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  • Demand response programmes and power loss detection benefits

    Trilliant solutions empower utility customers to conserve energy. In order to maintain enough power generation capability to serve the energy needs of all customers, particularly during the hottest summer and coldest winter days, many utilities offer innovative energy efficiency and demand response (DR) programmes to help customers use energy more wisely, writes Greg Myers, VP,…


  • A forward-thinking SF6-free approach to the energy transition

    RM AirSeT installation at the Dalwes substation in South Africa. Credit: Julian Goldswain Photographer At the foothills of some of the most spectacular mountain ranges in South Africa’s Western Cape lies the province’s largest municipality spanning five working towns. The Drakenstein Municipality is home to Africa’s first RM AirSeT SF6-free MV switchgear technology; an innovation…


  • Greenlight for ‘Europe’s largest’ battery project in Germany

    Image courtesy Kyon Energy Kyon Energy received approval for a 137.5MW/275MWh battery project that will be located near a substation, charging and discharging as per renewable availability to help shave peak demand from Germany’s power grid. The battery storage project will be located in Alfeld (Leine), Lower Saxony, Germany. According to the project development company…


  • Alternative proteins could replace a third of meat by 2040

    A cross-party think tank in the UK is reporting that alternative proteins (APs) could capture around a third (32%) of the UK market for meat and save more than 300 million animals from being raised in factory farms and slaughtered every year. The Social Market Foundation’s (SMF) report highlights, alongside potential benefits to human health…


  • ABB Robotics wins prize for work in automated construction

    ABB Robotics, in collaboration with Automated Architecture (AUAR), has been honoured with the ‘Best Use of Robotics or Automation in Construction’ award at the 2023 Robotics & Automation Awards. This accolade recognises ABB’s robots, which AUAR employs to revolutionise home design and construction. AUAR, a pioneering start-up, is transforming building construction to be more robot-friendly,…


  • Flavour Specialty Ingredients rebrands to Natara

    Flavour Specialty Ingredients has announced it is rebranding to Natara as a newly-independent business. Under new ownership and with a refreshed strategy as a standalone business, Flavour Specialty Ingredients (FSI) said the new brand identity will better reflect the aspirations for the business. The new name signals that Natara is ready to deliver on its…


  • RMGroup unveils next-generation automated mobile bagging system

    RMGroup has announced the launch of the CTM800, a state-of-the-art mobile bagging system tailored for adaptability, speed and efficiency. The system seamlessly integrates within three standard 40ft shipping containers, providing a complete plug-and-play solution for forward-thinking enterprises. The CTM800 comprises a two-floor structure creating optimal space utilisation. On the second floor, the infeed dosing/weighing system…


  • Israeli foodTech innovator introduces its 90% chickpea isolate for active lifestyle consumers

    ChickP Protein is meeting demand for natural, high-protein, plant-based nutrition bars and similar on-the-go, better-for-you products in the active nutrition market with a line of prototypes, powered by its signature, 90% chickpea isolate. To fit the requirements of active lifestyle consumers and others who live life on-the-go, the company will showcase protein fortified, granola-based demos…


  • Israeli foodTech innovator turns focus onto active lifestyle consumers

    ChickP Protein is meeting demand for natural, high-protein, plant-based nutrition bars and similar on-the-go, better-for-you products in the active nutrition market with a line of prototypes, powered by its signature, 90% chickpea isolate. To fit the requirements of active lifestyle consumers and others who live life on-the-go, the company will showcase protein fortified, granola-based demos…


  • Rolls-Royce supplies battery containers to balance Singapore’s power grid

    Image courtesy Rolls-Royce Rolls-Royce has supplied three mtu EnergyPacks to system integrator Eigen Energy in Singapore to integrate more renewable energy and offset peak electricity loads on the power grid. The compact battery containers, which will support the ultra-fast-charge EVs at three Shell service stations, feed the remaining electricity into the public power grid during…