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  • MEPCA Manufacturing Champion of the Month: Vanessa Loiola

    Introducing MEPCA’s July Manufacturing Champion of the Month: Vanessa Loiola We had the pleasure of speaking with Vanessa, and learning more about her journey through the manufacturing sector, becoming a invaluable asset to the automation industry. In a short QnA, Vanessa had the following to say: From an Engineering Apprenticeship to a Founder, CEO and…


  • Microgrid at Marine air base will test long-duration energy storage viability

    Marine Corps Air Station Miramar. Credit: US Marine Corps. ESS Tech, a manufacturer of long-duration energy storage (LDES) systems for commercial and utility-scale energy storage applications, announced that it will participate in a utility-scale microgrid project at a Department of Defense (DoD) base. The Rapid Integration and Commercialization Unit (RICU) at Marine Corps Air Station…


  • GridBeyond battery and EMS to prop UK glass facility for grid support

    Image courtesy 123rf Dublin’s smart energy company GridBeyond has partnered with glass container manufacturing company O-I Gass to implement an 8MW battery energy storage solution and energy management system (EMS) at O-I’s Alloa, UK facility. The 8MW battery system and supporting EMS system leverages artificial intelligence to significantly enhance energy efficiency, resilience and sustainability. By…


  • Atlas Copco’s new beer foam separator reduces wastage and increases efficiency

    Atlas Copco has introduced the Beer Foam Separator (BFS 900) offering better protection, cleaner processes, and higher savings. Built to be used in combination with its industry 4.0 ready GHS VSD+ screw vacuum pump, the addition of the beer foam separator is primed to improve energy efficiency, reduce lifecycle costs and lower the rejection rate…


  • Fingrid to use recyclable steel in new substations

    Image courtesy Fingrid Finnish transmission system operator Fingrid has purchased low-emission, recyclable steel structures for three new 110kv substations in Harjavalta, Nakkila and Kokemäki. Finland’s TSO is building the new substations alongside Enersense, a creator of zero emission energy solutions. According to Fingrid in a release, this marks the first time that steel structures for…


  • Coca-Cola invests in surplus sharing and community change at the Hoyland Community Shop

    Thanks to a partnership with Coca-Cola, the award-winning and transformative social supermarket, Community Shop, will open its latest store in Hoyland, Barnsley, on 10th July 2024. The Community Shop is an arm of Company Shop Group, a UK redistributor of surplus products. Company Shop Group takes perfectly good products that are destined for waste and…


  • Coca-Cola invests in surplus sharing and community change

    Thanks to a partnership with Coca-Cola, the award-winning and transformative social supermarket, Community Shop, will open its latest store in Hoyland, Barnsley, on 10th July 2024. The Community Shop is an arm of Company Shop Group, a UK redistributor of surplus products. Company Shop Group takes perfectly good products that are destined for waste and…


  • Utility taps national lab to test DERMS software

    Image courtesy 123rf Dominion Energy is partnering with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory as it works to implement a distributed energy resource management system (DERMS). Dominion selected Generac’s DERMS platform, Concerto, in 2022 to help the utility manage and control a growing mix of distributed energy resources on its system, including solar PV, battery storage…


  • Food Standard Agencies in England, Wales, and Scotland approve the use of monk fruit

    A new ruling will unlock the opportunity for monk fruit to be used as a naturally sweet, low-calorie ingredient in food and beverage products sold in the UK. Monk Fruit Corp, a leading monk fruit company, has announced it has received confirmation from the UK FSA that monk fruit decoctions have been consumed to a…


  • Krones sells 500th aseptic filler to Brazilian beverage producer

    The Brazilian beverage producer Natural One has opted for the Contipure AseptBloc – the 500th aseptic filler sold by Krones, which is integrated in a sterile block solution. “This is a significant proof of the convincing safety and sustainability arguments in the updated solution. So next to the milestone of 500 systems sold based on…