(IN BRIEF) Salzgitter has officially broken ground on a 100 MW electrolysis plant designed to produce green hydrogen for low-carbon steel production as part of its SALCOS® program. The project, set to deliver hydrogen starting in 2026, will play a … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Business, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Metals and Minerals, News, Technology
Tagged Andritz, carbon-free steel, decarbonization, electrolysis plant, energy transition, Gerd Baresch, GREEN HYDROGEN, hydrogen economy, HydrogenPro, low-carbon steel production, partnership, SALCOS, Salzgitter, Sami Pelkonen, steelmaking, sustainability, sustainable steel
(IN BRIEF) The adoption of heat pumps in Germany remains slower compared to other European countries, largely due to the significant electricity-to-gas price ratio. However, recent findings from KfW Research suggest that adjusting these prices could significantly boost the number … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Technology
Tagged adoption rates, building construction, carbon emissions, carbon price, electricity, electricity-to-gas price ratio, energy efficiency, energy transition, Europe, France, gas, Germany, grants, heat pumps, KfW Research, low-interest loans, Norway, residential heating, Sweden, Switzerland
(IN BRIEF) The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) is urging the new Federal Government to prioritize the internationalisation of Germany’s universities and research sectors to maintain competitiveness in a changing geopolitical environment. DAAD President Prof Dr Joybrato Mukherjee emphasized the … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Investment, Law, Management, News, Politics, Science, Technology
Tagged academic collaborations, climate change, DAAD, DAAD President Prof Dr Joybrato Mukherjee, doctoral candidates, energy transition, Federal Government, Foreign Policy, funding, geopolitical challenges, German labor market, German universities, global appeal, INDIA, international researchers, international students, international talent, internationalisation, language integration, Pact for Research and Innovation, partnerships, professional networking, RESEARCH, scholarships, science diplomacy
(IN BRIEF) The Sines LNG terminal, operated by REN, played a pivotal role in Portugal’s natural gas supply in 2024, delivering 98% of the National Gas System’s requirements. The terminal’s strategic importance continues to grow, with shipments primarily from Nigeria … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Portugal, Technology
Tagged energy supply, energy transition, gas infrastructure, LNG shipments, National Gas System, natural gas, natural gas consumption, Nigeria, partnership, PORTUGAL, regasification, REN, REN Atlântico, Sines LNG Terminal, sustainability, United States
(IN BRIEF) Lion Storage, a Dutch energy storage developer, has reached financial close on the Mufasa project, set to become one of Europe’s largest battery energy storage systems (BESS). With a storage capacity of 1,400MWh and a power capacity of … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Netherlands, News, Technology
Tagged Battery Energy Storage System, BESS, Eneco, energy storage, energy transition, Lion Storage, Macquarie Capital, Mufasa, Netherlands, power grid stabilization, project financing, renewable energy, Renewable Infrastructure, Return, sustainability, sustainable energy, Tesla, TINC
(IN BRIEF) KKR has increased its stake in Enilive by purchasing an additional 5% of the company’s share capital, with a €587.5 million investment. This move aligns with KKR’s previously announced commitment and underscores the market’s confidence in Enilive’s business … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Italy, Management, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged capital markets, decarbonization, energy transition, Eni, Enilive, equity investment, Francesco Gattei, investment, KKR, KKR investment, net zero, partnership, pension funds, regulatory approval, sustainability, sustainable business, sustainable mobility
(IN BRIEF) RWE has launched one of Germany’s largest battery storage systems at its Hamm and Neurath sites, providing 220 MW of capacity to help stabilise the electricity grid. The system contributes to energy market balancing and is integrated into … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Technology
Tagged balancing energy markets, battery storage, electricity grid, energy infrastructure, energy storage, energy transition, grid stability, Growing Green strategy, Hamm, Neurath, partnership, renewable energy, RWE, storage capacity, sustainability, sustainable energy
(IN BRIEF) The Eastern Green Link 1 project, a joint venture between SP Energy Networks and National Grid Electricity Transmission, has begun construction on a subsea electricity cable that will provide green power to two million homes. This £2.5 billion … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Spain, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged alternating current, Carl Trowell, clean energy, climate goals, direct current, Eastern Green Link 1, economic development, electricity cable, Energy Innovation, energy security, energy transition, environmental impact, GE Vernova, green electricity, Hawthorn Pit, local community benefits, METLEN Energy & Metals, Michael Shanks, National Grid Electricity Transmission, Nicola Connelly, Ofgem, partnership, Paul McLennan, Prysmian, renewable energy, Social Value, SP Energy Networks, subsea electricity superhighway, sustainability, Torness, UK energy grid, UK energy infrastructure, £2.5 billion investment
(IN BRIEF) BNP Paribas and the European Investment Bank (EIB) have announced a partnership to inject up to €8 billion into the European wind energy sector. With a €500 million counter-guarantee from the EIB, BNP Paribas will back wind farm … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, Financial, France, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, News, Technology
Tagged Alain Papiasse, Ambroise Fayolle, BNP Paribas, corporate banking, EIB, Energy Independence, energy transition, EU, EU renewable energy targets, European Investment Bank, European Wind Power Package, grid interconnections, industrial competitiveness, INNOVATION, InvestEU, investments, low-carbon economic model, low-carbon energy, net-zero emissions, partnership, renewable energy, supply chain efficiency, sustainability, sustainable energy, wind energy, wind farms, Yannick Jung, €8 billion
(IN BRIEF) AFRY has entered into a framework agreement with Statkraft, Europe’s largest renewable energy producer, to provide technical consultancy in hydropower and electric power sectors in Norway. Building on their previous work in Sweden, the partnership aims to improve … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Norway, Sweden, Technology
Tagged AFRY, collaboration, consultancy services, electric power, energy security, energy solutions, energy supply, energy transition, Framework Agreement, hydropower, low-carbon future, Marcus Bergman, Norway, partnership, reliable energy, renewable energy, Statkraft, sustainability, sustainable solutions, Sweden, technical consultancy
(IN BRIEF) E.ON, Coventry City Council, and Kestrix have partnered to enhance energy efficiency in the city using thermal camera drones and 3D heat loss modelling to collect data on heat losses from buildings. This collaboration aims to improve energy … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged 3D heat loss modelling, climate goals, CO2 emissions, Coventry City Council, Coventry project, E.ON, E.ON Group Innovation, energy efficiency, energy transition, energy-saving measures, Free Electrons Open Innovation Program, heat losses, heat transition, Kestrix, Machine Learning, Mark Ritzmann, partnership, property owners, startup collaboration, sustainability, thermal camera drones, thermal imaging cameras
(IN BRIEF) TotalEnergies and Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation Limited (GSPC) have signed a ten-year Sale and Purchase Agreement, under which TotalEnergies will supply GSPC with 400,000 tons of liquefied natural gas (LNG) annually starting in 2026. The LNG will primarily … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, France, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Technology
Tagged Air Quality, CNG, energy security, energy transition, gas trading, greenhouse gas emissions, Gregory Joffroy, GSPC, Gujarat, Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation Limited, INDIA, India Energy Week, industrial activities, liquefied natural gas, LNG, Milind Torawane, natural gas, New Delhi, partnership, Sale and Purchase Agreement, sustainability, TotalEnergies, transportation
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) and Santander have signed a €500 million counter-guarantee agreement, allowing Santander to create a portfolio of guarantees worth up to €1 billion. This agreement is expected to unlock €8 billion in investments to … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, News, Spain, Technology
Tagged bank guarantees, de-risking instruments, EIB, energy demand, energy security, energy transition, EU programme, EU renewable-energy target, Europe, European Investment Bank, financial institutions, grid interconnection, industrial competitiveness, InvestEU, partnership, renewable energy, Santander, strategic autonomy, sustainability, turbines, wind energy manufacturers, wind energy sector, wind power package, wind value chain
(IN BRIEF) RWE has launched its first solar project in Saxony, the Schönau solar farm in Wildenfels, which will generate around 21 million kilowatt-hours of renewable energy annually. The farm, spanning 20 hectares with 36,000 solar modules, will power approximately … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Technology
Tagged 000 solar modules, 21 million kilowatt-hours, 36, bifacial modules, biodiversity, community benefits, Deutsche Kreditbank AG, DKB, energy transition, Germany, Katja Wünschel, meadow pipits, partnership, Photovoltaic, renewable energy, RWE, RWE Renewables Europe & Australia, sand lizards, savings bond, Saxony, Schönau solar farm, sheep grazing, skylarks, sustainability, sustainable energy, Wildenfels, Zwickau
(IN BRIEF) STORAG ETZEL GmbH and EnBW Etzel Speicher GmbH have secured a contract for the development of new hydrogen storage caverns at the Etzel site, which will have a total capacity of over one million cubic meters. EnBW will … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Technology
Tagged above-ground hydrogen facility, Boris Richter, cavern facility, caverns, climate-neutral Germany, EnBW Etzel Speicher GmbH, energy transition, Etzel site, H2-ready, hydrogen capacity, hydrogen energy, hydrogen market, Hydrogen Storage, investment decision, North Sea-Benelux corridor, oil and gas storage, partnership, Peter Bux, Regulatory framework, south-west Germany, STORAG ETZEL GmbH, sustainability, sustainable energy
(IN BRIEF) Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania have successfully synchronized their electricity grids with the European Continental European Network, marking a significant step in their energy independence from Russia and Belarus. This achievement, celebrated as “Energy Independence Day,” strengthens the region’s … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Estonia, European Union, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Latvia, Lithuania, Management, News, Technology
Tagged Baltic Sea, BRELL energy system, CEF, CEN, Connecting Europe Facility, Continental European Network, electricity grids, Energy Independence Day, energy infrastructure, energy security, energy transition, Estlink, Estonia, EU, European Commission, fossil fuels, Harmony Link Interconnector, interconnectors, Latvia, Lithuania, LitPol Link, Malgosia Bartosik, NordBalt, Offshore wind, partnership, renewable energy, sustainability, Ursula von der Leyen, wind farms, wind power, WindEurope
(IN BRIEF) ABL, a global energy and marine consultancy, has partnered with the Egyptian Holding Company for Airports and Air Navigation (EHCAAN) to advance carbon reduction efforts within Egypt’s aviation industry. The MoU, signed on February 3, 2025, focuses on … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics, United Kingdom
Tagged ABL, ABL Group, aviation sector, carbon credits, carbon reduction initiatives, COP27, decarbonization, EGPC, EGYPES 2025, EGYPT, Egyptian Holding Company for Airports and Air Navigation, EHCAAN, energy efficiency, energy transition, hydrogen, Longitude, MoU, net-zero emissions, OWC, partnership, renewable energy, Solar PV, sustainability, sustainable aviation, Tamer Gamil, technology transfer
(IN BRIEF) British Gas has announced it will offer over 400 apprenticeship roles in 2025 as part of its effort to accelerate the transition to a net zero future. The apprentices will help with energy efficiency, boiler repairs, and the … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged 3, 500 apprenticeships, apprenticeship roles, Apprenticeships, boilers, British Gas, British Gas Academies, carbon emissions, career advancement, career change, Centrica, Chris O’Shea, Dartford, diversity, energy efficiency, energy transition, engineering, ex-forces, former athletes, Glasgow, government, Jacqui Smith, Leicester, long-term job security, Minister for Skills, National Apprenticeship Week, net zero, Ofsted-regulated, partnership, Pathway programs, pathways program, Shaunagh Brown, skill-building, student debt, sustainability, Thatcham, underrepresented backgrounds
(IN BRIEF) As of January 2025, BASF Coatings has successfully transitioned to 100% renewable electricity at its Greenville, Ohio and Blackman Township, Michigan sites, resulting in an anticipated reduction of more than 11,000 tons of CO2 annually. This shift supports … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Chemicals, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Technology
Tagged automotive industry, automotive OEMs, BASF Coatings, Blackman Township Michigan, carbon footprint, Chemetall, clearcoats, climate protection targets, CO2 emissions reduction, Dr. Markus Piepenbrink, E-Coats, energy transition, environmental impact, EPA GHG Emissions Calculator, Frank Naber, green transformation, Greenville Ohio, Jeffrey Jones, mass balance approach, partnership, Power Purchase Agreements, renewable electricity, renewable energy, Renewable Energy Certificates, resins, surface treatment, sustainability, thin-film technologies
(IN BRIEF) A joint venture between bp and Iberdrola España has commenced construction of Spain’s largest green hydrogen plant, set to begin operations by 2026. Located next to the bp refinery in Castellón, this 25 MW plant is expected to … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Spain, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged and Resilience Plan, BP, Castellón, Ceramics, chemicals, civil engineering, CO2 reduction, electrolysers, electrolysis, energy transition, green hydrogen plant, heavy transport, hydrogen for hard-to-decarbonise industries, hydrogen production, hydrogen sector, hydrogen value chain, Iberdrola España, Iberdrola wind and solar farms, industrial decarbonisation, local companies, NextGenerationEU, partnership, renewable energy, Renewable hydrogen, renewable hydrogen projects, Spain, Spanish Recovery, sustainability, transformation
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