How UPS technologies can turn data centres from energy villains to heroes
Data centres have undergone massive changes in recent years. Once viewed as potential environmental villains due to their intense energy consumption and the associated...
Driving uptime and sophisticated energy management with Lithium-ion
The development of high-powered lithium-ion cells and the increasing sophistication of IoT-enabled UPSÂ offering a better return on investment and a more sustainable and resilient...
Why modular data centres are a resilient and flexible choice for digital and virtual...
Joe Kramer, Sales and Marketing Leader for the EcoStruxure Modular Data Centre, Schneider Electric explains why modular data centres are a resilient and flexible...
£1.5m grant awarded for new engine technology
A consortium led by Lontra has been awarded a £1.5 million grant to apply the firm’s award-winning technology to energy generation. The Energy Catalyst...
A sound solution: delivering noise control for onsite generation
There is a growing trend towards the use of innovative cogeneration (CHP) systems for the onsite generation of power, especially in critical areas such...
Amazon Web Services to expand data centre infrastructure in Italy
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has announced it will open an infrastructure region in Italy in early 2020. The AWS Europe (Milan) Region will comprise...
Amsterdam facility shortlisted for Datacloud Europe Architecture Award
Datacenter.com, a global provider of carrier and cloud neutral colocation data centre services, has been nominated by Datacloud Europe under the ‘Excellence in Data Centre...
Are data centres using their UPS estate efficiently?
The latest research suggests that many UPS systems are not operating efficiently and are being under-utilised. Louise Frampton spoke to Riello UPS general manager...
ASHRAE names Carl Munters ‘a pioneer of industry’
Carl Munters, the inventor who gave his name to the Munters’ brand, has been honoured by ASHRAE for making milestone contributions to the growth...
Back-up power: understanding environmental regulation
Greg Altria, associate consultant with SLR, provides an insight into the Environmental Permitting Regulations affecting mission critical sites
The Environmental Permitting Regulations (England and Wales)...
Battery-free UPS system wins iF Design Award
HITEC Power Protection, a manufacturer of Diesel Rotary UPS (DRUPS), has announced that its PowerPRO2700 product has won this year's iF Design Award. Each...
Beware of the dangers posed by arc flashes
Arc flashes can occur for several reasons and their frequency is alarming. From being initiated through accidental contact or equipment that is underrated for...
Bringing big data and IoT to data centres
Schneider Electric reports that it has launched the first Data Centre Management as a Service architecture - EcoStruxure IT. According to the company, this latest...
Capacity crunch: Can UPS improve power quality management?
The UK’s tightening power capacity margins mean data centres need to think more carefully than ever about uninterruptible power supplies, says Riello in this...
Centiel and G4S to provide critical power protection for Channel Islands’ UPS installations
Centiel, has teamed-up with G4S Facilities Management to provide critical power protection services for clients based on the Channel Islands. With Centiel’s 4th generation,...
Centiel appoints Mike Elms as Managing Director
UPS manufacturer, Centiel SA, Â has appointed Mike Elms as managing director of its UK subsidiary, Centiel UK Ltd. Â Mike Elms, who first joined the...
Challenges in critical cooling discussed by experts
Many IT professionals are relying on small spaces for their ever-increasing business critical applications, such as branch office operations, telecoms and edge computing. Cooling...
Choosing the right PDU
Mark Guest, Rittal’s product manager for it power distribution, offers practical advice for optimising power distribution...
Electricity is like air and water – something that...
Cloud-enabled UPS for remote edge computing environments
Schneider Electric has announced the availability of Smart-UPS with APC SmartConnect in the UK and Ireland. The solution is claimed by the company to be the...
Convergence between physical and cyber environments is leaving businesses exposed
More than half (59%) of respondents to the latest social media poll (conducted by the organisers of Infosecurity Europe 2019) believe that an attack on...