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  • Honeywell acquires SparkMeter’s data platform and software technologies

    Image courtesy 123rf Honeywell has acquired three utility platforms from SparkMeter, expanding its Smart Energy portfolio. Honeywell, a diversified tech and manufacturing company, announced the acquisition of the solutions from SparkMeter, which provides grid management solutions for utilities. The acquisition, an amount for which has not been disclosed, includes intellectual property, as well as certain…


  • JBT Marel’s smart wax coating technology slashes product waste

    The fully automated ProDOSE Pineapple Wax Dosing Machine from JBT Marel is intended to transform the way that large producers preserve fresh pineapple. According to the global packaging and processing provider, it establishes a new benchmark for companies dedicated to providing premium fruit with increased efficiency and consistency by serving as a scalable substitute for…


  • Discover the Official event guide for Food Matters Live Rotterdam – out now

    Food Matters Live is delighted to share the launch of it’s official event guide for Rotterdam. The event, taking place on 23-24 September, will welcome a premium audience of 750 product development, technical, R&D and nutrition teams, bringing a unique blend of innovation, insight and ingredient discovery to the heart of Europe’s food and nutrition…


  • Aggreko provides oil-free compressor package for offshore wind farm construction

    Energy solutions provider Aggreko has supported Jaeger Maritime Solutions with the deployment of a bubble curtain deployment during construction of an offshore wind farm project off the coast of France. Before driving the turbine’s piles into the seabed, a bubble curtain was required to absorb and disperse sound, safeguarding surrounding marine ecosystems from harmful noise…


  • Pacific Green secures financing for 7GWh Australia battery pipeline

    Image courtesy 123rf Pacific Green Technologies, a battery energy storage solutions developer, has announced that its Australian battery energy storage business has completed a financing raise of AU$77 million ($49.9 million) for a 7GWh battery pipeline. The syndicated facility, raised with the Longreach Credit Investors and Australian Philanthropic Services Foundation, will be provided over a…


  • Viking Line to boost biogas use

    Viking Line has announced a significant increase in the company’s use of biofuel. This autumn, Viking Line will increase its purchases of renewable biofuel (bio-liquefied natural gas or bio-LNG) sixfold, which means purchasing European biogas equivalent to Viking Glory’s total fuel consumption. The biofuel will be consumed on the Turku–Stockholm route by Viking Glory and…


  • The Compleat Food Group repositions for market expansion

    The Compleat Food Group has presented its most significant refresh to its corporate identity since its establishment in 2021. The brand makeover was commissioned to bring The Compleat Food Group’s purpose – ‘Food to Feel Good’ – to all touchpoints, from internal culture to external communications. The brand refresh aims to build a cohesive visual and…


  • Poland’s Enea implements tool for enhanced distribution network flexibility

    Image courtesy 123rf The country’s DSO announced use of the of the Interventional Reactive Power Control (IRB) tool to increase flexibility of its distribution network. Enea calls the newly introduced IRB an important element in building a modern and flexible distribution network. According to the system operator, the IRB is capable of dynamically responding to…


  • Sweet spreads aren’t just child’s play…

    Consumer’s love of sweet spreads is spreading nationwide according to a recent survey from Bonne Maman. More than nine in every 10 adults in the UK eat sweet snacks or spreads on a weekly, and sometimes, daily basis – with four out of 10 of us ‘enjoying the taste’, one in three ‘fancied something sweet’…


  • New research ferments the perfect recipe for fine chocolate flavour

    Key elements that affect chocolate’s flavour during the fermentation of cocoa beans have been discovered by researchers; this information may provide chocolate manufacturers with a useful tool to consistently produce high-quality, flavourful chocolate. Researchers from the School of Biosciences at the University of Nottingham studied how the temperature, pH, and microbial populations of cacao beans…