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  • 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…


  • Punchy releases first of its kind electrolyte rehydration beverage

    Punchy is entering the hydration category with the the launch of two new canned hydration drink. Described as the first of its kind in the UK, the drinks target health related issues around hydration. Punchy is set to combat this issue with the launch of its new Everyday Hydration range, now available in two flavour…


  • Enel sells 49% of Italian storage business to Sostoneo

    Image courtesy Sostoneo Enel Italia has sold a minority stake (49%) in Enel Libra Flexsys, a company overseeing a 1.7 GW battery energy storage product portfolio, to Sostoneo, an investment manager specialising in greenfield infrastructure projects. The transaction, valuing €1.1 billion ($1.2 billion), is in line with Enel’s “Partnership” business model outlined in the group’s…


  • IFF’s Sustainability Brewing Calculator helps reduce brewers’ environmental impact

    IFF’s new online tool reveals how adjustments to raw material inputs can lead to substantial savings in water, energy, CO2 emissions, and land use. The Sustainability Brewing Calculator simplifies sustainable decision-making for brewers to help them succeed in their markets, and do so responsibly, said Todd Krieger, sustainable solutions director at IFF. This launch is part…


  • Batteries are surging onto the grid. How are they being used?

    Image courtesy 123rf Utilities now report that arbitrage is the primary use case for battery storage, according to EIA’s latest survey. Utilities are increasingly using batteries for grid stability and arbitrage, or moving electricity from periods of low prices to periods of high prices, according to a new survey from the US Energy Information Administration…


  • Torsten Vegelahn from ASYS at SMTconnect 2024

    Bob Willis talks to Torsten Vegelahn from ASYS at SMTconnect in Nuremberg, Germany. [embedded content] WNIE TV is kindly sponsored by Koh Young Technology, ART, Kyzen, EVS International, Scienscope, Adaptsys, Viscom and ASYS Group.


  • Busch Vacuum Solutions expands Otto Digital Services for early problem detection

    Busch Vacuum Solutions has expanded its range of OttoDigital Services to include vacuum systems. Otto for systems enables the simultaneous monitoring of multiple vacuum generators in a vacuum system and the supervision of the production process to ensure that it runs reliably and with the correct vacuum levels. This level of monitoring effectively minimises the…


  • ABB and Cleanwatts partner on advanced energy management technologies

    ABB and Cleanwatts sign MOU. Image courtesy ABB Tech companies ABB and Cleanwatts have announced a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to build enhanced energy management and efficiency technologies for communities and buildings. The collaboration will focus on developing scalable projects in key European markets and on enabling users and property managers to make efficient and…


  • Ford’s UK chief engineer hands role to twenty-one-year-old for the day to promote skills

    For one day, Tatiana, an Imperial College London student, stepped into the shoes of Andrew Brumley, chief engineer for vehicle hardware engineering and head of Ford’s Dunton product development centre in Essex. Leading the integration of physical and digital attributes on future Transit and Tourneo vehicles, Andrew heads up Dunton Campus which employs over 3,200…