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  • Digital identities for ‘trust’ in Germany’s energy system

    Image: 123RF.com The German Energy Agency (DENA) is leading the DIVE project to leverage digital identities to integrate and manage renewable energies in a decentralised landscape. The DIVE – ‘Digital identities as trust anchors in the energy system’ – project, which has been reported by Energy Web, is focussed on establishing secure and reliable digital…


  • Tech Talk | Engineer or physicist?

    Image: 123RF.com The energy transition is demanding a range of new skills, some that can be gained from upskilling but others that must be attracted to the sector. When one thinks of professionals in the electricity sector one tends to think first of engineers as a key role, be they electrical or mechanical. But a…


  • Monitoring grid stability with hydropower signals

    TVA’s Raccoon Mountain pumped hydro project. Image: TVA US researchers have created a new method to predict electric grid stability in real time using signals from pumped storage hydropower facilities. The researchers at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) and the University of Tennessee, Knoxville (UT) have developed an algorithm that uses signals from pumped…


  • Nokia grows IIoT Edge capabilities with MX Industrial Edge platform update

    Nokia has unveiled the introduction of five additional third-party IoT applications to its MX Industrial Edge platform, aimed at bolstering industrial IoT functionalities in areas such as asset tracking, positioning, indoor navigation, and worker safety. These new applications exploit the MX Industrial Edge’s low latency, robust connectivity, and built-in intelligence to foster more effective industrial…


  • Schneider Electric develop first of its kind modular circuit protection range for UK

    Schneider Electric has developed the first of its kind, modular circuit protection range tailored for the UK market – Acti9 Acitve. Schneider Electric’s has revolutionised the future of electrical installations across higher risk residential buildings, HMO’s, Office Buildings and care homes, catering to the evolving sustainable needs of electricians, facilities managers and design firms. Compliant…


  • Stena RoRo takes delivery of 10th E-Flexer ro-pax vessel

    The 10th vessel in the Stena RoRos E-Flexer series has been delivered from the CMI Jinling, Weihai Shipyard. The vessel, named Ala’suinu, will be on a long charter agreement with the Canadian state-owned Marine Atlantic and operate a ferry line in eastern Canada between Newfoundland and Nova Scotia. Ala’suinu has a length of 203m, a…


  • Zucchiolo Vegetable Variety clinches FLIA Award, Mirical Packaging concept emerges victorious in FLIA technology category

    Not one, but two awards were presented at Fruit Logistica for innovations in the fresh produce sector. In addition to the annual Fruit  Logistica Innovation Award (FLIA), which went to Unica Fresh for its Zucchiolo variety, this was the first time a prize was given honouring innovations in machinery and technology. The Dutch company Koppert…


  • UK’s premier plant-based cheese brand unveils enhanced recipe

    Nearly five years after its original launch, one of the UK’s most popular multi-award-winning plant-based cheeses is relaunching with a new recipe. Applewood Vegan, which launched in autumn 2019, will be hitting the shelves in supermarkets around the UK with a few tweaks to its originally hugely successful recipe that will improve the cheese’s texture…


  • North America’s leading electric and hybrid marine technology trade fair opens next month!

    North America’s leading exhibition for marine electrification, decarbonization, future fuels and low-carbon shipping solutions, Electric & Hybrid Marine Expo North America Exhibition and Conference, will take place at the Long Beach Convention Center in California on March 13-14, 2024. Electric & Hybrid Marine Expo North America ExhibitionExhibitors at the free-to-attend Electric & Hybrid Marine Expo North…


  • RMC Switchgears unveils subsidiary for water management in India with IoT

    RMC Switchgears Limited has announced the establishment of its new subsidiary, Intelligent Hydel Solutions Private, marking a significant stride in the realm of Water IoT Solutions. With a majority stake of 51% in the newly formed entity, RMC is set to make its mark in the water management sector through innovative, intelligent solutions tailored for…