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Image courtesy BW ESS BW ESS and Zelos Energy Developments are working on a 1.5GW portfolio of utility-scale battery energy storage system (BESS) projects in the northeastern federal German states of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and Sachsen-Anhalt. The projects are expected to achieve ready-to-build status in 2025-2027. The projects are strategically located in the 50 Hertz TSO region.…
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Image: 123rf Steve Gardener, CEO of Petalite, writes on the criticality for the UK of an EV industry strategy and how plugging the engineering skills gap will be key to its sucess. The UK has an incredibly proud and rich engineering heritage, especially in the field of automotive innovation. It’s something that businesses like ours…
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The Digital Twin Consortium (DTC) announced NTT Data’s Technology Showcase titled ‘Digital Twin-Enabled Microfactory for Smart Manufacturing’. The showcase demonstrates the capabilities and benefits of composable digital twins in asset-intensive industries, which includes manufacturing, mining, oil and gas, and utilities. It also demonstrates how digital twins can improve operational efficiency, predictive maintenance, and automation in…
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Image courtesy 123rf The Italian Polytechnic Universities of Turin, Milan and Bari have entered a collaboration agreement with Terna Group to pursue research, innovation and higher education for the benefit of the power system. Through the partnership, the High Skills Polytechnic Network was presented in Rome, which the partners describe as a close synergy between…
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Image: National Grid. Greenlink, the interconnector connecting the electricity transmission networks of National Grid and EirGrid, has gone live. The 504MW interconnector transfers power between the UK and Ireland, following connections into the electricity transmission networks on both sides of the Irish Sea. The new 320kV interconnector – comprising two high voltage direct current (HVDC)…
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Automac UK, the UK branch of the leading Italian packaging machinery manufacturer, Fabbri Group, have announced they will be exhibiting at IFFA, the world’s leading technology trade fair for meat and alternative proteins. Hosted in Frankfurt on 3rd to 8th May, the event covers the entire market for processing, packaging and selling of meat and…
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The shoreside power station of the Hamburg Port Authority (HPA) at HHLA Container Terminal Altenwerder (CTA) has successfully charged a container ship – the MSC Athens – with shoreside electricity for the first time. Testing timeline Further test runs are already planned to integrate the supply of container ships with shoreside power into regular operations…
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Image courtesy 123rf In this week’s Power Playbook: AI has been moulding the global energy market, influencing how data centre operators approach their budget, wedging its way into Trump’s executive orders and providing a strategic lamppost for the UK’s power grid connections concerns and market development. Let’s break it down. For energy sector professionals, the…
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Last week, Heineken celebrated a significant milestone with the installation of its 1,000th Heineken 0.0 tap in the United Kingdom, further normalising non-alcoholic beer and reshaping social drinking culture. With Heineken 0.0 on draught now taking its place alongside other beer taps and becoming increasingly available in bars and restaurants, Heineken sees the idea that…
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In a strategic move set to redefine automation and machine vision, Zebra Technologies has officially acquired Photoneo, a leading innovator in 3D vision and AI-powered automation. This acquisition strengthens Zebra’s position in machine vision, robotics and industrial automation, bringing together two powerhouses in data capture and intelligent automation. A perfect partnership for the future of…
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