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  • UK food-to-go market to grow by 40%

    Food-to-go has seen continued growth in 2024, and recent research from AHDB shared that more than £48.2 billion was spent on food in the out-of-home market, an increase of 14% year-on-year (Kantar Out-of-home, 52 w/e 9 June 2024). The UK food-to-go market is anticipated to see positive market growth over the next few years and by 2028…


  • Implementing a Wi-Fi asset tracking system

    Asset tracking as an industry has experienced tremendous growth, expected to grow from $5 billion in 2024 to $9.2 billion by 2029, according to figures put out by Research and Markets. Conversation revolving around asset tracking focuses on the precision of location services, as well as the kind of connectivity offered by GPS, Bluetooth and…


  • Asia’s first offshore wind power service operation vessels arrive in Qidong

    Shanghai Electric Wind Power Group has taken delivery of what it says are Asia’s first offshore wind power service and operation vessels (SOVs) Sustainable SOVs The vessels, Zhizhen 100 and Zhicheng 60, were built by Zhenhua Heavy Industries. They arrived in China’s Qidong, Jiangsu province on August 21, 2024, where they are expected to promote deep-sea energy coupling…


  • Scottish Bakers aims to transform sector with consumer-facing brand

    Scottish Bakers is embarking on a bold move to showcase Scotland’s baking industry with the launch of a consumer brand. The trade association said the move is “championing the Scottish nation’s baking industry” as well as “transform” the sector. The development is also part of its comprehensive five-year strategy, unveiled at the annual conference in…


  • Seven Bro7hers launches a zesty Ipa

    The Seven Bro7hers have released a zesty 5.5% ABV IPA that pours pale and hazy and is packed with citra and Amarillo hops to create a citrus aroma. The beer has a low level bitterness and a slightly sweet finish making it easy and drinkable in the sunshine. Transporting you to the seaside, Citrus Sea…


  • Kestrel supercomputer to support renewable energy research in US

    Image: Taylor Henry, NREL The Kestrel supercomputer at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory’s (NREL) Energy Systems Integration Facility in Golden, Colorado, has completed full buildout. Reaching 44 petaflops of computing power (i.e. 44 million billion floating point operations per second) – five times more than the NREL’s earlier generation ‘Eagle’ supercomputer – the Kestrel supercomputer…


  • NYSEG and RG&E reach 700,000 smart meters across upstate New York

    Image: Avangrid New York State Electric & Gas (NYSEG) and Rochester Gas and Electric (RG&E) have installed more than 700,000 smart meters for electric and natural gas customers in New York. Installations are occurring at a rate of over 50,000 monthly, with upgrades currently underway in Ithaca, Rochester, Brewster, Sodus, Binghamton, Canandaigua, Lancaster and Hornell…


  • Brazil’s Cemig has developed a ‘battery bank’ storage solution

    Image courtesy Cemig (Alisson Guedes, Cemig Distribution Engineering Superintendent) Brazilian power company Cemig has developed a storage system using a remotely operated battery bank to support the traditional distribution network. According to the company in a release, the system is a first of its kind for the country, providing greater network stability and reduced power…


  • OF&G chief executive steps down

    Roger Kerr, CEO of OF&G (Organic Farmers’ and Growers), has announced his resignation after a 10-year tenure leading the UK organic certification body. Chairman of OF&G’s Board, Richard Thompson, expresses his thanks for Mr Kerr’s commitment to the organic sector and recognises his impact and influence. “Roger has been instrumental in OF&G’s growth in stature…


  • BP Picks Designers for Kaskida FPU in the US Gulf of Mexico

    BP has selected Exmar Offshore and Audubon Engineering Company to complete engineering and design of a floating production unit (FPU) destined for the British supermajor’s deepwater Kaskida development in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. Exmar Offshore, a Houston-based subsidiary of Belgium’s Exmar, has been awarded a contract to design and engineer the FPU’s hull, while…