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  • TwinEU to pilot digital twins across 11 countries

    Image: TwinEU The Horizon Europe-supported TwinEU project is to demonstrate digital twins tools in eight pilots across 11 EU countries to ensure replicability in different geographical and market settings with a wide variety of use cases. The project, launched in January, is focused on creating the concept of a pan-European digital twin of the electricity…


  • French heavy EV charging poses €630mn challenge finds study

    Image courtesy 123rf A collaborative study between a French DSO, VINCI Autoroutes and six European manufacturers has found that heavy electric vehicle (EV) roaming charging will require €630 million in infrastructure investment to meet increasing power demand needs. Enedis, TotalEnergies, VINCI Autoroutes and several manufacturers – Iveco, MAN Truck & Bus France, Mercedes-Benz Trucks, Renault…


  • Bidirectional trucking: Switzerland’s DPD tests fleet electrification

    Image courtesy DPD As part of the federally funded TEC-OFF research project, Swiss parcel service provider DPD is testing bidirectional charging with its vehicle fleet to help close potential power gaps at peak times on the power grid. In the research project, coordinated alongside researchers from ZHAW School of Engineering and supported by the Swiss…


  • DTEK calls for power equipment support after stocktake post-bombardments

    Image courtesy 123rf Weeks after some of the heaviest attacks on Ukrainian power infrastructure by Russian missiles and drones, DTEK has taken stock of the extent of the damage to equipment, including an inventory of what’s needed to rebuild the infrastructure. Totalling $181 million, DTEK’s stock take comes after a series of Russian attacks on…


  • PVA’s Jon Urquhart to Present at SMTA Heartland’s STAR Forum on High Reliability Electronics

    PVA, a global supplier of automated dispensing and coating equipment, is pleased to announce that Jon Urquhart, Global Director of Applications Engineering, will present at the SMTA Heartland’s High Reliability: Strategic Technology Advancement Research (STAR) Forum. The event is scheduled to take place on Thursday, May 2, 2024 at the Embassy Suites by Hilton Kansas…


  • Rule drafted to accelerate smart meter rollout in Australia

    Image courtesy 123rf The Australia Energy Market Commission (AEMC) has issued a draft rule to start accelerating the deployment of smart meters from July 2024. The draft rule follows the March decision of the Commission to fast-track the process, to achieve a full rollout of smart meters across the country’s national electricity market by 2030.…


  • Government’s new import charges will cripple UK fresh produce industry, says association CEO

    The UK government’s implementation of new common user charges (CUCs) threaten to cripple small and medium-sized enterprises in the fresh produce and plant sectors. In a move branded by Nigel Jenney, chief executive of the Fresh Produce Consortium (FPC), as a “thinly veiled tax on the industry,” the charges, introduced as part of post-Brexit border controls,…


  • Tripartite agreement helps HyFun Foods build potato flake line

    A tripartite agreement has been signed between Kiremko, HyFun Foods and Rabobank Netherlands to build a potato flake line for HyFun Foods in Mehsana, Gujarat, India. Haresh Karamchandani, managing director of Asandas and Sons Pvt, who owns the HyFun Foods brand, Paul Oosterlaken, managing director of Kiremko as supplier of potato processing technology, along with…


  • Microchip Technology Expands Its Serial SRAM Portfolio to Larger Densities and Increased Speeds


     To address a common customer need for bigger and faster SRAM, Microchip Technology has expanded its Serial SRAM product line to include larger densities of up to 4 Mb and increased Serial Peripheral Interface/Serial Quad I/O™ Interface (SPI/SQI™) speed to 143 MHz. The 2 Mb and 4 Mb devices are designed to provide a lower-cost alternative…


  • SCS to Introduce New PrecisionAdvance Conveyor Technology at APEX

     Specialty Coating Systems (SCS) is pleased to announce its participation in the highly anticipated 2024 IPC APEX EXPO, scheduled to take place April 9-11, 2024 at the Anaheim Convention Center. Attendees are invited to visit SCS at Booth #4212 to explore the company’s comprehensive portfolio of coatings and innovative systems.  At the expo, SCS will…