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  • IGY Marinas and Aqua superPower launch Sardinia’s first electric marine charger

    International marina network IGY Marinas has partnered with Aqua superPower to bring electric marine charging to Sardinia. The partners will install an Aqua 75 marine fast charger at IGY Portisco Marina. Electric charging infrastructure Aqua’s smart networked supercharger enables users to recharge in just 20 to 90 minutes. The addition of Aqua superPower’s charging infrastructure at IGY…


  • Tekmar’s Ryder Gets Nexans’ Multi-Year Subsea Engineering Contract

    Feb 18, 2025 Illustration (Credit: Tekmar Group) Tekmar Group’s subsidiary Ryder, a provider of global subsea engineering consultancy solutions, has secured a three-year framework agreement by Nexans to provide wide scope of engineering support for the French cable manufacturer and services provider. Under the framework, Ryder will provide support on cable burial risk assessments, installation…


  • Cumberland expands commercial support to food and drink businesses

    Processors and makers of food and drink can now be served by The Cumberland Building Society’s enlarged commercial offering. With its Kinder Banking approach, The Cumberland looks to support businesses across the North of England and Scotland. With more than 20 years of experience in supporting businesses in the hospitality sector, The Cumberland is now…


  • EIT Food Accelerator Network programme announces 2025 Corporate Programme Partners

    EIT Food Accelerator Network and EIT Food Corporate Venturing Services have announced their 2025 Corporate Programme Partners. The addition of a cohort of corporates to the EIT Food Accelerator Network will provide “unparalleled” industry insights and global reach to help start-ups transform their innovations into successful market-ready solutions. “By combining their expertise and established market…


  • Quality, value, and convenience proved crucial at Christmas – AHDB

    Convenience, quality, and affordability are important factors that influenced red meat purchases during the hectic Christmas season. According to AHDB, prior to Christmas, 37% of consumers claimed that high quality products were important to their Christmas meat purchases (You Gov/AHDB Pulse November 2024). This desire for quality was seen as one of the key drivers…


  • The tasks facing Europe’s DSOs in 2025

    Image: 123rf The DSO Entity work programme for DSOs for 2025 envisages grids remaining high on the agenda and the shift in focus from the Green Deal to the Clean Industrial Deal. In its Annual Work Programme 2025 publication, the DSO Entity points to 2025 as a special year as the first full year of…


  • Loulis Food Ingredients’ production relies exclusively on green energy

    Loulis Food Ingredients has taken another decisive step toward sustainable development, and reaffirmed its commitment to environmental protection and reduced its ecological footprint. As of December 2024, all energy consumed in its facilities comes from 100% renewable sources, thanks to a GreenPass service by DEI. GreenPass is the commercial name for the guarantees of origin…


  • Popcorn joins forces with Jellybeans in latest Pop-at-Home collaboration

    It’s like saying who do you rate more Ronaldo or Messi, Lennon or McCartney, Bacon Butties or Sausage Rolls. Thanks to Popcorn Kitchen there will be no more niggle because they’ve made it acceptable to have moreish chocolate coated popcorn and zingy jellybeans in the same bowl. On the one side resides crunchy, light-to-bite, freshly…


  • BW ESS inaugurates largest battery energy storage system in UK

    Image courtesy 123rf BW ESS has announced the energisation of its 100MW/331MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) near Bramley, Hampshire in the UK. This landmark project, which BW ESS calls the largest of its kind to enter operation in the UK, marks a significant step forward for the UK’s transition to a cleaner, more resilient…


  • How Italgas has harnessed generative AI for customer complaint management

    Image: Databricks Italgas has implemented a generative AI (GenAI) solution to better manage and resolve customer complaints. The inhouse developed solution by Bludigit, Italgas’ digital company, was aimed to transition the process of handling customer complaints – numbering over 90,000 in 2023 – from a manual process involving multiple systems and databases to a more…