(IN BRIEF) The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development is providing RON 300 million, equivalent to €57 million, to Delgaz Grid SA to support the modernisation and digitalisation of electricity distribution infrastructure in north-eastern Romania. The loan will finance part … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, European Union, Financial, Investment, Romania, Technology
Tagged capital expenditure programme, commercial banks, Delgaz Grid, Delgaz Grid SA, distribution system operator, E.ON Group, EBRD, EBRD and Commercial Banks Back Delgaz Grid’s 2026-2030 Electricity Infrastructure Investment Programme, EBRD Financing to Help Delgaz Grid Reduce Network Losses and Support Renewable Energy Integration in Romania, electricity distribution, electricity interruptions, energy infrastructure, Energy Reliability, energy security, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, gas distribution, institutional investment, network digitalisation, network losses, network modernisation, north-eastern Romania, renewable energy integration, renewable energy targets, Romania, Romanian electricity network, RON 3 billion facility, RON 300 million loan, smart meters, syndicated facility, Vanora Bennett, €57 million financing, €573 million syndicated facility
(IN BRIEF) Four research projects will receive €5.7 million in KIC funding to explore how better data sharing can support the energy transition in the Netherlands, with total project funding exceeding €8 million when co-funding is included. The projects were … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, Netherlands, Technology
Tagged Alliander, CBS, Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica, CINEA, companies, data ownership, data sharing, data standards, Delft University of Technology, Digital Twins, Dutch Energy Transition Research Gains Over €8 Million in Total Support for Data Sharing Innovation, Dutch research, energy data, energy dataspaces, energy planning, energy transition, FEDERATE, Four Research Projects Secure KIC Funding to Address Data Challenges in the Dutch Energy Transition, gas-free heating, Gemeente Amsterdam, Gemeente Nijmegen, Gemeente Utrecht, Governments and Industry, grid congestion, grid operators, heat transition, Hogeschool Utrecht, I Lampropoulos, KIC, Liander, M Cvetkovic, municipalities, New KIC-Funded Projects to Strengthen Energy Data Collaboration Between Researchers, NWO, Open Universiteit, privacy, provinces, Provincie Utrecht, Radboud University Nijmegen, renewable energy, SHARE, Sharing the Warmth, smart meters, sociotechnical challenges, Stedin, sustainable energy, synthetic data, T A Alskaif, TNO, TRUST-ET, TU Delft, TU Eindhoven, Utrecht University, VNG, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Wageningen University & Research, Y Shapovalova, €5.7 Million Funding Boosts Dutch Research Into Privacy-Safe Data Sharing for Renewable Energy Systems
(IN BRIEF) EDF Energy and Alzheimer’s Society are expanding efforts to improve accessibility for customers affected by dementia during Dementia Action Week. The initiative includes simplifying communications, redesigning digital services, improving access to support programs and making smart meter information … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, Healthcare, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, Retail, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged accessible energy services, Alzheimer’s Society, carers, customer experience, Customer support, Dementia Action Week, dementia awareness, dementia research, dementia support, digital accessibility, EDF Energy, EDF Energy and Alzheimer’s Society expand accessibility efforts during Dementia Action Week, energy bills, Energy management, Healthcare Accessibility, inclusive services, Joe Souto, Lasting Power of Attorney, Michelle Dyson, online services, Priority Services Register, smart meters, UK energy sector, vulnerable customers, vulnerable households
(IN BRIEF) EDF is preparing customers in the South East of England for the upcoming Radio Teleswitch Service shutdown starting on 2 March, which will affect around 21,000 households using RTS-controlled heating or hot water systems. The company is offering … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Management, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Carrie Jordan, Economy 10 tariff, Economy 7 tariff, EDF, EDF Prepares Customers for Radio Teleswitch Service Shutdown with Targeted Support Measures, EDF Supports South East Households During Transition Away from Legacy RTS Heating Control Systems, electric heaters distribution, electric heating systems, energy transition, National Grid ESO, Ofgem, Radio Teleswitch Service RTS, RTS meter replacement, RTS Taskforce, Smart Energy GB, smart meters, south east England, Total Heat Total Control, vulnerable customers support
(IN BRIEF) E.ON reported strong financial results for fiscal year 2025, achieving adjusted Group EBITDA of €9.8 billion and adjusted Group net income of €3.0 billion while increasing total investments to €8.5 billion, primarily focused on expanding and modernizing energy … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News
Tagged Adjusted EBITDA, adjusted net income, bidirectional charging, BMW Group, CyrusOne, district heating, E.ON, E.ON Confirms Long-Term Growth Outlook with Expanded Investment Plan Supporting Europe Energy Transition, E.ON Strengthens Growth Strategy with Higher Infrastructure Investments and Long-Term Earnings Targets, energy infrastructure Europe, Energy Infrastructure Solutions, energy networks, Energy Networks division, Energy Retail division, energy transition, fiscal year 2025, Home Comfort, infrastructure investment, Leonhard Birnbaum, Nadia Jakobi, renewable energy grids, smart meters, United Heat
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank has provided Stadtwerke Karlsruhe with €270 million in long-term financing to modernize Karlsruhe’s electricity grid and expand CO₂-neutral district heating systems. The 24-year loan supports the conversion of overhead lines to underground cables, the … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Energy, Gas & Oil, European Union, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, News
Tagged climate neutrality, CO2-neutral heating, digital grid, district heating, EIB, electricity grid, energy transition, European Investment Bank, Germany, infrastructure modernization, investment, Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe secures long-term EIB funding to accelerate CO₂-neutral energy and heating transition, Michael Homann, Nicola Beer, renewable energy, smart meters, Stadtwerke Karlsruhe, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) is providing a €50 million loan to Vilniaus vandenys, Lithuania’s largest water utility, to upgrade and expand water and wastewater infrastructure in the Vilnius region. The project includes station upgrades, network extensions, and … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Lithuania, Luxembourg, News, Technology
Tagged climate resilience, digital transformation, EIB, EIB Supports €50 Million Upgrade of Vilnius Water Infrastructure to Boost Sustainability and Digital Efficiency, environmental protection, EU environmental policy, European Investment Bank, InvestEU, Karl Nehammer, Lithuania, public health, renewable energy, Saulius Savickas, Simonas Klimavičius, smart meters, sustainable investment, Vilniaus vandenys, Vilnius, wastewater management, water infrastructure
(IN BRIEF) Volkswagen Group Charging’s Elli and more than 20 energy companies have released a Roland Berger study showing that decentralized energy technologies – such as EVs, solar systems, home batteries, and heat pumps – could save the German energy … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Germany, Industrial, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged 1KOMMA5°, bidirectional charging, decentralized energy, Elli, Energy Independence, Enpal, EVs, Germany energy transition, Giovanni Palazzo, heat pumps, home storage, LichtBlick, New Energy Alliance, Octopus Energy, renewable energy, Roland Berger, smart meters, solar power, thermondo, Volkswagen Group Charging, Volkswagen Group Charging’s Elli and energy partners unveil study showing €255 billion savings potential from decentralized energy in Germany, Volkswagen Group Charging’s Elli and partners show decentralized energy could save Germany €255 billion by 2045, Volkswagen Group’s Elli pushes bidirectional charging as key to decentralized energy savings and independence in Germany, €255 billion savings
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) and Endesa have signed two loan agreements totalling €650 million to support the modernisation and digitalisation of Spain’s electricity distribution network. The financing package includes €500 million from the Regional Resilience Fund managed … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, News, Spain
Tagged Climate Action, Cohesion Regions, digitalisation, EIB, EIB and Endesa drive energy transition with €650 million investment in smart and climate-resilient grids, EIB and Endesa secure €650 million financing to strengthen and digitalise Spain’s electricity grid, electricity distribution, Endesa, European Investment Bank, FRA, grid resilience, Ministry of Economy Trade and Enterprise, Next Generation EU, Regional Resilience Fund, renewable energy integration, REPowerEU, smart meters, Spain, substations
(IN BRIEF) Iberdrola has sold ScottishPower’s smart metering subsidiary, SP Smart Meter Assets Limited, to Macquarie Group in a £900 million deal covering 2.9 million devices. The move supports Iberdrola’s strategy to concentrate investment in regulated networks and renewable generation, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Spain, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged asset rotation plan, CO₂ reduction, decarbonization, distribution networks, Electricity North West, ENW, Iberdrola, Iberdrola strengthens focus on regulated networks with £900 million UK smart meter divestment to Macquarie, Macquarie acquires ScottishPower smart metering unit from Iberdrola as Group channels £24 billion into UK networks and renewables, Macquarie Group, regulated networks, renewable generation, ScottishPower, smart meters, SP Smart Meter Assets Limited, SPSMAL, transmission networks, UK energy market, UK investments
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank has signed a €250 million financing framework with Athens Water Supply and Sewerage Company (EYDAP) to support a €514 million investment plan modernising water and wastewater services for more than four million Attica residents. … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Greece, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged Athens, Athens Water Supply and Sewerage Company, Attica, climate change adaptation, drought resilience, EIB, EU Cohesion Policy, EU Green Deal, European Investment Bank, EYDAP, Giorgos Stergiou, Greece, Haris Sachinis, infrastructure investment, InvestEU Advisory Hub, partnership, smart meters, Stavros Papastavrou, sustainability, wastewater, water supply, Yannis Tsakiris
(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) Logicor France has launched a major redevelopment program for its Paris Nord 2 site, a light industrial facility spanning approximately 5,800 square meters. Located strategically 15 kilometers north of Paris and adjacent to the Paris-Charles de Gaulle airport, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Environment, Financial, France, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics, United Kingdom
Tagged 5, 500kWp photovoltaic, 800 sqm, A1 motorway, A104 motorway, A3 motorway, bicycle storage, BREEAM Excellent, Building Management System, Country Manager France, electric vehicle charging, environmental standards, Grand Paris Express Line 17, green spaces, landscaping, Laurent Dubos, LED lighting, light industrial, Logicor France, Parc des Expositions station, Paris Charles de Gaulle airport, Paris Nord 2, Parking Spaces, partnership, public transport, redevelopment program, smart meters, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) The European Space Agency (ESA) is funding a feasibility study led by SatVu and the University of Glasgow to develop the Heat Loss Index (HLI), a new metric aimed at improving the analysis of building energy efficiency. This … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, Education, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged building energy efficiency, climate resilience, climate technology, Emissions Reduction, energy efficiency targets, ESA, European Space Agency, geospatial datasets, Heat Loss Index, HLI, MWIR spectrum, Natalia Kuniewicz, Net Zero Carbon, partnership, Qunshan Zhao, retrofitting, satellite datasets, SatVu, smart meters, sustainability, thermal energy wastage, thermal imagery, thermal surveys, University of Glasgow, urban analytics, urban energy loss
(IN BRIEF) The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has approved a €35 million loan to Crnogorski Elektrodistributivni Sistem (CEDIS) to enhance Montenegro’s energy infrastructure. The funding will be used to introduce advanced SCADA and ADMS systems, along with … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Montenegro, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged ADMS, CEDIS, competitiveness, Crnogorski Elektrodistributivni Sistem, Cybersecurity, digitalisation, EBRD, Elektroprivreda Crne Gore, Energy Community, energy efficiency, energy sector, energy transition, EPCG, EU, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, funding, Green Energy, infrastructure upgrades, Montenegro, Operational Efficiency, partnership, Remon Zakaria, renewable energy, SCADA system, smart meters, sustainability, sustainable energy, technical losses, Vladimir Ivanović, Western Balkans Investment Framework
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) has provided a €50 million loan to Slovenia’s largest energy distribution company, Elektro Ljubljana, to expand and upgrade the electricity grid in the central and southeastern regions of the country. The project, which … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Energy, Gas & Oil, European Union, Financial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Slovenia
Tagged EIB, electric-vehicle charging stations, electrification, Elektro Ljubljana, energy distribution network, EU policy goals, European Investment Bank, financing, green transition, Grid Expansion, heat pumps, infrastructure upgrades, Kyriacos Kakouris, Ministry of the Environment Climate and Energy, net zero, Recovery and Resilience Plan, renewable energy, REPowerEU initiative, Slovenia, smart meters, social and territorial cohesion, sustainable development, Tina Seršen, Urban Likozar, €50 million loan
(PRESS RELEASE) JYVÄSKYLÄ, Finland, 5-Dec-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Landis+Gyr (LAND.SW), Swiss multinational maker of meters and related software for electricity and gas utilities, has announced that it will deliver 130,000 smart meters to Oulun Energia Sähköverkko, a Finish company that … Read the full press release
Centrica ramps up competition by launching its first low cost, online-only electricity product for SMEs WINDSOR, 15-Feb-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Centrica has launched British Gas Lite – a new electricity service that supplies smart meters and is entirely online. Centrica identified … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Internet & Online, United Kingdom
Tagged British Gas Lite, Centrica, electricity, ENERGY, online-only electricity service, Rob Kerr, smart meters, SMEs, webchat
WINDSOR, 05-Jul-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — The Cabinet Secretary for Environment and Rural Affairs, Lesley Griffiths, attended an Energy Innovation Showcase event at the Senedd in Cardiff Bay today (4 July) to help encourage Welsh businesses to embrace the disruptive technologies transforming … Read the full press release
Energy consortium chooses Landis+Gyr smart metering for the Styria region ZUG, 10-Nov-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Landis+Gyr, a leading global supplier of energy management and smart grid solutions, will supply a consortium led by Austrian utility Energie Steiermark with 330,000 smart meters. … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Energy, Gas & Oil, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged Austria, Energie Steiermark, Helmut Scherzer, Landis+Gyr, smart meters, Styria
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