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The Association of European Businesses (AEB) has put forward an initiative to organize a discussion at REW 2017 titled ‘Russian-European Cooperation: The Path to Growth in Global Energy Efficiency’ with the participation of AEB CEO Frank Schauff, Russian First Deputy Minister of Energy Alexey Teksler, Russian Deputy Minister of Economic Development Stanislav Voskresensky, Rosneft Vice President Vlada Rusakova, Chairman of the Enel Board of Directors Stepan Zvegintzov, BP Russia President David Campbell, and other Russian and foreign experts.

The 11th Blue Corridor 2017 International Rally will end in St. Petersburg during Russian Energy Week.

A leader in the manufacturing of multiple-use, high-voltage cables, Turkish company BMET says it is well positioned to surmount challenges and dominate the African markets.

According to a forecast released by the Russian Ministry of Energy, Russia’s oil output may fall by 0.1% in 2017 to 547 m tonnes. The Russian Federation’s compliance with its obligations to cut production will offset the crude output growth potential accumulated by the beginning of 2017.

German automotive components supplier Draexlmaier will start production at its third plant in the Balti free economic zone (FEZ Balti) in Moldova this autumn, FEZ Balti said on Thursday.

Enel S.p.A. (“Enel”), acting through its Spanish subsidiary Endesa’s renewable company Enel Green Power España (“EGPE”), has been awarded 339 MW of solar power capacity in Spain. The award followed today’s tender aiming at collecting 3,000 MW from renewable energies, that was launched by the Spanish Government to help the country achieve its target to cover 20% of energy consumption from renewables by 2020. The solar capacity adds to the 540 MW of wind power capacity that EGPE was already awarded last May.

Developer and operator of subsea fibre-optic systems Deep Blue Cable is to begin the deployment of a 12,000Km cable which will connect the Caribbean to the Americas.

For years, an improperly installed underwater power line acted as a barrier to an ambitious project to dredge Boston Harbor. Now a solution has been outlined in federal court.

Enel, through its Brazilian renewable subsidiary Enel Green Power Brasil Participações ("EGPB"), has begun operation of its Cristalândia wind farm, which has a total installed capacity of 90 MW. The facility is located in the municipalities of Brumado, Rio de Contas and Dom Basilio, in Brazil’s north-eastern state of Bahia.

Costa Rican energy firm Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE) is taking measures to protect the national electric system from being affected again by a failure in the regional interconnected system, like the one that caused a recent nationwide blackout.

The "Global Fiber Optics Market Analysis & Trends - Industry Forecast to 2025" report has been added to Research and Markets' offering.   The Global Fiber Optics Market is poised to grow at a CAGR of around 8.5% over the next decade to reach approximately $7.52 billion by 2025.

Advanced Digital Cable Inc. plans to expand its wire and cable production facility in Blairsville, Ga., adding 65 jobs. ADC, which currently employs 70 people at its 140,000-square-foot facility in Blairsville, said Tuesday it will invest $15 million to add 100,000 square feet to its existing facility and nearly double the factory staff.

Enel is the Official Power Partner of the FIA Formula E (FE) championship for three seasons. The partnership was launched in May 2016 and aims to drive the technological advancement of the championship’s power infrastructure. Enel is working with FE to implement and optimise its innovative clean energy generation, distribution and management solutions, by providing a fully digitised micro-grid that uses the company’s smart metering and energy management technology, and integrates renewable energy sources coupled with storage and electric mobility infrastructure.

Enel Group (“Enel”), through its renewable energies division Enel Green Power, and Swiss-based group Seedstars World SA (“Seedstars”), have signed a cooperation agreement establishing the Africa Energy Track challenge, a competition aimed at identifying innovative startups in the field of electricity access in Africa within the framework of the Seedstars World startup competition. The project’s goal is to enhance technology and entrepreneurship in sub-Saharan rural areas by bringing innovative energy solutions focused on electric mobility, storage, distributed generation and energy efficiency, thereby tackling UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), especially SDG7 - ensuring affordable and clean energy for all.

After being unable to strike a deal with Hunt Consolidated Inc. of Texas and Florida's NextEra Energy Incorporated, to sell off its subsidiary Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC, Energy Future Holdings (EFH) is now in talks with Berkshire Hathaway Energy, a unit of Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. for the same. The latter has announced its plans to buy Oncor for USD9 billion, in cash. Reportedly, including debt, the deal has an enterprise value of about USD18 billion. The acquisition would be one of Berkshire's largest ever, since the USD32 billion purchase of Precision Castparts Corporation in 2016.