A new research report from the IoT analyst firm Berg Insight says that annual shipments of wireless devices for industrial automation applications reached 10.7 million units worldwide in 2023, accounting for approximately 9 percent of all new connected nodes. Growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 12.3 percent, annual shipments are expected to…

Image courtesy 123rf A lack of strategy and the use of traditional cabling throughout the UK electrical grid is holding the country back from its clean energy targets, finds a report from UK-based clean technology company Enertechnos. The report, Solving the UK’s cabling challenge: A blueprint for the new government, details how the UK’s approach…

Swedish marine energy solution provider SeaFjord Energy has chosen ABB’s renewable battery pack propulsion solution to power its e-bunker vessel concept and offer a new way of supplying energy to ships at sea, in fjords or in port. Renewable vessel design The vessel concept was developed in collaboration with FKAB Marine Design and Bureau Veritas,…

Linx Printing Technologies has launched two new inks to meet the specific challenges of printing consistently high-quality and easily readable codes onto the latest generation of flexible films. Linx Black Strong Plastic-Film Ink 1015 and Linx Black Strong Plastic-Film Ink 3415 have been formulated to meet the demands of customers worldwide for an ink that…

Lineage, the world’s largest global temperature-controlled warehouse REIT, has announced additional details of its flagship competition, the Food Chain Innovation Challenge. Lineage’s global competition invites students and startups to pitch their innovative technologies or data solutions that address post-harvest food waste. The Food Chain Innovation Challenge will take place in three major locations: London on…

Draghi presents the findings of the report during a press debriefing in Brussels, Belgium. Mario Draghi’s long-awaited report, The Future of European Competitiveness, has been released, detailing why Europe needs a joint decarbonisation and competitiveness plan with power grid and e-mobility industrial strategies as key components. Draghi, the former European Central Bank chief and Italian…

Golden Hooves has announced the launch of a Double Gloucester and brand new cracker range, with all products available for retail from Tuesday 1 October. Ahead of the release, the regeneratively farmed cheese and crackers will be showcased on Stand 1101 at Speciality & Fine Food Fair, giving delegates a first taste of the new…

Award-winning spirits producer The Fynoderee Distillery is launching European exports. A range of premium spirits from the Isle-of-Man-based company will now be available for home delivery to France, Germany, Denmark, Sweden, the Netherlands and Austria, as well as for trade supply to Norway. More destinations are expected to be announced soon. This marks a huge…

Image: Enel Italy’s distribution grid needs annual investment around €6 billion (US$5.4 billion) over the next 10 years to ensure continuity of performance, new analysis for Enel has found. The review, undertaken with The European House Ambrosetti (TEHA), found that the Italian distribution grid – in its current set-up – is among the most virtuous…

Image: SMS Electricity North West’s 2.5 million smart meters in northwest England are to be migrated onto meter data innovator Procode’s intelligent meter adapter. The agreement, which runs for a minimum of five years, should see Electricity North West’s smart meter estate seamlessly migrated to the intelligent data adapter starting in November. With this Electricity…