BOLIDEN Electrifies The Trolley Lines of Two of Its Mines
Boliden is investing SEK 300 million in the expansion of electrified transport at the two open-pit mines of Aitik and Kevitsa, both producing copper concentrates. Electric trolley lines have been piloted at both sites and will be gradually extended. At Aitik and Kevitsa, 14 and …
Public transport is going electric in Brussels!
Public transport is going electric in Brussels! "There are barriers but no reluctance from public transport operators to introduce renewable energy". UITP Secretary General Mohamed Mezghani and WindEurope CEO Giles Dickson sat in one of STIB-MIVB's new fully-electric busses. …
Enel X – E-bus service in Savona, Italy
Electric public transport is the pulse of a smart city and, as the world moves closer and closer to an eco-friendly circular economy, the transition to and implementation of sustainable public transport infrastructure is essential to the city of today and the future. Enel X’s …
DREEV
With Dreev, EDF is deploying its first V2G reversible charging points. A first in France: the company Hotravail, in Gironde, is hosting three charging points for electric vehicles, which can also supply the network if necessary. The principle is to charge the vehicle’s battery when there …
Boss ladies
Since 2018, the “Boss Ladies” programme in Denmark aims to attract more women into vocational educations in the installation and construction industry. Their core action is to build a networking of female ambassadors. They received a special prize at the Danish Diversity Awards and they …
Ida started her own company right after her exam as an Electrician
As a teenager, she did electrical services in her own company. Today, Ida Norström is 23 years old and runs a seven-person company that installs solar panels, charging stations and smart homes …
Launch of the Re-skilling 4 Employment programme to provide vocational training for 5 million people in the EU.
The initiative aims to have adults retrained and to create new jobs for one million European professionals by 2025 and five million by 2030. In its first year, R4E will start with pilot projects in Portugal, Spain and Sweden involving AstraZeneca, Iberdrola, Nestlé, SAP, Sonae, …
A Floating Photovoltaic Facility in the Hautes-Alpes Department
Floating solar is an alternative to the lack of land space capable of accommodating large-scale solar power plants on the ground or on roofs, floating solar energy installed on unused water bodies (quarry lakes, irrigation ponds, dam reservoirs, etc.) is a promising avenue to explore …
Breathtaking Storage among the Mountains
After more than 20 years of investing in renewables, innovation in sustainability is at the core of Iberdrola’s DNA. Its pumped storage hydropower facility at Cortes La Muela, in the mountains near Valencia, stores energy on a vast scale. And Iberdrola’s customers are adopting sustainable …