/INS.  ACCIONA has launched an innovative initiative the Fargo-Moorhead flood diversion project in the United States. The company will introduce for the first time the use of renewable biofuels generated from hydrotreated vegetable waste oil to power heavy machinery for civil works, in a pioneering initiative aimed at decarbonizing infrastructure construction. ACCIONA is executing the Fargo-Moorhead project together with Shikun & Binui USA and North American Construction Group, through the ASN Constructors consortium.

/INS.  Daimler India Commercial Vehicles (DICV) is actively involved in research work for electric buses and hydrogen trucks, with the intention to introduce them to the Indian market. DICV is preparing to enter the electric commercial vehicle segment. The initial focus could be on electric buses, aligning with India’s shift towards emission-free vehicles.

/INS.  The energy generated from this undertaking will be channelled towards the power needs of MP state DISCOMs.

/INS.  International technology group ANDRITZ will supply Enva Northern Ireland Ltd. with an automated fridge recycling plant for their new site in Toomebridge.  The plant will process 70 fridges per hour. Start-up is scheduled for 2024.  

/INS.  Frode Laursen and Ragn-Sells, a leading player within sustainable waste handling, have together managed to reduce their respective carbon footprints by introducing biogas-powered trucks on a regular route. A good and viable solution says Ragn-Sells, which sees long-term partnerships as one of the keys to success on the green front.

/INS.  Unique Steerprop contra-rotating propeller (CRP) units deliver propulsion edge to four ferries in Estonia, combining reliability, performance, and ice-breaking capabilities.

/INS. bp ventures has made a £4 million investment in Dynamon, a UK-based software company that specializes in developing advanced data analytics and simulation tools for commercial transport and logistics companies. The funding forms part of Dynamon’s Series A round, being raised to fully commercialize and scale up its platform and expand its operations in Europe and into North America.

/INS.  In a move that positions it to displace Hapag-LLoyd as the world’s fifth largest box ship operator Taiwan’s Evergreen Marine Corporation is betting billions on methanol-fueling, placing orders for 24 methanol dual fueled 16,000 TEU containerships, split between two Asian shipyards. At 16,000 TEU, the ships are larger than anything Evergreen Marine Asia  currently lists in its flee t, the largest of which come in at 8,508 TEU.

ABB is working with Microsoft on the integration of generative AI capabilities into industrial digital solutions for safer, smarter and more sustainable operations The collaboration aims to deploy Copilot capabilities to enable more intuitive user interaction with ABB Ability™ Genix Industrial Analytics and AI Suite and its applications, and further enhance the value of contextualized data for efficiency and sustainability gains ABB is leveraging Microsoft Azure OpenAI Service to complement ABB Ability Genix

/INS.  Stora Enso, the leading provider of sustainable wood-based building solutions, has launched new and updated building concepts with major industry partners, to offer more versatile and sustainable options for building with wood.