
Marine Corps Air Station Miramar. Credit: US Marine Corps. ESS Tech, a manufacturer of long-duration energy storage (LDES) systems for commercial and utility-scale energy storage applications, announced that it will participate in a utility-scale microgrid project at a Department of Defense (DoD) base. The Rapid Integration and Commercialization Unit (RICU) at Marine Corps Air Station…

Image courtesy 123rf Dublin’s smart energy company GridBeyond has partnered with glass container manufacturing company O-I Gass to implement an 8MW battery energy storage solution and energy management system (EMS) at O-I’s Alloa, UK facility. The 8MW battery system and supporting EMS system leverages artificial intelligence to significantly enhance energy efficiency, resilience and sustainability. By…

Italian shipping company Liberty Lines has launched a hybrid fast ferry in Trapani, Sicily, powered by a mtu hybrid propulsion system from Rolls-Royce. Vittorio Morace The Vittorio Morace, built by the Spanish shipyard Astilleros Armon and designed by Incat Crowther, is said to be the world’s first IMO high-speed craft (HSC) hybrid fast ferry of…

Atlas Copco has introduced the Beer Foam Separator (BFS 900) offering better protection, cleaner processes, and higher savings. Built to be used in combination with its industry 4.0 ready GHS VSD+ screw vacuum pump, the addition of the beer foam separator is primed to improve energy efficiency, reduce lifecycle costs and lower the rejection rate…

Image courtesy Fingrid Finnish transmission system operator Fingrid has purchased low-emission, recyclable steel structures for three new 110kv substations in Harjavalta, Nakkila and Kokemäki. Finland’s TSO is building the new substations alongside Enersense, a creator of zero emission energy solutions. According to Fingrid in a release, this marks the first time that steel structures for…

Thanks to a partnership with Coca-Cola, the award-winning and transformative social supermarket, Community Shop, will open its latest store in Hoyland, Barnsley, on 10th July 2024. The Community Shop is an arm of Company Shop Group, a UK redistributor of surplus products. Company Shop Group takes perfectly good products that are destined for waste and…

Thanks to a partnership with Coca-Cola, the award-winning and transformative social supermarket, Community Shop, will open its latest store in Hoyland, Barnsley, on 10th July 2024. The Community Shop is an arm of Company Shop Group, a UK redistributor of surplus products. Company Shop Group takes perfectly good products that are destined for waste and…

Image courtesy 123rf Dominion Energy is partnering with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory as it works to implement a distributed energy resource management system (DERMS). Dominion selected Generac’s DERMS platform, Concerto, in 2022 to help the utility manage and control a growing mix of distributed energy resources on its system, including solar PV, battery storage…

Examining similarities and differences between the deepwater oil & gas and the emerging floating wind segment. There has been much excitement around the potential for the offshore wind industry to access deeper water sites through the deployment of floating wind technology. Further, there has been much discussion around the development and deployment of disruptive technologies…

A new ruling will unlock the opportunity for monk fruit to be used as a naturally sweet, low-calorie ingredient in food and beverage products sold in the UK. Monk Fruit Corp, a leading monk fruit company, has announced it has received confirmation from the UK FSA that monk fruit decoctions have been consumed to a…