
Image: Pixabay.com Europe’s power sector continues to lead on decarbonisation but its economy is not electrifying fast enough, Eurelectric reports in its Power Barometer 2024. This new edition finds that while the EU power sector’s emissions have continued their downward trend – in 2023 reaching 50% below the 2008 level – the rate of electrification…

A recently launched, award-winning Australian gin is now available in the UK. This gin was specifically distilled to provide the same enjoyable experience for both drinkers and non-drinkers. Brunswick Aces is the world’s first gin to have been created in both alcohol-free and a 40% ABV versions and is available through UK drinks collective Virtus…

Image: TenneT New initiatives have been launched to research the impacts of the Earth’s weather and climate and of space weather. The Dutch TSO TenneT has sealed a collaboration with the country’s meteorological organisation KNMI to develop a joint research agenda at the intersection of energy and climate. The aim, with the increasing dependence on…

Thai Union has officially opened its Innovation Hub in Wageningen, Netherlands, marking the latest expansion of its global innovation network. The Innovation Hub focuses on product and packaging innovation for the Group’s ambient seafood brands. Around 40 product, process and packaging developers, nutritionists, sensory and consumer scientists, and innovators are working at or for the…

In response to Defra updating industry on mandatory labelling will not now be included in the first stages of Extended Producer Responsibility for Packaging (pEPR), Jude Allan, interim managing director at OPRL, said she was encouraged that Defra had highlighted the need for brands to continue to use labelling to help customers recycle in the…

Kerry’s Egg Reduction Guide allows manufacturers to calculate the monetary and environmental savings achieved by using Biobake EgR. To combat market price volatility and supply chain issues, Kerry created its proprietary Egg Reduction Guide to provide manufacturers indicative financial and sustainability savings available by executing a reduction in egg content using Biobake EgR, without compromising…

Image courtesy ENA Electricity network operators in the UK have abolished 10GW of so-called ‘zombie’ projects since December 2023, finds the Energy Networks Association (ENA). According to ENA in a release, the achievement has been possible thanks to work being undertaken by network operators, the regulator and the system operator through ENA’s Strategic Connections Group,…

Pukka is launching a brand-new range of grab and go parcels, inspired by iconic flavours from across the world, in what it says is set to be its biggest launch yet. In a bid to bring “innovative, full-on flavour” to the typically functional savoury pastry category, the Pukka team travelled across the world to discover…

The Engineering Design Show takes place 9-10 October 2024 at the Coventry Building Society Arena and provides engineers with the latest solutions to meet challenges experienced in electronic and embedded design. On Stand G2, Rohde & Schwarz will display its wide range of innovative solutions including next-generation oscilloscopes, spectrum analysers, vector signal generators and vector…