When people think of electric engines, they usually think of cars not all the lower-volume vehicles with engines that will need to go electric to meet Government mandated emissions targets such as diggers on building sites, city street sweepers, farming tractors and harvesters and underground mining equipment. Irish start-up Xerotech has created the world’s first and only scalable off-the-shelf energy system for non-road mobile machinery. Xerotech’s battery system has been designed to get around the problem of affordability. Equipment manufacturers can pick and choose different battery, power and thermal components based on the needs of the machine it will power.

Irish company MagGrow has won the International Innovation Award at the 2020 Fieldays for its patented technology that reduces waste from conventional pesticide spray drift by up to 70%, reduces water usage by up to 50% and can improve crop coverage by 20%+ leading to healthier and less diseased crops. Farmers typically see a return on investment in one year or less through chemical, labour and water savings. It is easy to install and maintain and can be fitted to new or existing sprayers. There is virtually no maintenance with no moving parts, cables, electrical wires, or power supply required. www.maggrow.com