(IN BRIEF) The Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) has signed a 7-year EUR 42.8 million loan agreement with Sunnhordland Kraftlag AS (SKL) to finance the modernization of the Løkjelsvatnet hydropower plant in Etne, Norway. Completed in October, the upgrade doubled the … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) Sweco, a consultancy firm, is participating in a project under the EU4Sevan program to assess the potential impact of raising the water level of Lake Sevan by over 6 meters. Lake Sevan is vital for Armenia’s irrigation, freshwater … Read the full press release
Posted in Environment, European Union, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Sweden, Technology
Tagged Armenia, biodiversity, BMZ, CULTURE, environmental protection, EU4Sevan programme, European Union, freshwater source, freshwater supply, GIZ, hydropower, irrigation, Lake Sevan, Sweco, TOURISM, UNDP
(IN BRIEF) Voith Hydro is making significant investments in its North American manufacturing facility located in York, Pennsylvania. These investments involve the acquisition of cutting-edge machinery, including a Pietro Carnaghi AP 120 TM Vertical Turning Lathe (VTL) and a PAMA … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Technology
Tagged clean energy, hydropower, partnership, Pennsylvania, Stanley Kocon, sustainability, USA, Voith Hydro, York
(IN BRIEF) Hydroelectric equipment supplier, Voith Hydro, has partnered with Austrian start-up STRUCINSPECT to improve the digital inspection and management of hydropower stations. STRUCINSPECT’s Infrastructure Lifecycle Hub is being used to maintain dams, bridges, and tunnels in a safe, sustainable, … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Austria, Energy, Gas & Oil, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Management, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged 3D, AI, artificial-intelligence, bridges, Clunie station, dams, hydroelectric equipment, hydropower, hydropower stations, Infrastructure Lifecycle Hub, renewable energy, SSE Renewables, start-up, STRUCINSPECT, tunnels, Voith Hydro
(IN BRIEF) The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Nashville District has awarded international technology group ANDRITZ a contract to rehabilitate turbines and generators at the Old Hickory hydroelectric power plant located on the Cumberland River in Tennessee. Once completed, the … Read the full press release
(PRESS RELEASE) OSLO, 27-Sep-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Norsk Hydro ASA (OTCMKTS: NHYDY), a Norwegian aluminium and renewable energy company committed to a sustainable future, has announced its intention to to switch to 100 percent locally produced power from renewable energy … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Metals and Minerals, News, Norway, Sweden
Tagged aluminium, battery storage, Hydro, Hydro Extrusion Sweden, Hydro Extrusions, hydrogen, hydropower, Jonas Bjuhr, low-carbon aluminium, recycling, renewable energy, solar panels, sustainable aluminium
(PRESS RELEASE) GRAZ, 7-Sep-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — ANDRITZ GROUP, Austria-based international technology group active in the supplies of plants, has announced it will deliver complete electro-mechanical equipment and technical services for the Ialy hydropower plant extension project located in Sa … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Technology
Tagged 180 MW Francis turbine, 211 MVA synchronous generators, Andritz, Chu Pah, electricity, EVN, Gia Lai, hydropower, Ialy hydropower plant, Kon Tum, renewable energy, Sa Thay, Vietnam, Vietnam Electricity
(PRESS RELEASE) MILAN, 29-Aug-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Webuild, an Italian industrial group specialised in the construction and civil engineering, formerly Salini Impregilo, has announced that the group is returning to the top of 2022 industry rankings of the top global … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Construction, Environment, Industrial, Italy, Management, News
Tagged Anacostia River Tunnel, clean hydro energy, clean water, construction, desalination plants, Engineering News-Record, ENR, hydroelectricity, hydropower, infrastructure, management of water, Northeast Boundary Tunnel, SDGs, Webuild
(PRESSEMITTEILUNG) MILAN, 29-Aug-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Webuild, eine auf Hoch- und Tiefbau spezialisierte italienische Industriegruppe, ehemals Salini Impregilo hat angekündigt, dass die Gruppe laut der neuesten Veröffentlichung von Engineering News-Record (ENR), einem einflussreichen US-Fachmagazin, an die Spitze der Branchenrangliste 2022 … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Construction, Environment, Industrial, Italy, Management
Tagged Anacostia River Tunnel, Bau, clean hydro energy, clean water, construction, desalination plants, Engineering News-Record, ENR, Entsalzungsanlagen, hydroelectricity, hydropower, infrastructure, Infrastruktur, management of water, Northeast Boundary Tunnel, saubere Wasserkraft, sauberes Wasser, SDGs, Wasserkraft, Wassermanagement, Webuild
(PRESS RELEASE) GRAZ, 10-Mar-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — ANDRITZ GROUP, Austria-based international technology group active in the supplies of plants, has announced it will supply the hydro- and electromechanical equipment for the 216-MW Upper Trishuli 1 hydropower plant, a run-of-river plant … Read the full press release
More than 40 hydropower stations are already managed by Green Highland Renewables today Both companied will join forces to bring highest operation and maintenance standards for hydropower fleets to customers worldwide Transaction was agreed on in the end of 2021 … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, United Kingdom
Tagged Alex Reading, Dingwall, electro-mechanical equipment, GHR, Green Highland Renewables, hydropower, hydropower equipment, hydropower plants, Kathrin RöckHead, Moritz von Plate, Perth, Shareholding, Voith Hydro
Climate neutral production confirms Voith’s role at the forefront of industry Voith products contribute to reducing carbon footprint Independent rating agency ISS ESG gives Voith an excellent sustainability performance rating (PRESS RELEASE) HEIDENHEIM, Germany, 11-Jan-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Voith Group, … Read the full press release
Posted in Environment, Germany, Industrial, News, Technology
Tagged carbon footprint, carbon offsets, climate neutral, climate protection goals, CO2 emissions, CO2 reduction, decarbonization, energy consumption, energy efficiency, hydropower, Industrial production, Kristine Adams, net zero, renewable energy, Solar, sustainability goal, Toralf Haag, Voith
(PRESS RELEASE) ESPOO, 22-Dec-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Neste (HEL: NESTE), the world’s leading provider of renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel and the 4th most sustainable company in the world, has announced the signing of its first renewable hydropower purchase … Read the full press release
Posted in News
Tagged carbon neutral, combating climate change, Fortum, Guarantees of Origin, hydropower, hydropower agreement, hydropower plants, Ilmatar, Markku Korvenranta, Naantali, Neste, Porvoo refinery, reducing climate emissions, renewable electricity, renewable hydropower purchase agreement, s Statkraft, Susanna Sieppi, Vattenfall
(PRESS RELEASE) STOCKHOLM, 22-Dec-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Vattenfall, a Swedish Gov-owned multinational power company, has announced it has signed a hydropower agreement for an annual volume of 800 GWh of electricity purchased with Guarantees of Origin (GOs) with Neste, the … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Finland, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, News, Sweden
Tagged Branislav Slavic, climate goals, combatting climate change, electricity, Finland, fossil-free energy from, GOs, greenhouse gas emissions, Guarantees of Origin, hydropower, hydropower plants, Markku Korvenranta, Neste, Nordic, reducing climate emissions, renewable diesel, renewable energy, sustainable aviation fuel, Vattenfall
Voith acquires remaining 35 percent stake in Voith Hydro from joint venture partner Siemens Energy With the acquisition, Voith is continuing its expansion of the core business in the field of sustainable technologies Great potential for sustainable profitable growth through … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Technology
Tagged acquisitions, decarbonization, digitalization, Dr. Toralf Haag, energy transition, hydroelectric power, hydroelectric power plants, hydropower, renewable energy, Siemens Energy, sustainable technologies, Uwe Wehnhardt, Voith, Voith Group, Voith Hydro Group Division, Voith Siemens Hydro Power Generation
(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) OSLO, 19-Aug-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Hafslund Eco, Nordic region’s largest power company that only operates renewable energy, has announced it signed a long-term agreement with Hydro for the supply of 680 GWh of hydropower as part of a … Read the full press release
(PRESS RELEASE) OLSO, 3-Jun-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Generator of renewable energy, as well as Norway’s largest and the Nordic region’s third largest energy producer, Statkraft and Norwegian supplier Ocean Sun, announce the start of commercial operations at the first unit … Read the full press release
Posted in Albania, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, News, Norway, Technology
Tagged Albania, Banja Floating Solar Plant, Banja hydropower plant, Banja reservoir, Børge Bjørneklett, Christian Rynning-Tønnesen, Doko, electricity generation, electricity grid, floating solar, hydro-elastic membranes, hydropower, Moglice hydropower plant, Ocean Sun, renewable, renewable energy, renewable energy generator, Rigela Gegprifti, solar panels, solar power, Statkraft
(PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 23-Feb-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — One of Europe’s largest independent exploration and production companies Neptune Energy together with its partners Wintershall Dea, Petoro and OKEA announce that the Gjøa P1 development in the Norwegian sector of the North … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Industrial, News, Norway, United Kingdom
Tagged Duva field, Erik Oppedal, gas production, gas well, Gjøa field, Gjøa P1, Gjøa P1 development, hydrocarbon resources, hydropower, Liv Jannie Omdal, lowest CO2 footprints, Neptune Energy, Odin Estensen, oil well, OKEA, Petoro, Wintershall DEA
(PRESS RELEASE) ESPOO, 18-Dec-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — Energy company Fortum announces new biodiversity targets for its entire Group, including Uniper. Fortum commits to implementing more than 12 major voluntary measures that enhance biodiversity in 2021. The biodiversity target was announced … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Finland, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Management, News, Sweden, Technology
Tagged Båtfors nature reserve, biodiversity, biodiversity crisis, biodiversity targets, carbon-neutral company, Climate, climate targets, ecosystems, energy production, environmental targets, fish migration, Fortum, hydropower, IUCN, oak trees, River Dalälven, sustainability, Ulla Rehell, Uniper, Uppland Foundation, wind power, woodpeckers
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