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  • Pacific Gas & Electric taps satellite data for tree management

    Image: Salso Sciences/Planet Labs California IOU Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) is using satellite data to help spot hazardous trees and reduce wildfire risk as part of its vegetation management activities. PG&E is partnering with San Francisco Earth imaging company Planet Lab to leverage its satellite-derived data on vegetation including canopy height, cover and proximity…


  • Energy-intensive cement company Heidelberg enters Greek flexibility market

    Heidelberg Materials Factory. Image courtesy Sympower Independent flexibility services provider Sympower and Heidelberg Materials Hellas, a Greek cement production company, have announced a partnership to unlock and monetise the inherent flexibility of its energy-intensive equipment. By utilising three of Heidelberg Materials Hellas’ cement mills and one of its raw mills, Sympower will optimise their energy…


  • Barry Callebaut reports ‘solid performance’, investment programme key to future success

    The global chocolate business delivered +1.0% volume growth, ahead of a declining global chocolate confectionery market according to Nielsen (-2.0%). Food Manufacturers continued to be impacted by soft consumer demand held back by high-inflation. Barry Callebaut was able to mitigate these pressures as it was able to meet the consumer shift towards private label chocolate…


  • Edinburgh-based start-up explores new technology for gluten-free bread alternative

    Edinburgh-based startup is exploring a new technology that could create gluten-safe food products, such as bread, while retaining the taste and texture of the real thing. Scientists from Prozymi Biolabs, a biotechnology business with facilities at the Roslin Innovation Centre, are testing the feasibility of a new enzyme technology that degrades gliadin – the protein…


  • Molson Coors pledges £100m to UK production network

    Molson Coors Beverage Company has announced plans to invest more than £100m in its UK brewery and beverage network over the next five years. A programme of significant investment and infrastructure upgrades will improve capabilities and introduce greater efficiencies across its entire UK network. It will also play a crucial role in supporting Molson Coors’…


  • kp launches market-first 100% rPET tray from kp Tray2Tray

    Klöckner Pentaplast (kp) has launched the first food packaging trays comprising 100% recycled PET (rPET) deriving exclusively from trays, marking a significant food packaging industry milestone, the company claimed. Until now, food packaging trays have been manufactured using ever increasing proportions of recovered PET material; however, the newly launched Klöckner Pentaplast (kp) tray is the…


  • Tantalus Systems announces grid modernisation initiatives across three US states

    Image courtesy Tantalus Systems Grid modernisation tech company Tantalus Systems has announced two grid modernisation initiatives across three US states. The Canadian tech company will deploy for Bolivar Energy Authority (BEA) on the Tennessee and Massachusetts distribution grids and will test its tech in a separate Connecticut pilot programme. The first initiative sees BEA, which…


  • HumiSeal announces senior appointment to further strengthen customer support in India

    HumiSeal a leading conformal coating and electronic protection materials manufacturer has announced the appointment of Shailesh Nikam as Regional Manager India – Sales & Technical to further strengthen the company’s support to its customers and distributors. This appointment builds on the continuing investment in India in relation to facilities and support infrastructure.  Based at the…


  • Hiperbaric launches HPP Research Awards to fuel HPP research and innovation

    Hiperbaric has announced the launch of the HPP Research Awards, a global initiative to spotlight and promote cutting-edge research by students and researchers. The leader in high pressure processing (HPP) technology, who is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, wants to harness the power of high pressure for food and beverage applications. HPP is a…


  • Brian O’Leary from Indium at IPC Apex EXPO 2024

    Justin Worden speaks to Brian O’Leary from Indium at IPC Apex EXPO 2024 in Anaheim, USA. [embedded content] WNIE TV is kindly sponsored by Hanwha, Koh Young Technology, Essemtec, Kyzen, Nordson Test and Inspection, PVA, ROCKA Solutions, Adaptsys, Viscom, BTU and Scienscope.