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  • One of the UK’s leading manufacturing outsourcing specialists has appointed a new CEO to lead its global expansion. PP Control & Automation (PP C&A), which works with many of the world’s leading machinery builders, has named Pinaki Banerjee as Chief Executive Officer, with well-known industrial leader Tony Hague stepping down to pursue a purely commercial…


  • Harwell science campus uses SNRG smart grid to avoid UK grid connection delays

    Image courtesy SNRG UK science and innovation campus Harwell has signed an agreement with energy infrastructure company SNRG to design, fund and operate a smart grid, enabling the campus to accelerate their expansion plan and avoid costly grid connection delays. With the agreement, says Harwell, the science campus becomes the first in the UK to…


  • How optical transport technology advancements benefit utilities

    Image credit: Getty Images – Nokia purchased Broadcast: Tuesday, 4 November 2025 10h00 New York | 15h00 GMT | 15h00 London | 16h00 Amsterdam |17h00 Johannesburg | 19h00 Dubai | 20h30 New Delhi | 23h00 Singapore 60-minute session Communications networks have strategic importance for power utilities working towards key operational and business objectives such as:…


  • UK electricity and gas networks create template to cut project admin

    Image courtesy UK Power Networks Three of Britain’s’ leading energy networks – UK Power Networks, Cadent and SGN – have joined forces to launch a first-of-its-kind ‘Common Ask Template’ to cut admin and speed up delivery of local net zero projects. According to the networks, the template marks the first time that local authorities can…


  • Milcobel and NoPalm Ingredients partner to valorise dairy waste into sustainable ingredients

    NoPalm Ingredients, a biotech pioneer producing sustainable palm oil alternatives through fermentation, has signed a strategic partnership agreement with Milcobel, a leading Belgian dairy cooperative, aimed at scaling the production of circular, sustainable alternatives to palm oil. Through a strategic alliance, Milcobel is able to get feedstock for NoPalm Ingredients’ demonstration factory and further valorise…


  • Damen enhances electric pod propulsion in partnership with AAAPropulsion

    AAAPropulsion will provide Damen Shipyards Group’s electric tugs with its A-Pod solution, in a strategic partnership announced this week. The patented A-Pod is a 360° azimuthing thruster system with an integrated electric motor installed in the lower POD housing and cooled by the outer water. Fitted beneath the hull, it is said to reduce drag…


  • Rhopoint Celebrates 50 Years of Technical Excellence

    Rhopoint Components Ltd. a specialist technical distributor of precision electronic components and sensors is proud to celebrate its 50th anniversary in September 2025. Since its founding in 1975, the company has established a reputation for design-led distribution, delivering engineering solutions that meet the most demanding requirements across aerospace, oil, gas, EV,  automotive, medical, energy and…


  • Greenback and Amcor transform waste into opportunity

    Greenback Recycling Technologies has announced that its Enval advanced recycling module has been deployed for the first time in the United Kingdom. It will go through a six-month commissioning and trial phase at the facilities of global packaging leader Amcor in Heanor, Derbyshire. This important move is the first time a major European packaging company…


  • Asian Development Bank approves .2m for Cambodia grid expansion project

    Cambodia province of Kampong Chnang. Image courtesy ADB The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $52.72 million loan for the Grid Expansion Project in Cambodia. The project will strengthen the country’s transmission network to integrate more renewable energy into the national grid and help meet rising electricity demand. Cambodia’s grid was built for conventional…


  • Visionary food innovators look to redefine the industry’s possibilities

    Hot Pickle, an award-winning experiential firm, introduces Hot Pickle Innovation Lab, a daring new innovation section devoted to addressing some of the most important issues and prospects influencing culinary culture going forward. Over the past ten years, the Hot Pickle Innovation Lab has been quietly growing, providing significant insights and innovative projects for global leaders…