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As part of its ongoing electrification programme, Norwegian cod farming company Norcod has completed a large project to implement shore power as the energy source for its Frosvika production facility in Meløy municipality, Nordland county.  “Our ambition has always been to set the standard in responsible, industrial-scale farming of top-quality cod, through constant operational improvements […]

The construction of the 58 MW Stępień solar plant in Poland is completed, and the plant is ready for operation. Stępień was developed and will be operated by Wento, Equinor’s 100% subsidiary. In 2021, Equinor bought the Polish solar developer Wento and its pipeline of solar projects across Poland. Less than 1.5 years after the

The DORIS – HHI consortium has been awarded a Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) contract by Corio Generation and TotalEnergies for their Ulsan Gray Whale 3 Offshore Windfarm project, located offshore of the east coast of South Korea. The FEED contract covers the full integrated scope of activities related to the floating units, including the design,

Volvo Trucks will deliver fully electric heavy-duty trucks to Amazon in Germany by the end of the year. The 20 Volvo FH Electric are expected to drive more than one million road kilometres annually, fuelled with electricity instead of diesel. Heavy goods vehicles and other commercial vehicles make up around 36% of Germany’s domestic transport

The conversion efficiency of tandem solar cells to beyond the limits of today’s commercial photovoltaic (PV) modules has been pushed further. For the first time four-terminal perovskite/silicon tandem devices with a certified top cell, have passed the barrier of 30%. Such high efficiency enables more power per square meters and less cost per kWh.  The

Close partnership, outstanding material expertise and extensive possibilities for component testing by the plastics manufacturer BASF are the basis for the new application made of Ultramid. Heidelberg, a leading manufacturer of charging technology, is using polyamide for the first time as an injection-molded housing in the new Amperfied wallbox connect.home. This further development sets standards

SolarEdge Technologies has announced the completion of a second solar PV system for leading organic food producer, Yeo Valley Organic. The installation of a 623MWh rooftop array at its Newton Abbot manufacturing facility furthers Yeo Valley’s ambition to become 50% electricity self-sufficient within the next 10 years and follows the earlier installation of a 1.13MW

Change is in full swing in the automotive sector. The entire industry is working on solutions for growing cities, remedies for the climate crisis, increased requirements for CO2 limit values, electric drives and new vehicle concepts. Commercial vehicles are a significant branch. Due to the high utilisation of these vehicles, innovations are particularly profitable for

ABT CUPRA XE races in the Atacama Desert Extreme E is coming to South America: on September 24 and 25 the series for purely electric off-road SUVs will hold its fourth round of the season in Chile. The location could hardly be more extreme: The venue for the Copper X Prix is a mine in

Packaging machine specialist, Hugo Beck, is set to showcase its latest, sustainable film and paper packaging solutions, alongside its diverse range of packaging styles, at this year’s FachPack exhibition The event, being held between 27 – 29 September 2022, will highlight the company’s commitment to placing sustainability at the top of its agenda, in terms