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  • Seaqualize Executes Offshore Transfer Lifts on Vineyard Wind 1

    Dutch heave compensation specialist Seaqualize executed the world’s first offshore transfer lifts of wind turbine components from a heaving supply vessel. The company’s newly developed offshore lifting device, the Heave Chief 1100, is being deployed by DEME Offshore US to instal the first turbines at Vineyard Wind together with the feeder barge solution developed by…


  • Glosten and Siemens Energy select key equipment vendors for hydrogen-hybrid research vessel

    Naval architecture and marine engineering firm Glosten and Siemens Energy have selected Ballard Power Systems and Chart Industries as primary equipment vendors for their design of what is slated to be the first hydrogen-hybrid research vessel in the world. The vessel, nominally known as the CCRV, is currently in the design phase and will be…


  • New cleanrooms prompt search for better monitoring system 

    During preparations for the construction of two new cleanroom facilities, NorthX Biologics, a leading Swedish biological drug manufacturer and process developer, reviewed its environmental monitoring and control procedures, and decided to switch to a new Vaisala system, including almost 150 monitoring locations within cleanrooms and associated facilities. “Obviously, the management of cleanroom environment forms a…


  • Instrumentation confidence underpins power station performance

    Steam and water quality analysis performs a critical role in the protection of power plants from corrosion and deposition in the water steam cycle. This is because very small changes in water and steam quality have the potential to impact the performance of the entire power station and cause hugely expensive outages. The cost of…


  • Almost half of young people in the UK and Europe buy bakery products every day as part of their diets

    Tate & Lyle’s new consumer insights report reveals significant growth opportunities in the bakery sector, with almost half of young people (45%) buying baked goods daily as they see them as an important part of their diet. Meanwhile, a third of consumers aged 34 and above are also doing the same. These are just some of the…


  • Almost half of young people in the UK and Europe buy bakery products every day

    Tate & Lyle’s new consumer insights report reveals significant growth opportunities in the bakery sector, with almost half of young people (45%) buying baked goods daily as they see them as an important part of their diet. Meanwhile, a third of consumers aged 34 and above are also doing the same. These are just some of the…


  • Yule love the all-new Screwfix Christmas jumper

    With the festive season just around the corner, Screwfix has launched its very own Christmas jumper for tradespeople and serious DIYers looking to add some fun to their wardrobes this year. For the first time ever, Screwfix customers can buy a tool-themed colourful Christmas jumper with 100% of the proceeds from all sales going to…


  • Smart water metering pilots in Western Australia

    Image: NNNCo Western Australia’s Water Corporation has launched a two-year 16,000 smart water meter pilot in Perth running to 2025. The pilot, which was launched in August with the installation of the first smart water meters in West Perth, is aimed to enable the company to understand what the future of smart meters will look…


  • Alliance Forged to Build Offshore Converter Platforms in Warnemünde, Germany

    The Meyer Group, which includes Neptun Werft in Warnemünde, said Wednesday it was joining forces with the Belgian company Smulders to build offshore converter platforms at the Warnemünde site. Warnemünde is a German port town on the Baltic Sea, near Rostock. The two companies will jointly form Neptun Smulders Offshore Renewables and Neptun Smulders Engineering,…


  • SEE’s automated packaging system handles various types of liquids

    SEE’s (formerly Sealed Air) latest Cryovac Brand 308A CE vertical form-fill-seal system has been expertly designed to cater to the unique requirements of liquid products. With its versatile vertical filling approach, this system can accommodate packages weighing up to 2 kg in either one or two phases. It is the perfect choice for smaller and…