Oct 27, 2025 | EverythingAboutWater

Yokogawa Ai-powered Solution Drastically Cuts Planning Time for Loading Operations – Expert- Level Decision Making Considers Constraints on Loading Operations and the Burden on Delivery Personnel

Oct 27, 2025Oct 27, 2025 eawater

Yokogawa Electric Corporation (TOKYO: 6841) announced that its subsidiary, Yokogawa Digital Corporation, has successfully conducted a proof-of-concept (PoC) test of a proprietary Yokogawa AI solution for automating outbound shipment loading planning for Hokuetsu Logistics Corporation, which is a subsidiary of Hokuetsu Corporation (TOKYO: 3865). Replicating expert-level decision making processes, this Yokogawa AI solution can automate a loading planning process that was previously carried out by multiple experts, drastically reducing the time required for planning and optimizing loading efficiency based on paper product shapes and shipping regions. Based on the results…

New Study Shows Warm Temperatures and Specific Water Levels Are Needed to Restore European Peatlands

Oct 27, 2025Oct 27, 2025 eawater

European peatlands, which contain around half of Europe’s soil carbon, need a combination of warm temperatures and a water table of around 10 cm to thrive, a new study by Queen’s University Belfast researchers has found. Peatlands form where there is a sustained build-up of partially decomposed plant matter, and they play a very important role in locking away greenhouse gases and absorbing industrial pollution. In Europe, peatlands contain approximately five times more carbon than its forests. However, they have been damaged by human activities including pollution, draining and climate…