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  • Al Seer Marine to bring Candela’s electric ferry to Abu Dhabi

    Electric hydrofoil boat manufacturer Candela and maritime organization Al Seer Marine have partnered to bring the Candela P-12 electric ferry to Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for public transportation. The 30-passenger Candela P-12 electric ferry has hydrofoiling technology. At high speed, underwater ‘wings’ lift the vessel above the water, reducing energy consumption…


  • UK University to develop sustainable microbial foods in £14m project

    Scientists from Aberystwyth University will help develop sustainable microbial foods as part of a new £14m project. The researchers from IBERS in Aberystwyth will contribute to the work of the new Microbial Food Hub which has been funded as part of the £100m UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) fund to unlock the potential of engineering…


  • SGS offers a free webinar for professionals in food contact quality and regulatory compliance

    ‘Beyond food contact materials regulation’ webinar takes place March 26. Posted: 11 March 2024 Share this page SGS will host a complimentary webinar, ‘Beyond food contact materials regulation’, on March 26, 2024. Harmful substances such as bisphenol A (BPA) and bisphenols may be found in the equipment used in food processing, in packaging or in…


  • Acknowledging excellence: meet the champions of the 2024 FPA Awards

    Following its annual Awards Evening – hosted by political satirist Rory Bremner, and attended by over 450 FPA members and their guests from across the foodservice packaging industry – the Foodservice Packaging Association (FPA) has to announced this year’s Award winners. Winners were presented with an FPA trophy and all runners-up and finalists received a…


  • LG and SVT Robotics join to accelerate deployment of autonomous mobile robots

    LG Business Solutions USA is collaborating with SVT Robotics, a software provider that empowers IT teams to seamlessly integrate, monitor, and scale automation, to deploy LG’s new CLOi CarryBot autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) in US warehouse environments. By leveraging the SOFTBOT Platform from SVT Robotics, prebuilt integrations easily enable the LG CLOi CarryBot AMRs to…


  • NatPower UK pledges £10bn for 60GWh battery storage pipeline

    Image courtesy 123rf NatPower UK has announced over £10 billion ($12.9 billion) for the development of 60GWh worth of British battery energy storage. In a release, NatPower Group CEO Fabrizio Zago said the announcement marks the largest programme for the development of battery energy storage systems in the UK. With a capacity of over 60GWh,…


  • Intelligent edge platforms, accelerating grid modernisation

    In an exclusive interview with Patrick Morgan, Corporate Vice President of Automotive Electrification and Sustainable Energy at ADI, we learned how adding Intelligence at the Edge across the energy grid can enable grid modernisation and a more resilient grid. Modernising the energy grid is a complex, large-scale endeavour, ranging from distributed energy resource management to…


  • Kason launches compact, high-capacity batch sifter for industrial sieving

    Kason Corporation has announced the launch of its KR3020-SS High-Capacity Batch Sifter. The manufacturer in screening and processing equipment said the solution features a rectangular design, specifically tailored for high-efficiency industrial sifting. The KR3020-SS, so called for its 30 x 20-inch (76.2 x 50.8 cm) dimensions, is a product created initially for a specific requirement…


  • Carnegie Clean Energy Gets .3M More for CETO Wave Energy Device Trials

    Mar 11, 2024 CETO wave energy device (Credit: Carnegie Clean Energy) Carnegie Clean Energy has secured a $2.3 million grant from the Basque Government’s Energy Agency EVE for the deployment of its CETO wave energy device at the Biscay Marine Energy Platform (BiMEP) offshore northern Spain. Carnegie secured the grant through its Spanish subsidiary Carnegie…


  • Navier to trial zero-emission water transit service in San Francisco Bay Area

    Navier is to pilot a high-speed, zero-emission water transit service for San Francisco Bay Area commuters. Stripe, the financial infrastructure platform for businesses, will be Navier’s initial partner in this program, with Navier providing water shuttle services for Stripe employees from Larkspur, California, to Stripe’s US headquarters in South San Francisco. Transportation services under the Stripe pilot program…