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  • GB’s Wales & West leads green hydrogen development

    Image: HydroStar British gas operator Wales & West Utilities is leading the development of green hydrogen production from wastewater sources. The project, which is being undertaken with hydrogen technology developer HydroStar and Cardiff University, is aimed to further develop an electrolyser for green hydrogen production utilising wastewater such as rainwater or water high in microplastic…


  • Scottish operators quadruple impact assessment threshold for grid connections

    SSEN Transmission grid infrastructure. Image courtesy SSEN Transmission SSE’s transmission and distribution businesses have increased four-fold the threshold at which new projects will require a transmission impact assessment (TIA) in a bid to connect more renewable energy projects to their grid network in the north of Scotland. SSEN Transmission and SSEN Distribution announced the impact…


  • Edgewater Wireless achieves milestone in silicon production

    Edgewater Wireless Systems has achieved a significant milestone in silicon production and is now transitioning its packaging operations to a facility in North America. “Over the last few months, our team has successfully completed numerous critical steps in our silicon production and commercialisation efforts. We’ve strengthened our IP portfolio with several new patent applications. We’ve…


  • Brazil’s Copel sets safety standards for working at height

    Image: Copel Brazil utility Copel reports becoming a reference for Latin American countries for its approach to working at height. Copel reports having a longstanding interest in the development of techniques and equipment for working at height. While working as a civil maintenance supervisor, Sidnei Garcia, a Copel technician who instructs in the topic, was…


  • Fachpack 2024: GEA presents new thermoforming packaging machine for SMEs

    The new GEA PowerPak 1000 thermoformer packaging machine is specially designed for small companies and can be tested at the GEA XLAB Technology Center in Biedenkopf-Wallau, Germany. (Source: GEA) Posted: 30 August 2024 Related core topics: Equipment, Packaging Related topics: Cheese, fresh, frozen, fruit, meat, meat substitutes, potatoes, pouches, poultry, sealing, thermoformer, traysealer, vegetables Related…


  • Shetland Islands connects to the GB power grid

    Image courtesy SSE In what they are calling a ground-breaking achievement for clean energy in the UK, SSE has announced connection of the Shetland Islands to the GB electricity grid for the first time. According to the Scottish energy company, the milestone comes with the completion of two major projects, including a 260km subsea transmission…


  • New substation in Germany to connect Europe’s largest agri-PV project

    Image courtesy SUNfarming In Germany a substation is being built to connect green power to the high voltage grid from what is being called the largest agri-PV project on the continent, extending across eight districts and connecting up to 753MWp. Consisting of four transformers, the substation will feed energy into the high-voltage network of regional…


  • Cosco Shipping to build 14,000 TEU dual-fuel methanol container vessels

    Cosco Shipping Heavy Industry and Cosco Shipping Container Lines have signed a contract in Shanghai to construct 12 14,000 TEU container ships with dual-fuel methanol propulsion. A new generation of vessels The ships belong to a new generation of ship types developed jointly by Cosco Shipping Lines, Cosco Shipping Heavy Industry and the China Shipbuilding…


  • Greenvale unveils a new brand in transition towards sustainable potato production

    Greenvale has unveiled a new image as it sets out its agenda for the future of sustainable potato production. As part of the rebrand, Greenvale, formerly Greenvale AP, modernised its visual identity to reflect its roots within the fresh produce sector and signal a change as it embarks on its next chapter. David Rankin, MD…


  • Hitachi Energy releases new solutions to advance grid control

    Image courtesy Hitachi Energy Hitachi Energy has launched Grid-enSure, a portfolio of power electronics solutions aiming to help enhance grid flexibility, resilience and stability. The power electronics portfolio combines existing and future power electronics solutions from Hitachi Energy such as HVDC, static compensators (STATCOM and Enhanced STATCOM), static frequency converters, medium-voltage direct current (MVDC), energy…