(IN BRIEF) Bouygues Group subsidiary Colas and TotalEnergies have renewed their three-year partnership to accelerate the decarbonization of the construction industry in France and beyond. The collaboration focuses on deploying biofuels such as hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO), renewable electricity, electric … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, France, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Technology
Tagged battery storage, Bernard Pinatel, biofuels, Bouygues group, Bouygues subsidiary Colas and TotalEnergies renew partnership to accelerate decarbonization of the construction industry, Bouygues subsidiary Colas and TotalEnergies strengthen partnership to advance low-carbon construction worldwide, carbon neutrality, CO2 reduction, Colas, Colas and TotalEnergies expand multi-energy solutions to accelerate sustainable construction practices, Colas Group, construction industry, decarbonization, electric vehicle charging, energy transition, France, greenhouse gas reduction, HVO100, hydrotreated vegetable oil, low carbon construction, multi-energy strategy, Pierre Vanstoflegatte, renewable electricity, renewable power, solar energy, sustainability partnership, sustainable infrastructure, TotalEnergies, TotalEnergies and Colas extend three-year partnership to drive decarbonization across Bouygues Group operations, TotalEnergies and Colas renew strategic three-year partnership to accelerate construction decarbonization in France and worldwide, TotalEnergies and Colas strengthen partnership to drive low-carbon transformation of the construction industry, TotalEnergies partnership
(IN BRIEF) Merck has officially opened its first fully climate-neutral manufacturing facility in Cork, Ireland, with a €150 million investment that will create more than 200 jobs by 2028. The 3,000-square-meter site will produce advanced filtration devices essential for the … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Ireland, Management, Marketing, News, Pharma & Biotech, Science, Technology
Tagged aseptic processing, Blarney Business Park, Carrigtwohill, cell therapies, climate-neutral manufacturing, CO2 reduction, Cork, filtration devices, gene therapies, Ireland, Jean-Charles Wirth, Life Science, Merck, Merck invests €150 million in Cork to launch first climate-neutral filter production site and create 200 jobs, Merck strengthens European supply resilience with new climate-neutral manufacturing hub in Cork, monoclonal antibodies, partnership, renewable electricity, SHAPE 2040 strategy, sustainability, tangential-flow filtration, vaccines, virus filtration, €150 million investment, €2 billion global expansion, €440 million Ireland investment
(IN BRIEF) BASF, Arkema, and AkzoNobel have reduced the carbon footprint of AkzoNobel’s Interpon D superdurable architectural powder coatings by up to 40% through a value chain partnership focused on renewable raw materials and supplier-specific carbon data. BASF supplies NPG … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Chemicals, Environment, Financial, France, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, Netherlands, News, Technology
Tagged AkzoNobel, and AkzoNobel drives sustainable innovation with lower carbon powder coating solutions, architectural coatings, Arkema, BASF, BASF supplies zero-carbon NPG to Arkema for AkzoNobel’s Interpon coatings, bio-attributed raw materials, building and construction sector, circular economy, cutting embodied carbon in the built environment, green building certification, Interpon, Interpon D, Jeff Jirak, K 2025, low carbon coatings, neopentyl glycol, NPG ZeroPCF, partnership, Partnership between BASF, powder coatings, renewable electricity, RICHARD JENKINS, sustainability, Vasilios Galanos
(IN BRIEF) Three researchers from Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e)—Max Birk, Yali Tang, and Tommaso Ristori—have each been awarded an ERC Starting Grant of €1.5 million to advance pioneering projects in gaming, sustainable industry, and healthcare. Birk will develop AI-driven … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Awards, Business, Education, Environment, Financial, Healthcare, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, Netherlands, News, Science, Technology
Tagged agentic AI, Awards, biomedical engineering, cardiac regeneration, decarbonisation, EcoIron, Eindhoven University of Technology, ERC Starting Grants, European Research Council, European research funding, GAMECHAR, gameplay analysis, green ironmaking, industrial engineering, leadership, Max Birk, mechanical engineering, metal electrodeposition, myocardial infarction, Prima™, Regenerative medicine, renewable electricity, sustainability, Tommaso Ristori, TU/e, Yali Tang
(IN BRIEF) Wood has secured $18 million in contracts to provide project management consultancy for Turkey’s largest polypropylene plant and terminal facility, part of the Ceyhan project in Adana province. Deploying more than 70 experts, Wood will oversee EPC works … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Chemicals, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Turkey, United Kingdom
Tagged Adana, carbon reduction, Ceyhan project, EPC, Gerry Traynor, Hydrogen Fuel, partnership, Petrochemical Industry, PMC, polypropylene plant, polypropylene production, Project Management Consultancy, propane storage, renewable electricity, Rönesans Holding, Sonatrach, Stolt-Nielsen, sustainability, Turkey, Wood
(IN BRIEF) RWE and Norges Bank Investment Management have marked a significant milestone in their joint Nordseecluster offshore wind project with the installation of the first monopile foundation approximately 50 km off the coast of Juist, Germany. Each foundation, weighing … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Construction, Economy, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Norway, Technology
Tagged 1.6 GW, Boreas, climate targets, Eemshaven, energy transition, German North Sea, Germany, Green Energy, Juist, monopile, Nordseecluster, Nordseecluster A, Nordseecluster B, Norges Bank Investment Management, offshore installation, Offshore wind, OranjeWind, partnership, renewable electricity, RWE, Sofia project, sustainability, sustainable infrastructure, Thor project, TotalEnergies, transition piece-less, Van Oord, wind energy, wind turbine foundations
(IN BRIEF) SUEZ and RATP Group have agreed on a 16‑year PPA for nearly 100 GWh per year of renewable electricity generated from household waste. This partnership supports RATP’s ISO 50001‑certified energy management program and its goal to reduce energy‑related greenhouse gas … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, France, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Management, News
Tagged David Lamy, energy transition, greenhouse gas emissions, household waste recovery, Île‑de‑France, Jean‑Yves Leclercq, Paris Agreement, Power Purchase Agreement, PPA, RATP Group, renewable electricity, Science Based Targets initiative, SUEZ, waste‑to‑energy
(IN BRIEF) Henkel and Synthomer have formed a strategic partnership to reduce carbon emissions in the production of Henkel’s TECHNOMELT® hot melt adhesives. This collaboration focuses on integrating renewable energy in the production process and incorporates Synthomer’s CLIMA-branded products to … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Chemicals, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged adhesives, automotive, biogas, carbon emissions, carbon footprint, carbon reduction, CLIMA-branded products, Climate Action, consumer goods, electronics, environmental impact, Henkel, hot melt adhesives, INNOVATION, ISO14067, Manufacturing, packaging, partnership, renewable electricity, renewable energy, Scope 1 emissions, Scope 3 emissions, sustainability, Synthomer, TECHNOMELT®, Together for Sustainability, TÜV SÜD
(IN BRIEF) EP Power Minerals GmbH (EPPM), part of Energetický a průmyslový holding (EPH), has entered into a 20-year joint venture agreement with Drax Power Limited through its subsidiary Power Minerals Limited (PML). This collaboration will create a new, state-of-the-art … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Czech Republic, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged 20-year agreement, carbon emissions reduction, cement production, CO₂ emissions reduction, Drax Power Limited, Drax Power Station, Energetický a průmyslový holding, environmental sustainability, EP Power Minerals GmbH, EPH, EPPM, fly ash, green cement, innovative factory, Jan Špringl, joint venture, legacy coal ash, partership, PML, Power Minerals Limited, Pulverised Fuel Ash (PFA), renewable electricity, SCM, supplementary cementitious material, sustainability, sustainable construction, UK fly ash market
(IN BRIEF) AkzoNobel is making significant progress in China toward its goal of achieving 100% renewable electricity across its production sites. Currently, eight of the company’s 15 facilities in China are utilizing a combination of self-generated and externally sourced renewable … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Chemicals, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Netherlands, News, Technology
Tagged AkzoNobel, Changzhou, Chengdu, CHINA, decorative paints, energy transition, environmental impact, global operations, green factory, Guangzhou, Langfang, partnership, Pilawa, Poland, renewable electricity, Shanghai, solar energy, solar panels, sustainability, sustainability goals, Suzhou, Wijnand Bruinsma, Wuhan, zero-carbon alternatives
(IN BRIEF) Chemetall, part of BASF’s Coatings division, has transitioned its Blackman Township production facility in Michigan to 100% renewable electricity, marking a significant step in its sustainability efforts. Partnering with BASF Renewable Energy, the facility will use wind and … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Chemicals, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Technology
Tagged BASF, BASF Renewable Energy, Blackman Township, carbon footprint, Chemetall, circular economy, CO2 emissions reduction, CO2 reduction, Coatings division, Frank Naber, Green Energy, Jackson County, Michigan, partnership, renewable electricity, Renewable Energy Certificates, solar power, sustainability, sustainable operations, Virtual Power Purchase Agreements, vPPAs, wind power
(IN BRIEF) As of January 2025, BASF Coatings has successfully transitioned to 100% renewable electricity at its Greenville, Ohio and Blackman Township, Michigan sites, resulting in an anticipated reduction of more than 11,000 tons of CO2 annually. This shift supports … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Chemicals, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Technology
Tagged automotive industry, automotive OEMs, BASF Coatings, Blackman Township Michigan, carbon footprint, Chemetall, clearcoats, climate protection targets, CO2 emissions reduction, Dr. Markus Piepenbrink, E-Coats, energy transition, environmental impact, EPA GHG Emissions Calculator, Frank Naber, green transformation, Greenville Ohio, Jeffrey Jones, mass balance approach, partnership, Power Purchase Agreements, renewable electricity, renewable energy, Renewable Energy Certificates, resins, surface treatment, sustainability, thin-film technologies
(IN BRIEF) BASF’s Performance Materials division has completed a major sustainability milestone by transitioning all its European production sites to renewable electricity, starting in 2025. This step affects the company’s manufacturing of Engineering Plastics, Polyurethanes, Thermoplastic Polyurethanes, and Specialty Polymers. … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Chemicals, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Technology
Tagged #OurPlasticsJourney, 2030, 3B Fibreglass, alternative raw materials, BASF, BASF's climate goals, circular economy, climate-neutral, CO2 emissions, CO2 footprint, engineering plastics, green steam, greenhouse gas emissions, Ludwigshafen, Martin Jung, offshore wind farm, Performance Materials division, polyurethanes, renewable electricity, renewable energy, specialty polymers, sustainability, thermoplastic polyurethanes, Vattenfall
(IN BRIEF) Moeve, in partnership with Bio-Oils Energy and supported by Alfa Laval technology, is advancing a €1.2 billion SAF production project in Spain. The new facility in Huelva, set to produce 500,000 tonnes of SAF and renewable diesel annually, … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Spain, Sweden, Technology
Tagged advanced feedstocks, Alfa Laval, Apical Group, Aviation Decarbonization, aviation fuel, Bio-Oils Energy, biofuel production, Biofuels Plant, CEPSA, CO2 reduction, fats and oils waste, feedstock flexibility, Green Energy, Huelva, IEA, Moeve, net-zero emissions, Palos de la Frontera, partnership, Positive Motion strategy, Pre-treatment equipment, renewable diesel, renewable electricity, renewable fuels, SAF, second-generation biofuels, sustainability, sustainable aviation fuel, sustainable production, sustainable transport, waste oils, water reclamation
(IN BRIEF) SFE has awarded ANDRITZ a contract to supply advanced electromechanical equipment for the new Øksenelvane hydropower plant, which will significantly increase clean energy production in Norway. The project is set to play a key role in supporting Norway’s … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Norway, Technology
Tagged Andritz, clean energy, Firdakraft AS, grid stability, hydropower contract, hydropower solutions, Norway, partnership, Pelton turbines, renewable electricity, renewable energy, SFE, Sogn og Fjordane Energi, sustainability, sustainable energy future, Øksenelvane hydropower plant
(IN BRIEF) Volkswagen is significantly expanding its support for renewable energy projects across Europe, backing 26 solar and wind farms in nine countries, including the Djupdal wind farm in Sweden. These initiatives generated approximately 1.1 terawatt-hours of electricity in 2024, … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Technology
Tagged 000 charging points, 1.1 terawatt-hours, 2024, 750, charging network, CO2 footprint, decarbonization, Djupdal wind farm, dynamic energy tariff, electric vehicles, EU green electricity mix, Europe, Fraunhofer Institute, green power projects, ID. models, ID. vehicles, ID.4, partnership, rapid chargers, renewable electricity, renewable energy, renewable energy tariff, solar farms, sustainability, Sweden, Volkswagen, Volkswagen ID. fleet, Volkswagen Naturstrom Flex, wind farms
(IN BRIEF) The VELUX Group celebrates the completion and full operation of a 54 MWp photovoltaic (PV) solar park in Alhendín, Spain, developed by BayWa r.e. under a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA). This innovative Agri-PV installation combines renewable energy generation … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Business, Denmark, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Spain, Technology
Tagged Agri-PV Solar Park, Daniel Gäfke, Kim Jonas, partnership, renewable electricity, Spain, sustainability, VELUX Group
(IN BRIEF) In their recently launched 2023 Sustainability Report, VELUX showcased remarkable progress in reducing emissions and advancing sustainability initiatives. By securing 100% documented renewable electricity and cutting emissions from their own operations by 16% compared to 2022, VELUX is … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) TotalEnergies has secured over 1.5 GW of renewable Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) with 600+ industrial and commercial clients globally. With 1.1 GW already operational, generating 1.5 TWh annually, an additional 400 MW will be commissioned by year-end. These … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, France, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Management
Tagged battery storage, biogas, CO₂ capture, CO₂ storage, CO₂ use, electric mobility, electricity, energy transition, floating photovoltaic plant, GRP steel factory, Gunung Raja Paksi steel factory, Holcim Belgium, hydrogen, JFK Airport, low-carbon fuels, Power Purchase Agreements, PPAs, PV plant, renewable, renewable electricity, Rooftop Solar System, Sharqiyah Desalination Plant, solar carport project, solar electricity, solar facility, sustainable aviation fuel, TotalEnergies, Veolia, Vincent Stoquart
(IN BRIEF) Saint-Gobain has initiated very low carbon production of siding at its US manufacturing sites in Kansas, Georgia, and Maryland, resulting in a remarkable 96% reduction in scope 1 and 2 emissions. This achievement is driven by the electrification … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, France, Industrial
Tagged 100% renewably sourced electricity, carbon-neutral economy, electrification of its manufacturing, GEORGIA, glass, glass wool, Kansas, Maryland, McPherson, net zero emission, plasterboard, renewable electricity, Saint-Gobain, scope 1 emission, scope 2 emission, siding, Social Circle, sustainable construction, US manufacturing sites, US siding manufacturing, very low carbon production, Williamsport
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