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Fatih Birol at the opening of the 10th Energy Efficieny conference. Image: IEA. EU Commissioner Dan Jørgensen and IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol urge governments to put energy efficiency at the heart of Europe’s response to competitiveness, affordability, security, and climate challenges. “If we are honest with each other, quite too often in international settings,…
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Listen to this article The final of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers’ (IMechE) Railway Division’s Young Members annual presentation competition – The Future of Rail – was held in London on 8 May. The competitors were winners of heats held at the Railway Division’s centres throughout the UK and were competing for a prize of…
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Francesco La Camera. Photo: IRENA The role of innovation in the energy transition was redefined and reiterated in Germany today. Now, I grant you, if you were ever going to hear a robust argument for greater innovation, you’d hear it here in Bonn at the biennial Innovation Summit organised by the International Renewable Energy Agency.…
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Altus Group, a leading distributor of capital equipment for the electronics industry in the UK and Ireland, has successfully concluded its inaugural 2025 User Day, which was extended to two days due to overwhelming demand for the conformal coating process and inspection solutions event. Both sessions at the company’s Redditch headquarters reached full capacity within a…
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Michael Hackethal. Photo: IRENA The importance of innovation in Germany’s energy policy was laid out in Bonn. Michael Hackethal, Head of Division at Germany’s Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Energy, was speaking at the biennial International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) Innovation Week. “For Germany, our energy policy is guided by the insight that a…
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KYZEN, the global leader in innovative environmentally responsible cleaning chemistries, will exhibit at the SMTA Upper Midwest Expo and Tech Forum, scheduled to take place Wednesday, June 25 at the DoubleTree Minneapolis – Park Place. KYZEN cleaning expert and Midwest regional manager Ethan Mueller will be on-site to provide attendees with information about precision aerosol…
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Essemtec, a global leader in adaptive, highly flexible surface mount technology (SMT) solutions, is pleased to announce its participation at TechBlick’s Electronics Reshaped USA event, taking place June 11–12, 2025 in Boston, Massachusetts. The company will share its latest innovations during a technical session focused on jetting and mounting technologies for printed electronics. Essemtec will…
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Kurtz Ersa Inc., a leading supplier of electronics production equipment, is pleased to announce two upcoming advanced training courses focused on the VERSAFLOW 3 selective soldering system, scheduled to take place in July 2025 at the company’s U.S. headquarters in Plymouth, Wisconsin. The first session, Ersa VERSAFLOW 3 – Level II Maintenance Training, will run…
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Jean-Charles Ellermann-Kingombe is Assistant Secretary General for Innovation, Hybrid, and Cyber. Photo: Eurelectric More electrification in Europe to replace imported fossil fuels should mean more energy security, but a Brussels conference heard there are many other threats to keep you awake at night, writes Vic Wyman. The conventional notion of energy security today no longer…
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The UK food and drink industry is expected to rise as businesses express a growing sense of optimism, according to a recent survey from accounting and business advisory firm BDO. In total, 95% of respondents said they feel positive about the prospects for their business, up from 70% in 2023. Additionally, almost two thirds (62%)…
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