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  • Shell Hires Worley for Green Hydrogen Facility Job in Netherlands

    Mar 11, 2024 Artist’s Rendering – Holland Hydrogen 1 facility (Credit: Shell/Port of Rotterdam) Shell has awarded Worley a contract for detailed design, procurement and construction management support services a Holland Hydrogen 1, a project that will become the Europe’s largest commercial renewable hydrogen production facility. Under the contract, Worley will provide its services that…


  • EnergyHub and Toyota North America partner on grid balancing programme

    Image courtesy EnergyHub Software company EnergyHub and auto major Toyota Motor North America are collaborating on a programme to shift EV charging load away from times of peak electricity demand. Aiming to help keep the power grid reliable, the partnership includes direct integration with EnergyHub’s platform to enable Toyota and Lexus drivers to take advantage…


  • Coopesantos RL completes first coop AMI deployment in Costa Rica

    Image: Coopesantos RL Los Santos Rural Electrification Cooperative (Coopesantos RL) has implemented Itron’s DI-enabled AMI solution across its 1,500km2 central western Costa Rica service territory. The five-year project included the deployment of 50,000 smart meters and the connection of Itron’s distribution intelligence (DI) enabled platform with Coopesantos RL’s customer information system. With this upgrade with…


  • Mitsui E&S and MAN perform hydrogen combustion operation of marine 2-stroke test engine

    Mitsui E&S and licensor MAN Energy Solutions (MAN ES) have announced the hydrogen combustion operation of a large marine 2-stroke test engine with a bore size of 50cm – a world first, according to the partners. One of the four cylinders of the test engine 4S50ME-T (output 7MW, rated speed 117 rpm, MEP = 2.10…


  • Anuga FoodTec 2024: Lödige Maschinenbau demonstrates mixers for producing meat substitutes

    Gebrüder Lödige Maschinenbau will be demonstrating process engineering solutions that enable high throughputs and homogeneous component mixing for vegan meat alternatives made from protein sources such as cereals or pulses at this year’s Anuga FoodTec (Stand 10.1 / G091). The Ploughshare and CoriMix mixers can meet this requirement at several points in the process chain, according…


  • UK Cold Chain warns: implementation of new border controls threatens supply chain and spurs price rises

    The Cold Chain Federation has written to Defra Secretary Steve Barclay to issue an alert that Government’s proposed Border Target Operating Model, planned for live roll out on 30th April 2024, will jeopardise the UK’s food supply chain and increase food prices for consumers. The Cold Chain Federation is the voice of the UK temperature-controlled…


  • Europe risks losing global e-mobility ranking to US warns EV expert

    Nicklas, (right), Poliscanova (second right) and Coltelli (third right) at the EVision conference. Photo, Eurelectric An e-mobility expert has warned that Europe risks being overtaken by the US in the global market for deployment of electric vehicles. “We need to do something before it is too late,” said Julia Poliscanova, senior director for electric vehicles…


  • Dutch demand continues to outstrip supply despite record grid investments

    Image courtesy 123rf Despite record investments into power grid expansion to accommodate demand, grid operators Alliander, Enexis and Stedin have reported inefficient capacity to prevent increasing network congestion. According to Alliander, traffic jams will recur on the Dutch electricity network for at least another 10 years. Alliander, Enexis and Stedin, three distribution system operators in…


  • IWD 2024: Unilever spotlights women accelerating factory growth and operational excellence

    Camila Monteiro, food safety specialist & quality lead at a factory in Cork. Posted: 8 March 2024 Share this page Recognising The United Nations International Women’s Day theme for 2024 is ‘Invest in women: Accelerate progress’, Unilever spoke to some of its inspirational women working in its factories across the UK & Ireland and asked…


  • IWD 2024: Penderyn Distillery celebrates pioneering achievements of GM of Distilleries Laura Davies

    In celebration of International Women’s Day on 8 March 2024, Penderyn Distillery, the home and birthplace of Welsh whisky, is spotlighting the remarkable journey and accomplishments of their all women distilling team lead by Laura Davies, head distiller and general manager of distilleries. As a trailblazing woman forging new paths in the historically male-dominated spirits…