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  • Vitafoods Europe 2024: market-first synbiotic combination

    Clasado Biosciences has revealed that Vitafoods Europe 2024 will see the European debut of its market-first synbiotic offering, developed in partnership with Probi AB. The combination of Bimuno GOS (prebiotic) and Probi Defendum (probiotic) is one of the first commercial synbiotic concepts available to formulators with a scientifically proven synergistic effect as shown in a…


  • Battery-led storage deployments need to sextuple globally says IEA

    Cover of Batteries and Secure Energy Transitions. Courtesy IEA Despite immense cost cuts and their deployment in the power sector last year more than doubling, batteries need to lead a sixfold increase in global energy storage deployments to enable the world to meet 2030 targets, says the International Energy Agency (IEA). Growth in batteries outpaced…


  • IoT and DERMs solutions that meet utility needs

    In an exclusive interview with Francisco Donato Bergia, Director at Minsait, we look at the newest and innovative solutions on the market, which cover all the utilities processes from commercial to measurement, asset and operation management. Minsait is working with customers including Iberdrola, EDP, ENEL, and UFD to provide solutions covering: Flexibility – which addresses…


  • Irish data centre batteries to provide backup power for grid stability

    Image courtesy DigitalRealty Companies Enel X Global Retail and Digital Realty will collaborate to utilise data centre batteries to help balance the Irish power grid. The partnership sees Digital Realty, a global provider of cloud- and carrier-neutral data centre, colocation, and interconnection solutions, enhance its uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems by using integrated batteries to…


  • pladis expands Carr’s Melts portfolio

    pladis, the global snacking company behind some of the UK’s most loved and iconic brands, is solidifying its presence on the cheese board by introducing a new Caramelised Red Onion flavour to its growing Carr’s Melts range. With a chutney-inspired flavour baked in, the new launch sees these iconic crisp wheaten biscuits – which have…


  • Nespresso partners with Change Please to tackle homelessness in the UK and Ireland

    Nespresso has announced a partnership with Change Please, a social enterprise founded in London in 2015, with the mission of empowering individuals who are experiencing homelessness through a commitment of £1m in its first year. As part of its 2022-2023 Impact Report, Change Please noted a 50% increase in homelessness between March 2022 and March…


  • Broad welcome for DRS delay

    Industry has welcomed the news that the UK government and devolved administrations in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have confirmed that Deposit Return Schemes will be launched across the UK in October 2027. There will be three separate schemes: one covering England and Northern Ireland, and others in each of Scotland and Wales. Karen Betts,…


  • Emerson to showcase Floor to Cloud™ factory automation solutions at Hannover Messe 2024 (Hall 11, Booth C20)

    Emerson: Global technology, software and engineering leader, Emerson will present the future of automation through its Floor to Cloud™ approach and innovative automation solutions at Hannover Messe in Hannover, Germany on April 22-26, 2024. Emerson will demonstrate how real-time visibility and control can drive sustainability, enhance overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) and empower teams using data-informed…


  • Dutch retailer lowers CO2e emissions with hybrid meat range

    Dutch consumers will have to become accustomed to half-and-half minced meat that consists of part pork and part beef mince, but now they have to become familiar with half-and-half products consisting of a combination of chicken and beef as well as products with added beef protein. Albert Heijn introduced these products as both have lower CO2e…


  • Wärtsilä secures China’s largest-ever methanol new-build order

    Technology group Wärtsilä will supply the methanol-fuelled auxiliary engines for five container vessels for Cosco Shipping Lines and seven container vessels for the Orient Overseas Container Line. Methanol-fueled container vessels The Orient Overseas Container Line’s 24,000 TEU ships are to be built at the Nantong Cosco KHI Ship Engineering yard, and the Cosco Shipping Lines’…