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  • INEOS FPS Picks Liebherr’s RL 650 Offshore Crane for Unity Platform

    INEOS Forties Pipeline System (FPS) has selected Liebherr for the supply of a new Ram Luffing (RL) series offshore crane for its Unity Platform in the UK North Sea. After more than 30 years of service, the currently installed RL crane on the Unity Platform has run its course, and will be replaced by Liebherr’s…


  • Equinor’s first commercial battery storage asset starts operating

    Photo: Noriker Power Ltd. Energy company Equinor has announced that its 25MW/ 50MWh Blandford Road battery storage project is now operational. Blandford Road, Equinor’s first commercial battery storage asset to start operating, comprises about 150 lithium-ion battery units and can store enough electricity to power 75,000 UK homes for two hours. The project is situated…


  • The ‘grids of the future’ in action

    Source: Schneider Electric Electricity is the only energy that offers the fastest vector for decarbonisation through the combination of renewables and digital solutions. Smart bi-directional grids are the only way to enable the energy transition, helping the world halve its emissions by 2030 and reach net zero by 2050 to keep within the 1.5C warming trajectory.…


  • Nutiani identifies value-seeking consumers as top health and nutrition trend for 2024

    Nutiani’s latest research reveals a consumer shift towards high-quality, science-backed, and multifunctional nutrition amid balancing health and economic concerns. The company’s newly released Top 10 Health and Nutrition Trends for 2024 infographic draws from its recently refreshed Nutiani Ipsos Consumer Health and Nutrition Index 2023 to unveil how inflationary pressures have shaped consumer behaviours in…


  • VanGuardian and YESSS Electrical team up to fight van theft

    Mike Horsfall, a Yorkshire plumber featured on Dragon’s Den, has teamed up with an electrical wholesaler to help combat vehicle crime. The VanGuardian alarm system caught the attention of bosses at YESSS Electrical – and a new partnership means it’s available through their branches nationwide. VanGuardian is a cost-effective alarm that protects vehicle exteriors from damage and theft. After being…


  • Longitude Gets Subsea Engineering Job on Egypt’s Burullus Gas Field

    Jan 23, 2024 (Credit: Longitude Engineering) Longitude Engineering, part of Oslo-listed ABL Group, has secured a contract to provide detailed design and engineering services for the subsea development of Phase-X at Egypt’s West Delta Deep Marine concession, part of the Burullus Gas Field in the Mediterranean Sea. The West Delta Deep Marine (WDDM) concession is…


  • Fischer Farms showcases revolutionary food production overhaul to DEFRA Secretary

    Fischer Farms, the firm behind one of the world’s largest vertical farms, welcomed the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to its new farm in Norwich. Defra Secretary, Steve Barclay, visited Fischer Farms’ new state-of-the-art 25,000m2 vertical farm at Food Enterprise Park, alongside Norfolk County council leader, Kay Mason Billig, Tom McCabe,…


  • QUEST apprentice in the finals of the local Themis Awards

    Harrison Codd, 21, a business administration apprentice at QUEST Electrical, has been named as a finalist in the Future Boss/ Platinum Award at this year’s Themis Inspire and Achieve Awards. The awards claim to celebrate the success, the passion and the innovation of Themis Apprenticeships in Lancashire. In December 2022, Harrison achieved a Business Administration Level…


  • Wireless or wired lighting controls in smart buildings?

    Helvar has introduced a new hybrid lighting control solution, combining its wireless Helvar ActiveAhead and wired Helvar Imagine solutions for design flexibility. Selecting the most suitable lighting solution for each space is paramount in ensuring optimal lighting conditions for occupants.   “We at Helvar believe that smart buildings can be smarter than they are today. At…


  • EU emerging as the next Silicon Valley for cultivated meat innovation

    The EU’s gold standard regulatory framework is positioning it as the Silicon Valley of cultivated meat and promising economic and environmental triumphs. According to food awareness organisation, ProVeg International, the EU Agriculture Ministers are due to meet on 23 January to discuss the regulation of cultivated meat within the 27 Member State bloc, with concerns expected…