Editor


  • GivEnergy launches adaptive new EV charger

    GivEnergy has announced the launch of its adaptive new EV charger, designed to future-proof charging for electric vehicle owners. The product is built with flexibility in mind, allowing for smart charging from the grid, renewable sources and home storage batteries alike. Currently, the EV charger market is dominated by mains-powered devices. However, as domestic solar…


  • CU Phosco Lighting improves traditional lighting range

    CU Phosco Lighting has announced a number of improvements to its traditional lighting range, including enhanced lumen performance, superior efficacy and lighting quality. The range, ideal for retrofit lighting or projects that needs a traditional-style lantern with the latest LED technology for optimal energy savings, promises to be its most cost-effective to date. Lowering the…


  • Wales & West Utilities to demonstrate gas-electricity sector coupling

    Image: Wales & West Utilities GB distribution operator Wales & West Utilities is leading development of ‘interactive smart energy sites’ coupling gas and electricity as an approach to improving system resilience. The HyVoltage project as it is named is aimed to assess the viability of introducing flexible energy vector conversion sites with integrated ‘smart links’…


  • Steel Cutting Ceremony Held in Thailand for Norway-bound Offshore Platform

    Norwegian oil company Aker BP and construction firm Aibel on Thursday held the first steel cutting ceremony for the Munin platform in Thailand, being built for the Yggdrasil development offshore Norway. Thai monks blessed the steel in a formal ceremony, before construction of the unmanned production platform got underway.   “After many years of planning…


  • White House Says It is Committed to Offshore Wind Despite New Jersey Setbacks

    Nov 2, 2023 Credit: Orhan Çam/AdobeStock The Biden administration on Wednesday said it is committed to supporting the nascent U.S. offshore wind industry despite challenges that prompted the cancellation this week of two major planned projects off the coast of New Jersey. The White House and Interior Department both issued statements backing the sector shortly…


  • Carlsberg Marston’s Brewing Company invests £10m+ in Northampton Brewery

    Carlsberg Marston’s Brewing Company is to invest more than £10m in upgrading equipment at its Northampton Brewery, further increasing capacity for producing Snap Pack packaging and reducing its water usage. The investments will see three significant upgrades realised, with all three set to go live in Q1 next year; a second-generation machine for packaging cans…


  • Chameleon Technology’s ivie partners with Samsung for demand flexibility

    Image courtesy 123rf Chameleon Technology’s consumer brand ivie has partnered with tech giant Samsung to encourage homes with smart meters in the UK to reduce their electricity usage at specific times when supply is most in demand. The ivie and Samsung technologies will work in tandem to help household appliances automatically reduce electricity consumption, saving…


  • Ishida Leak Detection System Provides Stringent Quality Checks at High Speeds for Tortilla Specialist

    The installation of an Ishida AirScan leak detection system at Sinnack Snacks, Germany’s only large-scale bakery to focus on tortillas, has enabled the company to automate its end-of-line packing process, while ensuring that its quality control procedures are able to keep pace with the increased throughput. The Ishida solution can inspect as many as 2,500…


  • Mondi announces compostability certification for full portfolio of kraft papers

    Mondi’s compostable Advantage MF EcoComp is used for paper bags for wet organic household waste. Posted: 2 November 2023 Share this page Mondi has announced that its entire portfolio of kraft papers for packaging has been certified as home or industrially compostable [Home compostable: NF T51-800:2015; Industrial compostable: EN 13432]. The certification underpins Mondi’s MAP2030…


  • Food Ingredients Europe 2023: Visit GNT’s interactive Exberry color lab

    Exberry Peach SoCo; Exberry black carrot yogurt; Exberry rainbow ice cream. Posted: 2 November 2023 Share this page GNT will open up an interactive “color lab” for its plant-based Exberry concentrates at Food Ingredients Europe ((FiE) Frankfurt, 28-30 November 2023). Exberry Coloring Foods are edible concentrates made from non-GMO fruit, vegetables, and plants using physical processing…