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  • Service robots growing 6x faster than industrial robots

    In recent years, the service robot market has experienced profound changes, driven by advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning. These technologies have enabled the creation of robots capable of performing a wide array of tasks with unprecedented accuracy and efficiency. Consequently, the service robot sector has seen exponential growth, outpacing the industrial robot…


  • Aluminium-calcium composite used for transmission conductor prototype

    Image courtesy Ames Laboratory Ames National Laboratory, a US DoE Office of Science national laboratory operated by Iowa State University, has developed a new type of high voltage overhead power conductor made of an aluminium-calcium composite for increased efficiency. Material scientists from the laboratory are moving into the field-testing stage of the new type of…


  • UK tests workplace vehicle-to-grid with free chargers as incentive

    Image courtesy 123rf A vehicle to grid (V2G) trial in the UK is testing workplace V2G charging technology, offering trial participants free V2G chargers as incentive. The V2VNY project aims to demonstrate, test and refine V2G technology, pushing the boundaries of charging technology and paving the way for its broader adoption. Trial participants will be…


  • ABS to Class Seatrium-built FPSO Pair for Petrobras

    Singaporean rig- and shipbuilder Seatrium has tapped the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) to class a pair of floating production storage and offloading units (FPSO) being built for Brazil’s state-owned Petrobras, the classification society announced.  Slated for delivery in 2029, the FPSOs P-84 and P-85 will be deployed in the Atapu and Sépia fields, located…


  • Red Eléctrica instals over 750 dynamic line rating devices on overheads

    Image courtesy 123rf Red Eléctrica, the Redeia company responsible for the transmission and operation of the Spanish electricity system, has announced the deployment of more than 750 dynamic line rating (DLR) devices on overhead power lines. One of the technologies recommended by the European Commission’s Grid Action Plan to make networks more efficient, the DLR…


  • ‘We were fully prepared’: CenterPoint responds to criticism over Hurricane Beryl impacts

    Image: 123rf A CenterPoint Energy executive defended the utility’s preparation and response to Hurricane Beryl after the storm knocked out power to 2.6 million of the utility’s customers in Houston. Speaking before the Houston City Council on Wednesday afternoon, Brad Tutunjian, CenterPoint Energy’s vice president of regulatory affairs, unpacked the scale of the utility’s response,…


  • Government-funded study urges collaboration between farmers and cultivated meat companies

    A new report published by the UK’s Royal Agricultural University exploring the attitudes, concerns and opportunities for farmers within the growing sector of cultivated meat is calling for further engagement between farmers and cultivated meat companies to avoid polarisation. The report, which follows cultivated meat bans in Italy and the United States that were partly…


  • Isle of Man lays groundwork for new brewery

    Kemtile, a division of Stonhard, has delivered another “single-source” brewery flooring solution – but this time for Odin’s Manx Beer at its brand-new brewery on the Isle of Man. As part of the brewer’s ambitions to set up a new 1,000-litre facility with four fermenters, a grain store and a cold room, Odin’s Manx Beer required…


  • PPMA Show 2024: Gregg Wallace to explore processing and packaging machinery

    Gregg Wallace will be spending a day at the PPMA Show exploring the fascinating world of processing and packaging machinery, robotics and industrial vision systems as he goes ‘Inside the Exhibition’. The PPMA Show organisers, Automate UK, have been busy planning Automate UK revealed that the well-known broadcaster, entrepreneur and writer, Gregg Wallace, will add…


  • Yanmar and Amogy to explore ammonia-to-hydrogen integration for decarbonized marine power

    Yanmar Holdings and Amogy, a provider of mature, scalable and efficient ammonia-to-power solutions, have entered into a memorandum of understanding to integrate Amogy’s advanced ammonia-cracking technology into Yanmar’s hydrogen internal combustion engine (H2ICE). Decarbonizing marine power generation The partnership will focus on combining Amogy’s technology with Yanmar’s H2ICE to provide low-cost hydrogen fuel. Amogy’s ammonia-cracking…