Prysmian launches eco-friendly cabling technology
Prysmian Group claims to have made a significant step in advancing cable technology to enable more efficient, reliable and eco-friendly power transmission over long...
Nidec to install microgrid for tropical island
Nidec ASI has won the tender for the creation of a microgrid on a tropical island in the Bahamas. The aim of the project, worth...
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...
Why make the switch to DC power?
Socomec’s Jean–Yves Chaboute argues that data centres can improve effiency by moving to DC distribution
As power densities increase, colocation and hyperscale data centre operators...
Megger expands into HV diagnostics sector with Power Diagnostix acquisition
Global electrical test equipment expert Megger has acquired Power Diagnostix of Aachen, Germany, a leader in the development and manufacture of high voltage diagnostic...
Schneider announces expansion of DCIM portfolio
Schneider Electric has expanded its DCIM portfolio with the introduction of EcoStruxure IT Advisor. Harnessing the power of the cloud, the solution delivers a simplified...
Deeper insight key to uptime
Data centre automation technologies are transforming the sector, according to ABB’s Paul Johnson. He says data centres can increase resilience and tackle spiralling energy...
Measuring partial discharge for increased uptime
Prysmian Group's PRY-CAM is designed for condition assessment and asset management of electrical systems and equipment from 3 kV to 600 kV. The technology allows fast,...
ABB announces solution to modernise switchgear to digital
ABB has introduced an innovative VD4 Digitup solution to upgrade existing switchgear to digital. VD4 Digitup results in an advanced switchgear solution addressing important...
Schneider Electric expands cloud-based DCIM portfolio
Schneider Electric has introduced EcoStruxure IT Advisor, further expanding its cloud-based DCIM portfolio of solutions. EcoStruxure IT Advisor delivers a simplified way to deploy data...
Getting to the heart of sustainable power
Could hydrogen fuel cell technology replace diesel generators at mission critical sites? A cath lab in Israel has already moved to this alternative source...
AEG supplies power conversion for MiRIS pilot project
A power conversion system (Convert SC Flex and transformer) has been supplied by AEG Power Solutions to CMI Energy's MiRIS project. MiRIS is an ambitious...
Rolls Royce diesel generators to supply back-up power to Hinkley Point C
Rolls Royce is supplying multiple MTU diesel generators to provide back-up power to the new nuclear power station at Hinkley Point C in Somerset. Rolls-Royce...
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...
Bender videos explain how to deal with high resistance grounded systems
Bender has just completed a new films series under the heading “easily explained” – featuring three short clips that deal with high resistance grounded...
Nexans wins €190 million cabling contract
Nexans has achieved a major success in a global tender process carried out by a one of the biggest utility companies in the world,...
Prysmian provides smart solution for upgrade of US power transmission system
Prysmian Group will carry out a project aimed at upgrading the US Capital area’s power transmission system. The multi-phased project is expected to be...
UPSL changes name to Kohler; brand change reflects broader power generation and protection capabilities
Uninterruptible Power Supplies Limited (UPSL), a subsidiary of Kohler Co., and the exclusive supplier of PowerWAVE UPS, generator and emergency lighting products, is changing...
Loadbanks deliver resilience for Europe’s greenest mine
Crestchic has provided two of its 1MW resistive only loadbanks to the first ever underground data centre, based in Norway.
The Lefdal mine, a 120,000...
Hidden deterioration in electrical infrastructure causes unplanned outages
EA Technology’s Jason Butler says mission critical sites should use partial discharge monitoring to avoid unplanned outages. In the worst case scenario, failures have...