
Fabien Roques, Martin Fourdrignier and Laura Feleki. If Europe hopes to accelerate decarbonisation and in turn competitiveness across its industries, policymakers need a radical rethink of electricity market design. And that rethink should be carried out in conjunction with the players in the industrial sector. That was the message from day two of the European…

Jouke Aalvanger and Leon Vaandrager, leading the development of the Eqrade optical sorting machine for potatoes. Posted: 14 March 2025 Share this page Eqraft partnered again with Biometic, a leading Italian company specialising in quality control scanning solutions and advanced machine to produce the new Eqrader for potatoes which assesses, selects, and sorts potatoes based…

The Port of Newcastle in Australia has signed a formal advisory agreement with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) to draw upon the latter’s expertise in the production, storage and distribution of hydrogen and ammonia and advance the development of the Clean Energy Precinct (CEP). Clean Energy Precinct The dedicated 220ha Clean Energy Precinct is intended to…

Photo: 123rf The ALiEnS-SOC project has been launched to enhance the cybersecurity of Slovenia’s energy sector with AI. ALiEnS-SOC (Artificial Intelligence for Slovenian Electro-Energy Sector Security Operation Centre), under the coordination of Slovenian TSO ELES, is aimed to pilot and validate an AI-based cybersecurity framework to improve threat detection and response for energy sector security…

Staropramen has launched a new 10x440ml can ‘Fridge Pack’ in response to rising demand for multi-pack can formats in the world beer category (source: Circana. beer & cider. MAT 7th September 2024). The packs will launch in stores nationwide from 17th March 2025, with the most recent data showing that 30% of shoppers who purchase…

A visualization shows what the Grain Belt Express transmission line would look line running across a farmer’s land. Invenergy has asked federal officials to narrow a “National Interest Electric Transmission Corridor” along Grain Belt’s route. (Invenergy) Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey has sent a letter to the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and Elon Musk,…

Image: 123rf In this week’s Power Playbook: European network investment needs take the stage. In the UK, it is anticipated to double by 2050 and analysis in the EU indicates it will grow to €1.4 trillion ($1.5 trillion) by 2040. The last few weeks have been crucial for understanding the investment needs of European distribution…
Emerson has released the latest stage of its next-generation AVENTICS™ Series XV pneumatic valve systems with new flow rates, configurations, accessories, UL certifications and more. These updates give original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) greater design flexibility and scalability to precisely configure valves when engineering handling systems and automation solutions. After successfully launching the AVENTICS Series XV03…
If you are a machine builder or system integrator, you need to be aware of the new EU Battery Regulation 2023/1542 that entered into force on 17 August 2023 and has been applied since 18 February 2024. This will not affect every machine builder and system integrator but read on to find out if the…

Sensor specification is an important consideration when choosing process monitoring and control equipment. However, in the following article, Juhani Lehto from Vaisala explains why the quality of a sensor can be difficult to determine from a spec sheet alone. The cost of high-end sensors can be negligible in comparison with the processes and assets that…