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Image courtesy 123rf Bill payers saved more than £300 million ($409.7 million) through energy flexibility in 2024, says the UK’s Energy Networks Association (ENA), which relieves pressure on the electricity grid whilst allowing consumers to be paid for modifying their energy use. Last year, electricity networks in Great Britain secured a record high of 9GW…
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IBIS Rice, a Cambodian rice brand, backed by conservationist Chris Packham, has launched an exciting, category innovating product – Bean & Rice Cakes. The nutty bean & rice cakes are a natural source of protein and additional fibre, making them a nutritious snack. IBIS Rice’s new organic Bean & Rice Cakes are being positioned as…
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Coveris Rypin has partnered with the Polish company Brześć to package their “puffs” snacks in recyclable film to increase shelf appeal and reduce packaging waste. The Polish confectionery market, including sweets, chocolate and baked goods, reached about €4.7 billion in 2024, ranking fifth in Europe. According to the Market Monitoring Centre, the largest value is…
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Image: 123RF In this week’s Power Playbook: Data centre power consumption is often viewed as the ‘problem child’ of the energy transition; for investors, however, it may be giving more reasons to spend their money. By now, we all know how much power the data centre industry demands. It’s so much that just two weeks…
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Growing desire for novel tastes, such as flowery, exotic, and regional specialities has prompted Hydrosol to provide specialised stabilising systems for various types of ice cream. The systems acknowledge that aside from taste, consistency is the most important factor when making an ice cream buy. Every type, whether it’s fruit sorbet, dairy ice cream, or…
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The long-term credit facility was finalised at an event attended by German federal government ministers, project partners and stakeholders. Image courtesy EIB. The European Investment Bank (EIB) has loaned €450 million ($530 million) to Germany’s EWE to expand the power grid in Lower Saxony. EWE, a German energy and infrastructure company, will use the financing…
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Tugboat operator Svitzer has taken delivery of its first fully electric tug at a ceremony held at Sanmar’s Altinova Shipyard in Turkey. Sanmar ElectRA 2500 SX The Sanmar ElectRA 2500 SX is based on a design from Canadian naval architects Robert Allan Ltd. The tug has an overall length of 25.4m, with a 12.86m beam…
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Image courtesy Elia Group An Innovation Alliance has been formed between eight major European transmission system operators (TSOs) to innovate solutions for the power grid, starting with ‘Weather and Grid Resilience’ as a first area of action. Terna, RTE, Swissgrid, Elia Group (including Elia in Belgium and 50Hertz in Germany), TenneT, Red Eléctrica and Amprion…
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Mat Roberts as project delivery lead, Polytag. Posted: 3 July 2025 Share this page Polytag has appointed Mat Roberts as project delivery lead, who will bring his decade-plus experience from Unilever and Muller to implement data accuracy for EPR reporting for brands. Mat’s extensive knowledge in sustainable packaging development and passion for resource efficiency will…
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Cablevey Conveyors, a world leader in tubular drag conveying systems, has released its first major product launches since joining Akona Process Solutions, the recently merged material handling group that consists of Cablevey, Kason, Marion, and Spiroflow. CleanDrop and CleanTray, two customer-driven retrofit solutions are intended to lower product loss and boost operational effectiveness. Both new…
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