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Proposed solar farm restrictions would slap £5bn energy bill on UK households

E&T

Tom Lancaster, land analyst at the ECIU, said: “There has never been a cheaper form of energy than solar, and putting even more barriers in place to its roll-out will cost the public dear, whilst locking in dependence on imported gas. Today, it is less than $0.50 (£0.40) per watt – a 98 per cent reduction in cost over just four decades.

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Continuous Emphasis on Food Safety for Health and Well Being

Frost & Sullivan Manufacturing

These outbreaks often affect populations of all ages while placing a significant economic burden on the government and industry as it results in product recalls and the need for significant source tracing. Federal agencies across the globe have laid down policies and guidelines for ensuring food safety throughout the supply chain.

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Perdaman starts work on $6 billion urea plant in Western Australia

AU Manufacturing

The Perdaman facility will convert natural gas from Woodside’s Scarborough Gas Project into urea, a form of fertiliser used in food production, to create 2.3 million tonnes of it yearly.

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Global sulphur shortages could stop green tech revolution in its tracks

E&T

A vital part of modern manufacturing, sulphuric acid is required for the production of phosphorus fertilisers that help feed the world, and for extracting rare metals from ores essential to the rapidly required green economy transition, like cobalt and nickel used in high-performance Li-ion batteries. per cent.

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AI+3D Vision Platform ‘A Robot Integrator’s Dream’

i4.0 today

The core hardware module is the Mech-Eye industrial camera, which has integrated light sources, sensors and processing. Delegates will be able to see Mech Mind’s AI+3D vision tech in action at the Machine Vision Conference (MVC) , where it will form the backbone of a robot cell for picking multiple SKUs from a bin. Today Magazine.

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Decontaminating food spray uses viruses to eliminate bacteria

E&T

Developed by researchers at McMaster University, the spray makes use of bacteriophages – harmless viruses that eat bacteria – which link together and form microscopic beads. Those beads can then be applied to food and other materials to rid them of harmful pathogens such as E. It has already been shown to eliminate E.

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Food Label Verification: A Future Shaped by Data

i4.0 today

Food processing is no exception. In food production humans generally perform two sub-tasks for each primary task. After biological contamination, label related defects are cited as the second most common cause behind costly and brand-damaging product withdrawals and retailer returns.