Armed with 4,000 eggs and a truckload of sugar and cream French pastry chefs on Wednesday completed a 121.8m-long strawberry cake that they have claimed is the world’s longest ever made Youssef El Gatou brought together 20 chefs to make the 1.2 tonne masterpiece that took a week to complete and was set out on tables in an ice rink in the Paris suburb town of Argenteuil for residents to inspect The effort overtook a 100.48m-long strawberry cake made in the Italian town of San Mauro Torinese in 2019 El Gatou’s cake also used 350kg of strawberries To claim the record in the Guinness World Records the cake had to be at least 8cm wide and 8cm tall The logistics were so difficult that the team “used blowtorches to heat the bowl” for the cream mix Youssef El Gatou said that since a child he had wanted to set a record and I also wanted to highlight farm produce so French strawberries and products like milk Residents of Argenteuil who went to see the calorie-packed record-breaker were given a piece to take away You don't have permission to access the page you requested What is this page?The website you are visiting is protected.For security reasons this page cannot be displayed In an extraordinary feat of culinary coordination pastry chefs in France on Wednesday completed what they claimed to be the world’s longest strawberry cake—measuring an astonishing 121.8 metres—in the Paris suburb of Argenteuil Paris-based pastry chef Youssef El Gatou assembled a team of 20 chefs to create the 1.2-tonne masterpiece The cake took one week to complete and was presented across tables set within an ice rink where residents gathered to view the massive creation The strawberry cake surpassed the previous world record of 100.48 metres set in 2019 in the Italian town of San Mauro Torinese El Gatou’s creation involved the use of 350 kilograms of strawberries To meet the requirements for entry into the Guinness Book of Records the cake had to measure at least eight centimetres in width and eight centimetres in height the team encountered significant logistical challenges “We used blowtorches to heat the bowl for the cream mix,” she said El Gatou said that his desire to set a world record had originated in childhood cream and butter,” he told the foreign news agency Residents of Argenteuil who witnessed the record-setting dessert on Wednesday were each offered a piece to take home You are using an outdated browser. Please upgrade your browser or activate Google Chrome Frame to improve your experience A 300m long PV system with a capacity of 71.5 kW has been deployed along a bridge crossing the Pò river in San Mauro Torinese The project was tendered by the municipality in June The XI Settembre bridge in San Mauro Torinese will host a 70 kW PV system The Italian municipality of San Mauro Torinese, in the northern Italian region of Piedmont, has completed construction of a longitudinal PV system on the XI Settembre bridge which was built in 2001 and is one of the town's two bridges crossing the Pò river The 300m single-row PV system has a capacity of 71.5 kW and will supply power to nearby buildings and parks owned by the municipality and feed excess electricity into the grid under the country's net metering scheme, the so-called Scambio sul posto “A photovoltaic system developed in length does not pose any problems with respect to the module strings or the use of modules and inverters — on the contrary it makes it easier to check and repair the string in which a yield drop has been detected,” the municipality's architect the operations are significantly simplified compared to a PV system with a more traditional shape.” The PV installation was built with a tilt angle of 80 degrees and a special mounting system that is also aimed at facilitating maintenance operations without the need for a crane which was instead used for fixing the galvanized steel support structure to the bridge by chemical tessellation The mounting structures have the ability to orient each individual panel in a different way which optimizes performance and provides an aesthetically pleasing configuration The regional authorities granted the authorization for the project imposing an “accordion” architecture for panels which were placed at different heights to follow the course of the arches of the bridge thus avoiding that the positioning of the panels could prevent users who pass on the bridge from enjoying the view towards the south or the view over the old bridge and the visible stretch of the river Pò The project was tendered by the municipality in June and required a total investment of around €160,000 The array was built with 220 full-black solar panels with a power output of 325 W and a maximum system voltage of 1,000 V It is expected to generate around 74,646 kWh per year “Considering all incentives and the sale of excess power to the grid under net metering the payback time of the project is estimated at around eight years,” Aquini stated More articles from Emiliano Bellini Please be mindful of our community standards and website in this browser for the next time I comment Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value" By submitting this form you agree to pv magazine using your data for the purposes of publishing your comment Your personal data will only be disclosed or otherwise transmitted to third parties for the purposes of spam filtering or if this is necessary for technical maintenance of the website Any other transfer to third parties will not take place unless this is justified on the basis of applicable data protection regulations or if pv magazine is legally obliged to do so You may revoke this consent at any time with effect for the future in which case your personal data will be deleted immediately your data will be deleted if pv magazine has processed your request or the purpose of data storage is fulfilled Further information on data privacy can be found in our Data Protection Policy Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_2" ).setAttribute( "value" This website uses cookies to anonymously count visitor numbers. 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This way Argotec the Italian aerospace engineering company founded in 2008 in Turin can maintain full ownership of the programs from inception to the final operations in space The SpacePark is situated in the iconic building designed by architect Oscar Niemeyer in San Mauro Torinese With over 11,000 sqm of operational spaces and 1,200 sqm dedicated to its industrial accelerator the SpacePark will undoubtedly be one of the places where the future of space comes to life the Argotec SpacePark Accelerator provides access to state-of-the-art laboratories and instruments offering participants a unique opportunity to establish commercial partnerships with Argotec executing a range of projects and missions aimed at revolutionizing the space landscape start-ups and small companies can conduct in-depth research and development This access extends further to international opportunities enabling start-ups to connect and collaborate with space professionals and enthusiasts from around the globe Argotec, already a corporate partner of the ESA BIC Turin incubation program will introduce and present its SpacePark Industrial Accelerator to the innovation ecosystem with a public event hosted by I3P The event is open: it is intended not only for start-ups and small companies involved in the space sector but also for those who want to learn more about the space business and the available opportunities with Argotec The presentation will be held mainly in Italian language but non-Italian speakers are welcome and will be able to interact in English during the Q&A session The event will be held on Monday, May 20th, 2024, starting at 5 PM (CEST), in presence in the Agorà hall of the I3P incubator located within the Campus of Politecnico di Torino and accessible from both the main gate of Corso Castelfidardo 30/A and the pedestrian entrance of Via Pier Carlo Boggio 59 Participation in the event is free of charge, subject to registration on Eventbrite Having as a priority to increase productivity and reduce any downtime the new revolutionary New Holland CR Combine Harvester designed by CNH Industrial Italia and manufactured by New Holland is the most advanced and productive harvester in the world and focuses on the digital features which help to make the operator’s work more efficient and more comfortable This is a high-performance combine that brings more power and reduced fuel consumption due to Weight reduction The New Holland CR Combine Harvester has been awarded a 2023 Good Design Award by The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design and The European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies A close collaboration between Industrial Design and Engineering teams together with product specialists and Brand marketing has produced a design that is focused on customer needs A totally new technical package has been developed to give maximum performance Designers working together from the very beginning of the project have been able to tailor the exterior panels Creating an Iconic design that is stylish yet timeless The flow of the harvest is underlined on the exterior body panels by the dynamic blue feature that runs across the body through the various functions Every detail has been carefully designed for maximum functionality and a seamless integration of style The Cabin Interior design continues in this theme It raises the quality and design standards to create the ideal working environment and ergonomic with maximum visibility and it has a user-friendly interior which is inspired by automotive quality standards Technology helps to make the operators’ life on board a pleasure the new CR combine is a ground-breaking design setting a new Industry standard Project: New Holland CR Combine HarvesterDesigners: CNH Industrial Italia S.p.A.Lead Designers: Giampiero Vietti and Kenneth Van GheluweManufacturer: New Holland Agriculture Input your search keywords and press Enter You can see how this popup was set up in our step-by-step guide: https://wppopupmaker.com/guides/auto-opening-announcement-popups/ shares top spot on ranking of world's best pizzeriasByEyewitness News Tuesday 2022A pizzeria on Manhattan's Lower East Side shared the top spot on 50 Top Pizza's 2022 rankings of the world's best pizza places.NEW YORK (WABC) -- There's no lack of pizza places here in the tri-state But there's one place on the Lower East Side that has just won the ultimate bragging rights Una Pizza Napoletana was just named not only one of the best slices in the country it won the honor of best pizzeria in the world The ranking from 50 Top Pizza describes the shop's owner praising his dough and use of fresh ingredients four new york pizzerias made the list along with one in Jersey City 1 - I Masanielli - Francesco Martucci (Naples) 7 - Francesco & Salvatore Salvo (Naples) 10 - Tony's Pizza Napoletana (San Francisco) 19 - Cambia-Menti di Ciccio Vitiello (Caserta 23 - Pizzeria Peppe - Napoli sta' ca" (Tokyo) 29 - Carlo Sammarco Pizzeria 2.0 (Frattomaggiore 46 - Pizzeria Panetteria Bosco (Templo Pausania) MORE NEWS: CDC warns rare condition in kids could rise this fall * Get Eyewitness News Delivered * More New York City news * Send us a news tip * Download the abc7NY app for breaking news alerts * Follow us on YouTube A bridge crossing the Pò river in San Mauro Torinese is set to host a 300m long PV system designed to rely on special mounting structures and full-black modules The local administration said the bridge was chosen as the rooftops and surfaces available are all located in landscape protection areas adjacent to the town’s most important historic building The Italian municipality of San Mauro Torinese, in the northern Italian region of Piedmont, has launched a tender for the construction of a PV system on the XI Settembre bridge “The solar array will have a power of around 70 kW and will power the main municipal buildings and some parks located nearby,” the town's mayor “We have also installed solar installations on other surfaces but the project on the bridge has as it is based on a series of innovative features.” He also explained that the remaining rooftop surfaces available for PV systems in the town are all located in landscape protection areas adjacent to historic building the Pulcherada Abbey and the deployment of the panels on these roofs would have compromised the landscape that the municipal administration wants to safeguard The bridge system will be south-oriented and will be built at a cost of around €160,000 with special mounting structures that will connect the solar panels to one of the bridge's sides “It will not be like a conventional solar facade and will have an inclination designed to receive both sunlight and water glare which will help increase the power yield of the system,” he further explained “It will have a sort of vertical orientation that is not homogeneous the mounting structures have the ability to orient each individual panel in a different way which allows obtaining an optimization of the performance and an aesthetically pleasing configuration The panels will have an inclination of 80 degrees The PV system will be deployed along the entire length of the bridge, which measures around 300m, and will inject surplus power into the Italian grid under the country's net metering scheme, the so-called Scambio sul posto “We will use full-black solar modules to mitigate the landscape impact of the solar array,” Bongiovanni further explained the project's power electronics and the inverters will be designed in a way that power yield is maximized.” The installation will rely on 220 solar panels with a power output of 320 W and a maximum system voltage of 1,000 V “They are not particularly more expensive but have a better aesthetic result,” the mayor stated “The manufacturer has not been identified yet.” French pastry chefs this week completed a 121.8-meter (399 feet which they have claimed is the world's longest ever made Youssef El Gatou brought together 20 chefs to make the 1.2 ton masterpiece that took a week to complete and was set out on tables in an ice rink in the Paris suburb town of Argenteuil for residents to inspect The Wednesday effort overtook a 100.48m (329 ft 7 in) long strawberry cake made in the Italian town of San Mauro Torinese in 2019 El Gatou's cake also used 350 kilograms of strawberries the cake had to be at least eight centimeters wide and eight centimeters tall The logistics were so difficult that the team "used blowtorches to heat the bowl" for the cream mix Youssef El Gatou said that since he was a child Residents of Argenteuil who went to see the calorie-packed record-breaker were given a piece of cake as a souvenir to take home More on World Records: