Tag: Environmental

GEF
United States

GEF announces $20 million investment in climate adaptation innovators

Press Release – November 15, 2024 As funding the climate challenge takes center stage at COP29 in Azerbaijan, the Global Environment Facility (GEF) has announced the latest winners of its Challenge Program for Adaptation Innovation, with $20 million in grants awarded to projects that will reimagine climate adaptation finance. From initiatives to enhance the adaptive capacity of women entrepreneurs in the agricultural sector through financial inclusion, … Continue reading GEF announces $20 million investment in climate adaptation innovators

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Bureau Veritas
Europe

Bureau Veritas Continues to Build Capabilities in the Energy and Renewables Sector Through the Acquisition of Versatec Energy B.V.

Press Release – November 12, 2024 – PARIS – Bureau Veritas, a global leader in Testing, Inspection, and Certification services, today announced the acquisition of Versatec Energy B.V., an independent and specialized technical advisory company for the offshore and onshore energy industry. This acquisition is in line with the LEAP | 28 strategy to create a new stronghold in the fast-growing renewables segment, underscoring the Group’s commitment … Continue reading Bureau Veritas Continues to Build Capabilities in the Energy and Renewables Sector Through the Acquisition of Versatec Energy B.V.

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Profire Energy
United States

CECO Environmental to Acquire Profire Energy for $125 Million

Advances CECO’s Position as the Leading Environmental Solutions Provider in Industrial Markets Press Release – October 29, 2024 DALLAS, Texas and LINDON, Utah, Oct. 29, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — CECO Environmental Corp. (Nasdaq: CECO) (“CECO”), a leading environmentally focused, diversified industrial company whose solutions protect people, the environment and industrial equipment, and Profire Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ: PFIE) (“Profire”), a technology company providing solutions that enhance the … Continue reading CECO Environmental to Acquire Profire Energy for $125 Million

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Hitachi Energy
Europe

70 years of HVDC: How power electronics are shaping the future of energy

Press Release – Zurich, Switzerland – 23-10-2024 This year marks the 70th anniversary of High-Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) technology, a transformative force that has revolutionized power transmission and enabled the integration of renewable energy on a global scale. At Power Electronics & Energy Days in Stockholm, Hitachi Energy celebrates this milestone while highlighting the critical role of power electronics in shaping the future of energy. … Continue reading 70 years of HVDC: How power electronics are shaping the future of energy

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nrdc
United States

Impact Groups Address Insufficient Draft Environmental Impact Report for Dangerous Wood Pellet Project

Coalition calls report insufficient in protecting local environment and communities  October 22, 2024 – SACRAMENTO, CA – Today, Golden State Natural Resources released the Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) on its industrial-scale wood pellet project proposal. The project would include two industrial-scale wood pellet plants, one in the central Sierras and another in Northern California, as well as a storage and export terminal in Stockton, CA.  A … Continue reading Impact Groups Address Insufficient Draft Environmental Impact Report for Dangerous Wood Pellet Project

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winter sports
Europe

FIS and WMO partnership highlights the harmful effects of climate change on winter sports and tourism

03 October 2024 The International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) have announced a new partnership to raise awareness of the fact that winter sports and tourism face a bleak future because of climate change. Key messages A new Memorandum of Understanding commits the organizations to work together to highlight the far-reaching impacts of rising global temperatures on snow and … Continue reading FIS and WMO partnership highlights the harmful effects of climate change on winter sports and tourism

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'Pact for the Future'
Global

The UN’s Newly Signed ‘Pact for the Future’ Echoes Kamel Ghribi’s Common Good Vision and Need for Equal Access to Healthcare

October 04, 2024 (Impact Newswire) – Over the weekend, the United Nations took a significant step towards addressing the pressing challenges of global inequality and climate change by signing the “Pact for the Future” during the 79th General Assembly in New York. This historic agreement aims to create a more sustainable and equitable world by addressing healthcare, education, economic stability, and environmental protection issues. Endorsed … Continue reading The UN’s Newly Signed ‘Pact for the Future’ Echoes Kamel Ghribi’s Common Good Vision and Need for Equal Access to Healthcare

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Geoquip Marine
Europe

Geoquip Marine Appoints Rune Olav Pedersen as CEO

ST. GALLEN, Switzerland – Geoquip Marine, a provider of geotechnical services to the global offshore energy sector and Njord Partners portfolio company, is pleased to announce the appointment of Rune Olav Pedersen as CEO, effective from 1st January 2025. Rune’s deep sector experience is very closely aligned with Geoquip’s expertise. He has spent the last 14 years at PGS, the Oslo-listed, fully-integrated marine geophysical company, and … Continue reading Geoquip Marine Appoints Rune Olav Pedersen as CEO

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