Unilever advances on its RE100 goal: now sourcing 100% renewable electricity across five continents LONDON/ROTTERDAM, 16-Sep-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — Unilever announced that it is making further progress on its RE100 goal as it works to become a ‘carbon neutral’ company … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Food & Beverage, Healthcare, Netherlands, News, United Kingdom
Tagged carbon neutral, Climate, Climate Week NYC, electricity, energy efficiency, Marc Engel, Paris Agreement, Power Purchase Agreements, RE100, renewable electricity, renewable energy, Renewable Energy Certificates, renewable grid electricity, renewable is doable, renewables, Sam Kimmins, Unilever
STOCKHOLM, 16-May-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — Vattenfall and GE Renewable Energy to partner in the deployment of GE’s new wind turbine in Europe. Haliade-X is the largest offshore wind turbine on the market to date, with a capacity of 12MW. The … Read the full press release
LONDON, 12-Mar-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — Lloyd’s Register‘s newly appointed global energy director David Clark to lead the transformation of the energy business of Lloyd’s Register (LR). The company is planning to reposition the professional services portfolio for growth through the … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Management, News, United Kingdom
Tagged Aker Solutions, carbon capture, connected assets, David Clark, energy market, energy transition, gas, Lloyds Register, LR, offshore energy sectors, oil, predictive analytics, renewables, renewables integration, Schlumberger, Wood
BRUSSELS, 5-Feb-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — ENTSO-E announces a strategic partnership that will put spotlight in the importance of transmission system operators (TSOs) for electricity in shaping a more sustainable European energy landscape. As a chosen strategic partner of one of the most important … Read the full press release
The European Commission today called for the bloc to aim for net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 in its new decarbonisation strategy. BRUSSELS, 29-Nov-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — The EU’s newly-agreed renewable energy and energy efficiency targets put the bloc on track … Read the full press release
PwC joins RE100 committing to 100% renewable power for its electricity consumption. New air travel offsetting programme targeting multiple benefits and backed by strict criteria. LONDON, 18-Oct-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — PwC’s new global environmental commitment to reduce carbon emissions, source 100% … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Management, United Kingdom
Tagged Bob Moritz, Colm Kelly, electricity, ENERGY, Mike Peirce, power, PwC, RE100, renewable energy, renewableenergy, renewables
The EBRD’s message to governments: renewables are now cheapest source of energy The Bank’s renewable energy investments top €6 billion LONDON, 08-Oct-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — The EBRD is urging a step change in levels of investment in renewable sources of … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, Government, Investment
Tagged climate finance, EBRD, ENERGY, FT Climate Finance Summit, Harry Boyd-Carpenter, investments, power, renewables
VANTAA, 13-Sep-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Biozin Holding AS has awarded Pöyry with the Owner’s Engineering Services assignment for the pre-engineering phase for the planned biozin® production plant in Norway. The new plant will convert biomass to liquid biocrude that will be … Read the full press release
Posted in Finland, Management, Norway, Technology
Tagged biocrude, Biomass, biozin®, Engineering Services a, fuels, Jon Julsen, Norway, plant, Pöyry, pre-engineering, renewables
Power and utilities deal value hits all-time quarter high of US$97b in Q1 2018 71% of sector executives expect to see a rise in deal activity within the next year Almost half (49%) of all sector deals announced in Q1 … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Infrastructure & Utilities, United Kingdom
Tagged acquisitions, deals, EY Power, Mergers, Miles Huq, power, renewables, utilities
Expansion of onshore activities in Germany planned ESSEN, 10-May-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — E.ON wants to produce more wind energy in Germany. To implement this strategy, E.ON Climate & Renewables is now taking over the German activities of Kassel-based Vortex Energy. … Read the full press release
On Monday 18 April WindEurope CEO Giles Dickson participated in a lively discussion at the German parliament on the future of renewables in Europe. BRUSSELS, 18-Apr-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Dickson was speaking at the EUFORES (European Forum for Renewable Energy) workshop … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Energy, Gas & Oil, European Union, Germany, Government
Tagged Bundestag, clean_energy, energy_transition, Europe, German parliament, Giles Dickson, renewables, WindEurope
Teddington, UK, 16-Mar-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — BMT is proud to introduce BMT Deep, an advanced interactive asset data platform designed by offshore marine professionals for offshore marine professionals. BMT Deepdelivers deeper insights for enhanced asset performance management and is the product of over … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Industrial, Internet & Online, Technology, Telecom, Transportation & Logistics, United Kingdom
Tagged BMT, data, gas, marine, offshore marine professionals, oil, platform, renewables, Soma Maroju
Bilbao, Spain, 22-Feb-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Ignacio Galán, the group’s Chairman, said: “Overall, the plan we are presenting today is fully consistent with our strategy over recent years, while seizing the opportunities provided by the new digital environment. In essence, it is … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Infrastructure & Utilities, Management, Spain
LAUSANNE, 22-Jan-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Tetra Pak pledges to support the European Commission’s Plastics Strategy, announced today as part of the EU Action Plan for a Circular Economy. The company will: Work with industry partners to ensure that by 2030, recycling … Read the full press release
Bank invests €28.3 million in corporate bond by Hellenic Petroleum to support diversification LONDON, 27-Jul-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — The EBRD has signed the first project under its new framework for renewable energy in Greece by subscribing to €28.3 million in bonds issued by Hellenic … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Energy, Gas & Oil, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, United Kingdom
Tagged EBRD, Hellenic Petroleum, renewables
BRUSSELS, 11-Jul-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Google, Norsk Hydro and Facebook are leading the growing trend of major companies looking to secure reliable and competitive power from renewable energy and reduce the risks associated with fossil fuel-based power supply. 100 top companies … Read the full press release
London / Rotterdam / Brussels, 15-10-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Unilever, together with ten other companies, calls upon the European Member States to adopt an ambitious position on energy efficiency, renewables and climate change on 23 and 24 October, including a binding … Read the full press release
EU offshore wind industry needs regulatory stability and a post-2020 EU legislative framework Brussels, Belgium, 09-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Between € 90 billion and € 123 billion are needed by the European offshore wind energy industry to meet its 2020 target of … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, Government, Law, Media
Tagged 2020 EU legislatative framework, clean renewable energy, ENERGY, EU offshore wind industry, European offshore wind energy industry, European Wind Energy Association, EWEA, EWEA OFFSHORE 2013, Frankfurt, offshore, offshore wind energy, offshore wind energy industry, post-2020 EU legislatative framework, renewables, Sarah Azau, Wind, wind energy
The Company, which hopes to invest $150 million, expects to file for state approval in the coming months The Company recently approved a 15-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with Massachusetts utilities The 75.9 megawatt (MW) project could contribute $1.6 million … Read the full press release
Following commissioning of Santo Estevo II, in operation since February The Company will invest €52 million in the construction of the new plant During the next three years of construction, IBERDROLA will generate up to 190 direct jobs 8-7-2013 — … Read the full press release
New EBRD credit line will provide loans for energy efficiency and renewables, agriculture and female entrepreneurs in partnership with Turkey’s largest bank 21-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Turkey relies on small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) for 80 per cent of its employment … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Banks, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, Financial, Investment, Small Business, Turkey
Tagged credit line, EBRD, energy efficiency, exports, female entrepreneurs, Işbank, lending, loans, Nick Tesseyman, renewables, SMEs, Turkish SMEs
Windpower in Austria: Energiepark Bruck receives EIB loan Bruck, 9-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Investment Bank (EIB) is providing a EUR 140 million loan to finance wind farms in Lower Austria. A first EUR 28 million instalment was signed today in Bruck by … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Banks, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, Financial, Government, Investment, Luxembourg
Tagged Bad Deutsch-Altenburg, Bruck an der Leitha, Dr. Thomas Uher, EIB, Enercon, Energiepark Bruck, Erste Bank, Hof and Seibersdorf, Höflein, loan, Lower Austria, Michael Hannesschläger, Petronell Carnuntum, renewable energy, renewables, Rohrau, Wilhelm Molterer, wind farm, Windpower, windpower projects