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  • Europe’s ‘Destination Earth’ to deliver climate data for energy planning

    Image: Destination Earth The Destination Earth initiative has launched with the prospect of becoming a key input for the increasingly important climate data into planning in the energy sector among others. Destination Earth (DestinE), named a ‘flagship initiative’ of the European Commission, is aimed to develop a highly accurate and detailed digital twin of the…


  • Bunge and CP Foods testing blockchain technology for sustainable soy

    Bunge and CP Foods are jointly testing a traceability platform using blockchain technology for sustainable soy. To date, three shipments totalling 185,000 metric tonnes of deforestation-free soybean meal have been loaded in Brazil and are headed to Thailand, allowing CP Foods to trace the soybeans from farm origin, processing, transportation, to delivery at destination. Three…


  • Kuwait Fund loans 2m to Bahrain for transmission development

    The loan was signed by H.E. Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown Prince of Bahrain, on behalf of the government of the Kingdom of Bahrain. Mr. Waleed Sh. Albahar, acting director general of the Fund, signed the agreement on behalf of the KFAED. Attending the agreement signing was Kuwait’s Ambassador to the Kingdom of Bahrain…


  • Wärtsilä to supply engines for two CMA CGM ro-pax ferries

    Technology group Wärtsilä will supply the engines, fuel gas supply system and thrusters for two ro-pax ferries being built for French operator La Méridionale, a subsidiary of CMA CGM. Sustainable technology on board The 180m-long ships will be able to accommodate 1,000 passengers as well as cargo freight. The new ships will use LNG as…


  • Government approval prompts Ingredion to expand stevia portfolio

    PureCircle will now be able to offer ingredients from bioconversion in the United Kingdom – including Reb D and Reb M – in addition to its broad portfolio of existing stevia sweeteners and natural flavour modifiers, following the UK government publishing a new specification authorising PureCircle by Ingredion’s range of steviol glycosides produced via bioconversion…


  • Makers of Britain’s greenest burger issue sustainable protein challenge

    A quarter pounder made with the help of AI on a Yorkshire industrial estate has officially been crowned ‘Britain’s greenest burger’. Made with vertically farmed oyster mushrooms, the Hooba burger is developed using one of the most unique and eco-friendly production processes in the food industry. Having recently launched across the UK, the burger has…


  • Pasta Nostra shakes up instant snack pots category

    Pasta Nostra is aiming to stir up the instant snack pots category with the launch of six healthy pasta pots, made in Italy. Pasta Nostra’s authentic Italian fusilli pasta is made from natural ingredients, using a high-quality preparation process to create a premium product with a distinctive flavour profile to stimulate interest in a category, which…


  • Hitachi to incorporate MS generative AI in Lumada

    Image: Hitachi Hitachi has entered into a three-year partnership with Microsoft to embed its generative AI solutions into the Lumada framework and expand its use to the energy sector. Hitachi intends to embed the Microsoft cloud, Azure Open AI Service, Dynamics 365, Copilot for Microsoft 365 and GitHub Copilot into the Lumada solutions. In addition,…


  • How can we boost Europe’s competitiveness?

    Felicitas Riedl during the EUSEW panel, Net-zero manufacturing to boost EU’s competitiveness and climate transition. It is no secret that the European Union risks losing its front-runner position in the journey to net zero. Arguably, it already has. To regain its place, it is critical to find out what the EU can do better. This…


  • Connected digital twins to deliver UK’s net zero transition

    Image: DNV An ecosystem of connected digital twins can enable the UK’s energy transition but requires industry collaboration and trust, DNV reports in a new study. The study, based on interviews with organisations across the energy sector, highlights that it is only possible for the UK to achieve net zero emissions by 2050 through digitalising…