
Image courtesy Aurora Energy research London-based renewables company Renewable Power Capital (RPC) and Italian renewables developer Altea Green Power have entered a development partnership for 1GW of battery energy storage in Italy. The partnership aims to achieve ready-to-build status for the battery storage pipeline over the next two to four years. The partnership marks RPC’s…

Bpacks, a sustainable packaging startup, announced the launch of the world’s first bark-based packaging technology. The new materials seamlessly integrate with current equipment used for all kinds of plastic rigid packaging production, facilitating the shift to eco-packaging. This is especially important, as the European Union’s policy directives have mandated the transition to biodegradable packaging within…

A new collaboration, UC-DC, between industry and research will be able to convert captured CO2 into biodegradable plastic using gas fermentation, where bacteria convert CO2 into a raw material for basic chemicals used in, among other things, plastic production. “We envision a future where CO2 is transformed from a harmful greenhouse gas into an inexhaustible…

Ahead of the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) Conference 2024 in April, leading global assurance partner, LRQA, is warning that food businesses need to uphold regulatory obligations and meet consumer expectations of safe, authentic, high-quality products and demonstrate integrity across their supply chain. In the age of Assurance 4.0 – the new era of risk…

Apr 2, 2024 © Qair / File image Singapore-based mooring and anchoring specialist Mooreast Holdings has secured an order to supply its proprietary anchors for Eolmed pre-commercial floating offshore wind farm. Mooreast has partnered with French installation contractor Bourbon Offshore to supply Mooreast’s MA5S mooring drag anchors for the Eolmed project located off the Port-La…

New World Foods, the healthy snacking company of Valeo Foods Group, has announced Sides, its first in a series of product collaborations with YouTube sensation the Sidemen. The high-protein, low-calorie meat snacks come in three flavours; Buffalo Chicken, Chipotle Steak and Korean BBQ Steak – and are inspired by the Sidemen chicken shops (of the…

Image: 123rf The DSO Entity has released its work plan for 2024 with three major projects highlighted – the integration of gas DSOs, the grid action plan and a technical vision. While 2024 marks something of a transition in the EU, with European parliamentary elections in June and the ending of the current phase of…

Contrinex inductive sensors are a well-established choice for CNC milling and turning machines because of their high performance, robustness and choice of small sizes. As CNC machine manufacturers look to improve efficiency and precision and provide the flexibility to handle a diverse array of materials and cutting speeds, Contrinex’s new SMART inductive sensors are starting…

Image: Heimdall Power Various technologies are available to tackle the immediate grid challenges but are not being widely adopted. Under the name of ‘non-wires alternatives’ or ‘grid enhancing technologies’ (GETs) in the US or ‘grid optimising technologies’ in Europe, or more broadly and simply ‘smart grid’ technologies, these are technologies that can be implemented in…

Image: IBM Hydro-Québec has joined the Québec Digital and Quantum Innovation Platform (PINQ2) opening the way to quantum computing opportunities. PINQ2, the Platform for Digital and Quantum Innovation created by the University of Sherbrooke and Quebec’s Ministry of Economy, Innovation and Energy, is the exclusive user of the IBM Quantum System One located in IBM…