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  • Homes England agrees Strategic Place Partnership

    Homes England has signed a Strategic Place Partnership (SPP) with the York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority (YNYCA) to accelerate housing delivery and regeneration across the region. The agreement is intended to align local priorities with Homes England’s expertise, funding and resources, providing a stronger framework for collaboration on key projects. The SPP formalises joint…


  • Ecomar and Argo-Anleg partner to deliver full hydrogen solutions in UK and Ireland

    Ecomar Propulsion and Argo-Anleg have formed a partnership to sell full hydrogen solutions in the UK and Ireland – bundling production, storage and distribution technologies into a single offering. With a range of hydrogen dispensers, storage and gas handling solutions up to 700bar, the partners can offer customers in the UK and Ireland access to…


  • US looks to speed up transmission and generation projects for AI

    Image courtesy 123rf The US Department of Energy (DOE) has launched an initiative to speed up the development of large-scale power transmission and generation projects as AI exerts immense pressure on the power grid. The DOE announced the Speed to Power initiative, aiming to accelerate the development of such projects, starting with a Request for…


  • Paramount Retail Group moves to reshape the British meat industry with DB Foods’ acquisition

    The Paramount Retail Group is reporting the next stage of its expansion ambitions after securing the acquisition of DB Foods. The top wholesale meat supplier in the UK said it has made the decision to change the direction of the British meat business with the help, direction, and experience of its new owners. In addition…


  • Consortium cooks up CO₂-based prototype

    A pioneering international consortium backed by the Novo Nordisk Foundation and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is entering a new phase in its mission to transform carbon dioxide into nutrient-rich food. With up to DKK 162.2 million in fresh funding, the team will begin developing and evaluating real food prototypes — marking a major…


  • Europe’s demand side moment and the interoperable grid to match

    Source: iStock Everyday choices, from when to charge EVs to how to heat homes, will shape a large share of the outcomes of the energy transition and closing this demand side gap is critical to realising Europe’s energy ambitions. Europe is pushing forward a notable energy transformation, combining renewables and electrification with coordinated European Union…


  • Eco‑smart boxes reduce CO₂ footprint by more than 50 tonnes for DS Smith & Carlsberg Britvic

    Carlsberg Britvic has teamed up with DS Smith to transform its OTOR4 packaging into a new OTOR8 “Bag-in-Box” style. As the initial phase of the collaboration, the revised design aims to increase Carlsberg Britvic’s supply chain strategy’s sustainability and efficiency. With the new “Bag in Box” design, which has an updated eight-sided shape that increases…


  • DTEK renewables arm selects Fluence Energy for Polish battery project

    Rows of battery banks. Image courtesy 123rf. DRI, the EU renewables arm of Ukraine’s DTEK Group, has selected Fluence Energy B.V., a subsidiary of Fluence Energy, to supply battery storage units for its 133MW/622MWh Trzebinia project in southern Poland. DRI’s Trzebinia project is due to be the largest battery storage facility taking part in the…


  • Penderyn becomes the world’s fastest-growing world whisky

    Wales’ renowned whisky manufacturer, Penderyn Distillery, has accomplished a noteworthy milestone by being verified as the whisky brand with the fastest rate of growth in the global “World Whisky” category. Penderyn is also the most well-known World Whisky brand in the UK, surpassing competitors from Japan, India, and the United States, according to Nielsen data.…


  • The solar paradox: Why more panels haven’t resulted in smarter energy

    Image courtesy 123rf Using France, its solar and EV fleet deployment as a case study, Parker Spielman of DejaBlue discusses how fragmented policy risks leading us to wasted energy, higher costs, and a slower path to net zero, unless we start thinking across assets. The energy transition has been largely driven by policy and regulation.…