(IN BRIEF) wpd has secured a CPPA with Nomura Real Estate Development for the 7.48 MW Higashi Izu Furusato onshore wind farm in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. Developed alongside GPSS Group, the project will deploy three Enercon turbines and begin operations in … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Real Estate, Technology
Tagged Asia markets, corporate power purchase agreement, CPPA, decarbonization, Enercon turbines, GPSS Group, Hans‑Christoph Brumberg, Higashi Izu Furusato Wind Power Plant, Hiroyuki Nakagawa, NF Power Services, Nomura Real Estate Development, onshore wind, partnership, renewable energy, Shizuoka Prefecture, solar energy pipeline, sustainability, wind energy pipeline, WPD
(IN BRIEF) Chung Hwa Pulp Corporation has awarded ANDRITZ a turnkey package of chemical recovery technologies for its Hualien pulp mill, with start-up slated for Q2 2027. The scope includes a 1,400 tds/d recovery boiler with digital process controls, a … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Business, Chemicals, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged 108 t/d, Andritz, ash leaching plant, black liquor evaporation, Chang Mingyih, chemical recovery, Chung Hwa Pulp Corporation, CircleToZero, digitalization, Emissions Reduction, Hualien mill, lamella heating surfaces, Lo-NOₓ solution, partnership, pulp mill technology, recovery boiler, renewable energy, sustainability, Taiwan
(IN BRIEF) Empa, in partnership with ETH Zurich and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, has developed a five-tier pyramid model to quantify energy supply security, addressing a longstanding gap in energy-system planning. Each tier—from self-production through complete autarky—provides quantitative indices that … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged autonomy, complete autarky, Empa, Empa Engineering Sciences, energy storage, energy supply security, energy trilemma, ETH Zurich, Georgios Mavromatidis, hydro reservoirs, iScience, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Matthias Sulzer, partnership, renewable energy, self-production, self-sufficiency, Switzerland 2050 scenario, system adequacy, thermal storage, vehicle batteries
(IN BRIEF) The EIB and ICF have launched a €100 million loan—the initial tranche of a total €200 million facility—to finance sustainability-focused projects by Catalan SMEs. ICF will use these funds to underwrite investments in renewable energy systems, energy-efficiency retrofits, … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, News, Small Business, Spain, Technology
Tagged Climate Action, EIB, electric vehicles, energy efficiency, environmental sustainability, European Investment Bank, Gilles Badot, green transition, ICF, Institut Català de Finances, Mid-Caps, partnership, renewable energy, small and medium-sized enterprises, SMEs, Strategic Roadmap 2024–2027, sustainability, Vanessa Servera, waste management
(IN BRIEF) voestalpine and VERBUND are expanding the H2FUTURE PEM electrolysis pilot in Linz, adding €16.4 million in compression, purification, and storage infrastructure—five new tanks and associated loading systems—to their 6 MW, 12-stack electrolyzer that has been producing 1 200 … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Technology
Tagged compression, electric arc furnace, energy transition, European hydrogen pilot, GREEN HYDROGEN, greentec steel, grid stability, H2FUTURE, Herbert Eibensteiner, Linz, Michael Strugl, net-zero CO₂, PEM electrolysis, purification, renewable energy, storage tanks, VERBUND, voestalpine
(IN BRIEF) Alfa Laval has completed the acquisition of Fives Energy Cryogenics, enhancing its portfolio with specialized cryogenic heat exchangers and pumps for LNG, hydrogen, CO₂, and nitrogen applications. This move strengthens Alfa Laval’s position in the LNG market and … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, France, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Internet & Online, Investment, News, Sweden, Technology
Tagged acquisition, Alfa Laval, carbon capture, carbon dioxide, CEO, CHINA, cryogenic technology, Energy Division, energy transition, Fives Energy Cryogenics, France, heat exchangers, hydrogen, LNG, nitrogen, pumps, regulatory approvals, renewable energy, sustainable growth, Switzerland, Tom Erixon
(IN BRIEF) In the second quarter of 2025, PNE Group obtained permits for three onshore wind farms in Brandenburg (one turbine added at Gerdshagen), Hesse (a 7.2 MW turbine at Holzhäuser Berg), and North Rhine-Westphalia (five turbines totaling 33 MW … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, News, Technology
Tagged 20 MWp, Brandenburg, energy storage, Gerdshagen, Hesse, Holzhäuser Berg, Niederkrüchten, North Rhine-Westphalia, onshore wind farms, Photovoltaic Plant, PNE group, Power-to-X, renewable energy, Roland Stanze
(IN BRIEF) PwC’s latest Protecting People & Prosperity report finds that 32 percent of semiconductor output will rely on copper sources exposed to severe drought by 2035, rising to 58 percent by 2050 without emissions cuts. As semiconductors underpin digital … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged AI, chip manufacturing, circular economy, climate adaptation, climate disruption, copper supply, desalination, drought risk, ESG, Glenn Burm, global trade, Lynne Baber, material innovation, Protecting People & Prosperity, PwC, renewable energy, Semiconductor industry, supplier diversification, supply chain resilience, sustainability, water recycling
(IN BRIEF) Diergaarde Blijdorp’s Oceanium has opened “Living with Wind Parks,” an interactive exhibit developed with Ecowende to demonstrate how offshore wind infrastructure can support North Sea ecosystems. Featuring aquaria that simulate turbine bases as artificial reefs and tree-reef nurseries … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, Media, Netherlands, News, Science, Technology
Tagged artificial reefs, bird and bat protection, conservation education, Diergaarde Blijdorp, Ecowende, habitat restoration, IJmuiden, interactive radar game, Kids Panel, Living with Wind Parks, marine biodiversity, North Sea, Oceanium, offshore wind energy, partnership, renewable energy, sustainability, sustainable North Sea, tree reefs
(IN BRIEF) voestalpine and VERBUND are expanding the H2FUTURE PEM electrolysis pilot plant in Linz with a new compression and purification unit and five hydrogen storage tanks, at a cost of €16.4 million. The follow-up project continues their research into … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, Metals and Minerals, News, Technology
Tagged compression, electric arc furnace, GREEN HYDROGEN, greentec steel, grid-frequency balancing, H2FUTURE, H2FUTURE Follow-Up, Herbert Eibensteiner, industrial research collaboration, Linz Austria, Michael Strugl, net-zero CO₂ emissions by 2050, partnership, PEM electrolysis, project timeline, purification, renewable energy, storage tanks, sustainability, VERBUND AG, Vienna Stock Exchange, voestalpine AG
(IN BRIEF) Nordex has been contracted by SAB WindTeam to supply thirteen N163/6.X turbines (91 MW) with a 20-year Premium Service package for the Fretzdorfer Heide wind farm in Brandenburg; installation begins Q3 2026 and full commissioning is expected by … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged Brandenburg, Felipe Villalon Waldburg-Zeil, Fretzdorfer Heide, Itzehoe, Lars Niebuhr, Lyon, N163/6.X turbines, Nantes, Nordex Group, onshore wind development, partnership, renewable energy, SAB WindTeam GmbH, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) Vantage Data Centers will build a highly efficient data center near Frankfurt, financed through a European syndication led by KfW IPEX-Bank with two international banking partners. The facility targets a PUE of ~1.2, operates on 100% renewable energy, … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Environment, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged Aida Welker, bookrunner, closed-loop cooling, data center sustainability, digital infrastructure, European syndication, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, KfW IPEX-Bank, partnership, Project Finance, PUE 1.2, renewable energy, sustainability, underwriter, Vantage Data Centers, Waste Heat Recovery, water efficiency
(IN BRIEF) RWE energised the 35 MW (AC) Langford Solar Farm in Devon—its first UK solar project—on 2 July 2025. The site, equipped with an innovative 35 MW (AC) hybrid battery storage system, will generate approximately 49,500 MWh per year, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged biodiversity net gain, clean electricity, Clean Power Mission, community benefit fund, CO₂ savings, Devon, hybrid battery storage, Katja Wünschel, Langford Solar Farm, partnership, renewable energy, RWE, solar power, Solar Roadmap, sustainability, UK Solar Developers Charter
(IN BRIEF) ScottishPower’s “Half Price Weekends” initiative, offering customers 50% off electricity every Saturday and Sunday from 11 am to 4 pm, has won the Behaviour Change Campaign of the Year Award at the 2025 UK Green Business Awards. Launched … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, Media, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged 350 000 customers, Andrew Ward, Awards, Behavioural Change Campaign of the Year, clean energy transition, demand flexibility, grid load reduction, Half Price Weekends, Iberdrola, leadership, off-peak electricity, renewable energy, ScottishPower, smart meters, sustainability, sustainable consumption, the Brewery London, UK Green Business Awards 2025, weekend discount, £4 million, €4.7 million savings
(IN BRIEF) Olympia Odos has inaugurated Greece’s largest solar installation along a motorway, deploying 10 MWp of photovoltaic panels across 19 sites in Achaia, Corinth and Western Attica. Financed and constructed in under two years via the concession model, the … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, France, Government, Greece, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged 10 MWp, 19 solar parks, 26 chargers per 100 km, Achaia, Aktor, Avax, Belen Marcos, carbon footprint reduction, Christos Dimas, concession framework, concession model, Corinth, Dr. Panagiotis Papanikolas, EV fast chargers, Greece’s largest photovoltaic program, grid connection, LED lighting, Net Zero 2030, Olympia Odos, operational energy needs, partnership, renewable energy, roadside land, rooftops, scopes 1 and 2 emissions, sustainability, sustainable infrastructure, Terna, the-perfect-fit.de, toll canopies, VINCI Highways, Western Attica, €10 million investment
(IN BRIEF) Eneco, in partnership with Liander, Stedin, Enexis, Essent and Vattenfall, is launching a Flexibility Rewards program targeting 35,000 households in 21 congested areas. From July, participants can earn benefits—such as discounted EV charging or home-battery offers—by shifting electricity … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, Netherlands, News, Technology
Tagged customer incentives, Eneco, Enexis, Essent, Flexibility Rewards, grid congestion, home batteries, Liander, off-peak consumption, partnership, peak demand reduction, renewable energy, Selina Thurer, smart EV charging, Stedin, sustainability, sustainable grid management, Vattenfall, Zonneplan
(IN BRIEF) Husqvarna Group has been named one of the “World’s Most Sustainable Companies” for the second consecutive year by TIME and Statista, placing among the top Swedish firms in the 2025 edition. Out of an initial pool of 5,000 … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Business, Electronics & Machinery, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Sweden, Technology
Tagged 2025 ranking, Awards, Calle Medin, Climate Action, employee well-being, ESG reporting, gender diversity, greenhouse-gas emissions, Husqvarna Group, ledership, Operational Excellence, renewable energy, Statista, sustainability, sustainable growth, Swedish companies, TIME, World’s Most Sustainable Companies
(IN BRIEF) JUWI GmbH will appoint Jost Backhaus as Chairman of the Management Board on October 1, 2025, where he will manage Finance, HR, Legal, Strategy, and Portfolio Management. He replaces Carsten Bovenschen, who exited at the end of May … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News
Tagged Carsten Bovenschen, CEO, Chairman of the Management Board, Christian Arnold, Dr. Hansjörg Roll, ENERCON GmbH, energy transition, finance, human resources, industrial engineer, Jost Backhaus, Juwi GmbH, legal affairs, offshore wind turbines, onshore wind turbines, portfolio management, project development, renewable energy, Steelwind GmbH, Stephan Hansen, STRATEGY
(IN BRIEF) Telia Estonia has equipped nearly a quarter of its mobile base stations with solar installations—10–20 kW arrays built and operated by Sunly under a 15-year contract—yielding an estimated 1.5 GWh of renewable power annually. This innovation powers network … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Estonia, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Sweden, Technology, Telecom
Tagged 1.5 GWh, battery storage, clean energy connectivity, Estonia mobile network, Mihkel Kõiv, mobile masts, net zero 2040, network resilience, partnership, renewable energy, scope 1 and 2 emissions, smart energy management, solar parks, Sunly, telecom sustainability, Telia Estonia
(IN BRIEF) Telia Norway has completed the nationwide rollout of its 5G network, reaching 99% population coverage by December 2024, four years after its initial launch. This expansion has spurred a 102% increase in data traffic while reducing energy consumption … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Norway, Sweden, Technology, Telecom
Tagged Data traffic, energy per terabyte, energy reduction, Georg Svendsen, Lillestrøm, mobile data traffic, nationwide 5G, net-zero emissions by 2040, Network Efficiency, NPS benchmarking, partnership, power management, renewable energy, Rohde & Schwarz NPS 829, Telia Norway
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