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  • Europe’s smart electricity meters penetration approaching two-thirds

    Image: NVE At the end of 2024, about 63% of Europe’s electricity consumers had smart meters, Berg Insight has reported. By December 2024, more than 195 million smart meters were deployed in the EU 27+3 region, i.e. the EU member states plus Norway, Switzerland and UK, with growth at a steady rate just short of…


  • AI consortium launched to develop applications for the power sector

    Image: EPRI The Open Power AI Consortium has been launched by EPRI in collaboration with Nvidia to drive the development of open AI models for the power sector. With this the global consortium is aimed to accelerate AI adoption to reduce operating costs while improving the energy customer experience, EPRI reports. The focus of the…


  • Reactive Technologies and Siemens announce grid planning platform integration

    Reactive Technologies will use Siemens’ Gridscale X software, PSS®E, to enhance visibility of grid stability challenges. Image courtesy Siemens London-headquartered grid enhancing technologies company Reactive Technologies and Siemens Smart Infrastructure are partnering to integrate their technologies for better grid scenario planning and asset insights. The partnership will see Reactive Technologies incorporate Siemens’ Gridscale X transmission…


  • Industry 4.0: the DACH region risks falling behind

    According to the overall value of the MHP Industry 4.0 barometer, the degree of digitisation in industry is increasing worldwide, although not as quickly as before. China and the USA are continuing to extend their lead over the DACH region. And in the German-speaking countries in particular, a shortage of skilled workers and legacy systems…


  • Demand for frozen pizza rising in the UK

    Traditional Neapolitan cartwheel pizza Margherita topped with tomato sauce, buffalo mozzarella and fresh basil just cooked in a wood oven and ready to be served Posted: 21 March 2025 Share this page DalterFood Group is offers premium Italian dairy excellence to frozen pizza producers with refined ingredients and authentic flavours, inspired by regional traditions, such…


  • Ingredion to discuss formulation and meeting consumer demand at upcoming conference

    Ingredion will offer solutions that address escalating cost pressures and various consumer demands head-on at the upcoming Dairy Innovation Strategies event in Copenhagen, Denmark. The company will showcase its approach to dairy cost reduction and other challenges through new concepts including a protein-enriched plant-based milk drink, a cacao-reduced cream dessert, and a cost-reduced dairy cream…


  • £9 million funding boost to bring key semiconductor manufacturing capability to Scotland

    New development could cut chip packaging process from months to just days for UK firms A new R&D development designed to support the growth of semiconductor packaging has received a £9 million funding injection, helping to reshore a critical part of the UK’s £500 million electrification supply chain and create new opportunities for manufacturers to…


  • Openings Studio™ free trial now available for trade customers

    ASSA ABLOY Opening Solutions UK & Ireland is offering new and existing trade customers a free 6-month trial of its Openings Studio™ BIM software solution. Openings Studio™ can be used to aid with doorset specification and installation, as well as helping to defend against unwarranted counter charges or unacceptable excuses from customers to stall payments…


  • Akona Process Solutions is set to make its first appearance at a UK exhibition under its new branding at FoodEx Manufacturing Solutions, taking place at the NEC Birmingham on 7-9 April. Akona will be exhibiting on stand G91 with a range of processing equipment from its portfolio and expert advice from the team on your…


  • Pooling knowledge for higher productivity By harnessing all the data created during machining, companies make their processes around ten percent more productive. This was the result of a project where MAPAL together with industry partners pooled previously distributed knowledge and made it available as a digital value-added service. Within the framework of the major research…