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Image courtesy European Commission The European Union (EU) has announced €265 million ($309.8 million) to stabilise the energy grid, rebuild renewable energy capacity, and improve energy efficiency in Ukraine. The investment is part of a €2.3 billion ($2.7 billion) package of agreements announced by European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, to support Ukraine’s recovery…
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Crave has added two new multipack crisps to its selection of savoury snacks: Beef Rotaters, which are gluten-free and vegan beef-flavoured potato hoops, and Cheezy Shuffles, which are a vegan and gluten-free version of cheese-flavoured potato spirals. Both snacks are made to provide nostalgic, strong flavours to lunchboxes and daily nibbling, and they come in…
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Image courtesy 123rf A solar park developed by European Energy in Meiluškiai, Anykščiai district, has joined the electricity balancing market organised by the Lithuanian electricity TSO Litgrid and submitted its first bids. The participant is the first solar park in the country, contributing to ensuring the balance of electricity consumption and production in the Lithuanian…
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Image credit: 123RF The UK’s Department for Energy Security and Net Zero has taken a decision to reform the existing national pricing system rather than change to a system of zonal pricing. The decision forms part of a national market reform package and follows an extensive consultation process that began in 2022. The outcome of…
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Delays to building new high-rise homes will be unblocked through a new package of reforms to the Building Safety Regulator (BSR). These reforms, which include a new Fast Track Process, changes to leadership and fresh investment, aim to support the delivery of 1.5 million safe, high-quality homes and take early steps toward establishing a single…
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Kuok Maritime Group (KMG), through the Coastal Sustainability Alliance (CSA), has launched what it says is Singapore’s first fully electric tug (e-tug). Electric tug specifications Designed and assembled in Singapore, the zero-emission e-tug is set to begin operations in local waters in the first quarter of 2026. With a 50-ton bollard pull and powered by…
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The Compleat Food Group has made another strategic step in its journey to become the UK’s number one chilled prepared food company and deliver on its mission to create Food to Feel Good by acquiring Freshpak. The major UK chilled food manufacturer said the purchase of the private-label producer of added-value egg products, chilled food-to-go…
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The Fooditive Engine, a modular precision fermentation and bioconversion platform that is now accessible for worldwide licensing, was formally introduced by the Dutch biotechnology pioneer Fooditive Group. Designed to help food manufacturers produce high-performance, sustainable ingredients more efficiently, the Engine consolidates Fooditive’s proven technologies — ranging from animal-free proteins to advanced sweeteners — into a single, licensable…
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If proactive steps are not made to solve the ticking workforce timebomb, IGD foresight indicates that this issue is poised to worsen. In recognition of this, IGD’s cross industry initiative: ‘Mmmake Your Mark’ is returning for 2025, to attract talent by collaboratively raising awareness of the breadth of diverse career opportunities available across the food…
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Image: DTEK DTEK and Fluence Energy have commenced an early start of commissioning on their battery energy storage (BESS) project, the largest in Ukraine. The deployment of 200MW of connected power across six locations is now entering the final phase of delivery, which includes commissioning, testing and first discharge of the batteries. Six hundred and…
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