
Image: Northern Powergrid Northern Powergrid is trialling the use of real-time smart meter data led voltage optimisation with 15,000 homes and businesses in Yorkshire. The trial, named the Boston Spa Energy Efficiency Trial (BEET) after its location in the village of Boston Spa and surrounding areas including the town of Wetherby, involves the use of…

Wärtsilä Gas Solutions will deliver the fuel supply system for two new gas carriers that will operate with ammonia fuel. The ships are being built at the Hyundai Mipo Dockyards (HMD) in Korea for shipowner Exmar LPG, a joint venture between maritime and offshore solutions provider Exmar and liquefied natural gas vessels owner-operator Seapeak. These Exmar…

Dutch shipowner Future Proof Shipping (FPS), the EU-funded Flagships project and the Interreg-funded ZEM Ports NS project have launched the H2 Barge 2 – a hydrogen-powered vessel that will ship goods completely emission-free on the Rhine between Rotterdam in the Netherlands and Duisburg in Germany. The H2 Barge 2 is the first of two demonstrators…

A consortium, led by Toshiba and Aquatera, has been awarded $1.9 million UK government funding to design a pilot microgrid project that will be powered by wave energy for a remote island in Thailand. Aside from Toshiba Europe and Aquatera, the consortium also includes Eco Wave Power, Hitachi Energy, and teams from the University of…

Peter Leon Fauske, the CEO of MMC First Process, and Diego Lages, director of sales & marketing at Marel Fish, sealing the partnership. Posted: 8 February 2024 Share this page Marel, a global leader in food processing solutions, software and service, and MMC First Process, a global leader in fish handling, processing, and cooling system…

JS Davidson has this year been awarded with a AA+ grade for storage and distribution from BRCGS following a recent unannounced audit,. The temperature-controlled solutions specialist, which has invested heavily into its operations in the past couple of years, has achieved an AA+ BRCGS rating until February 2025, with its AA+ accreditation acting as its…

The HEDGE-IoT project has kicked off to deliver a holistic approach to energy sector digitalisation with the adoption of IoT solutions. The HEDGE-IoT project (Holistic Approach towards Empowerment of the DiGitalization of the Energy Ecosystem through adoption of IoT solutions), newly launched with Horizon Europe support, is proposing a standardised framework for the adoption of…

Trina Storage has secured a deal to provide battery energy storage systems (BESS) for four UK sites operated by international Independent Power Producer Low Carbon. The systems will deliver approximately 190 MWh of total storage capacity, bringing new arbitrage and other ancillary capabilities to each plant. Each project is a “two-hour project”, being able to…

Packaging company, Durham Box, has recently worked with long-standing customer, Northumbrian Gifts, to develop stand-out packaging for 3 x 500ml bottled beer products. The family-run business based in Ashington, which offers a wide range of authentic, high-quality items from the local area, including beer, wine, cider, spirits and local produce, celebrates its 20th anniversary this…

US Forged Rings (USFR) has unveiled plans to invest $700 million to construct a state-of-the-art tower fabrication facility and a steel forging plant that would serve the U.S. offshore wind industry. The U.S.-based company will use these two facilities to fill a critical supply chain gap for offshore wind components in the U.S. and alleviate…