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  • The EV charging companies who dominated Q1 VC smart grid financing

    Image courtesy 123rf In this edition of Smart Energy’s Power Playbook, Yusuf Latief looks into Q1 financing results within the smart grid sector, highlighting the top five deals made, all of which revolve around EV charging companies. In the first quarter of 2024 smart grid venture capital funding reached a solid $686 million across 14…


  • Denso Steelcoat™ Systems Standing the Test of Time in Pipebridge Revisits

    On recent revisits to two Steelcoat 100/400™ System applications in the Northeast of England, Winn & Coales (Denso) Ltd. were proud to confirm that both applications were performing as expected, providing exemplary protection from corrosion over a decade since their installations. The Steelcoat 100/400 System consists of Denso Hi-Tack™ Primer, Denso™ Profiling Mastic, Denso Hi-Tack™…


  • AI can significantly improve grid management reports DOE

    Image: 123RF.com Artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to significantly improve key areas of grid management, a new US Department of Energy report finds. The report, focussed on potential opportunities for AI in the grid, finds that AI is able to improve grid planning, permitting, operations and reliability and resilience as well to advance the…


  • SLB, OneSubsea and Subsea7 Sign Up for Wisting and Bay Du Nord Projects

    May 2, 2024 Source: SLB SLB has announced the signing of a new long-term strategic collaboration agreement between Equinor and the Subsea Integration Alliance (which comprises OneSubsea™ and Subsea7). The agreement paves the way for exploratory work to begin on two projects: the Wisting field offshore Norway and Bay Du Nord, off Newfoundland and Labrador,…


  • AkzoNobel Industrial Coatings establishes fresh sustainable innovation team to bolster sustainability goals

    AkzoNobel has created a new sustainable innovation team for industrial coatings to support and drive sustainability across its diverse portfolio, including packaging coatings, coil and extrusion coatings, wood finishes and wood adhesives. Tessa Slagter will lead the initiative as sustainable innovation manager. She is joined by Ana Sanséau-Blanchard as sustainable product manager and Kyra Boschma…


  • Cyprus Seeks Improvements to Chevron-led Plans for Offshore Gas Field

    May 2, 2024 © daboost / Adobe Stock Cyprus said on Thursday it wanted to see improvements to Chevron-led plans to extract gas from an offshore field, giving the consortium led by the U.S. major six months to meet its requirements. There have been protracted talks on the future development of the Aphrodite field south-east…


  • Uelzena looks to expand new spray drying plant for infant food ingredients

    Uelzena eG’s newly built “Tower 12” spray drying plant will help the contract dryer from northern Germany, expand its leading position in the production of ingredients for infant food under high-care conditions. With the new plant, a total of four spray towers of different sizes and configurations are now available for drying infant food components…


  • Bibby Marine and Gondan to build the world’s first electric commissioning service operation vessel

    Bibby Marine has signed a shipbuilding contract to build what it states will be the world’s first truly zero-emission, electric commissioning service operation vessel (eCSOV), with shipbuilder Gondan. Electric commissioning service operation vessel The eCSOV will be built in Gondan’s Asturias shipyard in Spain and is scheduled to be delivered in 2026. The eCSOV, which…


  • UK Power Networks uses Technical Limits scheme to fast track grid connections

    Image courtesy 123rf A Technical Limits scheme from UK Power Networks to unlock capacity for new energy generation has seen almost 1GW of projects accept fast-track offers to connect to the electricity network. A total of 25 projects amounting to 836MW of generation are now set to connect to the grid as soon as they…


  • Pharma-grade filter receiver enables increased capacity

    Flexicon’s latest release, the Pneumati-con Pharmaceutical Grade Filter Receiver provides medium- to high-throughput vacuum and positive-pressure conveying of extra-fine, difficult-to-handle and/or contamination-sensitive bulk solid materials, and features designs to readily change/inspect filter cartridges and sanitise the interior. A gas-spring-operated lid provides access to a removable filter plate, allowing cartridge filters to be removed and inspected…