(IN BRIEF) Sweco has signed an agreement to acquire STEIN Ingenieure GmbH, a German engineering consultancy with around 60 experts specialising in water and wastewater solutions. The acquisition will strengthen Sweco’s presence in Germany’s water sector and expand its capabilities … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Germany, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Sweden
Tagged acquisition strategy, ageing infrastructure, architecture and engineering consultancy, central Europe, climate resilience, drinking water infrastructure, engineering consultancy, engineering structures, EU requirements, flood protection, Germany, infrastructure modernisation, Julia Zantke, municipalities, network upgrades, pipe jacking, sewer rehabilitation, STEIN Ingenieure GmbH, structural engineering, Sweco, Sweco Adds 60 Water Infrastructure Experts Through German Consultancy Acquisition, Sweco Germany, Sweco Strengthens Water Sector Capabilities in Germany With STEIN Ingenieure Acquisition, Sweco Targets German Water Market Growth With Acquisition of STEIN Ingenieure, urban water management, wastewater infrastructure, wastewater-engineering, water infrastructure, water management, water security, water utilities
(IN BRIEF) PNE Group has commissioned the 18 MW Gnutz Ost wind farm in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, with three 6 MW Vestas turbines now supplying electricity to the grid. The project is expected to generate enough renewable power for around 11,600 … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Germany, Infrastructure & Utilities
Tagged 18 MW, community benefits, electricity generation, energy consult GmbH, Germany, Gnutz Ost, Gnutz West, grid connection, independent power producer, IPP, landowners, local foundation, municipalities, PNE AG, PNE group, PNE Strengthens Independent Power Producer Strategy With Gnutz Ost Wind Farm Commissioning, PNE Wind Project Supports Household Electricity Demand and Regional Community Initiatives, regional value creation, renewable electricity, renewable energy portfolio, Roland Stanze, Schleswig-Holstein, sustainable energy supply, Three New Vestas Turbines Bring 18 MW of Renewable Capacity Online for PNE, Vestas V150, Vestas V162, wind energy, wind farm, wind turbines
(IN BRIEF) Equinor’s operations and related supplier activity in Norway generated NOK 142 billion in value creation and supported around 82,000 full-time man-years in 2025, according to an independent Ripple Effects Report prepared by Kunnskapsparken Bodø. Equinor procured NOK 147.6 … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Economy, Energy, Gas & Oil, Industrial, Investment, Norway
Tagged Business Development, economic impact, Employment, energy projects, energy sector, Eqaf, Equinor, Equinor Activity Generated NOK 142 Billion in Value Creation Across Norway in 2025, Equinor Report Shows Continued Jobs and Value Creation From Operations on the Norwegian Continental Shelf, Equinor Supplier Spending Supported 82000 Full-Time Man-Years in Norway, exploration, full-time man-years, investment activity, Kjetil Hove, Kunnskapsparken Bodø, Lederne, maintenance, municipalities, NITO, Northern Norway, Norway, Norwegian Continental Shelf, Norwegian Energy Activity Supports More Than 1900 Equinor Supplier Companies, Norwegian suppliers, offshore energy, oil and gas industry, operations, Per Steinar Stamnes, procurement, ripple effects report, Rogaland, safe, Styrke, subcontractors, supplier industry, Tekna, value creation, Vestland
(IN BRIEF) Uniper has received a first-time long-term issuer rating of BBB- with a stable outlook from Fitch Ratings, while Fitch also assessed the company’s Stand-Alone Credit Profile at bb+. The rating reflects Uniper’s strengthened financial profile, improved cash flow … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, Germany, Government, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Netherlands, Sweden, United Kingdom
Tagged 18.5 gigawatts, bb+, BBB- issuer rating, capital markets, cash flow visibility, Christian Barr, contracted earnings, credit rating, disciplined financial policy, Düsseldorf, energy supply, energy transformation, European energy company, financial profile, Fitch Rating Highlights Uniper’s Strengthened Financial Profile and Improved Cash Flow Visibility, Fitch Ratings, funding flexibility, gas storage, gas trading, Germany, hydrogen, hydropower plants, industrial companies, investment grade rating, investor base, liquidity position, LNG imports, low-carbon energy carriers, municipalities, Netherlands, power generation, renewables, S&P, scope, stable outlook, Stand-Alone Credit Profile, strategic repositioning, Sweden, Uniper, Uniper receives first-time BBB- issuer rating from Fitch with stable outlook, Uniper Secures Third Rating Agency Coverage as Strategic Repositioning Advances, United Kingdom
(IN BRIEF) Four research projects will receive €5.7 million in KIC funding to explore how better data sharing can support the energy transition in the Netherlands, with total project funding exceeding €8 million when co-funding is included. The projects were … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, Netherlands, Technology
Tagged Alliander, CBS, Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica, CINEA, companies, data ownership, data sharing, data standards, Delft University of Technology, Digital Twins, Dutch Energy Transition Research Gains Over €8 Million in Total Support for Data Sharing Innovation, Dutch research, energy data, energy dataspaces, energy planning, energy transition, FEDERATE, Four Research Projects Secure KIC Funding to Address Data Challenges in the Dutch Energy Transition, gas-free heating, Gemeente Amsterdam, Gemeente Nijmegen, Gemeente Utrecht, Governments and Industry, grid congestion, grid operators, heat transition, Hogeschool Utrecht, I Lampropoulos, KIC, Liander, M Cvetkovic, municipalities, New KIC-Funded Projects to Strengthen Energy Data Collaboration Between Researchers, NWO, Open Universiteit, privacy, provinces, Provincie Utrecht, Radboud University Nijmegen, renewable energy, SHARE, Sharing the Warmth, smart meters, sociotechnical challenges, Stedin, sustainable energy, synthetic data, T A Alskaif, TNO, TRUST-ET, TU Delft, TU Eindhoven, Utrecht University, VNG, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Wageningen University & Research, Y Shapovalova, €5.7 Million Funding Boosts Dutch Research Into Privacy-Safe Data Sharing for Renewable Energy Systems
(IN BRIEF) Norway has allocated NOK 180 million (around EUR 16 million) through Nefco to drive Ukraine’s green recovery and reconstruction efforts by funding energy-efficiency projects that renovate schools, hospitals, and wastewater facilities, as well as by installing solar energy … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, Financial, Finland, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Norway, Technology, Ukraine
Tagged 2023–2030, Åsmund Aukrust, Energy Efficiency Projects, energy savings, EUR 16 million, green recovery, hospitals, infrastructure, internally displaced persons, Koziatyn, Krasyliv, municipalities, Nansen Support Programme for Ukraine, near-zero-energy school buildings, NEFCO, NOK 180 million, NOK 205 billion, Norad, Norway, Ovruch, partnership, reconstruction, resilience, SCHOOLS, solar energy, sustainability, UKRAINE, Ulf Bojö, wastewater systems
(IN BRIEF) The Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) has signed a EUR 40 million loan agreement with Valoo Oy, a Finnish internet service provider, to support the expansion of fibre infrastructure in Finland. The loan, backed by the InvestEU Guarantee, will … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Finland, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Internet & Online, Investment, Management, News, Technology
Tagged 100 Mbps broadband, André Küüsvek, CVC DIF, digital infrastructure, digital services, digitalisation, EUR 40 million loan, fibre infrastructure, fibre optic network, Finland, Finnish Industry Investment Ltd, high-speed Internet, InvestEU guarantee, municipalities, NIB, Nordic Investment Bank, Oulu region, partnership, single-dwelling households, southern Finland, suburban areas, Tesi, Valoo Oy
PARIS, 05-Nov-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — SUEZ announces the signature of 19 contracts in Ecuador, Colombia, Brazil, Mexico, and Costa-Rica. These contracts are part of the Group’s development drive in Latin America and the Caribbean, which account for 7% of its global … Read the full press release
Posted in France, Infrastructure & Utilities, Management
Tagged Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Mexico, municipalities, SUEZ, utilities, waste, WATER
Seven-year system maintenance contract for one of the largest TETRA networks in the world Secure communications for all Swedish security services Rakel has more than 50,000 subscribers and covers almost all of Sweden Stockholm, 3-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Cassidian has signed … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Defence, France, Government, Security & Safety, Sweden, Technology, Telecom
Tagged ambulance services, armed forces, Cassidian, coastguard, Customs, defence forces, municipalities, police, radio communications network, Rakel, Rakel network, rescue services, SECURITY, security forces, Short Data Services, Stockholm, Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency, TETRA, TETRA software, TETRA system equipment
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