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Image courtesy 123rf The EU’s Connecting Europe Facility financing mechanism has announced new funding for the Gabreta smart grids project, located between Czechia and Germany. The Gabreta project, a Project of Common Interest (PCI), will receive support from the Facility of €100 million ($107.6 million). Increasing numbers of renewable energy sources, electric mobility, and advances…
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Smart city concept. Image courtesy 123rf Saudi Arabian electric utility company and NEOM subsidiary ENOWA has announced development of a blueprint for a high-voltage smart grid “that has never been built in the world.” This is according to ENOWA’s CEO Peter Terium, who in a video interview with Arab News on the side of COP28…
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The Danish brewing giant Carlsberg has embraced IoT technology to gain instantaneous insights into draught beer sales and receive early warnings of technical issues. This move is partly in response to the ongoing phase-out of 2G and 3G networks across Europe, which impacts existing systems in pubs and bars continent-wide. Carlsberg Group is set to…
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Torqeedo has launched an updated category of its electric outboards, the Travel family, which will be available in early 2024. “The new Travel family marks the opening of a new chapter of Torqeedo products. The original Travel was Torqeedo’s first product and the one that disrupted an industry. A true icon that now has been…
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Viking Line has switched to using only green electricity from renewable energy sources. This will reduce the company’s annual greenhouse gas emissions by up to 780 tons. In the 1980s, Viking Line connected its vessels to a land-based power supply for the first time, in the Stockholm city harbor of Stadsgårdshamnen. Since then, links to…
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Dec 8, 2023 (Image: Woodside) GATE Energy announced it has been awarded the commissioning contract for the Woodside Trion Floating Production Unit (FPU) project by HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. (HHI). GATE’s scope includes pre-commissioning and commissioning planning and execution at HHI’s fabrication yard in Ulsan, South Korea. The Trion deepwater development is located…
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Family-owned spirits company, Bacardi has successfully completed the world’s first commercial production of a glass spirits bottle fuelled by hydrogen in a trial that took place earlier this month. Bacardi worked with premium glassmaker, Hrastnik1860, to pioneer new technology that powered a glass furnace with hydrogen as its primary energy source and in doing so…
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Makita has introduced a new Impact Driver to its powerful XGT range. Whilst offering the same benefits as its predecessor, the manufacturer has incorporated new dual spring technology and improved anvil stability into its new TD002G 40VMax XGT Brushless Impact Driver, resulting in less wobble. The heavy-duty TD002G 40VMax XGT Brushless Impact Driver, powered by a…
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Energy & Utility Skills has announced three new apprenticeships for the power industry, developed collaboratively with employers and the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (IfATE). The collaboration involved data collection and gathering evidence to maximise government funding for these apprenticeships. Energy & Utility Skills have secured the inclusion of power industry authorisations into the end-point…
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Quantity surveying is a profession that plays a crucial role in the construction and real estate industries, yet its origins and evolution are often overlooked. We’ll take a fascinating journey through the history of quantity surveying, exploring how this profession has evolved over time and its enduring significance in today’s complex construction projects. Origins in…
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