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Ball Corporation Releases Climate Transition Plan and 2022 Annual Combined Financial and Sustainability Report

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Donnerstag, März 16, 2023
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WESTMINSTER, Colo., March 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Ball Corporation (NYSE: BALL) today released its new Climate Transition Plan, which outlines the company's pathway and evolution into a fully circular and decarbonized business, allowing it to better serve its stakeholders and deliver solutions that benefit the planet. The plan was released alongside Ball's 2022 Combined Report, which details the company's commitment to environmental, social and economic sustainability, as well as progress against its 2030 product stewardship and social impact goals.  

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  • The plan was released alongside Ball's 2022 Combined Report , which details the company's commitment to environmental, social and economic sustainability, as well as progress against its 2030 product stewardship and social impact goals.
  • "The details shared in our 2022 combined report and Climate Transition Plan demonstrate our commitment to driving innovation and operational excellence across our global aluminum packaging and aerospace businesses.
  • Ball's Climate Transition Plan offers a transparent, robust, and science-based decarbonization plan inspired by the latest UN guidelines and its call for corporations to ground net zero commitments in real emissions cuts.
  • "Ball's Climate Transition Plan will help our customers achieve their scope 3 emissions targets.

Press release - International Women's Day: an invitation for societies to do better

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Mittwoch, März 15, 2023
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Intelsat To Operate Air Pollution Monitoring Space Instrument

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Dienstag, März 14, 2023
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    Known as TEMPO (Tropospheric Emissions: Monitoring of Pollution), the mission of the instrument is to create a revolutionary new dataset of atmospheric chemistry measurements from space.
  • Scientists could eventually apply TEMPO observations to air quality alerts for people in pollution hot spots and those living with health issues.
  • TEMPO will also form part of a virtual constellation of air pollution monitors that will give global scientists a big-picture view of air quality around the Northern Hemisphere.
  • South Korea's Geostationary Environment Monitoring Spectrometer (GEMS) instrument rocketed into space on the Korean Aerospace Research Institute GEO-KOMPSAT-2B satellite.

Vertical Announces the Opening of the Vertical Energy Centre, the UK's Most Advanced Aerospace Battery Facility

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Dienstag, März 14, 2023
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Vertical Aerospace (Vertical) (NYSE: EVTL), a global aerospace and technology company that is pioneering zero-emissions aviation, today announces another significant UK investment and innovation milestone with the opening of the Vertical Energy Centre (VEC), believed to be the UK’s most advanced aerospace battery facility, based in Bristol.

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  • Vertical Aerospace (Vertical) (NYSE: EVTL), a global aerospace and technology company that is pioneering zero-emissions aviation, today announces another significant UK investment and innovation milestone with the opening of the Vertical Energy Centre (VEC), believed to be the UK’s most advanced aerospace battery facility, based in Bristol.
  • The multi-million-pound state-of-the-art, 15,000ft2 facility, is one of the only dedicated aerospace battery facilities in the UK.
  • Vertical announced last year its strategic partnership with Molicel, which combines Vertical’s proprietary battery pack design with Molicel’s leading cell technology.
  • Operational ramp-up of Vertical’s battery manufacturing machinery has begun by assembling the first in-house developed prototype battery modules in the facility.

EQS-News: Mynaric selected by German government for multiple projects to develop quantum communication capabilities

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Samstag, März 11, 2023
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MUNICH, March 9, 2023 – Mynaric (NASDAQ: MYNA) (FRA: M0YN), a leading provider of industrialized, cost-effective and scalable laser communications products, today announced that it has been selected for three technology development projects related to quantum communication.

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  • MUNICH, March 9, 2023 – Mynaric (NASDAQ: MYNA) (FRA: M0YN), a leading provider of industrialized, cost-effective and scalable laser communications products, today announced that it has been selected for three technology development projects related to quantum communication.
  • The projects are part of the second phase of the QuNET initiative funded by Germany’s Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF).
  • “Quantum communication will, once the technology has achieved maturity, become an important cornerstone of secure communication infrastructure on the ground, in air and in space,” said Mustafa Veziroglu, Co-CEO of Mynaric.
  • Within the framework of industry-led QuNET+ projects, the initiative is supported by a number of German companies and research organizations that will jointly develop capabilities for hybrid quantum communication networks on the ground, in the air and in space.

European Space Agency and Dassault Systèmes Sign Letter of Intent to Support Space Startups and Entrepreneurship across Europe

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Mittwoch, März 8, 2023
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Dassault Systèmes (Euronext Paris: FR0014003TT8, DSY.PA) (Paris:DSY) and the European Space Agency today announced the signature of a letter of intent to support the European community for innovation in the “new space” sector – commercialization of space driven by private companies.

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  • Dassault Systèmes (Euronext Paris: FR0014003TT8, DSY.PA) (Paris:DSY) and the European Space Agency today announced the signature of a letter of intent to support the European community for innovation in the “new space” sector – commercialization of space driven by private companies.
  • The announcement was made today during the “ New Space Networking ” event held at Dassault Systèmes’ headquarters in France to kick off Paris Space Week .
  • Dassault Systèmes and ESA recognize the importance of digitalization in the successful development of innovations for space.
  • As the democratization of space opens up new possibilities in these areas, this race to innovate is thriving across new space startups in Europe.

Inmarsat: Greener Flights Coming to Italy Soon as ITA Airways to Join Iris Air Traffic Modernisation Programme

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Donnerstag, März 9, 2023
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ITA Airways will be the first full service carrier in Europe to join Iris.

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  • ITA Airways will be the first full service carrier in Europe to join Iris.
  • Without fast and reliable data links between aircraft and the ground, air traffic managers cannot unlock the 8-10% reduction in CO2 emissions identified by EUROCONTROL from improved Air Traffic Management (ATM).
  • Current SB-S users include Virgin Atlantic, Jet2, and Transavia Airlines, in addition to ITA Airways and easyJet.
  • We are proud to join the Iris programme, which is fully in line with our growth strategy as it reflects two of the core pillars of ITA Airways: sustainability and innovation.

Astroscale Raises U.S. $76 Million, Continuing to Lead the Growing On-Orbit Servicing Sector

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Montag, Februar 27, 2023
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TOKYO, Feb. 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Astroscale Holdings Inc. ("Astroscale"), the market leader in satellite servicing and long-term sustainability across all orbits, has closed a Series G round with more than U.S. $76 million in funding from new investors Mitsubishi Electric, Yusaku Maezawa, Mitsubishi UFJ Bank, Mitsubishi Corporation, Development Bank of Japan, and FEL Corporation.

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  • "We are pleased with the interest we received from our investors, which conveys a vote of confidence in Astroscale's vision and potential," said Nobu Okada, Founder & CEO of Astroscale.
  • "On-orbit servicing is a necessary infrastructure for a sustainable and growing space economy, and the key to reducing risk and increasing returns for satellite operators.
  • Astroscale U.S. and Astroscale Israel teams are global leaders in building the technology and mission plan for Life Extension services .
  • The Astroscale U.S. team is also working with several U.S. government agencies, including the Air Force Research Laboratory and Space Force, on R&D for satellite servicing.

Astroscale Raises U.S. $76 Million, Continuing to Lead the Growing On-Orbit Servicing Sector

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Montag, Februar 27, 2023
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TOKYO, Feb. 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Astroscale Holdings Inc. ("Astroscale"), the market leader in satellite servicing and long-term sustainability across all orbits, has closed a Series G round with more than U.S. $76 million in funding from new investors Mitsubishi Electric, Yusaku Maezawa, Mitsubishi UFJ Bank, Mitsubishi Corporation, Development Bank of Japan, and FEL Corporation.

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  • "We are pleased with the interest we received from our investors, which conveys a vote of confidence in Astroscale's vision and potential," said Nobu Okada, Founder & CEO of Astroscale.
  • "On-orbit servicing is a necessary infrastructure for a sustainable and growing space economy, and the key to reducing risk and increasing returns for satellite operators.
  • Astroscale U.S. and Astroscale Israel teams are global leaders in building the technology and mission plan for Life Extension services .
  • The Astroscale U.S. team is also working with several U.S. government agencies, including the Air Force Research Laboratory and Space Force, on R&D for satellite servicing.

Finalists for 2023 Satellite Mobile Innovation Awards and Keynote Speaker Antonio Franchi Announced

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Mittwoch, Februar 22, 2023
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MCLEAN, Va., Feb. 22, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Mobile Satellite Users Association (MSUA), a global not-for-profit focused on amplifying the voice of the millions of users of satellite services for mobile communication, navigation, and safety, announces the finalists for the 2023 Satellite Mobile Innovation Awards. The awards luncheon will feature keynote speaker Antonio Franchi who is Head of the 5G and 6G Strategic Program at the European Space Agency (ESA). The event will be held during the 2023 SATELLITE Conference in Washington, D.C.

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  • European Space Agency Head of the 5G and 6G Strategic Program, Antonio Franchi, to present "Next Decade Mobile Connectivity – Where Satellite and Cellular Converge", during annual awards luncheon.
  • MCLEAN, Va., Feb. 22, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Mobile Satellite Users Association ( MSUA ), a global not-for-profit focused on amplifying the voice of the millions of users of satellite services for mobile communication, navigation, and safety, announces the finalists for the 2023 Satellite Mobile Innovation Awards .
  • The awards luncheon will feature keynote speaker Antonio Franchi who is Head of the 5G and 6G Strategic Program at the European Space Agency (ESA).
  • The event will be held during the 2023 SATELLITE Conference in Washington, D.C.
    "We are thrilled to announce the Finalists for the 2023 MSUA Satellite Mobile Innovation Awards.