
Image: Avangrid Iberdrola subsidiary Avangrid has secured its first mobile transformer, which can be deployed within a two month timeframe. The 168MVA mobile transformer, which was custom made by Hitachi Energy, is able to be deployed to any of Avangrid’s onshore wind and solar facilities due to its multi-voltage capabilities and would enable outages in…

Puratos has opened a hub dedicated to celebrating the art, science and potential of sourdough, the Sourdough Institute:. Through a combination of masterclasses, online events, its one-of-a-kind Sourdough Library and ground-breaking research, the Institute in Sankt Vith, Belgium, aims to “protect, research and inspire” the legacy of the popular ingredient on a global scale. The…

Food and beverage companies must find technical ways to maximise the impact of plant-based actives and make them more attractive to consumers. This is the view of scientists at R&D consultancy Sagentia Innovation who has been exploring ways to overcome challenges surrounding the effective use of non-nutritive plant-based active ingredients also called phytochemicals. More than…

Food manufacturers pursuing digital transformation have been celebrated at the launch of the Made Smarter Adoption Awards. The Awards champion manufacturing and engineering companies who have committed to adopting technology and skills to digitalise, decarbonise and drive growth. Regional winners from adoption programmes in the North West, North East, West Midlands, and Yorkshire and Humber have now…

Image: 123rf The IEA has reported that grids investment is expected to reach $400 billion in 2024, with Europe, the US, China and parts of Latin America leading the way. Following a decline from 2016 to a little over $300 billion 2019 and 2020, the investment in power grid infrastructure has been steadily increasing, the…

UrbanChain co-founders Mo Hajhashem and Somayeh Taheri. Image: UrbanChain Blockchain-based peer-to-peer exchange UrbanChain has been awarded an electricity supply licence for non-domestic premises in Britain by regulator Ofgem. With the supply licence, long sought for, UrbanChain anticipates upping the array of products to customers while also bringing a higher level of control for the electricity…

The Endless backed protein manufacturer has been renamed Karnova Food Group, bringing together red meat specialist, Yorkshire Premier Meat (YPM) and poultry specialist, Smithfield Murray. Brought together in 2023 to create a major UK force in business-to-business protein supply, Karnova has revenues of over £120 million and services customers with a flexible multi-protein supply of…