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  • Domino Printing Sciences’ automated verification solution minimises mistakes

    Domino Printing Sciences’ new automated product printing and label verification solutions can help manufacturers reduce the risk of costly product labelling errors. Domino’s latest solutions include advanced coding automation software that removes the need for manual intervention and integrated machine vision to check the accuracy of every printed code. As legislation surrounding the labelling of…


  • Global Maritime Tapped to Support Floating Wind Project

    Jul 2, 2024 (Image: Salamander Offshore Wind Farm) Marine and engineering consultancy Global Maritime said it has been awarded a contract by the Salamander Offshore Wind Farm, a joint venture between Ørsted, Simply Blue Group and Subsea7, to provide engineering services for the PREDICT 2.0 project. The PREDICT 2.0 initiative is a collaboration between the…


  • South Africa’s decoupled transmission company starts trading

    Image courtesy 123rf The National Transmission Company of South Africa (NTCSA) has officially commenced trading, marking a move in unbundling Eskom’s generation, transmission and distribution divisions, widely considered as key to addressing the country’s power outages and shortages. The announcement, made by South Africa’s Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) and Eskom SOC Holdings Limited alongside…


  • Elewit completes multiprong electric network planning project

    Spanish tech company Elewit has completed the development of the GridCal and Newton improvement project for Electrical Planning, known as the Siroco project, which they state has represented a significant advancement in the simulation capabilities of electrical networks. According to Elewit, which is the tech platform for Spanish TSO Red Eléctrica, through the project, new…


  • Gas TSOs ink agreements on H2med hydrogen infrastructure

    Image: Enagás Gas TSOs from Spain, France, Portugal and Germany have signed agreements on the BarMar Spain-France hydrogen pipeline and the CelZa Portugal-Spain interconnections. Enagás from Spain and GRTgaz and Teréga from France, along with OGE from Germany as an associate party have signed a joint development agreement on the BarMar project, which is aimed…


  • Wärtsilä Gas Solutions to provide ammonia fuel supply systems for two more Exmar vessels

    Exmar has contracted Wärtsilä Gas Solutions (WGS) to deliver the fuel supply and cargo handling systems for two more gas carriers that will operate with ammonia fuel. Ammonia-powered ocean-going vessels The ships are being built at the Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD) in Korea for shipowner Exmar LPG, a joint venture between maritime and offshore solutions provider Exmar and…


  • Soil Carbon Methodology rewards farmers for sustainable practices

    FoodChain ID and ReSeed have devised a methodology for carbon market initiatives. The Soil Carbon Methodology rewards farmers not only for maintaining existing soil organic carbon built through sustainable farming practices, but also for the removal and storage of additional carbon dioxide emissions by soils. The Soil Carbon Methodology is the first program on the…


  • Seven out of ten Italians support using meaty-sounding names for plant-based meat alternatives

    A survey conducted by YouGov and commissioned by the Good Food Institute Europe reveals that the majority of Italian consumers consider terms such as ‘hamburger’ and ‘milk’ to be appropriate for plant-based products. As many as 69% of respondents believe these terms are appropriate to describe plant-based foods, while 68% believe companies should be allowed…


  • CorPower Ocean Puts Finishing Touches to C4 Wave Energy Device Upgrades

    Swedish wave energy company CorPower Ocean is nearing completion of planned on-land inspection and upgrades of its first commercial-scale wave energy device, C4, following its first deployment offshore Portugal.  The upgrades being implemented for the C4 device are addressing key findings from operational data collected during the ocean deployment phase of its commercial-scale C4 device…


  • SEE introduces new line of packaging materials to reduce plastic content

    SEE has announced the launch of three skin packaging top webs, designed to reduce food waste, packaging cost and plastic use. The new top webs facilitate a significant downgauging from the traditional 100/120 microns to 80 microns for all the skin systems. Compatible with the company’s renowned Cryovac Darfresh on Tray, Darfresh rollstock, and vacuum…