Bern (ots) - BKW FMB Energy Ltd (BKW) has restarted operations at Mühleberg nuclear power plant (KKM) following a scheduled four-week annual revision and approval from the Federal Nuclear Safety Inspectorate (ENSI). As part of the revision, BKW carried out various important renovation and maintenance work and performed the usual repeat tests on the plant's ...
Bern (ots) - A planned shutdown of Mühleberg nuclear power plant (KKM) operated by BKW FMB Energy Ltd (BKW) was carried out on 15 August 2010 in order to perform the annual revision and change the fuel elements. The revision is scheduled to last around four weeks. In the interests of the plant's long-term operation, BKW will be carrying out some important renovations and maintenance work. For 8,163 hours ...
Bern (ots) - BKW FMB Energy Ltd (BKW) has acquired a stake in the Trianel Borkum West II offshore wind farm in the North Sea off Germany. On completion, the wind farm of the European network of municipal utilities, headquartered in Aachen, will boast a total capacity of 400 MW. In a first step, the project plans to build a 200-Megawatt (MW) facility which will go into operation from 2012. The second phase is scheduled for commissioning in 2013. Thanks to its stake, ...
Bern (ots) - Dirk Steinheider, one of the two representatives of E.ON Energie AG on the Board of Directors of BKW FMB Energy Ltd (BKW), is standing down from the BKW Board with immediate effect. The move is related to the repurchase by BKW of E.ON's stake in BKW. Steinheider was elected to the BKW Board of Directors at the General Meeting of Shareholders held on ...
Bern (ots) - Effective 1 October 2010, BKW FMB Energy Ltd (BKW) is increasing its energy supply prices by an average of 6%. Last year, in view of the difficult economic situation, BKW decided not to increase electricity prices as necessity demanded. Now, however, due to increases in various costs, the adjustments can no longer be postponed. For BKW customers, the price adjustments vary depending on the customer ...
Bern (ots) - E.ON Energie AG is to sell its shareholding in BKW FMB Energy Ltd (BKW). E.ON, BKW and Groupe E AG have agreed on the terms of repurchase/conditions of purchase. E.ON's rationale for selling the stake was a reassessment of its strategy. By buying back the shares, BKW will expand its strategic room for manoeuvre. E.ON acquired its stake in BKW in two stages in 1997 and 1999. Following a ...
Bern (ots) - The Executive Council of the Canton of Berne has appointed State Councillor Beatrice Simon, the new Director of Finance, as cantonal delegate to the Board of Directors of BKW FMB Energy Ltd (BKW) with effect from 1 June 2010. She succeeds Urs Gasche, who has stood down as Director of Finance of the Canton of Berne and has now been elected as ...
Berne (ots) - Shareholders of BKW FMB Energy Ltd were presented with robust revenue figures for fiscal 2009 at the 107th General Shareholders' Meeting in Berne. The General Meeting approved the 2009 annual and consolidated financial statements and voted in favour of a dividend payment of CHF 2.50 per share ...
Corporate news transmitted by euro adhoc. The issuer/originator is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. Restructuring & Recapitalisations Zumikon (euro adhoc) - Accel Energy AG (Frankfurt: ACY) announces a capital raise for its new alternative energy manufacturing plant in China. Pursuant to stockholder approval at the annual meeting authorizing the raise, all existing stockholders have a ...
Corporate news transmitted by euro adhoc. The issuer/originator is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. Joint Ventures/Cooperation/Collaboration Zumikon (euro adhoc) - Accel Energy AG (Frankfurt: ACY) announces signing a long term contract for the technology and manufacturing of a new alterative energy product skylight with SunPort Industries of USA. Rights to manufacture from China for ...
Rolle (ots) - Archer Daniels Midland Company (NYSE: ADM) announced today the expansion of its European oilseed processing capabilities with the acquisition of ViaChem Group's oilseed processing assets in Olomouc, Czech Republic. This facility, in the Eastern part of the Czech Republic, consists of an oilseed crushing, refining and biodiesel plant that produces oil and meal for the food, feed and energy markets. "This acquisition will allow ADM to expand further ...
Prestigious Energy Event to use WISeKey's Social Networking Platform on the Internet Geneva, Switzerland (ots) - The Geneva Energy Pact Foundation will be holding the Energy Pact Conference (http://www.energypact.org/homepage/homepage.php) in Geneva on March 16-17, 2009. The Conference, whose international media ...
Geneva, Switzerland/California, USA (ots) - More than 600 environmental officials along with five U.S. governors and regional representatives from Brazil, Canada, India, Indonesia and Mexico participated at the Global Climate Summit organized by California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. WISekey presented by its ...
Manas Petroleum Corp. (MNAP.OB) Baar, Switzerland (ots) - Manas Petroleum Corporation announces that the Board of Directors has unanimously appointed Dr. Richard Schenz as an Independent Director. "We are pleased to welcome Dr. Richard Schenz as a member of Manas' board," stated Heinz J. Scholz, Manas's Chairman of the Board. "With his experience and expertise ...
Manas Petroleum Corp. (MNAP.OB) Baar, Switzerland (ots) - Manas Petroleum Corporation announces both the results of report on the Economic Evaluation and a report on the revised volumetrics for Manas Petroleum's Albanian blocks A, B and D,E. Both reports provide independent evaluations prepared by Gustavson ...
Manas Petroleum Corp. (MNAP.OB) (Manas) Baar, Switzerland (ots) - Manas Petroleum Corp., a Baar, Switzerland based company, today announces its wholly owned subsidiary, DWM Petroleum AG, has signed a Production Sharing Contract (PSC) for Blocks 2 and 3 in Albania. The blocks cover approximately 3,400 km2 (approximately 850,000 acres). The Albanian government was ...
Baar (ots) - Manas Petroleum Corp. (MNAP.OB) All of Manas' operations are on track and progressing ahead of expectations. Albania (100% Manas) Our key project benefited substantially from the 190km 2D vibroseis seismic program which concludes today October 16th. The data produced by GII (Geophysical Institute of Israel) exceeded our expectations; identifying potentially new prospects in Block A and refining potential drill targets originally identified by ...
Vienna, London (ots) - HARDT ENERGY - the exclusive advisor to Tagore Investment S.A., a BVI company - announced today that Tagore Investment S.A. has reached an agreement to sell its 50.000 barrel crude oil refinery to CityView Corporation Limited. HARDT ENERGY acts as arranger and project advisor to ...
Baar (ots) - Manas Petroleum Corporation (MNAP.OB) today announces that its wholly owned subsidiary, Manas Energia Chile Limitada farmed-out interest in the Tranquilo block in the Magallanes Basin, Chile to a local group exploring and producing in the basin. Erik Herlyn, Chief Operating Officer of Manas Petroleum Corp.: "This farm-out is consistent with our core strategy of acquiring major oil and gas licenses for ...
Baar (ots) - At a board meeting on April 15th 2008 management of Manas Petroleum Corporation reported that all projects reached their milestones on time and are within the budget. Albania (Blocks A, B, D and E; Manas working interest: 100%) Geoscientists of the Tirana, Albania office of DWM (a 100% Manas subsidiary) are finalizing the design of a 400 KM 2-D ...
Cologe (ots) - LIOS Technology, the leader in affordable cost effective DTS systems in Oil and Gas exploration, announces the award of a 5 year contract from a major Operator in the Far East. This contract was awarded after a successful 2 year field evaluation period for the supply of DTS for downhole ...
Zurich (ots) - Renova Group has bought 1.5 million shares of the Swiss high-tech company OC Oerlikon from Deutsche Bank in a single transaction and now owns 24.39 % in shares of the company and a call option with actual delivery for 1,073,941 shares, equal to a further 7.60 % stake in OC Oerlikon. According to Renova Group Chief Investment Officer and OC Oerlikon ...
Manas Petroleum Corp. (MNAP.OB) Baar, Switzerland (ots) - Manas Petroleum Corporation moves to an independent management structure in order to enhance corporate governance. Manas is pleased to announce the appointment of Thomas Flottmann, PhD, as Chief Executive Officer and Rahul Sen Gupta, CFA as Chief Financial Officer. The former CEO, Alexander Becker PhD, and CFO, Peter-Mark Vogel CFA have been appointed ...
Abbotsford, British Columbia (ots/PRNewswire) - ICS Copper Systems Ltd. (ICX:TSX.V) is pleased to announce that it has signed a confidentiality and exclusivity agreement with Baluba Building Construction Limited with regard to the small scale mining licence SML 389 which covers the Sebembere Mine in the Central Province of Zambia, 21 km north-west of Kabwe. ...
IEC International Electrotechnical Commission
Geneva (ots) - A new International Standard from the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) will help designers of audio-video and information technology equipment - such as laptops, mobile phones and TVs - to make the best decisions on energy efficiency and reducing environmental impact at the start of ...