(IN BRIEF) Eindhoven University of Technology has unveiled its expanded and renovated Student Sports Center, now the largest in the Netherlands. The center, which was opened by Olympic medalist Sander de Graaf, features a significant increase in space and new … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Education, Financial, Healthcare, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Netherlands, News, Science, Sports, Technology
Tagged Netherlands, Robert-Jan Smits, Sander de Graaf, sports center, TU/e
(IN BRIEF) BP has finalized the acquisition of GETEC ENERGIE GmbH, an energy supplier to commercial and industrial customers in Germany. This acquisition, announced in January 2024, enhances BP’s European gas and power operations and expands its reach to Germany, … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Belgium, Business, Economy, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Netherlands, News, Poland, United Kingdom
Tagged acquisition, Austria, Belgium, BP, Cord Wiesner, Elaine Skinner-Reid, European Energy, GETEC ENERGIE GmbH, Netherlands, partnership, Poland, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) Rolls-Royce Power Systems has been awarded a contract by Battery Park Zeewolde (BPZ) to supply a large-scale battery storage system in Zeewolde, Netherlands. The system, featuring a capacity of 32.6 MW and 65.2 MWh, will support energy trading … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Netherlands, News, United Kingdom
Tagged Andreas Görtz, Battery Park Zeewolde (BPZ), battery storage system, energy project, Netherlands, Rolls-Royce, Sjoerd Sieburgh, Zeewolde
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) is providing a €1.2 billion loan to support the construction of the Thor wind farm in the Danish North Sea, developed by RWE. The 1.1 GW wind farm, consisting of 72 turbines, will … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Denmark, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg
Tagged 1.1 Gigawatt, 2040, 72 wind turbines, Belgium, Danish North Sea, Denmark, Energinet, European Investment Bank, France, Germany, Great Britain, Holstebro, Ireland, Michael Müller, net zero carbon emissions, Netherlands, Nicola Beer, North Sea Energy Cooperation, Norway, RWE, Siemens Gamesa, Thor wind farm, Thorsminde, €1.2 billion loan
(IN BRIEF) Natixis Corporate & Investment Banking (Natixis CIB) has expanded its M&A advisory network by making strategic investments in two European boutiques, Tandem Capital Advisors in Belgium and Emendo Capital in the Netherlands. This move aims to strengthen Natixis … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Belgium, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, France, Industrial, Investment, Management, Netherlands, News
Tagged Belgium, Emendo Capital, Groupe BPCE, investments, Mohamed Kallala, Natixis CIB, Netherlands, partnership, Stéphanie Paix, sustainability, Tandem Capital Advisors
(IN BRIEF) Dutch battery developer Dispatch is embarking on a groundbreaking project to construct the Netherlands’ largest stand-alone Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) in Dordrecht. This 45MW/90MWh utility-scale BESS aims to store surplus energy from renewable sources for grid stabilization, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Netherlands, News, Technology
Tagged ABN Amro, Battery Energy Storage System (BESS), Dispatch, Dordrecht, Eneco, EPICo², Macquarie Capital, Netherlands, partnership, renewable energy, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) In the latest DHL Global Connectedness Report, the Netherlands emerges as the most globalized country in the European Union, closely followed by Ireland and Luxembourg. Notably, 14 EU member states, including Malta, Belgium, Denmark, Sweden, Germany, Cyprus, Hungary, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, European Union, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, International Trade, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged capital, Covid-19 pandemic, Denmark, DHL Express Europe, DHL Global Connectedness Report, EU accession, EU countries, EU members, European Union, four freedoms, free trade, Germany, global connectedness, globalization, information flows, Ireland, Luxembourg, Malta, Mike Parra, Netherlands, New York University Stern School of Business, NYU Stern's Center for the Future of Management, open markets, press freedom, Regional integration, scientific research collaboration, Steven Altman, TOURISM, trade, war in Ukraine
(IN BRIEF) A study published in the Journal of Applied Ecology, led by researchers from the University of Liverpool in collaboration with colleagues from the Netherlands and China, delves into the effects of land consolidation on arthropod diversity in rice … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Business, Education, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Netherlands, News, Science, United Kingdom
Tagged agricultural, Arthropod Diversity, CHINA, Dr Jenny Hodgson, Dr Shanxing Gong, Dr Yi Zou, Land Consolidation, Netherlands, partnership, Rice Fields, sustainability, University of Liverpool
(IN BRIEF) Vattenfall’s Hollandse Kust Zuid Offshore Wind Farm marks a significant shift in offshore wind turbine construction with the introduction of reusable monopile covers. Traditionally, covers were disposed of after use, but this innovative solution, developed by CCM B.V., … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Netherlands, News, Sweden
Tagged CCM B.V., construction, Hollandse Kust Zuid (HKZ), Michiel Kraak, Monopile Covers, Netherlands, offshore wind farm, Olaf Rick, partnership, sustainability, Vattenfall
(IN BRIEF) Vodafone’s One for One initiative, launched in June 2022 in Germany, has made significant strides in mobile phone recycling by promising to recycle an old phone for every new one purchased. Teaming up with Closing the Loop, the … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) Professor Abigail Fraser, leading a team from the University of Bristol, partners with researchers in the Netherlands to investigate the links between maternal vascular malperfusion (MVM) in placentas and future heart and circulatory diseases. Funded by the British … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, European Union, Financial, Germany, Government, Healthcare, Industrial, Investment, Management, Netherlands, News, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged British Heart Foundation (BHF), Dr Casper Mihl, Dutch Heart Foundation (DHF), German Centre for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Heart Risks Post-Pregnancy, maternal vascular malperfusion (MVM), Netherlands, partnership, Professor Abigail Fraser, Professor Metin Avkiran, sustainability, University of Bristol
(IN BRIEF) Rheinmetall, a leading technology group, has bolstered its vehicle portfolio by acquiring the Dutch startup REEQ, marking a strategic move towards innovative light hybrid vehicles. The acquisition, completed by Rheinmetall Defence Nederland B.V., a subsidiary of Rheinmetall’s Vehicle … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Defence, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Netherlands, News, Security & Safety, Technology
Tagged acquisition, Netherlands, partnership, REEQ, Rheinmetall, sustainability, vehicle
(IN BRIEF) CAF has clinched a significant deal with Qbuzz, a public transport operator in the Netherlands, to provide 10 commuter trains equipped with the latest technology and amenities. These trains, part of the Civity platform, will boast the ETCS … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) ETZ hospital has finalized a €115 million financing deal with the European Investment Bank (EIB) and BNG Bank to support the modernization of its St. Elisabeth location in Tilburg. This funding will facilitate the construction of a new … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Construction, Environment, Financial, Government, Healthcare, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Netherlands, News, Technology
Tagged BNG Bank, EIB, ETZ Hospital, Gerard van Berlo, Healthcare, modernization, Netherlands, partnership, Rob Schreppers, Robert de Groot, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) Kalmar, a subsidiary of Cargotec, has finalized a deal to provide Hutchison Ports ECT Rotterdam with two fully electric and eight hybrid straddle carriers for its ECT Delta terminal, as part of a fleet renewal initiative. Scheduled for … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Financial, Finland, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Netherlands, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Cargotec, Electric and Hybrid Straddle Carriers, Hutchison Ports ECT Rotterdam, Kalmar, Karri Keskinen, Netherlands, partnership, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) PhD candidates Raoul Buurke, Hedwig Sekeres, and Lourens Visser from the University of Groningen’s Faculty of Arts have introduced “Streektaalstrijd,” a board game aiming to promote linguistic diversity and cultural understanding. Players engage in a linguistic battle, answering … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) TenneT, the Dutch transmission system operator, is moving forward with plans to extend the national 380 kV grid, with a focus on three key connections: Vierverlaten-Ens, Ens-Diemen, and Geertruidenberg-Krimpen aan den IJssel or Crayestein. The Ministry of Economic … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) The Nederlandse Waterschapsbank (NWB Bank) and the European Investment Bank (EIB) have joined forces in a €400 million loan agreement aimed at enhancing flood protection and water quality in the Netherlands. Under this partnership, NWB Bank will lend … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Netherlands, News, Technology
Tagged Dutch Water Infrastructure, EIB, flood protection, Lidwin van Velden, Netherlands, NWB Bank, partnership, Robert de Groot, sustainability, water quality
(IN BRIEF) The Vredeveld Group, a leading logistics company in the Netherlands, has implemented Continental’s ContiConnect digital tire monitoring technology across its modern fleet, resulting in significant improvements in fleet efficiency, fuel consumption, and carbon emissions reduction. With a fleet … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) KPN’s 5G network in the Netherlands has been recognized as the fastest by Ookla® for the fifth consecutive time. To make unlimited mobile internet more accessible, KPN is launching the Unlimited Series on February 5, featuring Unlimited50, Unlimited300, … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Business, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Internet & Online, Management, Netherlands, News, Technology, Telecom
Tagged Awards, Fastest 5G Network, KPN, Netherlands, Ookla®, Robin Clements, Unlimited Subscriptions
(IN BRIEF) Boels Rental has entered into a €100 million lending agreement with the European Investment Bank (EIB) to advance its decarbonization efforts in the rental machinery and equipment sector. This partnership is expected to serve as a model for … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Construction, Electronics & Machinery, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Netherlands, News
Tagged Boels Rental, decarbonization, EIB, Electrify Rental Machinery, financing, Kris Peeters, Netherlands, partnership, Pierre Boels, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) Eurojust and Europol supported a joint operation by Dutch, German, Latvian, Lithuanian, and Canadian authorities targeting alleged violations of export sanctions to Russia. During the operation, three suspects were apprehended, and 14 locations were searched as part of … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Government, Industrial, Latvia, Law, Lithuania, Management, Netherlands, News, Russia, Security & Safety
Tagged Coordinated Action, Eurojust, EUROPOL, Germany, Illegal Exports, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, partnership, RUSSIA
(IN BRIEF) Business Days Twente, the largest student career event in the Netherlands, is marking its 40th anniversary this year with a special edition. Started by study associations, it has evolved into a foundation, offering workshops, company interviews, informal activities, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Industrial, Management, Media, Netherlands, News
Tagged 40th anniversary, Business Days Twente, Career Exploration, Esmee Groenink, Ireen Wüst, Netherlands, University of Twente
(IN BRIEF) Siemens AG has successfully acquired Heliox, a renowned provider of DC fast charging solutions for eBus, eTruck fleets, and passenger vehicles. The Netherlands-based Heliox, with around 330 employees, brings a range of charging products from 40 kW to … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Netherlands, News, Switzerland, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged acquisition, DC Fast Charging Solutions, ebus, emobility, eTruck fleets, Heliox, Matthias Rebellius, Netherlands, partnership, passenger vehicles, Siemens, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) has provided a €20 million quasi-equity loan to GDI, a US-based company with an affiliate in the Netherlands, to develop silicon anode technology for batteries. This technology aims to replace graphite in batteries … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Netherlands, News, Technology
Tagged Ambroise Fayolle, Battery Performance, EIB, GDI, innovative, Netherlands, partnership, Rob Anstey, Silicon Anode Technology, sustainability, USA
(IN BRIEF) Ricoh, a leader in the print and graphics industry, has successfully acquired Albyco, a Netherlands-based business specializing in finishing solutions for digital graphic communications, labels, signage, and packaging. This strategic move enhances Ricoh’s production print finishing capabilities across … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) Judicial and law enforcement agencies from seven countries have joined forces to take action against a criminal network responsible for a series of damaging ransomware attacks worldwide. These attacks have affected over 1,800 victims in 71 countries, primarily … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Defence, Government, Industrial, Internet & Online, Law, Management, Netherlands, News, Security & Safety, Technology
Tagged Cybercrime, cybercriminals, EUROPOL, France, Germany, Global Authorities, Judicial, law enforcement agencies, Netherlands, Norway, partnership, Ransomware Network, Switzerland, UKRAINE, USA, Widespread Attacks Eurojust
(IN BRIEF) The REFORMERS research project, funded under the EU’s Horizon Europe program, has officially commenced its mission to develop and roll out “Renewable Energy Valleys” (REVs) across Europe. The project’s flagship, located in the Netherlands between Alkmaar and Heiloo, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Netherlands, News, Science, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged Empa, EU, Europe, Netherlands, partnership, Philipp Heer, REFORMERS Project, Renewable Energy Valley, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) Energy Ministers from ten North Seas Energy Cooperation (NSEC) countries, including the Netherlands, convened in The Hague, where they agreed on an updated NSEC Action Agenda aimed at boosting the expansion of offshore wind power in Europe. The … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Business, Economy, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Media, Netherlands, News, Technology
Tagged Majesty King Willem-Alexander, Ministers, Netherlands, North Seas Energy, offshore wind power, partnership, sustainability, WindEurope
(IN BRIEF) McDonald’s and FrieslandCampina have initiated a strategic partnership with the goal of accelerating the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in the production of dairy products supplied to McDonald’s restaurants in the Netherlands and Belgium. This collaboration builds on … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) Healthcare workers in the Twente and eastern Achterhoek regions of the Netherlands participated in an escape room simulation of a cyber attack organized by Acute Zorg Euregio (AZE), a regional network of organizations involved in acute care. The … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Healthcare, Industrial, Management, Netherlands, News, Science, Security & Safety, Technology
Tagged Acute Zorg Euregio (AZE), awareness, Cybersecurity, Cybertruck', Escape Room, healthcare workers, Jan-Willem Bullee, Luka Koning, Netherlands, Robin Schär, University of Twente
(IN BRIEF) Mercedes-Benz Belgium Luxembourg & Netherlands is joining forces with Eneco to establish a strategic partnership focused on charging solutions to facilitate the transition to electric driving for customers. This collaboration aims to provide both business and private customers … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Belgium, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Netherlands, News, Technology
Tagged Belgium, Claire D'Haese, Electric Driving Transition, Eneco, Leonie Baneke, Luxembourg, Mercedes-Benz, Netherlands, partnership, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) ABB has secured an order to provide a comprehensive power distribution system for two new short-sea container ships being built for Samskip Group, a global logistics company based in Rotterdam. These vessels will be among the world’s first … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Switzerland, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged ABB, ABB Onboard DC Grid™, Cochin Shipyard Ltd, ENOVA, Erik Hofmeester, hydrogen fuel cells, Hydrogen-Powered Container Ships, Juha Koskela, Madhu S Nair, Netherlands, partnership, Power Distribution System, Rotterdam, Samskip, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) Logicor, a prominent logistics real estate developer, owner, and manager in Europe, has finalized the acquisition of a logistics greenfield development site in Lelystad, Netherlands. The site spans over 61,000 m2 and will host the construction of three … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) The Lowlands festival in the Netherlands is hosting the Lowlands Science initiative in collaboration with the Dutch Research Agenda (NWA). This effort aims to make science accessible to a wide audience by merging the expertise of artists, scientists, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Management, Media, Netherlands, News, Science
Tagged Lowlands Festival, Mosquito Attraction, Netherlands, partnership, science, sustainability, The Dutch Research Council (NWO)
(IN BRIEF) Aegon has announced the successful completion of its consolidation with a.s.r., combining its Dutch pension, life and non-life insurance, banking, and mortgage origination activities. In exchange for the consolidation, Aegon received EUR 2.2 billion in cash and a … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Insurance, Investment, Management, Netherlands, News
Tagged a.s.r., Aegon, Lard Friese, Netherlands
(IN BRIEF) Kömmerling, a window profile producer, is set to utilize INEOS Inovyn’s BIOVYN™, the world’s first commercially available PVC made from renewable feedstock, in construction projects across the Netherlands. The first project will focus on renovating 19 houses to … Read the full press release
Posted in Construction, Environment, Industrial, Netherlands, United Kingdom
Tagged bio-attributed PVC, BIOVYN PVC, BIOVYNTM, carbon footprint, house construction, INEOS Inovyn, Inna Jeschke, Jelmer Bijlsma, Kömmerling, net-zero-energy constructions, Netherlands, polymers, renewable feedstock, renovation
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) and BNG Bank have renewed their collaboration in the Netherlands with a new €300 million lending agreement. The loan aims to provide low-cost financing to Dutch public sector entities, particularly healthcare and educational … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, European Union, Financial, Investment, Luxembourg, Netherlands
Tagged BNG Bank, Dutch public sector, EIB, European Investment Bank, financing, Kris Peeters, lending agreement, Netherlands, Thomas Eterman
(IN BRIEF) Amprion, the transmission system operator, invested a record amount of 1.5 billion euros in grid infrastructure expansion and conversion in the completed financial year. The company plans to invest around 22 billion euros in the transmission grid over … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, Germany, Infrastructure & Utilities, Management, Media, News
Tagged Amprion, Dr. Hans-Jürgen Brick, Netherlands, Peter Rüth
(IN BRIEF) The French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA) and Dutch Organisation for Applied Scientific Research (TNO) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen their collaboration in research and innovation. The agreement aims to enhance the … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Energy, Gas & Oil, European Union, France, Management, News, Technology
Tagged Amsterdam, autonomy, CEA, EU, France, INNOVATION, Mme Sylvie Retailleau, Mr Robbert Dijkgraaf, Mr. François Jacq, Mr. Tjark Tjin-A-Tsoi, Netherlands, partnership, RESEARCH, Technological Capacity, TNO
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