energy infrastructure sector News
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Clarke Energy Australasia Welcomes Leanne McClurg as Commercial Director
Clarke Energy Australasia is delighted to announce the appointment of Leanne McClurg as Commercial Director. With over two decades of experience in the energy and infrastructure sectors, Leanne’s strategic acumen and legal expertise position her as an invaluable addition to the leadership team. Before joining Clarke Energy, Leanne served as General Counsel and Company Secretary at Epic ...
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Intertek Strengthens its Renewable Energy Expertise with Acquisition of Metoc
LONDON - Intertek, a leading international provider of quality and safety services to a wide range of industries, has acquired Metoc plc , a provider of engineering and environmental consultancy services to the renewable energy infrastructure sector worldwide. Metoc employs around 80 people in the UK across sites in Hampshire, Cardiff and Dundee. The acquisition will bring Intertek’s ...
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Informal agreement on notification of investment projects in energy infrastructure
The Council's Permanent Representatives Committee today (on October 23th) confirmed the agreement reached at the informal trilogue with the European Parliament on 16 October on the regulation concerning the notification to the Commission of investment projects in energy infrastructure within the EU. The text still needs to be formally approved by the Parliament, whose vote in plenary is ...
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CPower Signs United Nations-Led 24/7 Carbon-free Energy Compact
Company Commits to Helping Decarbonize the Grid by Maximizing the Value of its Customers Distributed Energy Resources Through a Customer-Powered Grid™ CPower Energy (“CPower”), the national leader in unlocking the power of customer Distributed Energy Resources (DERs), today announced it has joined the 24/7 Carbon-free Energy Compact. The 24/7 Carbon-free Energy Compact is an ...
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EEI Issues Statement On Energy Grid Security
Edison Electric Institute (EEI) Vice President of Security & Preparedness Scott Aaronson issued the following statement yesterday (7/24) regarding cyber activities targeting energy and other critical infrastructure sectors. “The electric power industry takes all vulnerabilities and threats to the energy grid very seriously. Energy grid operators work in close coordination with ...
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WRI adds Clint Vince, partner of SNR Denton, to board of directors
The World Resources Institute announced today a new addition to its board of directors: Clint Vince, chair of SNR Denton’s Energy, Transport and Infrastructure sector. SNR Denton is an international law firm that has offices in 60 locations and 43 countries. “Clint will be a great addition to our board, as he brings extensive expertise in the energy sector and is known for his sharp ...
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Camco hires Michael O’Sullivan as Country Representative to establish its Australian business
Camco the global developer of clean energy projects and solutions to reduce emissions announces the appointment of Michael O’Sullivan as Country Representative for Australia. O’Sullivan joins at an exciting time and will spearhead carbon and clean energy project delivery down-under. O’Sullivan has 15 years of experience in the carbon, clean energy and infrastructure investment ...
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Harsco and CD&R announce closing of transaction to sell infrastructure business into joint venture
Diversified global industrial company Harsco Corporation (NYSE: HSC) and Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (“CD&R”) announced today the closing of their previously announced transaction to sell Harsco’s Infrastructure division into a joint venture between Harsco and CD&R that combines the Infrastructure division with Brand Energy & Infrastructure Services, Inc. ...
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Abengoa and the US firm EIG Global Energy Partners sign an agreement to jointly invest in the development of Abengoa`s projects under construction.
Abengoa (MCE: ABG.B/P SM /NASDAQ: ABGB), the international company that applies innovative technology solutions for sustainability in the energy and environment sectors, and the energy and infrastructure investor EIG Global Energy Partners (“EIG”) have entered into a non-binding agreement with the objective of jointly investing in a New Company (Newco) for the development of the ...
By Abengoa
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Siemens And TÜV SÜD Partner to Strengthen Digital Safety and Security for the Energy Sector
Siemens and TÜV SÜD have come together to address the growing risk of cyberattacks on critical infrastructure by collaborating to provide digital safety and security assessments, as well as industrial vulnerability assessments to help global energy customers identify asset risk and cybersecurity solutions. Under this partnership, TÜV SÜD will offer digital assessments that incorporate Siemens as ...
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African Utility Week and POWERGEN Africa announces new brand and vision: Enlit Africa, after 20 years
African Utility Week and POWERGEN Africa, for some two decades the flagship power, energy and water event on the continent, has unveiled its new name, identity and vision, Enlit Africa, during the opening session of the digital edition of the event this morning. “The dynamics of the African energy sector are changing, and it is so exciting for us to witness first hand,” said David ...
By VUKA Group
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iPAD Rwanda attendance up 60% and confirms role in growing energy market in the region
The second edition of the iPAD Rwanda Power & Infrastructure Investment Forum that took place in November in Kigali has shown a 60% increase in attendance and according to the state power utility REG has contributed to an increased interest in the local energy market. “The conference certainly opens Rwanda to the international energy players. Since the iPAD Rwanda2014 edition, we have ...
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DOE Releases Strategy for Building Cyber-Resilient Energy Systems
The U.S. Department of Energy this week (June 15) released the congressionally-directed National Cyber-Informed Engineering (CIE) Strategy to provide a framework for enhancing engineering training, tools, and practices to build resilient clean energy systems designed to withstand cyber threats. The Strategy encourages the incorporation of cybersecurity technology early in the design lifecycle of ...
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Experts explore solutions to improve effectiveness of heat networks
The push to create more UK heat networks to decarbonise heat supplies is prompting renewed calls for regulation of the sector and a need to improve the effectiveness of district and community heating schemes. A recent seminar, hosted by The Housing Forum and community and district heating specialist Switch2 Energy, debated the regulatory and performance issues facing the heat network sector as ...
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EBRD to trigger investments of up to EUR 15bn in energy efficiency, renewables in eastern Europe
The EBRD is to trigger investments in sustainable energy projects worth up to €15 billion in the next three years in its drive to finance the development of new sources of clean energy and to reduce energy wastage throughout eastern Europe. The Bank’s own investments in sustainable energy projects through 2011 of between €3 and €5 billion are expected to attract further co-financing of up to €10 ...
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African Utility Week and POWERGEN Africa announces agenda for joint ‘Digital Energy Festival’
Private sector participation in the energy sector, small-scale hydro and mini grid opportunities, desalination as an option to secure water security and helping SSMEs with a toolkit are just some of the highlights of the Digital African Utility Week and POWERGEN Africa agenda in November. The programme forms part of the upcoming ‘Digital Energy Festival for Africa’ which unites ...
By VUKA Group
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Digital Simulation of the New York Power System to Test Advanced Grid Technologies
The New York Power Authority (NYPA), the largest state public power organization in the nation, will test, model and develop innovative solutions for energy systems at its world-class research and development facility - the Advanced Grid Innovation Laboratory for Energy (AGILe) - at its White Plains headquarters. With expertise and support from the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), the ...
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Nigeria Mining Week to proceed digitally in October and reconvene in 2021
According to Nigeria’s Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Arc. Olamilekan Adegbite, “because of the COVID-19 pandemic, it is safer to reschedule the Nigeria Mining Week proceedings for 2020, as we prioritize the safety of the participants. We look forward to engaging with the industry digitally this year and hope to be able to hold the event in 2021, in the second week of ...
By VUKA Group
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New Strategic Alliance Forms to Deliver Energy-as-a-Service
As the energy sector increasingly shifts from one-way, static power grids to two-way, dynamic power infrastructure, Dynamic Energy Networks (DEN) announced strategic alliances with established energy and industrial sector powerhouses Schneider Electric and The Carlyle Group. DEN also announced that it has rounded out its leadership ranks by acquiring an executive team from Hitachi and RET Capital ...
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Gaelectric completes $84 million funding round for on-shore wind energy portfolio in Ireland
Renewable energy generation and energy storage group, Gaelectric, has raised $84 million in funding for its portfolio of on-shore wind energy projects on the island of Ireland. The portfolio comprises 164 MW of generation capacity across 13 projects which the Group plans to develop out by 2017, representing a total investment in the region of $325 million. Gaelectric is developing a further ...
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