
Image courtesy Star Catcher Star Catcher Industries, a Florida-based startup focusing on space-based energy generation, has closed a $12.25 million seed round to construct what they are calling the world’s first space-based energy grid. Once constructed, the Star Catcher Network will be a first-of-its-kind energy grid, says the startup in a release, able to beam…

Despite the UK wasting approximately 9.5mn tonnes of food every year, the food and farming sector has placed 3rd out of 7 sectors for its AI-maturity, new data from government partner BSI reveals. Beating retail, built environment, healthcare and mobility. The study reveals that Chinese and Indian businesses are set to leave their UK counterparts…

IdriveAI is proud to unveil its fleet risk management platform, NEXUS. Designed to transform fleet safety operations, the NEXUS video-based IoT platform utilises advanced AI-driven insights from both edge and cloud computer vision models and real-time data analytics, offering an unparalleled understanding of risk for fleet managers globally. NEXUS provides a comprehensive range of features,…

Image: Gas Networks Ireland Ireland’s gas network operator Gas Networks Ireland has set out plans to deliver a repurposed, resized and fully decarbonised gas network by 2045. The basis of the plan is to repurpose the existing gas network into two networks to transport 100% renewable gas, one dedicated to biomethane accounting for about one-third…

Image: Greenly From the outset the goal for the 2024 Paris Olympics has been to reduce its carbon footprint as much as possible with support from the country’s energy providers EDF and Enedis among others. And it appears to have been vindicated – in some aspects at least, although of course the definitive impact will…

Texas Metering & Device Company (TMD), a provider of Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) and services for electric, water, and gas utilities, and The Antenna Company, a company making high-performance antenna design and provider of industry-proven RF coupler and external antenna isolator solutions, have announced a robust solution to enhance wireless connectivity for off-network smart meters…

Almonds are emerging as a key ingredient to meet the demands of European consumers who are prioritising health and wellbeing. A new report from Innova Market Insights (EU Health Trends Report, released April 2024) reveals that, aside from basic needs, European consumers spend the most on health and wellbeing. This focus has driven attention towards…

Berrymakers has launched officially a direct to consumer offering, taking the best tasting and sustainably grown British berries straight to consumers’ front doors. With berry sales continuing to soar, Berrymakers says it is “here to make buying British berries easier than ever”. Available to purchase via the Berrymakers website www.berrymakers.co.uk all berries can be delivered…

Image courtesy 123rf Aiming to incentivise consumption in line with the highs and lows of power supply peaks, Germany’s Federal Network Agency, Bundesnetzagentur, has published a key points paper to enhance the regulation on network charges for industrial customers. Through their paper, the Network Agency proposes a regulation that creates an incentive for electricity-intensive companies…

Following the overwhelming success of this year’s Automation UK, the show organisers, Automate UK have announced that next year’s event will be significantly bigger than before. The previously co-located Machine Vision Conference (MVC), now known as Vision UK, will be fully integrated into Automation UK upon its return to the CBS Arena in Coventry between…