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Image courtesy Ames Laboratory Ames National Laboratory, a US DoE Office of Science national laboratory operated by Iowa State University, has developed a new type of high voltage overhead power conductor made of an aluminium-calcium composite for increased efficiency. Material scientists from the laboratory are moving into the field-testing stage of the new type of…
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Image courtesy 123rf A vehicle to grid (V2G) trial in the UK is testing workplace V2G charging technology, offering trial participants free V2G chargers as incentive. The V2VNY project aims to demonstrate, test and refine V2G technology, pushing the boundaries of charging technology and paving the way for its broader adoption. Trial participants will be…
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Image courtesy 123rf Red Eléctrica, the Redeia company responsible for the transmission and operation of the Spanish electricity system, has announced the deployment of more than 750 dynamic line rating (DLR) devices on overhead power lines. One of the technologies recommended by the European Commission’s Grid Action Plan to make networks more efficient, the DLR…
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Image: 123rf A CenterPoint Energy executive defended the utility’s preparation and response to Hurricane Beryl after the storm knocked out power to 2.6 million of the utility’s customers in Houston. Speaking before the Houston City Council on Wednesday afternoon, Brad Tutunjian, CenterPoint Energy’s vice president of regulatory affairs, unpacked the scale of the utility’s response,…
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A new report published by the UK’s Royal Agricultural University exploring the attitudes, concerns and opportunities for farmers within the growing sector of cultivated meat is calling for further engagement between farmers and cultivated meat companies to avoid polarisation. The report, which follows cultivated meat bans in Italy and the United States that were partly…
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Kemtile, a division of Stonhard, has delivered another “single-source” brewery flooring solution – but this time for Odin’s Manx Beer at its brand-new brewery on the Isle of Man. As part of the brewer’s ambitions to set up a new 1,000-litre facility with four fermenters, a grain store and a cold room, Odin’s Manx Beer required…
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Gregg Wallace will be spending a day at the PPMA Show exploring the fascinating world of processing and packaging machinery, robotics and industrial vision systems as he goes ‘Inside the Exhibition’. The PPMA Show organisers, Automate UK, have been busy planning Automate UK revealed that the well-known broadcaster, entrepreneur and writer, Gregg Wallace, will add…
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DigiKey, a leading global commerce distributor offering the largest selection of technical components and automation products in stock for immediate shipment, announced today that it was awarded the 2023 Global High Service Distributor of the Year award from Littelfuse, an industrial technology manufacturing company empowering a sustainable, connected and safer world. Littelfuse awarded DigiKey the…
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The number one white rum-based coconut spirit, Malibu and Oatly have announced a partnership with the launch of the ‘Piña Oatlada’ – a dairy-free piña colada-flavoured soft-serve, with a touch of alcohol. The collaboration comes against the backdrop of drinking-age consumers “struggling to navigate the pressures of adulthood”. Malibu and Oatly conducted a survey in…
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TAGARNO, a renowned Danish manufacturer of high-quality digital microscopes, proudly announces its exceptional sales performance in the United States for the first half of 2024. With Q2 2024 results reaching new heights, TAGARNO is celebrating its most successful quarter in the US since August 2020. Record-Breaking Q2 Sales and Year-to-Date Performance Q2 2024 sales are…
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