Frankfurt am Main (ots) - - Partners TenneT, Statnett, and KfW sign cooperation agreement for joint investment - Exchanging green energy: First direct connection between the German and Norwegian electricity markets - The 623 km HVDC link, of which 516 km is subsea cable, will contribute to a more efficient and climate friendly energy system, more renewable energy in ...
Frankfurt am Main (ots) - - Well intervention vessels for maintenance of offshore oil wells - Vessels being constructed at FSG shipyard in Flensburg KfW IPEX-Bank co-arranges the financing of two state-of-the-art well intervention vessels for Siem Offshore Inc.'s subsidiary Siem Offshore Rederi AS. Siem Offshore Inc. is an important new customer for KfW IPEX-Bank in ...
Bern (ots) - Swiss-Ski and BKW have entered into a three-year sponsorship agreement. BKW is therefore stepping up its commitment to talented young athletes, amateur sport and elite sport within its sports sponsorship activity. By supporting Swiss-Ski, BKW is consolidating its position as a national energy service provider and raising its profile beyond energy supply. BKW will also contribute its expertise in ...
Bern (ots) - The Mühleberg Nuclear Power Plant, operated by BKW Inc., produced 3,155 million kilowatt hours (KWh) of electricity in 2014. This is the best production result in the company's history. Thanks to fault-free operation and continued measures to increase the reliability and availability of the plant, the Mühleberg Nuclear Power Plant fed electricity into the power grid for 8,146 hours in 2014. To ensure ...
Bern (ots) - In its meeting of 15 December 2014, the Board of Directors of Swissgrid AG approved the entry of BKW Netzbeteiligung AG as a new shareholder in the share register of Swissgrid AG. The deal can therefore be closed. BKW welcomes the decision of the Swissgrid Board of Directors to enter its subsidiary BKW Netzbeteiligung AG in the share register of Swissgrid ...
Frankfurt am Main (ots) - - KfW allocates EUR 85.2 million towards expanding the electricity transmission grids between Armenia and Georgia - Improving the electricity supply: green light for the Caucasus Energy Alliance On behalf of the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), KfW Development Bank today concluded two loan agreements for EUR 85.2 million with the High Voltage Electricity Network ...
Bern (ots) - BKW Inc. has acquired a stake in high-tech startup Ampard Ltd., which develops and markets the AMPARD energy management system throughout Europe. The AMPARD system significantly reduces the overall costs of battery storage systems and allows homeowners to participate in the balancing energy market. Through AMPARD, BKW is offering its industrial and private ...
Rueil Malmaison, France (ots/PRNewswire) - UNMISSABLE EVENT IN THE SMART GRID WORLD, EUROPEAN UTILITY WEEK WILL BE THE PLACE FOR SAGEMCOM TO SHOWCASE ITS KNOW-HOW ON ALL THE MULTI-ENERGY SMART METERS TECHNOLOGIES, AND TO PRESENT ITS LATEST SUCCESS. By earning key smart meters tenders in 2014, especially in France - ...
Neuchâtel (ots) - CSEM announces the world's first white solar modules. This innovative technology is particularly attractive to the building industry where solar elements can blend into a building's skin and become virtually hidden energy sources. Applications in the consumer goods sector are also expected. Currently, the market ...
Camarillo, Calif. (ots/PRNewswire) - BNK Petroleum Inc. (the "Company" or "BNK") is providing an update on its Tishomingo Field, Caney shale oil operations in Oklahoma as well as its Polish shale gas project. Tishomingo Field, Oklahoma The Company's latest Caney shale oil well, the Hartgraves 1-5H well (100% interest) is flowing back after being completed with the Company's largest hydraulic stimulation to date. Over the last 5 days the well has been flowing at an average ...
Bern (ots) - BKW and Credit Suisse Investment Foundation have successfully completed negotiations on the shareholding in a BKW subsidiary, which will hold the share in Swissgrid AG of around 12 percent. BKW and Credit Suisse Investment Foundation are confident that the deal can be rapidly closed. On 18 July 2014, BKW announced its intention to transfer its shareholding ...
Bern (ots) - BKW AG ("BKW") announces the successful placement of CHF 163,375,000 senior unsecured convertible bonds due 2020 (the "Bonds"). The Bonds will be convertible into 4.2 million registered shares of BKW (the "Shares"), representing 8.0 % of its currently issued share capital. The Shares to be delivered upon conversion will be sourced from BKW's existing ...
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Bern (ots) - BKW Group achieved a strong result in the first half of 2014, recording an increase in total operating revenue. Operating profit before depreciation, amortisation and impairment decreased to CHF 224 million and net profit to CHF 92 million compared to the prior-year figures, which were, however, positively impacted by one-off factors. Adjusted for the positive one-off effects in 2013, profit was up slightly ...
Bern (ots) - BKW is now active in the heating installation market. In order to accelerate market entry, it has acquired the companies Neukom Installationen AG (Rafz), Hertig Haustechnik AG (Wohlen) and Cantoni Haustechnik AG (Wohlen). All three of the companies acquired by BKW are to be integrated into BKW ISP AG, but will continue to be run as independent entities using their existing names. In this way they will retain ...
Bern (ots) - The Swiss supervisory authority ENSI (Federal Nuclear Safety Inspectorate) has authorised the repowering of Mühleberg nuclear power plant (KKM). The facility had been closed since 10 August 2014 for the annual maintenance work. During this time staff replaced fuel elements and carried out maintenance work as well as upgrades. All the work was performed ...
Ressano Garcia, Mozambique (ots/PRNewswire) - Earlier today, the President of the Republic of Mozambique, Armando Guebuza, and the Mozambican Minister of Energy, Salvador Namburete, joined the chairman of the Mozambican state power utility, Electridade de Mozambique (EDM), Augusto Fernando de Sousa and the President and CEO of Sasol, David Constable, at the inauguration of Central Termica de Ressano Garcia (CTRG). The ...
Bern (ots) - BKW is selling its interest in Jungfraubahn Holding AG to several investors. The planned transaction will extend BKW's financial scope and accelerate the drive to build up new business fields. This supports BKW's new business focus as a provider of comprehensive energy and infrastructure services. The transaction involving the sale of BKW's stake to ...
Bern (ots) - The Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom) has recognised a higher value for the distribution grid and has adjusted the figure upwards by around CHF 400 million. Based on this decision, BKW is able to claim higher income for the use of the distribution grid. BKW welcomes this decision, which will enable additional investments in an innovative and ...
Bern (ots) - Electricity prices will increase slightly for BKW's customers in 2015. This adjustment is mainly due to a significant increase in the statutory charges introduced to promote renewable energies (CRF). Private and basic-provision commercial customers will pay an average of 2.9% more for their electricity in 2015, primarily due to the higher statutory fees. This percentage may vary between individual customers, ...
Bern (ots) - BKW enters into cooperation with Entelios, a leading provider of intelligent energy management solutions. This will enable BKW's industrial and SME customers to participate in the power and energy balancing markets and earn revenue from flexible power consumption and generation. The collaboration with ...
Bern (ots) - BKW shut down the Mühleberg nuclear power plant (KKM) yesterday for scheduled maintenance work and refuelling to take place. The work will take about four weeks. Extensive internal and external testing of the reactor pressure vessel, preventive electrical and mechanical maintenance as well as the periodic testing of components, fittings and systems are the priorities this year. In addition, 36 of the 240 ...
Bern (ots) - BKW is planning to transfer its shareholding in swissgrid to a wholly-owned subsidiary. As part of a minority shareholding, CSA Energy-Infrastructure Switzerland, an investment group exclusively for Swiss pension funds managed by Credit Suisse Energy Infrastructure Partners AG, intends to acquire a 49.9 per cent stake in this subsidiary. BKW also aims to ...
Frankfurt am Main (ots) - - Hermes-covered loan of USD 265 million - State-of-the-art power plant construction in the Philippines - Key German technology from Siemens facilitates lower-CO2 energy production at optimal efficiency KfW IPEX-Bank is financing the construction of a 414 MW combined cycle gas-fired power ...
Bern (ots) - The Federal Council has enacted an amendment to the parameters for calculating contributions to the Decommissioning and Waste Disposal Fund as part of a revision of the Stilllegungs- und Entsorgungsfondsverordnung (SEFV; Ordinance on the Decommissioning and Waste Disposal Fund). The decision means that BKW will have to pay much higher contributions to the ...
Frankfurt, Main (ots) - - Financing of replacement investments - Iron Ore Company of Canada supplies high-quality iron ore concentrate and pellets to Germany and Europe - Deposit reserves have an extended lifetime, ensuring long-term supply of raw materials KfW IPEX-Bank is financing key replacement investments for ...
London (ots/PRNewswire) - IFSEC Global.com has announced Bob Forsyth, MD of MITIE Total Security Management, as the security industry's most influential person at IFSEC International 2014 (17-19 June). (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130723/629764-a ) And Sir Ken Knight, the former Chief Fire and Rescue Adviser to the Government, topped FIREX International's ...
Calgary, Alberta (ots/PRNewswire) - Calgary-based Hitachi ID Systems [http://www.hitachi-id.com ] is pleased to announce that it was selected to provide identity management solutions for a multi-billion dollar energy company based out of Texas. Hitachi ID participated in a rigorous year-long selection process and ...
Edmonton, Alberta (ots/PRNewswire) - First commercial advanced biorefinery to exclusively use municipal solid waste to produce advanced biofuels and chemicals Enerkem (http://www.enerkem.com) officially inaugurated today its first full-scale municipal waste-to-biofuels and chemicals facility in Edmonton, Alberta. ...
Bern (ots) - BKW is reviewing a sale of its shareholding in swissgrid Ltd., in which it holds a 12.6% stake. The review aims to further increase BKW's financial flexibility. It is being carried out in view of BKW's strategic realignment from energy supplier to integrated energy service provider. Contact: Antonio Sommavilla media@bkw.ch ...