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The Rijeka Gateway terminal in Croatia has secured electricity from renewable energy sources for the operation of its container terminal to reduce CO2 and other harmful gas emissions. Renewable energy supply The terminal in Rijeka – a joint venture between APM Terminals and ENNA Group – will have most of its equipment electrified and largely…
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The Monk Fruit Corp is celebrating a regulatory breakthrough as the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) confirmed that monk fruit decoctions, a naturally sweet low-calorie food, are not novel. The ruling green-lights the opportunity for monk fruit decoctions to be utilised as a naturally sweet, low-calorie ingredient in food and beverage products sold in…
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Südpack has adopted its EcoTrace LCA service to evaluate the environmental impact of its products throughout the value chain. By means of various scenarios and projections, EcoTrace makes it possible to compare different packaging concepts, make objective decisions regarding optimal packaging solutions, achieve ambitious environmental and sustainability goals, and expand and optimise product reporting based…
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Image courtesy 123rf Litgrid and Svenska kraftnät, Lithuanian and Swedish transmission system operators, have signed a contract with Hitachi Energy to upgrade the control system of NordBalt HVDC interconnector. During the upgrade, control system logic will be installed, which will enhance grid stability of the Baltic countries. The NordBalt control system upgrade will expand the…
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Austria Juice has set the goal of purchasing 100 % of its products from sustainable sources by 2030. As a member of the Sustainable Juice Covenant (IDH), Austria Juice is part of a consortium of several large companies in the beverage industry working towards producing all their goods in a verifiably sustainable manner by 2030.…
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Duke Energy’s restoration following Hurricane Helene. Image courtesy Duke Energy (October 8) On the heels of the devastation from Hurricane Helene, Hurricane Milton made landfall in Florida yesterday, bringing with it extremely dangerous weather and outages for more than 3 million people to date. According to the US National Hurricane Centre (NHC), Milton made landfall…
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Vard, a Norwegian subsidiary of the Fincantieri Group, has signed a new contract with Navigare Capital Partners, in collaboration with Norwind Offshore, for the design and construction of one tailor-made commissioning service operation vessel (CSOV). Advanced technological systems The vessel will be 85m long, with a beam of 19.5m, and will feature advanced battery solutions. It…
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Gardenista, a premium ready-to-serve cocktail made with vodka, tequila, or bourbon and blends garden flavours of herbs, fresh lime juice, ginger and a kick of jalapeño,has announced its official launch. Gardenista is an ingredient-focused cocktail inspired by the mountains, which draws from the popular Gardener cocktail, originally featured at Matsuhisa in Aspen, Colorado. Available in…
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Image Credit: 123rf.com A coalition of 16 European cross-sectoral associations have called for distribution grids to be put at the centre of attention of the European agenda for the next five years. In a statement the coalition members refer to the DSOs as the central players that contribute to driving the energy and digital transitions…
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Constantia Flexibles, a leading producer of flexible packaging, is demonstrating the machine performance of its EcoLamHighPlus mono-material on Syntegon’s advanced PMX platform for coffee packaging. Designed for recycling in the PE stream, EcoLamHighPlus is developed to meet the growing demand for more sustainable packaging materials while ensuring that packaging processes remain efficient and adaptable to…
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