Year: 2018
- Energy Efficiency
Electric vehicles sales in Europe surpassed 1 million
There are now more than 1 million electric vehicles in Europe, according to new figures. Norway is Europe’s largest market,…
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Siemens and Bentley Systems expand their strategic alliance
Bentley Systems and Siemens decided to further strengthen their strategic alliance which started in 2016. The two companies have decided…
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PRM helping to improve recovery from the Johan Castberg field
Equinor has awarded Alcatel Submarine Networks a contract for permanent reservoir monitoring (PRM), which in turn has signed a letter…
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European Commission approves support measures for renewable energy in Denmark
The European Commission has approved under EU State aid rules three schemes to support electricity production from wind and solar…
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Romanian Government approves 16 strategic PPP investments
Eight of the projects approved are newly introduced. Among them are Turnu Magurele - Nicopole Hydrotechnical Complex on the Danube…
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Shearwater to acquire Schlumberger marine seismic acquisition business
Shearwater to acquire the marine seismic acquisition assets and operations of WesternGeco, the geophysical services product line of Schlumberger.
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Crown of concrete and doors of steel at the ITER Tokamak complex
ITER aims to produce a significant amount of fusion power (500 MW) for about 7 minutes or 300 MW for…
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World’s first autonomous and electric-driven container vessel
Vard Holdings Limited, one of the major global designers and shipbuilders of specialized vessels, announced that it has secured a…
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What kind of debt do institutional investors look for?
In the US and Western Europe, private debt has become mainstream and managed to become an investment class on its…
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GE’s new digital center
GE new digital center located in Atlanta (USA) is the largest of its kind in the world, and it can…
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Donald Trump’s major overhaul of climate policy
United States President Donald Trump plans to unveil a proposal that would empower states to establish emission standards for coal-fired…
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ELENA – European Local ENergy Assistance
ELENA is a joint initiative by the EIB and the European Commission under the Horizon 2020 programme. ELENA provides grants…
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First energy efficient island in Greece
The Greek island of Tilos is an energy pioneer. Its installation, with EU funding, of a hybrid wind and solar…
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Renewables to counteract power plant problems during heatwave
With record temperatures being reached across the continent this summer, power plants have needed the intervention of renewables to compensate…
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Insights from NATO Engages
This July I attended ‘NATO Engages – the Brussels Summit Dialogue’ – the official outreach event of the NATO Summit.…
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Future of work for energy leaders in a sustainable future
Today we have an incredible power we can use to shape the world for the better and this is where…
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The Offshore Law adopted by the Romanian Chamber of Deputies
It is beyond doubt that the so-called ‘offshore law’ is one of the most relevant legal normative acts impacting the…
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How blockchain technology works in the energy sector
Armand Doru Domuta is the CEO of Restart Energy and President of the Romanian Blockchain Association (RBA) - an organization centred…
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