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  • Fuerpla helps small family business optimise production

    Fuerpla has helped a small family business with extensive experience and excellence in producing authentic, homemade sauces meet industrial demand. The authentic flavour of L’Autentic’s products has led to exponential growth in recent years. To meet the growing demand, L’Autentic had to industrialise some processes, always maintaining its values and recipes, but speeding up packaging…


  • Made for Drink curates two unconventional crisp flavours that pair with wine

    It’s July, the height of discerning crisp season when picnic baskets, barbeques and office drink spreads are all the rage, a time when seasoned, fine snacking enthusiasts are on the lookout for the very latest in debonair yet unapologetic flavour profiles. This Summer sees pioneering New Zealand wine brand Brancott Estate partner in the with…


  • Italy’s CAP Group to advance digitalisation of water and gas networks

    Image: CAP Group Milan utility CAP Group is collaborating with Italgas’ digital subsidiary Bludigit on digitalisation and other technological innovations for water and gas networks. Under a memorandum of understanding the CAP Group, which manages the water service in the city of Milan, and Bludigit intend to develop common initiatives for the management of water…


  • Fast charging capabilities installed at Saint-Cast

    The Brittany port of Saint-Cast has joined the Aqua SuperPower network with the installation of an Aqua 75 DC marine fast charge station. Coinciding with the arrival of the Tour Voile sailing regatta, the new charge station forms part of the port’s commitment to sustainability and the transition to zero emissions. The fast charging capability…


  • Intellihub receives AUm loan for smart meter tech in Australia

    Image: Intellihub Australia’s Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) has made an AU$50 million (US$34 million) loan commitment to Intellihub for smart meters and smart behind the meter devices. The loan is aimed for Intellihub to ramp up the deployment of its smart meters and also lift investment in smart behind the meter devices and thereby…


  • TenneT and Liander announce grid reliability package for Gelderland

    Image courtesy 123rf Dutch grid operators TenneT and Liander and the province of Gelderland have announced a package of measures to boost reliable electricity supply in the Gelderland province as power demand from consumers and businesses rises, risking an overload of the power grid. The measures range from grid-aware charging of EVs to new-build homes…


  • SSE and TotalEnergies partner on EV charging joint venture

    Image courtesy 123rf Scottish energy supplier SSE and French petroleum, oil and gas company TotalEnergies have signed a binding agreement to create an EV charging joint venture in the UK and Ireland, known as Source. The new business will deploy in both countries up to 3000 high power charge points, meeting demand from EV and…


  • Nimbus smart gas meter: A remarkable success story unveiled at Enlit Europe 2023

    Image credit: Italgas Just under one year since its launch, Nimbus has already achieved remarkable success and is scheduled for deployment not only in Italy but also in Greece by 2025, establishing new benchmarks in technology, performance, safety and sustainability. Nimbus is designed to meet the highest industry standards and it is available for adoption…


  • Upgrades to the GS 20 belt cutting machine

    Kronen has made improvements to its GS 20 belt cutting machine to achieve better hygiene, improved operational safety and reduced costs for customers when it comes to purchasing important spare parts. The well-established machine is classed as a classic product in Kronen’s machine portfolio and processes fruit, vegetables, salad leaves and a multitude of other…


  • German TSOs partner with tech leaders on innovative multiterminal hubs

    The DC switchgear is the centrepiece of the multiterminal hub. This is where the direct current lines are directly connected to each other in order to channel energy flexibly and as required. Image courtesy TenneT Germany’s four TSOs are partnering with Siemens Energy, GE Vernova and Hitachi Energy to develop multiterminal hubs with direct current…