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  • ‘We’re playing catch up’: How grid operators see the future of battery storage

    (POWERGEN 2024) From interconnection to market structures, US power grid operators are grappling with an onslaught of battery storage development, which has boomed due to the critical need to shore up variable renewable energy. Two states — California and Texas — account for the vast majority of installed battery storage capacity in the US, which…


  • Sweet anticipation: Hames Chocolates’ 2024 Chocolate trends to spark new cravings

    By staying attuned to the latest trends, retailers can not only meet current consumer expectations but also position themselves at the forefront of the evolving confectionery market in 2024. This is the view of Carol Oldbury, managing director at Hames Chocolates who readily that while it’s hard to predict what 2024 has in store for…


  • CEA-Leti Papers at Photonics West Report Progress Towards MicroLED Bandwidth and Efficiency Improvement

    Details Include Processing LEDs Directly on 200 mm Si Substrates And Minimizing Carrier-Diffusion Length CEA-Leti will present two papers on its microLED technology advances at Photonics West 2024 about making matrices of LEDs with increased data-rate density, and strategies to reduce their efficiency loss at small sizes. Described in the paper, “Parallel Communication with InGaN/GaN…


  • Combine Aven’s Cyclops and Inspector Lamp for Unprecedented Detail in Cable Wire Harness Applications

    Aven, a full-service technology provider, is pleased to offer an advanced solution for harness and cable wiring applications by combining the Cyclops HDMI Digital Microscope with the versatile Inspector Lamp. This integration offers operators convenience and precision in inspection processes.  The Cyclops sets a new standard in inspection scopes with a 4x Lens. This innovative…


  • Another GaN Systems founder, Girvan Patterson, joins QPT as an advisor

    The second co-founder of GaN Systems, Girvan Patterson, has joined his fellow co-founder, Geoff Haynes, as an advisor at QPT. Patterson was CEO at GaN Systems Inc (now part of Infineon) for over eight years and has been the founder of three major start-ups and seven IPOs and M&A transactions. Rupert Baines, QPT’s CEO, said,…


  • Crystal Display Systems Ltd Announces Strategic Partnership with Shenzhen Startek Electronic Technology Co, Ltd to offer the Widest Range of Small Format LCDs Worldwide

    Crystal Display Systems Ltd (CDS), a leading provider of display solutions, is excited to announce a new strategic partnership with Shenzhen Startek Electronic Technology Co, Ltd, a renowned innovator in display technology. This collaboration will see CDS offering the complete Startek display range, encompassing all the industry standard sizes and formats plus an extensive array…


  • SECOND NUKON FIBRE LASER FOR LEADING NORTH-WEST SUBCONTRACTOR

    Just 18 months after purchasing the display machine from the Nukon Lasers UK stand at MACH 2022, Greater Manchester-based AD Laser Cutting Ltd has taken delivery of a second Nukon fibre laser. Whereas AD Laser Cutting’s first fibre laser was a Nukon ECO 315 4kW model, its new machine is from the European laser machine…


  • Flexidao to scale Google’s carbon-free energy tracking globally

    Image: Flexidao Barcelona-headquartered digital solution provider Flexidao is collaborating with Google to track and validate its carbon-free energy portfolio across the globe. At the heart of the process is the creation and utilisation of time-based energy attribute certificates that can then validate Google’s 2030 goal to achieve 24/7 carbon-free energy use. The initiative was launched…


  • NEOTech Grows Industry Lead and Unmatched Expertise in Microelectronics for Aerospace & Defense Applications

    NEOTech, a leading provider of electronic manufacturing services (EMS), design engineering, and supply chain solutions in the high-tech industrial, medical device, and aerospace/defense markets, is thrilled to announce the expansion of its state-of-the-art manufacturing center for Microelectronics as the need for reliable and complex Micro-E circuits continues to grow. NEOTech has been at the forefront…


  • Low Carbon announces financial close on 385MW portfolio

    Image credit: 123rf.com Global renewable energy company Low Carbon has announced that it has reached financial close on a 385MW portfolio of solar and co-located battery storage projects. The 385MW portfolio, most of which will enter construction in early 2024, is part of a large pipeline of solar and battery storage projects in excess of…