(IN BRIEF) Statkraft and Hydro Energi have signed a long-term power purchase agreement (PPA) securing 876 GWh of annual power supply from 2031 to 2040, representing a total of approximately 8.8 TWh over the contract period, with delivery in Norwegian … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Metals and Minerals, Norway
Tagged 0.9 TWh per year, 1.3 TWh per year, 2031 to 2040, 8.8 TWh total supply, 876 GWh annual supply, aluminium plants, aluminium production, April 2026 agreements, competitive power prices, electricity supply, energy security, energy sourcing, European customers, Hallvard Granheim, Hydro, Hydro Adds Long-Term Norwegian Power Contract to Future Sourcing Portfolio, Hydro Energi, hydro energy, industrial competitiveness, industrial power supply, JOBS, Kari Ekelund Thørud, long-term power contract, long-term power supply, low-carbon aluminium, New Statkraft-Hydro PPA Supports Low-Carbon Aluminium Production in Norway, Norway, Norwegian electricity price area NO5, Norwegian industry, Oslo, power demand, Power Purchase Agreement, PPA, predictable power, renewable energy, renewable energy portfolio, renewable power projects, stable revenues, Statkraft, Statkraft Strengthens Industrial Power Supply Role Through Hydro Agreement, value creation
(IN BRIEF) ArcelorMittal has expanded its collaboration with Microsoft to accelerate its transformation into a data-driven and AI-enabled organisation. The collaboration supports ArcelorMittal’s “Cloud First, Data Centric” strategy, with Microsoft Azure becoming the company’s primary cloud computing platform. ArcelorMittal will … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Industrial, Internet & Online, Investment, Luxembourg, Metals and Minerals, Security & Safety, Technology
Tagged $61.4 billion revenues, 14 steelmaking countries, 48.8 million tonnes iron ore, 55.6 million metric tonnes crude steel, 60 countries, Advanced Analytics, AI, AI-enabled organisation, AI-powered solutions, AM/NS India, Amsterdam Stock Exchange, ArcelorMittal, ArcelorMittal Expands Microsoft Collaboration to Advance Cloud and AI Transformation, ArcelorMittal Strengthens Digital Backbone Through Expanded Microsoft Partnership, artificial intelligence, Barcelona, Bilbao, cloud computing, Cloud First Data Centric strategy, crude steel, Cybersecurity, data foundation, data-driven organisation, digital transformation, enterprise resilience, global steel industry, industrial competitiveness, iron ore, IT modernisation, IT operating model, legacy IT systems, Luxembourg Stock Exchange, Madrid, manufacturing technology, Microsoft, Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Cloud and AI to Support ArcelorMittal’s Global IT Modernisation, Microsoft Fabric, Microsoft Foundry, Microsoft Purview, mining, New York Stock Exchange, Nik Puri, Paris Stock Exchange, Renewable Energy Infrastructure, Samer Abu-Ltaif, smarter steels, Spanish Stock Exchanges, steel production, system reliability, Valencia
(IN BRIEF) Iberdrola, through its UK subsidiary ScottishPower, plans to repower Whitelee, the United Kingdom’s largest onshore wind farm. The proposed project would involve investments of €1.8 billion and would replace the existing turbines with more powerful models, increasing the … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Spain, United Kingdom
Tagged 000 MW capacity, 000 MW installed capacity, 000 MW renewable capacity, 1, 1.5 million people, 100 million people served, 2008 commissioning, 400 employees, 45, 46, 539 MW current capacity, 57, clean energy, clean power, decarbonisation, electricity grids, electrification, energy security, energy self-sufficiency, energy transition, gross value added, Iberdrola, Iberdrola market capitalisation, Iberdrola Plans Major Onshore Wind Investment to Extend Whitelee’s Role in UK Clean Energy, Iberdrola Plans €1.8 Billion Repowering of Whitelee Wind Farm in the UK, industrial competitiveness, job creation, largest onshore wind farm in the UK, one of Europe’s largest onshore wind farms, onshore wind, renewable electricity, renewable energy investment, Scotland, Scottish economy, ScottishPower, UK renewable energy, United Kingdom, Whitelee, Whitelee wind farm, Wind Farm Repowering, wind turbines, £28 billion UK investment, €1.8 billion investment, €1.8 Billion Whitelee Project to Expand One of Europe’s Largest Onshore Wind Farms, €140 billion market capitalisation, €161 billion assets, €175 billion energy investment, €380 million GVA, €6.285 billion net profit
(IN BRIEF) The Nordic Investment Bank has signed a 10-year NOK 750 million loan agreement with Elkem ASA to finance the company’s research and development investments in Norway between 2025 and 2029. The programme focuses on process innovation, energy efficiency, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Finland, Industrial, Investment, Metals and Minerals, Norway
Tagged carbon solutions, decarbonisation, Elkem, Elkem ASA, Elkem Secures 10-Year NIB Financing to Support Low-Carbon Materials Research, Elkem to Advance Energy Efficiency and Emissions Reduction R&D With NIB Financing, Emissions Reduction, energy efficiency, ferrosilicon, foundry alloys, hard to abate sectors, Helsinki, industrial competitiveness, industrial materials, industrial partners, low carbon materials, Moody’s, NIB, NIB Provides NOK 750 Million Loan to Finance Elkem’s R&D Investments in Norway, NIB Supports Norwegian Industrial Materials Innovation Through Loan to Elkem, NOK 750 million loan, Nordic Investment Bank, Nordic-Baltic region, Norway, Operational Efficiency, Oslo, process innovation, product quality, R&D investments, renewable energy, research and development, research institutions, Riga, S&P Global Ratings, Sari Cabell, silicon
(IN BRIEF) Statkraft and Alcoa have signed two new power agreements to secure electricity supply for Alcoa’s aluminium plant at Lista in Southern Norway. The agreements cover approximately 4.8 TWh of electricity for the period 2028 to 2031 and are … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Metals and Minerals, Norway
Tagged 000 metric tonnes per year, 000 metric tonnes per year restart, 2028 to 2031, 31, 4.8 TWh electricity, 95, Alcoa, Alcoa Lista, Alcoa Lista Secures Long-Term Power Supply Through New Agreements with Statkraft, aluminium production, aluminium smelter, commercial power terms, competitive power prices, electricity supply, energy security, energy supply, Hallvard Granheim, industrial competitiveness, Industrial Operations, Lista aluminium plant, long-term power supply, nameplate capacity, New Statkraft-Alcoa Agreements Strengthen Energy Foundation for Lista Smelter, NO2, Norwegian industry, power agreements, power-intensive industry, predictable regulatory framework, Production Line 2, regional development, renewable power, Southern Norway, Southwest Norway, stable power prices, Statkraft, Statkraft and Alcoa Sign Power Agreements to Secure Electricity Supply for Lista Aluminium Plant, Statkraft to Supply 4.8 TWh of Electricity to Support Alcoa’s Aluminium Operations in Southern Norway, Tor Arne Berg, value creation
(IN BRIEF) Iberdrola has been awarded European support for eight industrial heat electrification projects under the first European Commission Innovation Fund auction focused on decarbonising industrial heat. The projects will use electric boilers powered by renewable electricity to replace fossil … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, Spain, Technology
Tagged 150 MW renewable energy, 240 GWh renewable electricity, carbon dioxide emissions, chemicals, CINEA, clean technologies, decarbonised heat, electric boilers, electrification, energy resilience, energy-intensive sectors, European Climate Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency, European Commission, European Union, Fernando Mateo, food and beverages, fossil fuel replacement, heat electrification, Iberdrola, Iberdrola Secures European Support for Eight Industrial Heat Electrification Projects Mobilising 150 MW of Renewable Energy, Iberdrola Supports Energy-Intensive Companies With Electrified Heat Solutions Powered by Renewable Energy, Iberdrola to Deploy Electric Boiler Projects That Replace Fossil Fuels With Renewable Power in Spanish Industry, Iberdrola Wins Nearly €50 Million in European Aid to Accelerate Industrial Heat Electrification, industrial competitiveness, industrial decarbonisation, industrial heat, Innovation Fund, Manufacturing, mining, Power Purchase Agreements, PPAs, renewable electricity, renewable energy, Spain, sustainable industry, tyres, €400 million funding programme, €50 million European aid
(IN BRIEF) Foxconn, Radiall and Thales have inaugurated the next stage of Tessalia Technology SAS, a new joint venture in Le Barp, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, dedicated to Outsourced Semiconductor Assembly and Testing. Created within the framework of the EU Chips Act, Tessalia … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Electronics & Machinery, Environment, Financial, France, Government, Healthcare, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, Technology
Tagged advanced packaging, aerospace, Alain Rousset, automotive, Bob Wei-Ming Chen, Bordeaux, Choose France 2026 Summit, cleanrooms, electronics manufacturing, Emmanuel Macron, encapsulation technology, EU Chips Act, European semiconductor ecosystem, Foxconn, France, Hon Hai Technology Group, industrial competitiveness, Le Barp, made in Europe components, medical sectors, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, OSAT, Outsourced Semiconductor Assembly and Testing, Patrice Caine, PCBs, Pierre Gattaz, printed circuit boards, Radiall, Radiall and Thales Launch Tessalia to Strengthen European Semiconductor Packaging Capacity in France, reindustrialisation, Route des Lasers, Sébastien Martin, Semiconductor Packaging, SiP, strategic autonomy, supply chain resilience, System in Package, telecom infrastructure, Tessalia, Tessalia Foundation Stone Marks Major Step for European Semiconductor Value Chain Under EU Chips Act, Tessalia Technology SAS, Thales, ultra-high-density packaging, Young Liu
(IN BRIEF) Iberdrola has signed a 10-year renewable electricity supply agreement with Gonvarri Industries to provide 26,000 MWh of power each year to eight production facilities in four European countries. The agreement will be fully backed by guarantees of origin, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, Spain, Technology
Tagged 000 MWh, 15 MW renewable capacity, 26, Australia, Brazil, corporate renewable energy, David Martínez, decarbonisation, energy transition, European Industry, Germany, Gonvarri Industries, Guarantees of Origin, Iberdrola, Iberdrola and Gonvarri Industries Advance Industrial Electrification with Long-Term Renewable Energy Supply Deal, Iberdrola España, Iberdrola Secures 10-Year PPA to Deliver Wind and Solar Power to Gonvarri Industries Facilities Across Europe, Iberdrola Signs 10-Year Renewable Power Agreement with Gonvarri Industries to Supply European Production Facilities, industrial competitiveness, industrial electrification, Italy, Josu Calvo, long-term energy contracts, Pexapark Renewables Market Outlook 2026, PORTUGAL, Power Purchase Agreement, PPA, renewable electricity, renewable energy supply, solar photovoltaic energy, Spain, stable energy prices, sustainable industry, United Kingdom, United States, wind energy
(IN BRIEF) Iberdrola Executive Chairman Ignacio Galán has called for faster electrification, stronger electricity grid investment and simplified administrative procedures during the European Round Table for Industry plenary meeting in Sweden. Speaking alongside European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Sweden, Technology
Tagged AI and industrial competitiveness in Gothenburg, artificial intelligence, clean energy, decarbonisation, electricity grids, electrification, energy infrastructure, Energy Policy, energy transition, ERT, European economy, European Industry, European industry leaders discuss energy transition and competitiveness at ERT summit in Sweden, European Round Table for Industry, European Round Table for Industry focuses on energy resilience, European Union, Galán urges increased grid investment to support Europe’s industrial and energy transformation goals, Gothenburg, grid investment, Iberdrola, Iberdrola chairman Ignacio Galán calls for stronger electricity networks and accelerated electrification across Europe, Ignacio Galán, industrial competitiveness, Industrial Transformation, Narendra Modi, renewable energy, sustainable growth, Sweden, Ulf Kristersson, Ursula von der Leyen
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank will provide advisory support to Romanian pharmaceutical producer Antibiotice SA to strengthen its corporate governance framework and investment readiness. The cooperation aims to align the company’s operational and risk-management practices with international pharmaceutical industry … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, European Union, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Pharma & Biotech, Romania
Tagged Antibiotice Advances Governance Modernization With European Investment Bank Advisory Agreement, Antibiotice SA, corporate governance, EIB, EIB Supports Romania’s Pharmaceutical Industry Through Strategic Cooperation With Antibiotice SA, European healthcare industry, European Investment Bank, European Investment Bank to advise Antibiotice on strengthening corporate governance and investment readiness in Romania, generic medicines, Healthcare, Healthcare Innovation, healthcare supply chain, Iasi, industrial competitiveness, InvestEU, investment capacity, Ioan Nani, Ioannis Tsakiris, Medicine Production, Nystatin, pharmaceutical exports, pharmaceutical industry, pharmaceutical manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, risk management, Romania, Romanian economy, strategic investments, sustainability, United States Pharmacopeia
(IN BRIEF) Fortum is advocating for early planning and policy development to support new nuclear power in Finland, positioning it as a key driver of economic growth, energy stability, and industrial competitiveness. Drawing on recent studies, including analysis by AFRY … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Finland, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, Technology
Tagged AFRY Management Consulting Oy, CFD, Contracts for Difference, Czech Republic, decarbonization, electricity demand, electricity markets, electrification, energy financing, Energy Policy, energy security, Finland, Finland Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment, Fortum, Fortum Emphasizes Financing Reform and Partnerships to Unlock New Nuclear Projects in Finland and Sweden, Fortum Highlights Strategic Role of New Nuclear Power in Driving Finland’s Economic Growth and Energy Stability, France, industrial competitiveness, large nuclear plants, Laurent Leveugle, new nuclear energy, Nordic countries, nuclear power, renewable energy, Small Modular Reactors, SMRs, Sweden
(IN BRIEF) The European Resilience Alliance for Clean Hydrogen and Derivatives has been launched in Brussels as a major industry-led initiative to accelerate clean hydrogen deployment across Europe. Supported by leading energy and industrial companies and in cooperation with Hydrogen … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Spain, Technology
Tagged Andrea Wechsler, Clean hydrogen, decarbonisation, Enagás, energy transition, ERA, ERA Initiative Brings Together Leading Energy Companies to Advance Hydrogen Infrastructure and Decarbonisation Goals, EU policy, European Commission, European Resilience Alliance for Clean Hydrogen and Derivatives, Fluxys, Fortum, Gasgrid Finland, Hydrogen Europe, hydrogen infrastructure, industrial competitiveness, Moeve, New European Alliance Targets Barriers to Clean Hydrogen Growth with Policy and Investment Roadmap, Nicolás González Casares, Nordion Energi, OGE, renewable energy, RWE, SEFE, Stegra, Teresa Ribera, ThyssenKrupp
(IN BRIEF) Cefic and the Alliance of Energy Intensive Industries have presented a joint position paper outlining recommendations for the European Union’s upcoming Electrification Action Plan, warning that high and volatile electricity prices are undermining industrial competitiveness and slowing decarbonisation. … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Technology
Tagged Alliance of Energy Intensive Industries, Cefic, Cefic and Energy Intensive Industries Call for Affordable Electricity to Support EU Industrial Electrification Strategy, CEPI, CERAME UNIE, decarbonisation, EIGA, electricity prices, Electrification Action Plan, emissions trading system, Energy Policy, energy-intensive industries, ETS indirect cost compensation, EU energy market, EU industry, EuLA, Euroalliages, Eurofer, Euromines, European Commission, European Energy Intensive Industries Outline Policy Measures to Ensure Competitive Electricity Prices and Industrial Decarbonisation, European Metals, European Union, EXCA, FuelsEurope, Glass Alliance Europe, IFIEC, industrial competitiveness, industrial electrification, Nicola Rega
(IN BRIEF) Cefic has launched a comprehensive 10-point Action Plan aimed at strengthening the competitiveness of the EU Single Market for transport while supporting emission reduction goals. Responding to the European Commission’s 2025 Single Market strategy, the plan addresses regulatory … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Chemicals, Environment, European Union, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Management, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Cefic, Cefic Unveils 10-Point Action Plan to Strengthen EU Single Market for Transport, chemical industry logistics, combined transport, Combined Transport Directive, CountEmissions EU, driver shortage, EU Single Market, European Commission, greenhouse gas emissions calculation, Greening Corporate Fleets, Greening Freight package, industrial competitiveness, intermodal transport, ISO 14083, rail freight, Rail Infrastructure Capacity Regulation, single wagonload transport, sustainable transport, transport competitiveness, Weights and Dimensions Directive, Zero-emission vehicles
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) has granted €25 million in financing to Tecnocap, a global leader in metal packaging, to fund projects improving energy efficiency and expanding renewable energy generation. The investments, focused mainly on Tecnocap’s Italian facilities … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Czech Republic, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Italy, Luxembourg, News, Technology
Tagged Alberto Nobili, Banca Finint, Clean Industrial Deal, Cohesion Regions, Czech Republic, EIB, EIB and Banca Finint support Tecnocap with green financing to modernise production and accelerate renewable energy self-generation, EIB provides €25 million financing to Tecnocap to boost energy efficiency and renewable generation in Italy and Czech Republic, energy efficiency, European Investment Bank, Gelsomina Vigliotti, green investments, industrial competitiveness, InvestEU, Italy, low carbon transition, metal packaging, Michelangelo Morlicchio, Mid-Cap companies, Photovoltaic Systems, renewable energy, REPowerEU, sustainable industry, Tecnocap
(IN BRIEF) INEOS and Covestro have entered into a long-term natural gas supply agreement lasting up to eight years, ensuring stable and predictable energy for Covestro’s European operations. The agreement, set to begin in 2027, supports both companies’ goals to … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Chemicals, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Covestro, David Bucknall, energy challenges, energy costs, energy security, energy supply, energy transition, EU manufacturing, European Industry, feedstock, industrial competitiveness, INEOS, LNG, long-term agreement, natural gas, sustainable energy, Thorsten Dreier
(IN BRIEF) WindEurope’s Board of Directors has named Henrik Andersen, CEO of Vestas, as the new Chair for an 18-month period, with Rasmus Errboe, CEO of Ørsted, serving as Vice-Chair. This leadership change comes at a pivotal time as Europe … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Denmark, Energy, Gas & Oil, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Management
Tagged Board of Directors, Clean Industrial Deal, companies, electrification, Energy Independence, Europe, European energy transformation, grid infrastructure, Henrik Andersen, industrial competitiveness, JOBS, permitting efficiencies, Rasmus Errboe, regulatory packages, Vestas, wind energy, WindEurope, Ørsted
(IN BRIEF) Hydro has initiated construction on its new recycling plant in Torija, Spain, with an investment of EUR 180 million. The facility, part of Hydro’s expansive European recycling portfolio, is designed to improve the efficiency and sustainability of aluminium … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Industrial, Investment, Metals and Minerals, News, Norway, Spain
Tagged aluminium recycling, Azuqueca, CBAM, circular economy strategy, CO₂ footprint, DNV, energy efficiency, European circular economy, extrusion ingots, Hanne Simensen, Hydro, Hydro CIRCAL, industrial competitiveness, low-carbon, post-consumer scrap, recycling plant, sustainable production, Torija
(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) 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
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