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  • California county board grapples with how to handle battery storage projects

    Gateway Energy Storage Facility (Credit: CBC Steel Buildings / CBC Steel Buildings) The San Diego County Board of Supervisors has unanimously (4-0) voted to adopt new safety standards for battery storage installations, amid fire safety concerns from locals. In its decision, the Board of Supervisors directed its chief administrative officer, Ebony Shelton, to incorporate new…


  • Fairfields Farm invests in production capabilities to support growth

    Fairfields Farm, a producer of premium hand-cooked crisps, has installed a brand-new state-of-the-art fryer to enhance its production capabilities Seen as a “milestone”, the upgrade is expected to increase the company’s weekly crisp yield by an 90%, enabling Fairfields Farm to meet growing consumer demand and expand its market presence. Over £2 million has been…


  • Nestlé develops breakthrough method to reduce fat in dairy ingredients

    Nestlé R&D teams have found a way to reduce the fat present in milk powder by up to 60%, without compromising on quality, taste and creamy texture. Key to this breakthrough innovation is the controlled aggregation of milk proteins, where the size and texture of milk fat is mimicked by protein. This fat reduction leads…


  • Rotterdam entrepreneur turns waste into wine

    Rotterdam Urban Winery is the proud pioneer of turning surplus table grapes, which would otherwise end up discarded, into sparkling wines. With a unique approach and urban terroir, Rotterdam Urban Winery (RUW) says it is making wine to enjoy and that is sustainable, more fun and tasty. Rotterdam entrepreneur Wouter Bijl notes how food waste is…


  • EBRD loans €28m for Montenegro substation upgrade

    Image courtesy 123rf The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is providing a sovereign-guaranteed loan of up to €28 million ($30.5 million) to TSO Crnogorski Elektroprenosni Sistem (CGES) for the upgrade of the electrical substation Brezna in north-western Montenegro. The project will enable the integration of 400MW of renewable energy into the national grid,…


  • Eliter Packaging Machinery launches high-speed automatic sleeving machine wraps multipacks

    Eliter Packaging Machinery has introduced its latest model of automatic sleeving machine for multipacks and with maximum speed of 80 wraps per minute. The Cartoning and sleeving expert said the multipack sleeving machine is designed to apply cardboard sleeve around a variety of packaging containers organised in multipack and cluster packaging format. Multi-Wrap C-80S is…


  • Primary school student’s award-winning sausage recipe makes impression at Heck

    Judges thought Lola’s Lemon & Honey recipe was bang-on! (credit: Glen Minikin) Posted: 22 July 2024 Share this page A local primary school pupil’s winning sausage recipe could soon be making it to supermarket shelves, after impressing the bosses at Heck! Eight-year-old Lola Fenn who attends Bedale Primary School in North Yorkshire is celebrating after…


  • Green Circuits to Showcase Advanced PCB Solutions at Small Sat Conference 2024

    Green Circuits, a full-service Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) partner to leading OEMs, is thrilled to announce its participation in the upcoming Small Sat Conference, scheduled for August 3-8, 2024, in Logan, Utah. As a leader in electronics manufacturing services (EMS), Green Circuits specializes in high-quality design, prototyping, and full-scale production for printed circuit boards (PCBs)…


  • Murray Percival Co. Offers Comprehensive ESD Solutions from Protektive Pak

    The Murray Percival Company, a leader in providing innovative solutions to the electronics manufacturing industry, offers in its portfolio the full range of Protektive Pak products, providing comprehensive solutions for Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) protection.  The Protektive Pak line includes a variety of ESD corrugated boxes, containers, and handling solutions designed to safeguard sensitive electronic components…


  • GEODE lists revenue regulation principles for DSOs to enable grid investments

    Image courtesy 123rf Revenue regulation principles that should enable investments in the development of the next generation of European local electricity grids are presented in a new paper by GEODE. The paper points to the need, with the integration of renewables and electrification as the most important drivers for distribution grid investments, for revenue regulation…