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Robert Taylor, sustainability director at UPM, and Adam Ryan, head of Pentawards, surveyed leading package designers to find out the barriers that limit the development of sustainable packaging. Posted: 23 July 2024 Share this page The high cost of using sustainable materials has often dissuaded designers from using sustainable materials for packaging, instead choosing cheaper…
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A Welsh Government backed project that offers Welsh food and drink companies technical and commercial support has delivered over £491m impact to the sector since its launch in 2016. Project Helix is delivered by the three food centres across Wales that make up Food Innovation Wales. The project offers a range of funded support in…
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Image courtesy USTDA Bulgaria’s state-owned electricity transmission company, Elektroenergien Sistemen Operator EAD (ESO), has signed an agreement with the US Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) to advance new transmission infrastructure for cross-border export capacity. According to the partners in a release, the new transmission infrastructure will ease the integration of new renewable energy sources and…
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Having tripled volumes year-on year it’s perhaps not surprising that Popcorn Kitchen’s Home Popping portfolio has becoming a leading light within the Popcorn Kitchen, only a year on from being launched. It also explains the enthusiasm with which Chocolate Treasure has been received as the very latest arrival to the business’s 2024 Christmas line-up. Gold…
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Image: Helium Foundation Swedish startup Sourceful is proposing an ‘energy subnetwork’ within the Helium ecosystem to deliver what it claims is “the world’s first decentralised virtual power plant” (VPPs). Over the past few years, many crypto-based initiatives have emerged that claim to enable users to gain ‘rewards’ for either generating renewable energy or enabling others…
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Image: Helen Oy Helsinki-based energy company Helen Oy is introducing a new tech heat pump plant and two electric boilers in the company’s production area in Patola for district heating. The technologies comprising the two boilers and the industrial-scale air-to-water heat pump form the basis for a new district heating production facility in Patola, which…
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Jul 22, 2024 Rendering of the elevator style wind turbine assembly system from CLS Wind (Image: CLS Wind) Classification society ABS announced it has awarded approval in principle (AIP) to Houston-based CLS Wind for its innovative wind turbine assembly system. The patented elevator style assembly system promises easier, safer and faster wind turbine and nacelle…
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Gateway Energy Storage Facility (Credit: CBC Steel Buildings / CBC Steel Buildings) The San Diego County Board of Supervisors has unanimously (4-0) voted to adopt new safety standards for battery storage installations, amid fire safety concerns from locals. In its decision, the Board of Supervisors directed its chief administrative officer, Ebony Shelton, to incorporate new…
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Jul 22, 2024 (Image: Wind Catching Systems) Wind Catching Systems announced its 40MW Windcatcher design has received approval in principle (AIP) from DNV. The objective of an AIP is to perform a third-party technical evaluation of a design to assess whether there are any conceptual showstoppers or rule compliance aspects that need improvement. As such,…
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Fairfields Farm, a producer of premium hand-cooked crisps, has installed a brand-new state-of-the-art fryer to enhance its production capabilities Seen as a “milestone”, the upgrade is expected to increase the company’s weekly crisp yield by an 90%, enabling Fairfields Farm to meet growing consumer demand and expand its market presence. Over £2 million has been…
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