EBRD President Renaud-Basso and Istanbul’s Mayor sign accord Turkish metropolis to scale up urban regeneration with new metro line EBRD to help design tailor-made environmental improvement plan for Istanbul (PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 3-May-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — EBRD announces that Istanbul, … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, News, Transportation & Logistics, Turkey, United Kingdom
Tagged air pollution, Covid-19 pandemic, EBRD Green Cities, energy efficiency, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Istanbul, Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, metro lines, Odile Renaud-Basso, renewable energy, renewable energy generation, urban regeneration, urban sustainability programme, urban transport, waste management
(PRESS RELEASE) BÆRUM, 15-Apr-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — DNV announces that it has awarded SHEN LAN TAN SUO, a semi-submersible drilling platform from China Merchant Heavy Industry (CMHI), its Smart notation compliance certificate, becoming the world’s first offshore unit to receive … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Industrial, Management, News, Norway, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged China Merchant Heavy Industry, CM-SD1000, CMHI, cruise, deep-water drilling rig, digital transformation, digital vessel, digitalization, DNV, emission-efficient, energy efficiency, intellectualization, life cycle of ships, Mei Xianzhi, Norbert Kray, offshore, rig, semi-submersible drilling platform, SHEN LAN TAN SUO, ship construction, ship repair, Smart notation, Smart notation compliance certificate, smart operation, Smart vessel notation, vessel
(PRESS RELEASE) SINGAPORE, 23-Mar-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Standard Chartered announces the launch of its new sustainable trade finance solutions across Asia, Africa and the Middle East, Europe and the Americas. Standard Chartered’s Sustainable Trade Finance Proposition aims to help clients … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Environment, Financial, Investment, Management, News, Small Business, United Kingdom
Tagged blue economy, bonds, carbon footprint, clean transportation, energy efficiency, ESG, ESG ratings, gender equality, global supply chain, guarantees, Invoice Financing, Letters of Credit, Receivables Services, reduce emissions, renewable energy, responsible sourcing, Simon Cooper, Standard Chartered, supplier, Supply Chain Finance, supply chains, sustainability, sustainability standards, sustainable, Sustainable goods, sustainable infrastructure, Sustainable suppliers, Sustainable Trade Finance Proposition, sustainable trade finance solutions, trade finance, trade finance products, trade finance services, trade financing, Transition industries, water management, water use, World Trade Organisation
(PRESS RELEASE) MUNICH, 16-Dec-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — German semiconductor manufacturer, Infineon Technologies AG (FSE: IFX / OTCQX: IFNNY) is ranked among the top of the world’s most sustainable companies for the 11th time in a row following the announcement of … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Environment, Germany, Industrial, Management, News, Technology
Tagged carbon neutrality, climate protection, CO2 emissions, CO2 neutral, Dow Jones Sustainability™ Europe Index, Dow Jones Sustainability™ World Index, Dr. Sven Schneider, effective climate protection, energy efficiency, Infineon Technologies AG, microelectronics, RobecoSAM, semiconductor, sustainability, sustainable company
(PRESS RELEASE) BERKSHIRE, 23-Nov-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — Vodafone (LON: VOD), a British multinational leader in technology communications, has announced today that it committed to reducing the company’s total global carbon emissions to ‘net zero’ by 2040. In addition, the group … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Internet & Online, Management, News, Technology, Telecom, United Kingdom
Tagged 2030 carbon reduction targets, carbon emissions, carbon footprint, carbon reduction targets, Carbon Trust, CDP, circular economy, climate science, energy efficiency, environmental footprint, GeSI, global warming, Green Gigabit Net, greenhouse gas emissions, hydro power, Internet of Things, ITU, net zero, Nick Read, Paris Agreement, renewable electricity, renewable energy, renewable sources, SBTi, Science Based Targets initiative, solar power, the GSMA, Tom Delay, United Nations Global Compact, vodafone, wind power, World Resources Institute, World Wide Fund for Nature, WRI, WWF
The new 2030 target on direct greenhouse gas emission reductions compared to a 2017 base year has been certified in line with the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), a global initiative validating corporate decarbonization strategies Enel is the first major, … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Italy, News
Tagged carbon-free activities, climate change, decarbonization, electricity distribution, electrification, Emission Reduction, Enel, Enel Green Power, energy efficiency, Francesco Starace, global warming, greenhouse gas emission reductions, greenhouse gas emissions, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, IPCC, renewables, SBTi, Science Based Targets initiative, The Enel Group
Cross-industry collaboration is set to unlock the technology’s potential for aviation (PRESS RELEASE) HAMBURG, 15-Oct-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — Airbus (EPA: AIR), a European multinational aerospace company, has announced a new parternship with ElringKlinger, a German car spare parts manufacturer, to … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Energy, Gas & Oil, Germany, Industrial, News, Technology, Travel
Tagged Airbus, Aviation, decarbonisation, ElringKlinger, energy efficiency, Francis Thomas Bacon, fuel cell propulsion systems, Glenn Llewellyn, hydrogen, hydrogen fuel cells, hydrogen-oxygen fuel cell, INNOVATION, low-carbon cities, Matthieu Thomas, Richard Nixon, Sir William Grove, zero emission, ZEROe
(PRESS RELEASE) LUND, 7-Oct-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — Alfa Laval (STO: ALFA), a leading heat transfer, separation and fluid handling company, has announced that the company cooperated with with WinGD, a global Swiss engine developer, over a solution aimed at helping … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Industrial, News, Sweden, Technology
Tagged Alfa Laval, Alfa Laval PureCool system, carbon-neutral fuels, climate goals, CO2, David Jung, dual-fuel engine, energy efficiency, fossil fuels, global warming, greenhouse gas emissions, iCER, IMO, LNG, methane slip, PureCool, shipowners, vessels, WinGD, WinGD X-DF engines, WinGD’s iCER technology
Lexington is the third Smart Factory designated as an Advanced Lighthouse and the first End-to-End Lighthouse representing a milestone in Schneider Electric’s digital transformation Lexington’s digital energy management strategy leverages IIoT connectivity, Edge analytics, and predicative analytics to drive energy … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Electronics & Machinery, France, Industrial, Internet & Online, News, Technology
Tagged 4ir, 4IR technologies, 4th Industrial Revolution, Advanced Lighthouse, Annette Clayton, augmented reality, automation, Batam, brownfield innovation, CHINA, Cloud-based predictive analytics, connectivity, Developing Lighthouse, digital energy management, digital tools, digital transformation, EcoStruxure Power Monitoring Expert, Edge-based descriptive analytics, energy efficiency, Energy management, France, IIoT, IIoT-based EcoStruxure, Indonesia, Industrial Internet of Things, Kentucky, Le Vaudreuil, Lexington, Mexico, predictive maintenance, remote monitoring, resiliency, Schneider Electric, Showcase-Monterrey, smart factory, sustainability, WEF, World Economic Forum, Wuhan
(PRESS RELEASE) PŁOCK, 9-Sep-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — Polish oil refiner and petrol retailer PKN ORLEN is the first oil company in Central Europe to declare plans to achieve emission neutrality by 2050. In order to reach this goal, by 2030 … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Poland
Tagged alternative fuels, bio-methane, biofuel, biofuels, carbon-neutral strategy, central Europe, co-HVO, Daniel Obajtek, downstream projects, emission neutrality, emission neutrality strategy, emission-efficient technologies, energy efficiency, energy transition, environmental impacts, green financing, HVO, hydrogen technologies, lignocellulosic bioethanol, low-emission, oil company, petrochemical, PKN ORLEN, power generation, reduce CO2 emissions, Refining, solar photovoltaics, UCOME
(PRESS RELEASE) HELSINKI, 22-Jul-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — The international financial institution with focus on the Nordic and Baltic countries The Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) has announced it will provide NOK 200 million (EUR 17.73 million) to Moelven Industrier ASA in … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, Finland, Industrial, Investment, News, Norway
Tagged bioenergy plant, biofuel, energy efficiency, Glommen Mjøsen Skog SA, investments, loan, Moelven Industrier, Moody, Mr Nicolas Audibert, Mr Rune F. Andersen, Mr Vytautas Brazaitis, NIB, Norwegian Moelven Industrier ASA, pellet, sawmill, Sokna, Standard & Poor, Thermal Energy, timber driers, Viken Skog SA, wood pellet
Unilever advances on its RE100 goal: now sourcing 100% renewable electricity across five continents (PRESS RELEASE) 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 … 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
(PRESS RELEASE) 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 … 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
(PRESS RELEASE) 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, … 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
(PRESS RELEASE) 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 … 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