reduction, Paris Agreement, pharmaceutical containment solutions, pharmaceutical quality, product carbon footprint, regulatory requirements, Reinhard Mayer, renewable electricity sourcing, renewable energy, SBTi, SCHOTT Group, SCHOTT Pharma, SCHOTT Pharma Reaffirms Science-Based Climate Action Following SBTi Validation, SCHOTT Pharma Shifts Climate Strategy Toward Measurable Scope 3 Emissions Reductions, SCHOTT Pharma Targets Value Chain Emissions With Updated Science-Based Climate Framework, Science Based Targets initiative, science-based targets, Scope 1 emissions, scope 2 emissions, Scope 3 emissions, secondary packaging, supplier decarbonisation, Switzerland, technological innovation, updated climate targets, value chain emissions, water efficiency, Water for Injection, WFI
(IN BRIEF) Lloyds is strengthening support for UK farmers as prolonged dry weather adds pressure to rural businesses by affecting yields, feed supplies, water use and cashflow. Through Lloyds and Bank of Scotland, specialist agriculture managers are working with farming … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Banks, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, News, Small Business
Tagged agricultural sector, Agriculture Transition Finance, arable businesses, Bank of Scotland, biodiversity, British agriculture, carbon emissions, cashflow, Clean Growth Financing Initiative, Commercial Banking, drought conditions, energy efficiency, farm resilience, farming productivity, feed supplies, Food & Nature Resilience Fund, food security, green investments, herd welfare, interest rate reductions, Keele Dairies Ltd, Lee Reeves, lending arrangements, livestock farmers, Lloyds, Lloyds Banking Group, Lloyds Expands Rural Business Support as Prolonged Dry Weather Hits Farms, Lloyds Supports Farming Resilience Through Finance and Green Investment Initiatives, loan repayment holidays, market prices, MOREhedges, MOREwoods, Newcastle-under-Lyme, overdraft support, prolonged dry weather, regenerative farming, relationship banking, renewables, rural businesses, rural communities, Samantha Summerfield, SME finance, Soil Association Exchange, soil health, temporary lending facilities, Tom Summerfield, UK farmers, UK Farmers Receive Additional Lloyds Support as Seasonal Pressures Intensify, waste management, water management, water use, Wildfarmed, Woodland Trust, working capital, yields
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank is lending €100 million to BRD Sogelease IFN SA, the leasing subsidiary of BRD Groupe Société Générale, to expand financing for SMEs and Mid-Caps in Romania. The credit line will support business expansion, productivity … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Romania, Small Business, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged access to finance, advisory support, BRD Group, BRD Groupe Société Générale, BRD Sogelease, BRD Sogelease IFN SA, Bucharest, business expansion, Business Financing, Cohesion Regions, competitiveness, economic development, EIB, EIB and BRD Sogelease Strengthen Access to Finance for Romanian SMEs and Mid-Caps, EIB Financing to Expand Long-Term Funding for Romanian Entrepreneurs, energy efficiency, euro financing, European Investment Bank, European Union, favourable financing terms, Financial Solutions, Gabriel Mihai, green investments, Green Projects, INNOVATION, Ioannis Tsakiris, leasing finance, less developed regions, long-term funding, Mid-Caps, New €100 Million EIB Credit Line to Support Business Growth in Romania’s Cohesion Regions, productivity improvements, renewable energy, resilience, Romania, Romanian businesses, Romanian entrepreneurs, Romanian lei, small and medium-sized enterprises, SMEs, social development, sustainable development, sustainable transport, €100 million loan, €305 million previous EIB loans
(IN BRIEF) bluu unit, a Triton Smaller Mid-Cap Fund II portfolio company, is adding Prior1 GmbH and Prior1 Colocation & Services GmbH to strengthen its data center infrastructure expertise. Prior1 specialises in planning, building, upgrading and operating data centers, server … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Electronics & Machinery, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Internet & Online, Investment, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged 100 employees, 2, 400 projects, Air Conditioning, bluu unit, bluu unit Expands Sustainable Cooling and Data Center Capabilities in Germany, bluu unit Strengthens Position in Data Center Market Through Addition of Prior1, business services, critical IT infrastructure, data center construction, data center modernisation, data center planning, data centers, data networks, Daterra Solutions GmbH, Eco Fix IT container, Education, EN 50600-ready certification, energy efficiency, energy-efficient cooling, financial services, Germany, Healthcare, industry clients, infrastructure build-out, IT containers, IT safes, Kirchheim near Munich, live data center upgrades, location assessment, Ludwigsburg, modular data centers, natural refrigerants, Prior1, Prior1 and Daterra Solutions to Drive bluu unit’s Data Center Infrastructure Growth, Prior1 Colocation & Services GmbH, Prior1 GmbH, private equity, public sector clients, refrigeration, requirements planning, RESEARCH, risk assessment, Sankt Augustin, server rooms, Service Level Agreements, sustainable infrastructure, technical design, technical equipment, Triton Partners, Triton Smaller Mid-Cap Fund II, TÜVIT, vendor-neutral consulting, ventilation, Weitefeld
(IN BRIEF) BBVA channeled €82 billion into sustainable business in the first half of 2026, up 38% year-over-year. Of the total amount, €63 billion was linked to environmental activities, including climate change and natural capital, while €19 billion supported social … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Spain, Türkiye
Tagged 2025-2029 sustainability target, 38 percent growth, agriculture, Antalya, BBVA, BBVA Reaches €216 Billion Toward 2025–2029 Sustainable Business Target, BBVA Reports Broad Growth Across Sustainable Finance Activity in First Half of 2026, BBVA Sustainable Business Activity Rises 38% Year-over-Year to €82 Billion, capital markets, CIB, circular economy, cleantech financing, climate change, Commercial Banking, COP31, COP31 Presidency, Corporate and Investment Banking, decarbonisation, electrification, energy efficiency, energy transition, environmental activities, Europe, financing, Global Banking Partner, Guide for the Channeling of Sustainable Business and Transition, housing renovation, Infrastructure Development, low-carbon economy, low-emission vehicles, Mexico, natural capital, Project Finance, renewable energy project financing, resource efficiency, retail clients, social initiatives, South America, Spain, sustainability-linked confirming, sustainable banking, sustainable business, Sustainable Finance, transactional banking, Türkiye, United Nations, United Nations Climate Change Conference, United States, €19 billion social initiatives, €216 billion cumulative progress, €63 billion environmental activities, €700 billion target, €82 billion sustainable business
(IN BRIEF) Ericsson has been selected by NTT DOCOMO to supply its next-generation RAN Compute platform for DOCOMO’s networks in Japan, including 5G. The platform uses the latest Ericsson Silicon and is optimised for 4G, 5G and 5G Advanced, as … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Electronics & Machinery, Infrastructure & Utilities, Internet & Online, Investment, Sweden, Technology, Telecom
Tagged 4.5 GHz Massive MIMO radio, 4G, 5G, 5G Advanced, AI traffic, AI-native networks, AIR 3255, artificial intelligence, baseband products, C-RAN, Centralized Radio Access Network, commercial deployment, communication quality, Customer Unit NTT Group, DOCOMO, energy efficiency, Ericsson, Ericsson and DOCOMO Advance AI-Native Network Infrastructure in Japan, Ericsson Japan K.K., Ericsson Silicon, Ericsson to Supply AI-Enabled RAN Compute Platform for NTT DOCOMO in Japan, Japan, Machine Learning, Masafumi Masuda, Massive MIMO, mobile communications, mobile network infrastructure, network architecture, network processing capacity, network traffic demand, NTT DOCOMO, NTT DOCOMO Selects Ericsson RAN Compute for 5G and Future AI Traffic Growth, operating cost reduction, programmable networks, radio access network, Radio Access Network Design Department, RAN, RAN Compute, software evolution, telecom infrastructure, Yukiko Sato
(IN BRIEF) Salzgitter AG has launched the transformation of its Duisburg site by awarding a contract to Tenova for the engineering, delivery, installation and joint commissioning of a new electric arc furnace at Hüttenwerke Krupp-Mannesmann GmbH. The new furnace will … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Electronics & Machinery, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, Germany, Industrial, Investment, Metals and Minerals, Technology
Tagged 2.5 million metric tons capacity, 2029 completion, 285 metric tons tapping weight, Andreas Betzler, August 2026 implementation, Consteel technology, Direct Reduced Iron, DRI, Duisburg, electric arc furnace, energy efficiency, European Steel Industry, exhaust gas treatment system, Federal Funding for Industry and Climate Action, furnace transformer, Germany, Germany’s largest electric arc furnace, Germany’s Largest Electric Arc Furnace to Be Built at Salzgitter’s Duisburg Site, green steel, grid compatibility, Gunnar Groebler, HBI, HKM, HKM Awards Tenova Contract for Major Low-CO₂ Steelmaking Facility in Duisburg, Hot Briquetted Iron, Hüttenwerke Krupp-Mannesmann GmbH, Industrial Transformation, low-CO2 steel production, Markus Dorndorf, metallurgical plants, North Rhine-Westphalia, Salzgitter Advances Green Steel Strategy With New Electric Arc Furnace at HKM, Salzgitter AG, scrap feeding, sponge iron, steel decarbonisation, steel grades, steel production transformation, steel scrap, Tenova, Tenova Projects GmbH, Water Management System, €200 million funding
(IN BRIEF) Lindner Group is highlighting its Plafotherm® heated and chilled ceiling systems as a year-round indoor climate solution for buildings affected by rising summer temperatures and changing comfort needs. The systems use the ceiling surface to cool rooms in … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Education, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Germany, Healthcare, Infrastructure & Utilities, Real Estate, Technology
Tagged acoustic optimisation, administrative buildings, architects, architectural design, baffle ceilings, building cooling, building heating, building owners, care homes, ceiling sails, chilled ceilings, draught-free cooling, energy efficiency, fire protection, heated and chilled ceiling systems, Heated and Chilled Ceilings Provide Sustainable Alternative to Portable Cooling Units, heated ceilings, hospitals, hygienic surfaces, indoor climate control, indoor comfort, Integrated Ceiling Climate Systems Support Comfortable Indoor Environments in Summer and Winter, Lindner Group, maintenance access, MEP consultants, new-build developments, nurseries, office buildings, overheating, Plafotherm, Plafotherm Ceiling Systems Offer Integrated Heating and Cooling for Modern Buildings, portable air conditioning, refurbishment projects, SCHOOLS, summer temperatures, sustainable building solutions, thermal comfort, universities
(IN BRIEF) EDF Small Business has launched a £25,000 sustainability grant programme in partnership with Enterprise Nation and with support from Square, aimed at helping UK small businesses invest in greener technologies and practical sustainability improvements. The programme will provide … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Small Business, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged 000 Sustainability Grant for UK Firms, Aaron Asadi, battery storage, business premises, Claire Nutt, EDF, EDF Launches Powering Local Businesses Sustainability Grant With Enterprise Nation, EDF Small Business, EDF Small Business and Enterprise Nation Launch £25, electric vehicle charger, Emissions Reduction, energy efficiency, Enterprise Nation, entrepreneurs, EV charger, funding support, greener technologies, independent judging panel, long-term growth., Pod, Powering Local Businesses, Powering Local Businesses Sustainability Grant, practical sustainability improvements, renewable energy, small businesses, SMEs, solar panels, SQUARE, standard installation, sustainability grant, UK small businesses, UK Small Businesses Offered Grants and EV Chargers to Support Greener Operations, United Kingdom, workplace EV charging
(IN BRIEF) GEA is developing an integrated approach to high-gravity wort production through the SUD-2030 research project, which brings milling, mashing and lautering together as one connected system instead of optimising each process separately. The project aims to enable higher … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Food & Beverage, Germany, Industrial, Science, Technology
Tagged Bavaria Supports GEA Research Into High-Gravity Wort and Resource-Efficient Brewing, Bavarian Transformation and Research Foundation, Bavarian Transformation Fund, brewery sustainability, brewhouse, brewing technology, compact brewhouse systems, Dr Daniel Heller, Dr. Markus Söder, energy efficiency, extract yield, Free State of Bavaria, GEA, GEA Advances Brewing Technology With Integrated Process Approach for High-Gravity Wort, GEA Liquid Technologies, high-gravity wort, Hubert Aiwanger, industrial demonstrator, Jens Neidhardt, Kitzingen, laboratory studies, lautering, mashing, milling, Munich, pilot trials, plant development, Prinz-Carl-Palais, process engineering, resource-efficient brewing, SUD-2030, SUD-2030 Project Aims to Improve Energy and Water Efficiency in Brewery Brewhouses, Technical University of Munich, water efficiency, wort concentration, wort quality
(IN BRIEF) S-Bahn Berlin, Siemens Mobility and Stadler Deutschland have won a major contract for the future of Berlin’s S-Bahn network. The legally binding award covers 350 four-car, fully walk-through trains, 30 years of fleet maintenance and 15 years of … Read the full press release
Posted in Berlin, Business, Electronics & Machinery, Germany, Infrastructure & Utilities, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged 350 trains, accessibility, air-conditioning system, Berlin, Berlin and Brandenburg Set Course for Modern S-Bahn Services With Siemens Mobility and Stadler, Berlin rail network, Berlin S-Bahn, Brandenburg, chilled-water technology, Cybersecurity, digital maintenance, energy efficiency, four-car trains, fully walk-through trains, Heiko Büttner, intelligent maintenance, Long-Term Operations and Predictive Maintenance, Major Berlin S-Bahn Contract Secures New Trains, Michael Peter, North–South network, passenger comfort, Peter Spuhler, predictive maintenance, public transport, rail operations, Railigent Fleet Manager, Railigent X, regional value creation, Ringbahn, rolling stock, S-Bahn Berlin, S-Bahn Berlin Consortium Awarded Long-Term Contract for North–South and Stadtbahn Networks, Siemens Mobility, Stadler Deutschland, Stadler Rail, Stadtbahn, sustainable mobility, train maintenance, USB-C charging
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