Frankfurt, Germany (ots/PRNewswire) - ABB is showcasing its latest solutions for residential and commercial buildings at the world's biggest international buildings event, Light & Building 2016 ABB, a global leader in power and automation, is demonstrating the future of homes and buildings at its 1,400 square meter exhibition space at the 2016 Light & Building event ...
Rueil-Malmaison, France (ots/PRNewswire) - ENEXIS selects Sagemcom as one of the suppliers for LTE smart meters for the large scale roll out in the Netherlands. Sagemcom has been selected for the development and supply of the ESMR5.0 smart electricity meters in the Netherlands, which will contribute to the smart ...
Bern (ots) - BKW has topped off its building technology offering in eastern Switzerland by acquiring two new companies. Schönenberger & Partner AG, which has offices in the towns of Rickenbach and Tobel in the canton of Thurgau, operates in the field of sanitary installations, photovoltaics, heating and ...
Madrid (ots/PRNewswire) - - The new facility is part of a larger project to develop a total of three substations, commissioned by the State of Haryana Isolux Corsan, through its subsidiary Isolux Ingenieria, has energized a new 66 kV GIS electric substation in the city of Gurgaon, India. The new facility is part of a larger project to develop a total of three ...
Madrid (ots/PRNewswire) - - EPC backlog keeps on growing, up to EUR7.0 billion YTD (+5%); the figure represents almost three years of regular business activity - Latin America concentrates 56% of the EPC business, followed by Spain (15%), Asia (13%) and the Middle East and Africa (11%) - Net corporate leverage, ...
Moscow (ots/PRNewswire) - Today, on his official visit to Berlin, the Russian Minister of Trade and Industry, Denis Manturov, held working meetings with Germany's Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy and Vice Chancellor, Sigmar Gabriel, and Federal Minister of Food and Agriculture, Christian Schmidt. The top officials discussed the state of bilateral relations and ...
Moscow (ots/PRNewswire) - During his working visit to Germany, Denis Manturov, Minister of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation, attended the Siemens gas turbine factory and discussed new formats of effective industrial cooperation with the management of the German company. "Our collaboration with Siemens dates back many years and covers multiple aspects of ...
Camarillo, California (ots/PRNewswire) - All amounts are in U.S. Dollars unless otherwise indicated: THIRD QUARTER HIGHLIGHTS: - Average production was 1,554 barrels of oil equivalent per day (BOEPD) for the third quarter of 2015, an increase of 60% compared to the third quarter 2014 production of 971 BOEPD due to the completion of the Nickel Hill 36-3H well and the remaining portion of the Emery 17-1H well in 2015 - ...
Johannesburg (ots/PRNewswire) - Sasol has confirmed that two of its three applications in Mozambique's 5th Licensing Round were successful. Sasol (70% interest, operator) and Empresa Nacional de Hidrocarbonetos (ENH), the state oil company (30% carried interest), were awarded the onshore Area PT5-C, which is 3,012 square kilometres, adjacent to the Pande and Temane ...
Brussels (ots) - AEGIS Europe, the manufacturing alliance of 30 European industry associations express skepticism at Chinese President Xi Jinping's remarks to the media during London visit. AEGIS Europe called into question Mr Xi's comments to the media about China's orientation towards a more open and transparent market. "Europeans should be very concerned at China's ...
Bern (ots) - BKW and Energie du Jura SA (EDJ) are teaming up with GEFCO Suisse SA to build Switzerland's most powerful photovoltaic installation in Courgenay's industrial zone. The photovoltaic installation will also house the new vehicle fleet of logistics company GEFCO. The new solar power plant will have an installed capacity of 6.7 MWp and will therefore be Switzerland's most powerful photovoltaic installation. ...
Bern (ots) - The Mühleberg nuclear power plant (KKM) is back online. The plant had been shut down since 3 August for annual maintenance work. During this period, the cooling water supply system that operates independently of the Aare was also finalised. The return to operation means the annual maintenance work is complete. BKW staff and external specialists carried out extensive preventive work and testing of components, ...
Bern (ots) - The BKW Group posted good results in the first half of 2015. At CHF 199 million, operating profit (EBIT) was well above the results of the prior-year period, although this is primarily due to a positive currency effect on provisions. Excluding this effect, EBIT is on a par with the high level of the previous year. BKW has therefore managed to almost ...
Bern (ots) - In 2016 BKW will start supplying its customers with 100% renewable electricity as standard. This will strengthen its domestic hydropower and other renewable energy sources. Despite this, basic energy prices remain at the same level as before. However, because the regulator has recognised the enhanced value of the BKW distribution network and because of ...
Camarillo, California (ots/PRNewswire) - All amounts are in U.S. Dollars unless otherwise indicated: SECOND QUARTER HIGHLIGHTS: - Average production for the second quarter of 2015 was 1,490 BOEPD, an increase of 49% compared to second quarter 2014 production of 999 BOEPD due to the completion of the Nickel Hill 36-3H well and the remaining portion of the Emery 17-1H well during the second quarter - General & ...
Bern (ots) - BKW has strengthened its position in the photovoltaic service business by acquiring Solar Datensysteme GmbH. In doing so, it is responding to the growing need of customers to produce their own energy and the need for intelligent management of energy consumption. Solare Datensysteme GmbH (SDS) is ...
Madrid (ots/PRNewswire) - - The PV Solar Plant of 61.48 MWp has a budget of nearly $100M and will generate 109 million kWh per year - Aura II will reduce emissions of CO2 into the atmosphere by 40,000 tons per year Isolux Corsan has delivered its first PV Solar project in Honduras on a budget of nearly $100m: the Aura II PV Solar Plant, which will produce 61.48 MWp and ...
Bern (ots) - The Mühleberg nuclear power plant was shut down today for its scheduled annual maintenance work, which will take around four weeks. The priorities of this year's maintenance work will be replacing 36 of the 240 fuel rods, examining the core shroud, extensive internal and external testing of the reactor pressure vessel and preventive electrical and mechanical maintenance. Periodic testing of components, ...
Bern (ots) - BKW has signed the contract to purchase the Fresnoy Brancourt Wind Farm. Situated three kilometres from the small town of Fresnoy-le-Grand in Picardy (northern France), it has a total capacity of 13.8 MW. This is BKW's first involvement in the wind power sector in France and the company is thereby reinforcing its leading position in Switzerland in the operation of wind-powered generating plants both in ...
Bern (ots) - BKW has acquired the antec group ag in Rotkreuz, one of Switzerland's leading building technology planning groups. In doing so, it is closing the last gap in the complete value chain for building technology services. The 40 highly specialised employees working under the ahochn brand will help to strengthen BKW's know-how and experience in this field. With ...
Bern (ots) - BKW has decided to exercise its pre-emption right to purchase the Swissgrid shareholding of Alpiq Grid Beteiligungs AG (AGB). The purchase means BKW will retain a significant minority shareholding in Swissgrid going forward. Increasing its shareholding in Swissgrid is a further step in the implementation of BKW's corporate strategy. At the same time as ...
Bern (ots) - Swiss energy group BKW has acquired via BKW Italia the majority holding in Casa delle Nuove Energie. The newly-acquired company specialises in energy efficiency and renewable energies, and operates a network of 75 sales outlets in locations throughout Italy. BKW is firmly established on the Italian electricity distribution market, supplying customers with around 2,000,000 MWh of energy per year via its ...
Bern (ots) - On 6 July 2015 at 11.03 a.m., there was a controller failure in strand B of the feedwater system. This led to an automatic reactor scram. The cause of the failure is currently being clarified. The reactor is in a safe state. No increased radioactivity was released. The competent authority, the Swiss Federal Nuclear Safety Inspectorate ENSI, was informed ...
Bern (ots) - The HelveticWind partnership has signed an agreement to purchase a planned wind park situated in Genzano di Lucania, Italy (Basilicata). The wind park will have an installed capacity of 16 megawatts (MW). This is HelveticWind's second venture in Italy. The park's five turbines will be in operation from November 2015 and will produce around 42 gigawatt hours of electricity per year, which equates to the annual ...