(IN BRIEF) The power sector is undergoing a vital transformation to meet climate goals by shifting towards carbon-free electricity production. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is actively contributing to this transition through its Renewable Energy Programme, particularly … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, United Kingdom
Tagged Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, clean power, EBRD, fossil fuels, Fuels Transition, MOLDOVA, Montenegro, partnership, renewable energy, Romania, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) DNV’s “Pathway to Net Zero Emissions” report emphasizes the need for immediate and lasting emissions reductions to limit global warming to 1.5°C. The report acknowledges that achieving a fully fossil-free energy system by 2050 is unrealistic and instead … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) Despite record-high sales of electric vehicles, increased solar and battery installations, and the rapid expansion of renewables, fossil fuels are still growing in absolute terms and meeting half of the world’s new energy demand, according to DNV’s Energy … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Industrial, Management, News, Norway, Technology
Tagged CO2 emissions, DNV, energy transition, fossil fuels, Remi Eriksen, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) The UK Department for Energy Security and Net Zero has released new statistics showing that renewables generated a record-breaking amount of electricity in 2022, surpassing fossil fuels for the second consecutive year. Renewable sources accounted for 41.5% of … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, United Kingdom
Tagged clean power, Dan McGrail, electricity, fossil fuels, Offshore wind, renewables, RenewableUK
(IN BRIEF) Voith, a German technology company, has developed a new, disruptive concept for CO2 neutral paper production that reduces fresh water consumption by up to 95% and energy consumption by up to 40%. The process no longer requires fossil … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Germany, Industrial, Management, News, Technology
Tagged Andreas Endters, CO2-neutral paper, Essity, fossil fuels, Germany, partnership, sustainability, Voith
(IN BRIEF) ING, a Dutch multinational bank, has announced that it will no longer provide dedicated finance for midstream oil and gas infrastructure that unlocks new oil and gas fields. The decision comes a year after the bank stopped funding … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Management, Netherlands, News
Tagged fossil fuels, funding, gas, ING, net-zero strategy, oil, restrict
(IN BRIEF) Energy storage company iwell has developed an intelligent battery system known as the Mega Cube, which is capable of storing 14 MWh of energy and has a power capacity of 7 MW. The system has been connected to … Read the full press release
(PRESS RELEASE) GRONINGEN, The Netherlands, 9-Jan-2023 — /EuropaWire/ — University of Groningen, one of the most traditional and prestigious universities in the Netherlands, has announced that its Professor of Energy Economics Machiel Mulder argues that individual actions, like switching to … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Management, Netherlands, News, Science, Technology
Tagged CO2 emissions, electric cars, emissions cap, energy transition, fossil fuels, Machiel Mulder, Professor of Energy Economics Machiel Mulder, solar panels, sustainable energy, University of Groningen
(COMMUNIQUÉ DE PRESSE) GRONINGEN, The Netherlands, 9-Jan-2023 — /EuropaWire/ — University of Groningen, l’une des universités les plus traditionnelles et les plus prestigieuses des Pays-Bas, a annoncé que son professeur d’économie de l’énergie Machiel Mulder affirme que les actions individuelles, … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Management, Netherlands, News, Science, Technology
Tagged CO2 emissions, electric cars, emissions cap, energy transition, fossil fuels, Machiel Mulder, Professor of Energy Economics Machiel Mulder, solar panels, sustainable energy, University of Groningen
Energy mix will decarbonize more quickly in Europe. Gas consumption alone will be 9% lower in 2024 as countries pivot towards renewables Greenhouse gas emissions will be 580Mt (or 2.3%) lower in Europe in the period 2022-2030 Europe will produce … Read the full press release
(PRESS RELEASE) MUNICH, 14-Feb-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Infineon Technologies AG (FSE: IFX / OTCQX: IFNNY), a German semiconductor manufacturer, has announced it will launch power semiconductors with CoolSiC™ MOSFET and .XT technology in the XHP™ 2 package in support of … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged .XT technology, Avenio streetcar, CoolSiC™ MOSFET, d green mobility, Dr. Peter Wawer, fossil fuels, Infineon Technologies AG, PINTA, rail, semiconductors, SIC, Siemens Mobility, silicon carbide, Stadtwerke München, Stefan Schönewolf, trains, XHP™ 2
(PRESS RELEASE) BRUSSELS, 14-Oct-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — WindEurope, a Brussels based association active on promoting the use of wind power across Europe, has announced that its CEO Giles Dickson has spoken at the 11th Colloque National Éolien in Paris, organised … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, France, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, News, Technology
Tagged 11th Colloque National Éolien, Barbara Pompili, decarbonisation, ecological transition, energy transition, environmental protection, fossil fuels, France Énergie Éolienne, Giles Dickson, hydropower, onshore wind, PPE, Programmation Pluriannuelle de l’Énergie, renewable energy, solar power, wind energy, wind farms, WindEurope
(PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 6-Sep-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — GSK Consumer Healthcare (GSKCH), the world-leading consumer healthcare business, whose brands include Sensodyne, parodontax, Voltaren and Advil, has announced it is raising sustainability standards in the oral care industry with its first carbon … Read the full press release
Posted in Environment, Healthcare, News, United Kingdom
Tagged Advil, carbon impact, carbon neutral toothbrush, ClimatePartner, Consumer HealthCare, Dr.BEST GreenClean toothbrush, fossil fuels, Gareth Rudduck, GSK Consumer Healthcare, GSKCH, Nielsen, oral care, oral care products, parodontax, recycling, renewable castor oil, renewable cellulose, renewable raw materials, Sensodyne, sustainability, sustainable, Voltaren, wood-based bioplastic, ‘tall oil’
(PRESS RELEASE) STOCKHOLM, 11-Jun-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Vattenfall, a European energy company with a mission to enable fossil free living within one generation, has announced the sequel of its “Museum of Fossil Fuels” the “Radio Fossil Freedom”, listen to future … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Infrastructure & Utilities, News, Sweden, Technology
Tagged e-mobility, electrical vehicles, EV-drivers, fossil free electricity, fossil free future, fossil fuels, InCharge, Museum of Fossil Fuels, outdated fuel sources, Radio Fossil Freedom, radio program, Spotify, Susanna Hurtig, Vattenfall
Floating wind will play an important role in decarbonizing the global energy system, contributing 2% of the world’s power supply by 2050, but more comprehensive industry standards and risk management is required for the technology to scale. (PRESS RELEASE) OSLO, … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Industrial, News, Norway, Technology
Tagged decarbonizing, DNV GL, energy transition, Floating wind, fossil fuels, gas, global energy system, Magnus Ebbesen, maritime, Monika Dippel, Offshore wind, oil, Peter Lovegrove, power suppl, quality assurance, Remi Eriksen, REPORT, risk management
(PRESS RELEASE) ROTTERDAM, 16-Nov-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — Total (EPA: FP), a French multinational broad energy company, has announced the completion of the world’s largest Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) bunkering operation at the Port of Rotterdam. The CMA CGM Jacques Saadé, … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, France, Industrial, Netherlands, News, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged air pollutants, biomethane, carbon footprint, carbon neutral, cargo, Christine Cabau, CMA CGM, containership, energy transition, environmental footprint, fossil fuels, Gas Agility, GHG emissions, International Maritime Organization, international shipping, Jacques Saadé, Jérôme Leprince-Ringuet, liquefied natural gas, LNG, LNG bunker vessel, LNG bunkering, LNG-powered vessel, logistics, Marine fuel, maritime transport, nitrogen oxide emissions, Rotterdam World Gateway, shipping industry, sulphur oxide emissions, synthetic LNG, Total, Total Marine Fuels Global Solutions
(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
(PRESS RELEASE) ROTTERDAM, 24-Sep-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — Asset management firm, Robeco announces its decision to exclude investments in thermal coal, oil sands and Arctic drilling from all its mutual funds as an important next step in its sustainable investing approach. … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Investment, Netherlands, News
Tagged Arctic drilling, Arctic ecosystem, asset manager, carbon footprint, carbon-emitting, carbon-intensive, crude oil production, fossil fuel, fossil fuels, greenhouse gas emissions, investing, investments, mutual funds, oil sands, Paris Agreement, Robeco, sustainable investing, thermal coal, Victor Verberk
(PRESS RELEASE) DÜSSELDORF, 14-Sep-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — Henkel (ETR: HEN3), leading chemical and consumer goods company, has announced it has signed a large-scale virtual power purchase agreement (VPPA) with a new wind farm in Bee County, Texas on its way … Read the full press release
Posted in Chemicals, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, News, Technology
Tagged Bee County, Climate Action, climate protection, climate-positive, electricity, fossil fuels, Henkel, Marco Swoboda, Philip Moore, renewable energy, Sylvie Nicol, Texas, virtual power purchase agreement, VPPA, wind farm, wind power
Milk’s carbon footprint could be reduced by up to 50 percent Potential reduction of the usage of fossil fuels as well as methane emissions (PRESS RELEASE) HELSINKI, 3-May-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — Food producer Valio and energy company Gasum have just … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Finland, Food & Beverage, News, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged atmospheric carbon dioxide, biogas, biogas from manure, biogas plant, carbon footprint, clean water, climate challenge, cow manure, dairy farms, energy from farm manure, farm manure, fertiliser, fossil fuels, Gasum, greenhouse emissions, Juha Nousiainen, liquid manure, Matti Oksanen, methane emissions, milk, milk’s carbon footprint, nitrogen, Nivala, Ostrobothnia, phosphorus, recycled fertiliser, renewable fuels, Valio
LONDON, 13-Nov-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — RenewableUK is highlighting today’s announcement by MHI Vestas Offshore Wind that it is opening a new plant at Fawley in Hampshire – on the site of a decommissioned oil-fired power station. The company is already manufacturing … Read the full press release
BRUSSELS, 19-Jun-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Today (15 June 2017) we celebrate Global Wind Day. With over 500GW installed worldwide, wind power has become the leading source of new power generation in Europe and in many countries around the world. In 2016 … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Infrastructure & Utilities
Tagged fossil fuels, Giles Dickson, Global Wind Day, GWEC, renewable energy, Steve Sawyer, wind power
The first mill to operate fully free from fossil fuels will increase the share of renewable energy in Finland by more than two percent ZURICH, 19-Feb-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — ABB will supply the complete power and process electrical systems for Metsä … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Finland, Switzerland
Tagged ABB t, bioproduct mill, fossil fuels, Metsä Group’, renewable energy
Leeuwarden, the Netherlands, 16-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — At the end of this month, trucks that transport products from the production location to the container port in Leeuwarden will start the switch from diesel to green gas. This week, the RTL-Z television programme … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Environment, Food & Beverage, Netherlands, Society, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged climate-neutral way, CO2 emissions, container port, dairy farmers, diesel, ENERGY, energy self-sufficient, fossil fuels, Friesland, FrieslandCampina, Green Entrepreneurship, green gas, green power, greenhouse gas emissions, Groen Ondernemen, Leeuwarden, noise nuisance, TRANSPORT, Trucks
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