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  • How the energy-space nexus is resulting in a data fusion to boost climate resilience

    Start Up Energy Transition Festival Lessons learned in space are increasingly resonating back on Earth as the planet grapples with increasingly frequent climate shocks while trying to enable energy transitions globally. That was the message today from a panel of experts in Berlin which explored the space-energy nexus. The intersection of the space and energy…


  • Siemens to cut over 6,000 jobs in automation and EV segments

    Image courtesy Siemens In plans to “increase its global competitiveness”, tech giant Siemens has announced layoffs for over 6,000 jobs globally in their automation and EV segments, marking a 2% drop in the company’s workforce. Reductions will affect 5,600 jobs in their Digital Industries’ automation business and 450 in their Smart Infrastructure’s EV charging business,…


  • Baerbock hails historic German fiscal package as renewable energy milestone

    Annalena Baerbock. Photo: BETD Minister for Foreign Affairs says €500bn deal ‘enshrines climate neutrality in our constitution’ On the day Germany’s parliament voted in favour of a significant €500bn infrastructure fiscal package, the country’s Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs, Annalena Baerbock, hailed the measure as a blueprint for climate neutrality, energy security and freedom. More…


  • Securing the workforce for a sustainable energy transition

    Image: Enlit Rather than a force to be reckoned with, the current labour force available to enable Europe’s energy transition is dwindling and is a leading cause for concern for industry professionals. This was one of the key findings of an industry report released by Enlit entitled, Making it work: Tackling the energy transition workforce…


  • TCEP launches design guidelines for recycling for PET multilayer trays

    The Tray Circularity Evaluation Platform (TCEP) has enhanced the design for recycling for PET monolayer trays with the addition of design for recycling for PET multilayer trays. The initiative is in line with the work the thermoform team is carrying out in the CEN Standardization WG. These guidelines will provide further crucial support to the…


  • TC Industries keeps it in the family with Mazak FJV vertical machining centre

    TC Industries, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of cutting edges and wear parts for yellow goods vehicles, has installed a new Yamazaki Mazak FJV vertical machining centre at its UK facility. The company manufactures parts for every size of earth-moving equipment, from wear plates, segments and base edges for wheel loaders and excavators through…


  • Specialists in projected safety signage – Projected Image – have launched an innovative virtual warehouse model to help businesses revolutionise safety planning. Newcastle-based Projected Image – who have worked with big names including Coca-Cola and Mercedes-Benz – provide LED projectors that cast bright, hard-to-ignore health and safety signs onto any surface. To help even more…


  • TopGum introduces all-in-one functional gummies with trio of probiotics and postbiotics

    TopGum has unveiled its latest gummy creation: fruity Chewable Synbiotics, which unite pre-, pro- and postbiotics in a sugarless chewable for gut support. The all-in-one functional gummies feature a powerhouse trio of probiotics and postbiotics bound together in a natural, patent pending Gummiceuticals prebiotic fibre-based matrix. Containing no added sugar, Gummiotics are designed to deliver…


  • NXD makes aluminium more resistant and durable NORD-NXDtupH.jpg: NORD can supply complete drive systems with food-safe NXD tupH® surface treatment from a single source Image: NORD DRIVESYSTEMSWith NXD, NORD DRIVESYSTEMS has launched the latest generation of its surface treatment. The system manufacturer equips its aluminium drive solutions with two variants of effective surface protection. This makes them more…


  • Leading HVAC specialist, Jet Environmental, has appointed Chris Ludwig as their new technical manager. Bringing nearly 25 years of extensive experience in the HVAC industry, Chris will help further strengthen Jet Environmental’s expertise in innovative and sustainable design. His appointment started on 2 January. With a mechanical engineering degree and a career spanning roles at…