(Nov. 2, 2015) – Royal Dutch Shell plc (Shell) has announced the completion of two divestments from its global downstream portfolio.
In France, the company has completed the sale of its Butagaz LPG business to DCC Energy. The transaction is a share sale, and all Butagaz staff, together with the Butagaz brand, has passed to DCC Energy.
SCHENECTADY, N.Y. (Nov. 2, 2015) – GE has announced that with the completion of its Alstom acquisition, GE Power & Water and Alstom Power have combined to form GE Power. Headquartered in Schenectady, New York, Steve Bolze will serve as president and CEO of GE Power, leading more than 65,000 employees in more than 150 countries with estimated revenue of $30 billion.
VECHTA, Germany (Nov. 2015) – The ground was broken on Oct. 19 for an innovative biogas project in Australia. In the next 14 months, German biogas plant manufacturer WELTEC BIOPOWER and its project partner Aquatec Maxcon will establish a biogas plant in a Melbourne suburb. The 1 MW plant for the anaerobic digestion of organic waste will be one of the first of its kind in Australia.
SAN RAFAEL, Calif. (Oct. 30, 2015) – Spiral Water Technologies has been chosen by a select panel of investors, potential partners, buyers and customers to present in the final round of the Aquatech Venture Forum. A new event held during Aquatech Amsterdam, the Venture Forum provides a platform to connect entrepreneurs in the field of water technology with international investors and business partners. It takes place from 9:30 a.m. – 3 p.m.
DOWNERS GROVE, Ill. (Oct, 29, 2015) – Grundfos Pumps Corporation has appointed Anthony Sellers as vice president of finance for the company’s Americas region. He will be responsible for all financial activities for North and South America and will report directly to president and CEO Duncan Cooper.
(Oct. 29, 2015) – To celebrate the 10th anniversary of GE's Ecomagination initiative, GE has announced a multitude of partnerships to accelerate innovation in water and energy efficiency. Three of those partnerships involve GE helping to solve global water challenges through energy neutrality and combating water scarcity.
SWITZERLND (Oct. 28, 2015) – Analytik Jena AG has established a branch office on the premises of Endress+Hauser at the Reinach site near Basel in Switzerland.