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  • Dawn Foods UK and Ireland expands range of Delicreams

    Dawn Foods doughnuts using Coconut and Bueno Delicream fillings. Posted: 13 May 2024 Share this page As part of its strategy to offer ingredients that can transform the ordinary into the exceptional, Dawn Foods UK and Ireland has expanded its range of Delicreams with the launch of creamy fillings in Coconut and Bueno flavours. Dawn…


  • Innovia launches hot melt barrier film for fridge and freezer labels

    Innovia Films is launching a newly developed, uniquely engineered two side coated cavitated film for pressure sensitive labelling (PSL) applications which is marketed as Rayoface AQBHA. The polypropylene (PP) film offers outstanding printability with a backside coating specifically designed for hot melt pressure sensitive label coating, the leading material science pioneer and major producer of…


  • Vertical farm launches new salad product in Tesco

    Unbeleafable, the award-winning, longer lasting salad brand from vertical farm GrowUp, is introducing a new ready-to-eat, bagged salad product to its range of home-grown salads that it launched last summer in Tesco stores across the UK. Unbeleafable zesty baby leaves will feature sorrel, an aromatic citrusy leaf as part of a baby leaf mix of…


  • Detecting waveform anomalies to maintain grid stability

    When the voltage on your grid is stable and distributing electricity as intended, everything is status quo. But, what happens when there are disruptions to the power flow? Detecting anomalies such as voltage sags/swells, spikes and notches to harmonics, electrical noise, switching transients and frequency variations can identify these issues and further restore steady voltage.…


  • Oktogrid: Bringing transformers online for the energy transition

    In an exclusive interview, Golam Sadeghnia, CEO at Oktogrid, explains some of the current challenges and trends for the electricity grid and the available solutions. Oktogrid’s technology allows electricity providers to add a digital interface to any transformer in less than ten minutes with no tooling needed. The method gives non-invasive access to critical transformer…


  • Construction companies advised to embrace digital technologies

    On 29 April, data released by recruitment company Randstad revealed a decline in the construction workforce, dropping from 2.6 million individuals in 2008 to 2.1 million in 2023. The industry anticipates the need to recruit up to half a million additional workers in the upcoming years. Compounding this issue, significant projects like the Hinkley C…


  • OhmConnect combines with Google’s Nest Renew to form virtual power plant firm

    Image credit: 123rf.com Renew Home, a residential virtual power plant (VPP) service, has launched out of the combination of Google’s Nest Renew service and OhmConnect, which the new company says brings together millions of customers across the nation. Renew already controls nearly 3GW of electrical energy use, and is planning to expand to 50GW by…


  • Why reliable data on renewable capacity is the missing ingredient for international electricity trading

    Image: 123RF Data collection and transparency are crucial to map the true state of renewable generating capacity across power grids that is needed for international electricity markets, writes Amir Cohen of Electrical Grid Monitoring. A global electricity ecosystem of interconnected green grids will be pivotal to the energy transition, helping balance supply and demand across…


  • VK enters alcohol-free category with VK Blue 0.0%

    VK is entering the alcohol-free market for the first time with the launch of VK Blue 0.0%. The launch comes following shifting market dynamics and consumer behaviours, which have seen low and no-alcohol products become the fastest-growing category in the on-trade sector in the last year, according to Neilson (NIQ) data. To support its development,…


  • Kraken lands its first deal with a North American utility for its demand flexibility and customer platform

    (Credit: Kraken) Kraken, a utility software-as-a-service provider, has announced a multi-year deal with Canadian municipal utility Saint John Energy (SJE) to license Kraken’s demand flexibility solution and end-to-end customer service platform – marking Kraken’s first integrated partner in the North American energy market. SJE will adopt Kraken’s end-to-end utility operating system, which Kraken says will enable it…