(IN BRIEF) Henkel is partnering with the Aachen-based student team “Sonnenwagen” for the 2025 Bridgestone World Solar Challenge, the world’s toughest solar car race. The team’s solar-powered vehicle, “Aethon,” will travel 3,000 kilometers from Darwin to Adelaide across the Australian … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged Aethon, artnership, Australia Outback race, Automotive Innovation, Bridgestone World Solar Challenge, carbon fiber, FH Aachen, Henkel, repair adhesives, RWTH Aachen, Sjoerd Dijkstra, solar-powered vehicle, Sonnenwagen Aachen, structural adhesives, sustainability, sustainable mobility, threadlockers
(IN BRIEF) Stadler has secured an order from Lokaltog A/S for ten more FLIRT Akku battery-powered trains, following an option in their 2024 contract. Entering service in 2029, the new units will replace Denmark’s aging IC2 trains and strengthen zero-emission … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Denmark, Infrastructure & Utilities, Switzerland, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged battery-powered trains, Eastern Denmark rail, FLIRT Akku, green public transport, Guinness World Record train, IC2 replacement, Lars Wrist-Elkjær, Lokaltog A/S, Radosław Banach, Region Zealand, Stadler, Stadler Polska, sustainable mobility, TSI PRM standards, Zero-Emission Transport
(IN BRIEF) Kapsch TrafficCom has been awarded the contract to deliver and operate the tolling infrastructure for Melbourne’s North East Link Tollway, part of Victoria’s AUD 90 billion Big Build program. The project will connect the M80 Ring Road to … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Business, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged 35-minute travel time reduction, ANPR, barrier-free tolling, Daniel Vazquez, Kapsch TrafficCom, Melbourne infrastructure, North East Link Tollway, NorthConnex, partnership, State Tolling Corporation, STC, sustainable mobility, toll road operations, tolling system delivery, traffic management solutions, truck traffic removal, vehicle detection, Victoria Big Build, West Gate Tunnel, WestConnex
(IN BRIEF) Salzgitter AG has introduced a bike-leasing program in collaboration with Lease a Bike (VW Financial Services), enabling employees to lease e-bikes, mountain bikes, or road bikes via salary conversion. Since its July launch, about 2,000 staff registered and … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Healthcare, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, Metals and Minerals, News, Technology
Tagged Anthony Bandmann, bike leasing, Birgit Dietze, Christian Wölbern, e-bikes, Employee Wellbeing, environmental impact, flexible commuting, green workplace, Lease A Bike, mountain bikes, partnership, road bikes, salary conversion, Salzgitter AG, sustainability, sustainable mobility, Volkswagen Financial Services
(IN BRIEF) Infraestruturas de Portugal and the Avan Norte consortium have inked a 30‑year concession to deliver the Porto–Oiã section of the Lisbon–Porto high‑speed railway, marking the kickoff of Phase 1. The European Investment Bank will underwrite €875 million of the total … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, News, Portugal, Technology, Travel
Tagged Avan Norte–Gestão da Ferrovia de Alta Velocidade, Carlos Mota Santos, CEF, climate targets, Connecting Europe Facility, EIB, European Investment Bank, Infraestruturas de Portugal, InvestEU, IP, Jean‑Christophe Laloux, Lisbon–Porto high‑speed railway, LusoLAV, Miguel Cruz, Miguel Pinto Luz, Nadia Calviño, partnership, Porto–Oiã section, public‑private partnership, sustainability, sustainable mobility, Teresa Ribera, territorial cohesion
(IN BRIEF) Stadler will deliver 132 custom high‑floor light rail vehicles and 34 intermediate modules to KVB for €700 million, beginning pre‑series arrivals in 2029 and completing full delivery by 2032. The trains can be coupled into 70 metre sets carrying up … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Switzerland, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged driver assistance, energy‑efficient air conditioning, high‑floor vehicles, hybrid wheels, intermediate modules, Jure Mikolčić, Kölner Verkehrs-Betriebe, KVB, LED information screens, light rail modernisation, partnership, passenger counting analytics, Stadler, Stefanie Haaks, sustainable mobility, trainsets, universal accessibility, video‑mirror system
(IN BRIEF) Škoda Auto is providing 32 fully electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles to support the 2025 Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift, the longest and most demanding edition in the race’s history. From 26 July to 3 August, 154 … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Czech Republic, France, Industrial, Marketing, Sports, Technology
Tagged A.S.O., Châtel, cycling sponsorship, electrified fleet, Elroq Respectline, Enyaq, Gravel World Championships, green jersey, Liège–Bastogne–Liège, L’Etape Czech Republic, Marion Rousse, Martin Jahn, Mountain Bike World Championships, Paris–Roubaix, plug-in hybrid, Prima Cup, Road Classics, ŠKODA AUTO, ŠKODA Design, sustainable mobility, Tour de France Femmes avec ZWIFT, UCI, vannes, Vuelta a España, WeLoveCycling.com
(IN BRIEF) The EIF has invested €75 million in Serena Infra II—managed by Serena Industrial Partners—with a €250 million target to fund early‑stage sustainable mobility, water, social, digital infrastructure, and energy transition projects across Europe; supported by the EU’s InvestEU programme and … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, European Union, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, News, Spain, Technology
Tagged biogas, Biomass, Climate Action, digital infrastructure, EIB Group, EIF, energy efficiency, energy transition, environmental sustainability, European Investment Fund, InvestEU, Joaquin Camacho, low‑carbon economy, Marjut Falkstedt, mid‑cap funding, pan‑European fund, partnership, Serena Industrial Partners, Serena Infra II, SME investment, social infrastructure, sustainability, sustainable mobility, water infrastructure
(IN BRIEF) The EIB has signed €410 million in agreements with Arcano Partners (€210 million) and Buenavista Infrastructure (€200 million) to finance urban development and sustainable tourism projects across Spain. The funds, sourced from the EU-financed Regional Resilience Fund under … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, News, Spain, Technology
Tagged affordable housing, Arcano Partners, Buenavista Infrastructure, Buenavista NextGen Urban SICC, Eduardo Fernández-Cuesta, EIB, energy efficiency, EU financing, European Investment Bank, green transition, Inés Carpio, Jean-Christophe Laloux, NextGenerationEU, partnership, Regional Resilience Fund, social infrastructure, Spain Recovery Transformation and Resilience Plan, Spanish Urban Development SICC, sustainability, sustainable mobility, sustainable tourism, urban development, Victoriano López-Pinto, waste management, water management, €410 million
(IN BRIEF) Azimut Group and Eni Next will co-launch a €100 million ELTIF in September 2025 to invest in pioneering “clean tech” ventures, particularly U.S. startups scaling decarbonization, energy efficiency, sustainable mobility, and circular-economy solutions. The Luxembourg-based fund, operating under … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Italy, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged Azimut Group, circular economy, Clara Andreoletti, clean tech, cross-border distribution, decarbonization, ELTIF 2.0, energy efficiency, Eni Next, Giorgio Medda, global energy transition, Luxembourg, partnership, private markets, sustainability, sustainable mobility, U.S. startups, venture capital, €100 million fundraising target
(IN BRIEF) The EIB is providing a €133 million loan to the Andalusian government, co-funded by ERDF, ESF+, and Just Transition funds, to revamp healthcare and educational infrastructure with climate-adaptation measures, bolster job creation and skills training, and advance research … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Education, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, News, Spain, Technology
Tagged clean energy, climate resilience, cohesion policy 2021–2027, digital transformation, economic cohesion, ERDF, ESF, European Investment Bank, healthcare modernisation, job incentives, Junta de Andalucía, Just Transition Fund, partnership, school refurbishment, Skills Training, social cohesion, sustainabiity, sustainable mobility, territorial cohesion, university R&D
(IN BRIEF) Iberdrola España and the Madrid government have opened a 47-bay EV charging station in Leganés with 15 ultra-fast chargers (350 kW and 240 kW), 10 fast chargers (60 kW) and 22 semi-fast chargers (22 kW). Powered by rooftop … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Electronics & Machinery, Energy, Gas & Oil, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, News, Spain, Technology
Tagged Antonio Armengot, Community of Madrid, electric vehicle charging, fast chargers, Iberdrola España, IDAE, Leganés, Madrid, Miguel Ángel García Martín, Miguel Ángel Recuenco, MOVES Singular Projects II, Public Private Partnership, renewable energy, solar panels, sustainable mobility, Ultra-Fast Charging
(IN BRIEF) Kapsch TrafficCom AG has reduced its stake in Kapsch Telematic Services IOOO (Belarus) to below 50%, deconsolidating the toll-system operator and ceasing revenue recognition from its results. Although control has been relinquished, the transaction’s structure ensures Kapsch TrafficCom … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Business, Economy, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Belarus tolling, deconsolidation, economic entitlement, Kapsch Telematic Services IOOO, Kapsch TrafficCom AG, KTCG, partnership, prime market, revenues 2023/24, sustainability, sustainable mobility, tolling solutions, traffic management, Vienna Stock Exchange
(IN BRIEF) Alstom will highlight its Traxx locomotive platform at the Transport Logistic trade fair in Munich, featuring the versatile Traxx Universal multi-purpose locomotive, now expanding in Europe with seamless cross-border capabilities. The company will also showcase AI-driven maintenance solutions … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Environment, Financial, France, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, Media, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged AI-driven maintenance, Alstom, cross-border operations, emission-free operation, European market, heavy freight transport, locomotives, multi-purpose locomotive, Munich, Onvia Cab, railway industry, railway technology, retrofit solution, sustainable mobility, Transport Logistic, Traxx locomotive platform
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) has provided €400 million in additional financing for the expansion of the Stockholm metro, supporting the development of 30 km of new tracks, 18 new stations, and the creation of 130,500 housing units. … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, European Union, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Sweden
Tagged Ceequal certification, City of Stockholm, climate goals, EIB, EU funding, European Investment Bank, Housing Development, infrastructure, Paris Agreement, public transport, Region of Stockholm, renewable energy, SEK 12 billion, Stockholm metro expansion, sustainability, sustainable mobility, transport infrastructure
(IN BRIEF) MAHLE celebrates the first anniversary of its Global Biomobility Center in São Paulo, Brazil, emphasizing its role in advancing biofuels and biomaterials for sustainable mobility. The center has launched eight development projects with customers and research institutes, focusing … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Arnd Franz, Automotive Innovation, biofuel blending, biofuel production, biofuels, biomaterials, Brazil, decarbonization, Embrapii, energy sector, Everton Lopes, FAPEMIG, Global Biomobility Center, INDIA, international collaboration, Japan, Jundiaí, MAHLE, MOVER, partnership, R&D, renewable fuels, São Paulo, sustainability, sustainable mobility, THAILAND
(IN BRIEF) Kapsch TrafficCom and Autobahn GmbH des Bundes have completed Phase 1 of Europe’s largest C-ITS project, aimed at improving safety on Germany’s motorways. 1,000 ITS Roadside Stations have been installed to send real-time warnings to vehicles about upcoming … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Business, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Security & Safety, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Autobahn GmbH, C-ITS, construction zone warnings, European Infrastructure, Germany highways, ITS deployment, ITS Roadside Stations, Kapsch TrafficCom, KTCG, motorways, partnership, real-time communication, road safety, roadworks warning system, sustainable mobility, traffic management, traffic safety technology, transportation solutions
(IN BRIEF) MAHLE presents a comprehensive range of innovative charging technologies at Power2Drive Munich 2025, including the chargeBIG scalable charging system, wireless charging solutions, and efficient cooling modules for fast charging. The company’s focus on sustainability and intelligent charging technologies … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged battery diagnostics, battery health, chargeBIG, charging solutions, cooling technology, electric mobility, electric vehicles, fast charging, MAHLE, Power2Drive Munich, SAE International, scalable charging, sustainable mobility, sustainable transport, Wireless Charging
(IN BRIEF) Madrid is upgrading its mobility infrastructure with EcoTrafiX and the Mobility Data Platform by Kapsch TrafficCom to manage traffic at 3,000 intersections. The technology replaces the city’s existing system, providing enhanced scalability and flexibility. A EUR 5.6 million … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Business, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Spain, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Bus Rapid Transit, EcoTrafiX, future mobility, Javier Aguirre, Kapsch TrafficCom, Low Emission Zone, Madrid, Mobility Data Platform, multi-supplier systems, partnership, Smart Cities, smart traffic technology, Spain, sustainable mobility, traffic control center, traffic management, urban mobility
(IN BRIEF) FORVIA introduced nine world premieres and a wide range of AI- and software-driven technologies at Auto Shanghai 2025, including the Saphir concept vehicle and innovations in safety, lighting, and interiors. Designed to serve both global and Chinese markets, … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Automotive, Business, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged 3D Zen Massage Seat, AirVision, Auto Shanghai 2025, automotive AI, automotive interior innovation, baby care in cars, Bernard Schäferbarthold, China auto tech, Chinese OEM, Forvia, FORVIA Faurecia, FORVIA HELLA, ForWave7e, green materials, iConF, intelligent automotive systems, Martin Fischer, modular instrument panels, radar technology, Safe 45 seat, Safe 60 seat, Saphir concept car, Skyline display, sustainability, sustainable mobility, transformer seat
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