Maputo, Mozambique (ots/PRNewswire) - Sasol Petroleum Temane (SPT) received the award for Best Corporate Taxpayer for 2016 at the Mozambique's Tax Authority's annual event held on 22 March 2017. The event acknowledged various corporate companies who received certificates of recognition from the Tax Authority Chairperson Amelia Nakhare. This is the second year that SPT ...
Frankfurt am Main (ots) - Working together with another bank, KfW IPEX-Bank is providing financing to build a new and modern logistics centre for the REWE retail group in Koblenz. The loan of up to EUR 58 million will fall under the KfW Energy Efficiency Programme. The total investment of the project is around EUR 80 million. The logistics centre will meet the highest ...
Paris (ots/PRNewswire) - Companies sign research contract to develop mobility services system for self-driving vehicles The Renault-Nissan Alliance and Transdev have agreed to jointly explore development of mobility services with fleets of electric driverless vehicles for public and on-demand transportation. (Logo: ...
Dubai, Uae (ots/PRNewswire) - Recycling waste dairy products to help meet Dubai's Zero Waste target After two years of research into new and improved ways to create biofuels, Neutral Fuels has become the first company to successfully use butter, cream and ghee waste as a feedstock for creating commercial biofuel. To view the Multimedia News Release, please click: ...
Casablanca, Morocco (ots/PRNewswire) - - Alliance to provide a fleet of 50 electric vehicles to the Conference of Parties COP22 in Marrakech. - Fleet dedicated to COP22 to include Renault ZOE, Nissan LEAF and e-NV200. - More than 20 accelerated and standard charging stations to be set up in Marrakech. The Renault-Nissan Alliance, world leader in zero-emission ...
Barcelona, Spain (ots/PRNewswire) - DNV GL, the world largest resource of independent energy experts has acquired GreenPowerMonitor, a leading provider of solar monitoring, control and asset management systems. GreenPowerMonitor, established in 2008 and headquartered in Barcelona, Spain, employs 56 solar software experts who serve over 200 customers globally. Through the acquisition GreenPowerMonitor will gain access to ...
Amsterdam (ots/PRNewswire) - Goal is to establish the EMEA short distance electronic transportation market Segway, world leader in electric personal transport, opens a new European office in Amsterdam. With this office, Segway aims to better serve the EMEA market with a comprehensive range of iconic business-to-business Segway products as well as new consumer products, under the brand Ninebot by Segway. The Segway Europe ...
Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS)
Athens, Greece (ots/PRNewswire) - At the first CAMS summit in Athens on 14-16 June, ECMWF, in charge of CAMS on behalf of the European Commission, will launch a radically new interactive and ready to use version of its online platform of atmosphere data. Policy makers, scientific and business communities or citizens ...
Montréal (ots/PRNewswire) - Hydro-Québec has announced a move to attract data centres to Québec. The decision is in line with one of the objectives outlined in its Strategic Plan 2016-2020, namely to lay the groundwork to double the company's revenue over the next 15 years. "The global data centre market is rapidly growing and we have what it takes to be at the ...
Gothenburg, Sweden (ots/PRNewswire) - - With Photo Volvo Cars, the premium car maker, today unveiled two new concept cars that move the Swedish brand in an audacious new direction and mark the official launch of its global small car strategy. To view the Multimedia News Release, please click: http://www.multivu.com/players/uk/7837051-volvo-new-range-of-smaller-cars/ Today's newly-revealed 40 series concepts demonstrate ...
Intelligent Mechatronic Systems Inc.
Waterloo, Ontario (ots/PRNewswire) - Allianz selects IMS' Mobile UBI technology, powered by DriveSync 5 Intelligent Mechatronic Systems (IMS), a leading connected car and usage based insurance (UBI) (http://www.intellimec.com/drivesync5/) solution provider, is pleased to announce that Allianz Deutschland, one of Germany's leading auto insurers, has deployed DriveSync 5 ...
Frankfurt am Main (ots) - - Financing the conversion of TINE SA's fleet to environmentally friendly vehicles - New Mercedes and Scania trucks for lower emissions - Loan also supports R&D activities KfW IPEX-Bank is providing TINE SA, a Norwegian dairy cooperative, with a loan of EUR 50 million, or its equivalent in ...
Milan (ots/PRNewswire) - The Group will Invest in submarine cable production capacity upgrade and the acquisition of a new barge to widen range of installation capabilities Prysmian Group, world leader in the energy and telecom cable systems industry, has been awarded a new contract worth around EUR250 million for ...
Surrey, British Columbia (ots/PRNewswire) - Thunder Energies Corp (TNRG:OTC) has recently detected invisible entities in our terrestrial environment with the revolutionary Santilli telescope with concave lenses (Trade Mark and patent pending by Thunder Energies). Thunder Energies Corporation has previously presented confirmations of the apparent existence of antimatter ...
Lagos, Nigeria (ots/PRNewswire) - Pitch to inspire entrepreneurs and bright energy ideas that open up access to energy in Africa and beyond Akon and Hardwork debut new song on pitch that will feature in music video celebrating potential of renewable energy Global music star Akon joined Shell to shine a light on the power of innovative options for access to smarter ...
Stiftung Dr. J.E. Brandenberger
Zurich (ots) - For decades, Dr Walter J. Ammann has showed a constant commitment to preventing, reducing, recognising and overcoming risks posed to man and the environment. As Director of the WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF, Deputy Director of the Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL and President of the Foundation Swiss ...
Frankfurt am Main (ots) - - Bilateral loan of EUR 51 million - SMEs deliver special equipment for environmentally friendly production - Recycling: wood chips processed into various particle board materials KfW IPEX-Bank is using a loan worth EUR 51m to finance the export of special equipment to South America for the environmentally friendly production of particle ...
Frankfurt (ots) - - KfW successfully issues largest Green Bond ever with a volume of EUR 1.5 bn - Strong demand of socially responsible investors - Positive feedback paves the way for further Green-Bond-issues KfW debuts today with a new product in the capital market: KfW issued its inaugural Green Bond. A Green Bond is an interest-bearing security whose issue proceeds are used to finance environmental and climate ...
Frankfurt (ots) - - Portfolio: EUR 2 billion - Focus on renewable energies and the conservation of tropical forest - FIFA World Cup stadium in Belo Horizonte with solar roof KfW Development Bank is supporting Brazil in the area of sustainable development on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic ...
Frankfurt (ots) - - KfW is providing EUR 20 million for tiger conservation - Improving management of protected areas in tiger habitats - Local community benefits from inclusion On behalf of the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), KfW Development Bank has provided a EUR 20 million subsidy to improve management of protected areas in tiger habitats and to conserve tiger populations with the ...
Frankfurt (ots) - - KfW-financed model programme winner of a UNFCCC award - USD 230 million for energy-efficient housing construction in Mexico - Based on the German KfW promotional programmes for energy-efficient construction The secretariat of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) has announced today that it has given an award to a programme co-financed by KfW for sustainable housing construction in Mexico (EcoCasa). Around USD 230 million has ...
Frankfurt am Main (ots) - - German top-end technology reduces pollution in India - Export finance worth up to EUR 170 million for deliveries from medium-sized exporters from Germany and Europe With a long-term loan of up to EUR 170 million KfW IPEX-Bank is financing German and European exports to the Indian steel manufacturer Bhushan Power & Steel Ltd. (BPSL) for the ...
New York, USA (ots) - Measurable improvements in social, environmental and economic conditions for Nespresso AAA Sustainable Quality(TM) Farms in Colombia 10 Years of cooperation with the Rainforest Alliance to drive sustainable quality On the occasion of the Rainforest Alliance Sustainability and Certification ...
Frankfurt am Main (ots) - - Funds to come from KfW Energy Efficiency Programme - Lower carbon emissions to benefit the environment KfW IPEX-Bank is providing the food retailer REWE Group with a EUR 125 million loan from the KfW Energy Efficiency Programme to build a new environment-friendly logistics centre in Neu-Isenburg south of Frankfurt. With this loan KfW ...
Lausanne (ots) - The practice of eco-labelling may be on the brink of saturation point and is becoming as confusing for companies as it is for consumers, a major new study has warned. Joint research by IMD, the International Institute for Management Development, and EPFL, the Ecole Polytechnique de Lausanne, suggests the process has become so fragmented that the ...
Lausanne (ots) - TO MAKE THE GREEN ECONOMY HAPPEN, REMAC ENABLES METROPOLITAN REGIONS AND CITIES TO TAKE INFORMED DECISIONS ON ENERGY & CARBON REDUCTION STRATEGIES. Rio+20 provides much-needed momentum to international cooperation on sustainable development post global financial crisis. The question is how decision ...