(IN BRIEF) Empa researchers and industry experts have analyzed the challenges involved in commercializing emerging solar cell technologies and concluded that earlier collaboration between research institutions and industry is essential for success. The study examined CIGS and perovskite thin-film solar … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, Science, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged CIGS solar cells, Empa, Empa Analysis Shows How Research and Industry Cooperation Can Accelerate Solar Technology Innovation, energy technology development, Innosuisse, Internet of Things, Mirjana Dimitrievska, Nature Energy, New Empa Research Explores Commercialization Challenges for Perovskite and CIGS Solar Technologies, Perovskia Solar, perovskite solar cells, photovoltaics, renewable energy research, silicon solar cells, solar innovation, solar technology commercialization, sustainable energy, tandem solar cells, thin film solar cells
(IN BRIEF) STRABAG subsidiary ZÜBLIN has been appointed as general contractor for the construction of B’Ella Berlin, a large-scale mixed-use development at Berlin Südkreuz being delivered for Hines on behalf of RONDUS DRITTE Immobilienbesitz GmbH & Co KG the project … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Business, Construction, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, News, Real Estate
Tagged Berlin Südkreuz, B’Ella Berlin, B’Ella Berlin Moves Ahead as ZÜBLIN Commences Construction of Fossil-Free Mixed-Use Development at Berlin Südkreuz, climate neutrality 2040, climate-friendly building, commercial space, communal space, day-care centre, DGNB Platinum, geothermal energy, Hines, KFN funding, mixed use development, Noefer Architekten, office space, photovoltaics, public transport access, residential units, RONDUS DRITTE Immobilienbesitz GmbH & Co KG, STRABAG, subsidised housing, sustainable construction, Tchoban Voss Architekten, urban development, Züblin
(IN BRIEF) centrotherm international AG has restructured its Supervisory Board following a proposal from its Management Board and new main shareholder Ardian Semiconductor, with the Ulm Local Court appointing Dr. Helmut Gassel and Stefan Kappis as members effective January 15, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Investment, Management, Technology
Tagged Ardian Semiconductor, Barclays, battery production, centrotherm international AG, centrotherm international AG Reshapes Its Supervisory Board to Support Next Phase of Strategic Growth, coating technologies, corporate governance, Dr Helmut Gassel, Dr Xinan Jia, Hans-Hasso Kersten, Infineon Technologies, microelectronics, photovoltaics, Robert M Hartung, Semiconductor industry, Silian Partners, Stefan Kappis, Supervisory Board, thermal production solutions, Ulm Local Court
(IN BRIEF) EQT Foundation has launched a new open call under its Science Grants programme to support deeptech research aimed at reducing reliance on critical minerals in climate technologies. Offering non-dilutive grants of €25,000 to €100,000, the initiative targets high-risk, … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Environment, Industrial, Investment, Management, Metals and Minerals, Science, Sweden, Technology
Tagged batteries, Cilia Holmes Indahl, circular materials, clean energy, climate technologies, critical minerals, deeptech research, energy storage, EQT Foundation, EQT Foundation Invites Scientists Worldwide to Apply for Deeptech Grants Supporting the Green Transition, green transition, non-dilutive funding, photovoltaics, power electronics, rare earth elements, Science Grants programme
(IN BRIEF) Three Swiss deep-tech startups spun out of Empa are showcasing cutting-edge hardware innovations at CES 2026 in Las Vegas. BTRY AG is presenting ultra-thin solid-state batteries with one-minute charging, Ionic Wind AG is demonstrating fanless ionic-wind cooling for … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Internet & Online, Investment, Management, Science, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged autonomous electronics, BTRY AG, CES 2026, electronics cooling, Empa, Empa-Derived Startups Highlight Next-Generation Hardware at CES 2026, energy storage, hardware innovation, ionic wind, Ionic Wind AG, IoT devices, Las Vegas technology showcase, materials science, Perovskia Solar, perovskite solar cells, photovoltaics, solid-state batteries, Swiss deep tech, Swiss engineering
(IN BRIEF) Solvay has doubled production capacity for electronic grade hydrogen peroxide at its Zhenjiang facility in China, responding to surging demand from the semiconductor industry. The ultra-pure material, used for cleaning and etching in chip manufacturing, requires precision down … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Business, Chemicals, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged Carlos Silveira, CHINA, chip manufacturing, electronic chemicals market, electronic grade hydrogen peroxide, flat panel displays, high-purity materials, integrated circuits, INTEROX Pico, LED fabrication, MEMS, Moore’s Law, partnership, Philippe Kehren, photovoltaics, Semiconductor industry, Solvay, Solvay expands Zhenjiang facility to double capacity of high-purity hydrogen peroxide for semiconductor manufacturing, Solvay strengthens global leadership in electronic chemicals with Zhenjiang hydrogen peroxide expansion, sustainability, ultra-pure chemicals, Zhenjiang
(IN BRIEF) RWE’s agrivoltaics demonstration project in Bedburg has delivered promising first results, showing that solar electricity production and crop farming can successfully coexist. Since early 2024, about 6,100 solar modules have generated enough green power for 1,044 German homes … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged agriculture, agrivoltaics, barley, Bedburg, climate protection, energy transition, Forschungszentrum Jülich, Fraunhofer ISE, Garzweiler, Katja Wünschel, North Rhine-Westphalia, partnership, photovoltaics, progres.nrw, raspberries, renewable energy, RWE, solar energy, sustainability, Wheat
(IN BRIEF) HOCHTIEF has been commissioned by the University of Duisburg-Essen to construct a new interdisciplinary research center on its Essen campus and to convert a historic boiler house in Krefeld into a state-of-the-art event venue. The five-story research facility … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Education, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Science, Technology
Tagged campus development, cultural infrastructure, e-mobility, energy research, environmental science, Essen campus, event center, higher education, HOCHTIEF, interdisciplinary science, Krefeld, laboratory construction, Mies van der Rohe campus, nanotechnology, partnership, photovoltaics, research center, sustainability, University of Duisburg-Essen, urban redevelopment
(IN BRIEF) In 2024, the European Investment Bank (EIB) Group provided €2.2 billion in financing to Greece, focusing on boosting energy resilience, supporting business growth, and enhancing disaster preparedness. Key projects included solar parks, grid upgrades, and disaster management infrastructure, … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Greece, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, News, Technology
Tagged battery storage, Business Growth, civil protection, climate adaptation, Decarbonisation Fund, DEPA Commercial, disaster management, disaster preparedness, economic development, EIB Group, EIF, energy supply, EU, financing, firefighting aircraft, Greece, grid upgrades, HEDNO, investment multiplier, Kostis Hatzidakis, partnership, photovoltaics, PPC Renewables, renewable energy, renewable energy projects, small and medium-sized enterprises, SME Support, solar parks, strategic financing, sustainability, sustainable development, Yannis Tsakiris, €2.2 billion
(PRESS RELEASE) DÜSSELDORF, 24-Nov-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Rheinmetall AG (ETR: RHM), a German integrated technology group active in the automotive and defence industries, has announced that the large solar power plant installed at Pierburg SA, a Rheinmetall subsidiary, in Abadanio, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Defence, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Germany, Industrial, Spain
Tagged Abadanio, CEBEC, climate neutrality, CO2 emissions, photovoltaics, Pierburg SA, Province of Bizkaia, Rheinmetall, solar power plant, Spain
(PRESS RELEASE) COURBEVOIE, France, 28-Sep-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Saint-Gobain (EPA: SGO), a French multinational producer of construction, high-performance, and other materials, has announced the acquisition of a minority stake in Megasol’s business unit that manufactures building-integrated photovoltaics in Deitingen, Switzerland. … Read the full press release
Posted in Construction, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, France, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged BIPV, building envelopes, Building Integrated Photovoltaics, decarbonization, façade construction, glass, Markus Gisler, Megasol, Patrick Maier, photovoltaics, Saint-Gobain, solar building materials, sustainable construction, sustainable solutions
Solar panels make electronic systems on trucks sustainable Monthly saving of up to 100 litres of fuel per truck Reducing a truck’s overall fuel consumption up to 6% annually (PRESS RELEASE) HELMOND, Netherlands, 24-Aug-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Kuehne+Nagel (SWX: KNIN), one … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Industrial, Netherlands, News, Switzerland, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Kuehne+Nagel, logistics, Martijn Ildiz, photovoltaics, reducing CO2 emissions, René van den Akker, solar electricity, solar panels, solar powered trucks, SolarOnTop, sustainable supply chain, Trucks
Sonnenkollektoren machen elektronische Systeme auf Lastwagen nachhaltig Monatliche Einsparung von bis zu 100 Liter Kraftstoff pro LKW Senkung des Gesamtkraftstoffverbrauchs eines Lkw um bis zu 6 % pro Jahr (PRESSEMITTEILUNG) HELMOND, Netherlands, 24-Aug-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Kühne+Nagel (SWX: KNIN), eines der … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Industrial, Netherlands, Switzerland, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Kuehne+Nagel, Kühne+Nagel, LKW, logistics, Logistik, Martijn Ildiz, nachhaltige Lieferkette, photovoltaics, Photovoltaik, reducing CO2 emissions, Reduzierung der CO2-Emissionen, René van den Akker, solar electricity, solar panels, solar powered trucks, solarbetriebene Lkw, Solarmodule, SolarOnTop, Solarstrom, sustainable supply chain, Trucks
If fully-developed the projects would create a total investment of €500 million. (PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 19-Oct-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Lightsource bp, a global leader in the development and management of solar energy announces that it has secured its first projects … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, News, Poland, United Kingdom
Tagged Bogdan Kucharski, clean electricity, decarbonisation, Dolnośląskie, energy transition, Lightsource BP, Lubuskie, Michal Glowacki, photovoltaics, Poland, Polish solar market, renewable energy, renewables, solar energy, Vlasios Souflis, Wielkopolskie, Zachodnio-pomorskie
(PRESS RELEASE) PRAGUE, 6-May-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — The Legion Finance Trade Limited Group signed a loan agreement in the aggregate amount of up to 897 million Euro on the 5th of May with Triskata International, a company incorporated in the … Read the full press release
Posted in Czech Republic, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, News
Tagged Barry Brogan, Edward Siciliano, electricity, Legion Finance Trade Limited Group, Liljana Simonoska, loan, photovoltaics, power plant, PV plant, Republic of Czech, solar energy, Triskata International
ZURICH, 26-2-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — As part of its strategy implementation, Alpiq is expanding its energy services portfolio and has acquired the Helion Solar Group. The company is the Swiss market leader for the planning, implementation and maintenance of photovoltaic and … Read the full press release
Concentrated solar power can be part of the solution for sustainable energy in the future — not least in those developing countries where sunshine is plentiful. STOCKHOLM, 23-2-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — One of the few solar laboratories in the world … Read the full press release
Over 80 specialists in Bayer-led EcoCommercial Building program Leverkusen, 24-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — A worldwide specialist network for sustainable building led by Bayer MaterialScience continues to grow: The newest member of the EcoCommercial Building program (ECB) is the German subsidiary of … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Germany, Real Estate
Tagged architects, Bayer, Bayer MaterialScience, building materials, Cement, Cemex Germany, EcoCommercial Building program, geothermal energy, Leverkusen, material manufacturers, mineral raw materials, partnership, photovoltaics, property developers, ready-mixed concrete, renewable energies, sustainable building, Thomas Adenauer, Thorsten Arlt
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