
Hexagon’s connectivity and collaboration platform, Nexus, is rapidly gaining traction throughout the manufacturing value chain, providing its customers with powerful new productivity-boosting digitalisation, AI, and open integration experiences with Hexagon and third party platforms and data. Since its launch in February 2023, Nexus has attracted over 30,000 registered users, enabling each of them to access…

Visualization of the HPGL (Graphic: Nadine Rönnau) A new €32.8 million ($35.5 million) ‘High Power Grid Lab’ is to be developed at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) in southern Germany. The intent of the new grid lab is to investigate new grid technologies such as power converters for MV grids in a test environment…

Image courtesy ENA ENA, Elexon, NESO and the OpenADR Alliance have signed a letter of intent to collaborate and further develop an internationally accepted standard, called OpenADR 3.0. The new standard will be used for interoperable flexibility dispatch systems in the GB flexibility market. Launched in 2023, OpenADR 3.0 is a common standardised language that…

Image courtesy 123rf TE Connectivity, which develops connectors and sensors, and IoT company CNIguard are integrating their smart solutions for overhead and underground grid infrastructure monitoring. Together, the companies’ sensing and data visualisation technologies offer grid monitoring solutions to enhance grid reliability by providing real-time situational awareness, enabling predictive maintenance and rapid response when faults…

Lucky Saint has announced the release of its newest offering, the Alcohol-Free Superior Lemon Lager. With the goal of making Lemon Lager the summertime beverage of choice, the drink combines the crisp notes of Lucky Saint’s original Superior Unfiltered Lager with a squeeze of lemon juice. Remaining true to Lucky Saint’s brewing values and fulfilling…

Groundbreaking ceremony: from left – Sven Köhler, Lutz Brockmann (Mayor Verden/Aller), Andreas Bruns (CEO), Ralf Preuß, Christoph Thelen. Posted: 28 March 2025 Share this page Vemag is strategically furthering its growth with the opening of a new production hall, marking a major turning point for the company. The 4,600-square-metre building represents a substantial investment in…

Vessev has announced plans for expansion into the US market. The New Zealand-based electric hydrofoiling ferry company – which picked up the Electric & Hybrid Marine Award for Environmental Achievement of the Year, Vessel Design in 2024 – has also announced the appointment of Josh Trout as director of North America. In this role, Trout…

Image: LineVision LineVision, a provider of advanced grid monitoring solutions, announced enhancements to its situational awareness platform, LineAware, at DISTRIBUTECH 2025. In addition to monitoring conditions like conductor sag, blowout, and icing, these new features will equip utility operators with “hyper-local” transmission line wind forecast data, powered by continuous sensor data and computational fluid dynamics…

The Marine Design and Research Institute of China (MARIC) has received approval in principle (AiP) from DNV for a new wide-beam ammonia-ready Kamsarmax bulk carrier. The vessel has a shallow draft for flexible port calls, and is WAPS (wind-assisted propulsion system) ready. With a length of 229m and an increased beam of 38m, the design…

Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore has awarded a Basic Design Assessment (BDA) statement to hydrogen fuel cell specialist Sydrogen for the SydroPower series model MZ250N maritime fuel cell. This marks an important step toward commercializing Sydrogen’s fuel cell solutions for the maritime industry. The SydroPower series leverages proven automotive hydrogen fuel cell technology from Sydrogen’s…