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  • What’s on the DSO agenda in Europe in the year ahead

    Image: 123rf The DSO Entity has released its work plan for 2024 with three major projects highlighted – the integration of gas DSOs, the grid action plan and a technical vision. While 2024 marks something of a transition in the EU, with European parliamentary elections in June and the ending of the current phase of…


  • Contrinex Smart Measurement Sensors Revolutionise CNC Machining

    Contrinex inductive sensors are a well-established choice for CNC milling and turning machines because of their high performance, robustness and choice of small sizes. As CNC machine manufacturers look to improve efficiency and precision and provide the flexibility to handle a diverse array of materials and cutting speeds, Contrinex’s new SMART inductive sensors are starting…


  • Hydro-Québec eyes quantum computing for energy challenges

    Image: IBM Hydro-Québec has joined the Québec Digital and Quantum Innovation Platform (PINQ2) opening the way to quantum computing opportunities. PINQ2, the Platform for Digital and Quantum Innovation created by the University of Sherbrooke and Quebec’s Ministry of Economy, Innovation and Energy, is the exclusive user of the IBM Quantum System One located in IBM…


  • Too hot to handle – pub chain launches new dining experience with flaming food and fire marshalls

    Flaming Grill pubs, the experts in grilled food, has launched a new range of dishes to quite literally bring the flame from the grill to its customers, serving every meal on fire. Every diner must now sign a legal waiver upon ordering, with each delicious flame grilled delicacy brought to the table straight from the…


  • Crosta & Mollica announces major rebrand to Crust & Crumb

    Today, modern Italian food brand Crosta & Mollica unveils a major rebrand as it announces a name refresh to Crust & Crumb, the direct English translation of Crosta & Mollica. The name change follows the brand’s disappointment with consumers’ continuous tongue twisting attempts to pronounce its Italian name. Instead, Brits are commonly referring to the…


  • UK’s only blue raspberry farm opens it’s doors and reveals secrets to growing ultra rare fruit

    Funkin Fruit Farm – the only farm in the UK to grow the rare Blue Raspberry – is opening its doors to eager fruit pickers for the very first time today. Spread across a two-hectare plot in the English countryside, Funkin Fruit Farm is offering the public the chance to pick its Blue Raspberries for…


  • FirstEnergy sells 30% stake in transmission subsidiary for .5bn

    Image by Couleur from Pixabay FirstEnergy announced it has completed the previously disclosed sale of an additional 30% ownership interest in its FirstEnergy Transmission (FET) subsidiary to Brookfield Super-Core Infrastructure Partners for $3.5 billion. The Ohio-headquartered electric utility company received $2.3 billion of cash proceeds at closing, with the remaining $1.2 billion in interest-bearing notes due from Brookfield, which are…


  • Tomra Recycling unveils applications to differentiate food-grade from non-food-grade plastics

    Tomra’s GAIN technology – today rebranded GAINnext to pay tribute to the product’s significant evolution – resolves all of these challenges by further enhancing the sorting performance of the company’s Autosort units so they are capable of identifying objects that are hard and, in some cases, even impossible to classify using traditional optical waste sensors.…


  • Discover cutting-edge automation and robotics technologies at Automation UK

    In less than three months’ time Automation UK will return to the CBS Arena in Coventry on 18-19 June. This event is recognised for bringing industrial automation and robotics to life. The wide spectrum of features in the show ensures it delivers something for everyone. This includes showcasing the very latest innovative technologies and solutions,…


  • BrewDog targets displacing Guinness as the leading supermarket stout by 2027

    BrewDog, the independent craft brewer, has revealed plans to knock Guinness off its top spot as the number one stout brand. Since launching in March 2023, BrewDog’s new stout Black Heart has achieved 13% of Guinness sales in pubs and bars and is now the UK’s #2 stout brand. BrewDog said Black Heart has “significantly…