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Image: LoRa Alliance The LoRa Alliance has announced expansions to its certification programme with the addition of relay testing and an authorised test lab in Brazil. The addition of the relay feature to LoRaWAN certification testing is aimed to strengthen the certification by ensuring that end devices are compliant with the feature as defined in…
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Image: E-REDES Portuguese DSO E-REDES has reported passing the 6 million smart meter milestone, corresponding to 94% penetration across the country’s mainland. With this, E-REDES is set to meet the final target of 6.4 million smart meters for all customers in mainland Portugal by the end of 2024. Meeting this target reinforces the company’s commitment…
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pladis is expanding appeal for its popular McVitie’s Jaffa Cakes brand by venturing beyond fruit for the first time in its history with what it believes is its most disruptive (yet popular) flavour launch yet. A marriage between one of Britain’s favourite sweets and best-loved snacks, its latest limited-edition launch – McVitie’s Jaffa Cakes Cola Bottle Flavour – is looking to…
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Image courtesy 123rf The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors has approved $40 million for the Republic of Armenia, focusing on the rehabilitation of power transmission substations, the adoption of reforms to allow the country’s transmission company to access private financing and the promotion of energy sector modernisation. The funding comes in support of the…
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Image courtesy 123rf ENTSO-E and ENTSOG have released draft joint scenarios that are intended as the basis for the next electricity and gas ten-year network development plans (TYNDPs). The joint scenarios, encompassing electricity, natural gas, hydrogen and methane, build on earlier scenarios with the aim to provide a quantitative basis for cost-benefit analyses of infrastructure…
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The knowledge gap on ultra-processed foods is the focus of Campden BRI’s latest seminar. Covering both plant-based and cultured meats, the event will provide a comprehensive exploration of ultra-processed foods, including their microbiology and nutrition. The topic of ultra-processed foods is capturing consumers attention, as research indicates that over 61% are expressing worrisome thoughts on…
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Smurfit Kappa has announced it has signed an agreement to acquire Artemis, a bag-in-box packaging plant located in Shumen, Bulgaria. Artemis focuses on food and beverage packaging and makes the bags for bag-in-box products as well as films and caps for wine. Artemis will join Smurfit Kappa’s network of bag-in-box operations in Europe. The acquisition…
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From July, Dutch meat business Van Loon Group will start using a blockchain and CO2 footprint calculator from ImpactBuying, an independent data platform. “We are using the blockchain step by step, first we will connect all our pig farmers and chain partners of Pig at Best, such as feed suppliers, genetics suppliers and veterinary practices.…
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PolyU-Autosun Joint Laboratory for Sustainable PowerTech Research in Modern Grid is officially inaugurated. Image courtesy PolyU The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has established the Research Centre for Grid Modernisation (RCGM). The Centre aims to foster innovations and applications for modernisation of the power grid and the development of novel electric power systems. In a…
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In a move to help the environment, the supermarket will trial the scrapping of barcode stickers currently on extra large avocados and replace them with a bold laser etching. At the same time it is also trialling replacing the plastic tray packaging for two of its most popular avocado lines and moving to a cardboard…
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