(IN BRIEF) SEB Nordic Energy’s portfolio company Locus Energy, in partnership with Ingrid Capacity, is launching the largest battery energy storage project in the Nordics. The project, which will add 70 MW/140 MWh of storage to its Finnish renewable assets, … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Finland, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Sweden, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged 125 GWh wind portfolio, 2026, 70 MW/140 MWh, energy balancing, Europe, Finnish renewable portfolio, flexible assets, grid-scale battery storage, hydropower, Ingrid Capacity, largest battery energy storage facility, Locus Energy, Nivala Municipality, Nordics, Ostrobothnia, pan-Nordic independent power producer, partnership, Portfolio Manager, Richard Gavel, SEB Nordic Energy, strategic partnership, sustainability, system flexibility, three wind parks, Wind
(IN BRIEF) Rolls-Royce has signed a long-term Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Stadtwerke Ulm/Neu-Ulm (SWU) to purchase 20,000 MWh of CO2-free hydropower annually. This agreement will help Rolls-Royce reduce its carbon emissions by approximately 7,000 tons each year, marking a … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged climate neutral, CO2-free energy, greenhouse gas emissions, hydropower, Microgrids, partnership, Power Purchase Agreement, renewable energy, Rolls-Royce, Stadtwerke Ulm, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) On February 18, 2025, the tunnel boring machine (TBM) for VERBUND’s Kaprun 2029 project began its 5.6-kilometre journey from the Limberg valve chamber to the surge tank beneath Maiskogel, marking a key milestone in the project’s modernization efforts. … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Business, Construction, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Technology
Tagged Austria, Bernd Raderbauer, environmental impact, Glück Auf, green electricity, headrace, hydropower, hydropower management, infrastructure upgrade, Jürgen Raschendorfer, Kaprun 2029, Kaprun-Hauptstufe power plant, Kathrin Aberger-Dick, Limberg valve chamber, Maria Leo, Marti Tunnel AG, Michael Amerer, modernization, PORR AG, pressure tunnel, Saint Barbara, surge tank, sustainable energy, tunnel boring machine, tunnel boring project, tunnel construction, tunnel patron, underground work, VERBUND
(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) A new report highlights the need for better sediment management in Scotland’s hydropower systems to ensure both efficient energy production and environmental protection. Commissioned by CREW and developed by the University of Glasgow and cbec eco-engineering, the study … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged biodiversity, Carbon Sequestration, climate change, CREW, energy efficiency, hydropower, hydropower projects, NatureScot, partnership, peatland restoration, renewable energy, river ecosystems, Scotland, Scottish Canals, sediment management, SEPA, sustainability, University of Glasgow
(IN BRIEF) Iceland’s state-owned energy company, Landsvirkjun, has partnered with AFRY to develop the country’s first utility-scale wind farm at Búrfell. With a capacity of 120 MW from 28 turbines, the project will utilize the existing hydropower infrastructure to minimize … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Iceland, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Sweden, Technology
Tagged AFRY, Balance of Plant, Búrfell wind farm, construction, Enercon, energy capacity, energy system, energy transition, geothermal energy, hydropower, Iceland, Landsvirkjun, Nordic Region, partnership, renewable energy, sustainability, technical advisory services., turbine supplier, utility-scale wind power, wind energy
(IN BRIEF) Sweco has entered into a major framework agreement with Statkraft, Norway’s largest renewable energy producer, to provide consultancy services in areas such as hydropower, electrical power, and resilience to natural hazards. The three-year agreement, which begins in January … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Norway, Sweden, Technology
Tagged Business Area President, civil engineering, construction, consultancy services, electrical power, energy supply security, environmental studies, expert areas, extension option, Framework Agreement, geoscience, green energy transition, hydropower, hydropower projects, impact assessments, January 2025, long-term partner, Norway, partnership, power production, Rasmus Nord, renewable energy, resilience to natural hazards, Statkraft, sustainability, Sweco, technical planning, three-year agreement
(IN BRIEF) Suomen Voima has signed a 15-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with Statkraft, effective from January 2025. The deal, totaling 100 GWh annually, will be supplied by Statkraft’s Nedre Bjurfors hydropower plant and Björkhöjden wind farm in Sweden’s SE2 … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Norway, Sweden, Technology
Tagged 100 GWh, 15-year power purchase agreement, 3.2 MW, 400 GWh, annual volume, Björkhöjden wind farm, Capacity, CEO, Energy Portfolio, geographical reach, gross head, H, hydropower, installed capacity, January 2025, Ketil Hovland, Nedre Bjurfors hydropower plant, Nordic energy sectors, partnership, Pekka Saijonmaa, PPA, regional diversification, renewable energy production, renewable energy sources, SE2 bidding area, Senior Originator, Siemens turbines, Statkraft, Statkraft AS, Suomen Voima, sustainability, turbines, wind farm
(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
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