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  • Boluda Towage orders four hybrid tugs from Damen Shipyards

    Damen Shipyards Group has ordered eight Voith Schneider Propellers (VSPs) to deliver four new Voith Water Tractors (VWTs) with hybrid propulsion systems to towage services company Boluda Towage. Hybrid propulsion systems for enhanced efficiency The first VWT hybrid tugs are to be delivered from Damen Shipyards to Boluda Towage starting in 2025. The new TRAktor…


  • Virtual substations, the driver for digitalised grids

    Arnaud Cantin, Senior Vice President of Schneider Electric’s Digital Power Business Future virtual substations that Schneider Electric is pioneering, are designed to enable flexibility toward greener, decarbonised, and more efficient grids and operations. The notion of the virtual substation as a ‘software-driven’ alternative to today’s well-known primary and secondary substations has gathered momentum over the…


  • Danes embrace energy data for greener and cheaper electricity

    Image: Energinet Danish energy consumers are increasingly using data to get greener and cheaper electricity consumption, TSO Energinet has reported. Energinet says that half a million Danes are actively using its ElOverview service to retrieve and share data with companies that help them with energy optimisation and greener electricity consumption. The number of both users…


  • ABP becomes the first Irish beef processor to successfully export to South Korea

    ABP Food Group has become the first Irish beef processor to launch in the South Korean market by securing an export agreement with K Meat, a premium meat importer with advanced sales channels across South Korea. This significant long-term supply agreement has seen ABP deliver three shipments to date from its locations in Monaghan, Tipperary,…


  • Seatrium Hires KBR on Topsides Job for FPSOs Bound for Petrobras Brazil Fields

    Sep 6, 2024 (Credit: Petrobras) U.S.-based engineering and construction giant KBR has been hired by Seatrium to develop topsides facilities for two floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) units, being designed for Petrobras’ Atapu and Sepia fields in the Santos Basin, offshore Brazil. Under the terms of the contracts, KBR will provide Seatrium with detailed…


  • Twinings introduces a new line of ready-to-drink Sparkling Teas.

    Twinings is launching its new ready-to-drink range of Twinings Sparkling Tea. Fortified with multiple vitamins and minerals, including antioxidant Vitamin C to support general wellbeing, Twinings Sparkling Tea responds to an evolving consumer demand for an afternoon treat that also makes you feel good and its good for you. Developed by Twinings Master Blenders and…


  • Delivering the clean energy grid of the future

    John Sturman, managing director, NatPower UK Although the new UK Government has bold ambitions to position the country as a clean energy superpower, several barriers still need to be addressed if the UK is to accelerate the energy transition, writes John Sturman of NatPower UK. By working with the private sector, the Government aims to;…


  • Pioneering carbon neutrality: Italgas cutting-edge innovations in gas distribution

    Image credit: Italgas Italgas Group stands at the forefront of the gas distribution sector, promoting technological neutrality with gas remaining a vital component of the global energy mix. Managing an extensive network of over 83,000km and serving approximately 8 million redelivery points, Italgas, with significant investments and ownership in local gas distribution companies throughout Italy…


  • Digitalisation defines industry-leading energy organisations survey finds

    Image: 123RF.com Top energy organisations across many dimensions of business and operations are generally also industry leaders in digitalisation, DNV’s latest energy industry insight has revealed. The insight, which is based on a DNV survey of 1,289 senior professionals across the energy sector – of which 28% identified their organisation as an industry leader in…


  • Yorkshire Water awards 1.3 million smart meter rollout

    Image: Yorkshire Water Britain’s Yorkshire Water has selected Swedish IoT operator Netmore Group to lead the exchange of 1.3 million water meters with LoRaWAN smart water meters. The contract, Yorkshire Water’s second with Netmore Group, is for an initial term of 5 years, plus data services for the meters installed up to 2045. Under the…