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  • Newest collaboration between Hitachi Energy and AWS targets cloud-based grid solutions

    Image courtesy Hitachi Energy Hitachi Energy has signed a multi-year strategic collaboration agreement (SCA) with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to accelerate how utility and energy-intensive companies deploy cloud-based solutions and advance the energy transition. The initial focus of the agreement delivers Hitachi Vegetation Manager, an artificial intelligence (AI)-driven vegetation management system, on AWS. This solution…


  • Twix campaign embraces unity, mashups, and maximalist lifestyle to appeal to a younger audience

    Twix’s new global brand platform, ‘Two is more than one’ is celebrating the “joy” of having it all – the idea of ‘and’ for the brand that is both a cookie and candy bar, chocolate and caramel, crunchy and chewy. Created in partnership with Team OMC’s adam&eveDDB, ‘Two is more than one’ evolves the Twix brand…


  • Shell Selects McDermott for Engineering and Procurement Services

    Mar 26, 2025 Illustration (Credit: McDermott) McDermott has been selected by Shell Global Solutions International for an Enterprise Framework Agreement (EFA) for engineering and procurement services and integrated project management team services (IPMT). The EFA has a duration of three years with two one-year optional extensions. The scope of the agreement encompasses the full suite…


  • IFFA 2025: Multivac to demonstrate how AI maximises the quality and efficiency of packaging processes

    Multivac will showcase an AI-powered vision system that can recognise packs containing various meat bits at this year’s IFFA in Frankfurt. To ensure that every pack is appropriately branded, the Multivac labelling and printing system receives the relevant information based on the contents of the pack. Rising quality demands and high processing speeds, as well…


  • Jolly’s Drinks introduces a revitalising NPD and grows nationally

    The independently owned Cornish soft drink company Jolly’s Drinks, which produces the best-selling Ginger Beer in Cornwall, is expanding quickly around the country to get its beloved beverages into stores all throughout the United Kingdom. This March, Jolly’s is also introducing two new items as part of this exciting expansion. Sparkling Orange – a vibrant…


  • DLMS and OMS associations to collaborate on standardisation for utilities

    Image: 123RF.com The DLMS UA and Open Metering System Group have signed an agreement to foster interoperability and standardisation across utility industries. Under the agreement the aim is to provide comprehensive solutions tailored to the needs of the electricity, water, gas, and thermal energy sectors, leveraging DLMS UA’s expertise in data models and data formats…


  • iPRO to keep players hydrated at Rosslyn Park National Schools 7s 2025

    Rugby jerseys at the ready! iPRO is excited to attend the Rosslyn Park National Schools 7s once again in 2025. As the official hydration partner, iPRO will be sending thousands of bottles of iPRO Hydrate to keep players refreshed and performing at their best throughout the tournament, taking place until March 28th at Richardson Evans…


  • UK’s SSE becomes a first to join IRMA

    Image: SSE SSE has become the first UK-headquartered energy company to join the Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance (IRMA). Seattle, Washington-headquartered IRMA has the mission to protect the environment and the people who are directly affected by mining by setting best practice and standards and assurance on responsible mining. In joining IRMA, an SSE statement…


  • PG&E launches ‘first of its kind’ virtual power plant

    Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E) announced the launch of Seasonal Aggregation of Versatile Energy (SAVE), an Electric Program Investment Charge (EPIC) demonstration and a “first-of-its-kind” virtual power plant (VPP) that harnesses residential distributed energy resources to reduce local grid constraints. Working with multiple aggregators and the Demand Side Analytics research team, the demonstration programme…


  • Why as-a-service business models are the key to eliminating the roadblocks for renewables

    Image credit: ABB Battery energy storage systems (BESS) as-a-service shifts an ownership model to a service-based approach, writes Robert Wild, Chief Financial Officer, ABB Electrification Service. By the end of this decade, the International Energy Agency forecasts that global renewable energy capacity will grow by 2.7 times, with solar PV and wind contributing to 95%…