A feast of innovation

The challenge of balancing supply and demand has perhaps been never more acutely felt than over the last couple of years. Within the food sector the pressure is intensified in the battle to fill limited supermarket shelf space with premier products, as Andrew Pelis finds out.

Making the right connection
South AfricaÔÇÖs state-owned utility company Eskom has been pulling out all the stops to keep up with the countryÔÇÖs rapidly expanding demand for electricity. Gay Sutton reviews the companyÔÇÖs ambitious construction programme.

The responsible face of mining
Getting a new mining venture off the ground is never easy. Jeff Daniels looks at the range of challenges the most recent copper mine in the world has had to face.

Plan, develop, deliver
Passenger numbers at Edinburgh Airport continue to grow, despite the recession. Development director Kevan Jamieson tells Jane Bordenave about the airportÔÇÖs plans to keep pace with that growth.

Making business an art form
An artistÔÇÖs mind knows no boundaries, so consider the dilemma and frustration of needing to reign in that creative spirit to accommodate the economic needs of running a viable business. That is the challenge Carrol Boyes has confronted head-on, as Andrew Pelis finds out.

Building for the future
It is often said that only the strong survive in times of crisis, and nowhere has that been more aptly illustrated than by the boom and bust market of DubaiÔÇÖs construction industry. Andrew Pelis talks to one company that is weathering the storm better than most.

Chinese firm A-Power Energy Generation Systems has announced it is to build a $1.5 billion wind farm project in west Texas, in partnership with US companies. The wind farm, which will be one of the largest wind development projects in the country, will have a capacity of 600 megawattsÔÇöenough to supply electricity to 180,000 Texan homes. Production is expected to commence from 2011. The project is to be majority-funded by Chinese banks, the company said, but will also rely on a US stimulus grant worth up to $450 million.

Italian oil giant Eni and Angola's Sonangol have announced an ÔÇ£importantÔÇØ offshore oil discovery off the coast of Angola.