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  • Puratos expands UK site to manufacture sourdough, patisserie glazes, and fillings

    Puratos has announced intentions to expand its Buckingham factory and start producing fillings, patisserie glazes, and sourdough to accommodate the rapidly increasing demand around the UK. The supplier of ingredients for bakery, patisserie and chocolate said that as well as honouring its commitment to local sourcing and manufacturing, the expanded capacity will cement Puratos UK’s…


  • Madrí Excepcional introduces a version without alcohol.

    A 0.0% variant of Madrí Exceptional is being introduced by Molson Coors Beverage Company in response to the growing global demand for low- and no-alcohol beer. The popular lager’s zero-alcohol variant, developed in collaboration with the La Sagra brewery in Spain, will be available in supermarkets and convenience stores throughout the United Kingdom starting in…


  • SYSGO OS now integrates with Intel processors

    SYSGO, a European supplier of real-time operating systems (RTOS) has announced the official support of Intel’s 13th Gen Intel Core processor family functional safety-capable SoCs with its certified flagship PikeOS RTOS & Hypervisor. This collaboration emphasises the vlaue SYSGO and Intel bring to technologies for avionics, industrial automation, and IoT. SYSGO’s PikeOS is known for…


  • Smart meter technology advances in India

    Image: Wirepas A series of new technology developments are emerging from partnerships to bring advances for the smart meter rollout in India. To start with the first that is already available is a Wirepas certified in-meter gateway embedded in Indian manufacturer HPL Electric & Power’s smart meters. Along with the Wirepas mesh sub-GHz connectivity and…


  • Unlocking the future of energy with adaptive cloud

    Image credit: Getty Images By embracing the adaptive cloud, energy providers can future-proof operations, strengthen security and build the resilient energy systems of tomorrow, writes Bilal Khursheed, Worldwide Power and Utilities Leader, Energy and Resources Industry, Microsoft. As utilities adapt to increasing electrification, grid modernisation and distributed energy, traditional operational technology (OT) environments are being…


  • Vision Marine Technologies to provide electric propulsion systems for Sterk boats

    MS Marine (Sterk) and Vision Marine Technologies has signed a three-year exclusive supply agreement, which positions Vision Marine as the sole provider of electric propulsion systems for Sterk boats and grants Vision Marine exclusive global distribution rights for electric-powered Sterk vessels with Vision Marine electric propulsion systems. Exclusive distribution Under the agreement, Vision Marine may…


  • EPRI expands data centre flexibility initiative to Europe

    Image courtesy 123rf EPRI, a global non-profit energy research and development organisation, has announced the international expansion of its data centre for grid flexibility initiative, DCFlex, starting with participants in Europe. Introduced last year in the United States, DCFlex explores how data centres can support the electric grid, enable better asset utilisation, and improve interconnection…


  • Poland’s Enea Operator to commence €107m transformer overhaul

    Image couresy Enea Operator Polish energy company Enea Operator has signed agreements with three transformer manufacturers to the value of PLN444 million (€106.8 million; $111.1 million) to instal 129 high-power transformers. Three companies entered the tender to produce devices according to the instructions, with which the company has just signed agreements. These include Fabryka Transformatorów…


  • Brazil’s Copel reaches 1 million smart meters milestone in Paraná

    Image courtesy Copel Brazilian utility Copel has reported reaching the mark of 1 million smart meters installed in homes in 119 municipalities in various regions of Paraná state. The rollout, part of Copel’s smart grid programme, foresees the installation of 1.7 million smart meters by the end of 2025. So far, the rollout has covered…


  • Schwarz Produktion expands bakery

    Schwarz Produktion is signalling its intentions for the future by investing more than €300 million in the large bakery Bonback Halle (Saale). After acquiring the factory last year, production capacities are now being significantly expanded. In addition, a deep-freeze high-bay warehouse is being built as the new logistics hub for the site in Star Park…