
Image: Energy Saving Trust The six suppliers missed the installation targets for 2022 by a total of almost 1.03 million smart meters. The six suppliers are British Gas, OVO, Bulb, E.ON, Scottish Power and SSE and they will pay the combined total of £10.8 million (US$13.2 million) to Ofgem’s Energy Industry Voluntary Redress Fund, which…

Plastic-free, plant based chewing gum brand, Milliways, has introduced a new and improved recipe across its range of best-selling chewing gum, alongside newly designed packaging. The new recipe means that customers can expect longer lasting and more intense bursts of flavours, as well as an improved chewing experience across its range of Peppermint, Mighty Mint,…

Algarithm Ingredients and De Wit Speciality Oils have signed a multi-year distribution partnership to provide infant formula, supplement and food companies with neutral flavoured, sustainable and secure supply of algal based omega-3 lipids. As the world’s leading innovators of sustainably grown algae-based ingredients, Algarithm has built a portfolio of the best tasting algae-based ingredients through…

Antoine Thomas, Product Line Manager for Mobility and Cybersecurity solutions at Thales. A trusted and futureproof device key management platform has been developed by Thales to simplify and enhance the smart grid security process. The latest generation smart meters provide data to both the customer and the grid operator. Coupled with data from other grid-edge…

Image courteys Polestar Swedish automotive Polestar, alongside a consortium of grid sector stakeholders, is launching a large-scale vehicle-to-grid (V2G) project in Gothenburg, Sweden, piloting a fleet of Polestar 3 cars. The project is being run by Polestar alongside Swedish National Grid authority Svenska kraftnät, local grid owner Göteborg Energi Nät, regional energy distributor Vattenfall Eldistribution,…

Mondi has collaborated with Skånemejerier to create a mono-material, polypropylene (PP) based packaging for, among others, ICA’s Hushållsost cheese. The new packaging comprises a mono-material base web and lidding film, all of which is produced and printed by Mondi before being converted for 1kg and 2kg blocks of cheese by Skånemejerier. It will be sold…

NJ TripSaver Device Install FirstEnergy subsidiary Jersey Central Power and Light (JCP&L) announced a five-year, $935 million proposal that includes key investments in grid modernisation, system resiliency and substation modernisation, and represents the largest infrastructure upgrade investment in the company’s history. Known as EnergizeNJ, the five-year, $935 million proposal includes key investments in grid modernisation,…

Image courtesy 123rf This week’s Smart Energy Finances looks at an expected hit to Q4 retail profits for E.ON despite significant earning and investments over the first nine months of the financial year. Meanwhile, US-based substation equipment manufacturer Systems Control has been sold by Comvest Partners to Hubbell Incorporated, UK flexibility provider Statera Energy has…

FPSO leasing company BW Offshore said Thurdsay that the hull of BW Opal, one of the largest FPSO hulls ever built and destined for Santos’ Barossa gas project in Australia, had set sail from a yard in South Korea and was en route to Singapore for topside integration. “On October 28, 2023, at 11:30 local…