The changing face of energy: The Energyst Event
New event taking place 17th to 18th of April at National Motorcycle Museum, Birmingham
The full conference line-up has been officially announced for the inaugural...
The first line of defence for MV systems
If you work with medium-voltage (MV) switchgear or cables, a handheld partial discharge (PD) scanner provides a reliable way of detecting insulation faults before...
The show must go on: keeping the lights on at Wyndham’s Theatre
Wyndham’s Theatre first opened its doors in 1899, designed by architect William Sprague for the leading actor-manager of his day, Charles Wyndham. The Louis...
Understanding the role of predictive maintenance in reducing downtime
Experts at Megger consider the importance of electric motor testing in preventing downtime and advise on the optimum approach...
In the pulp and paper industry,...
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...
Using analytics to tackle outage risks
Nlyte Software’s Enzo Greco speaks to Louise Frampton about the role of artificial intelligence in the wake of an Uptime Institute survey which found...
Vertiv expands rack PDU offering with acquisition of Geist
Vertiv, formerly Emerson Network Power, has acquired Geist, a privately owned manufacturer of Rack Power Distribution Units (PDUs) and associated data centre power products....
Why a poor power factor is brewing business trouble
Power factor should interest anyone seeking a profitable and reliable business with growth potential, writes Stephen Joyce, power quality business manager at ABB’s Power...
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...
Wirelessly monitor power and environmental parameters
A wire-free power monitoring solution from Daxten is allowing Fujitsu’s London data centre to centrally control and manage both environmental sensors and energy parameters...
National Grid to pocket £4.2 bn in cash and financing, as its exit proceeds...
National Grid has found a buyer for Britain’s gas pipes and meters, as it continues its retreat from the energy source en route to...
Thanks a thousand: WPD trials ‘kilo-quick’ fault limiter on CHP campus
Britain’s biggest DNO Western Power Distribution is trialling a new hyper-fast current breaker, assessing its potential to play a crucial role in evolving bi-directional...
SMITN poleaxes DNO into deeper love for users’ data
Britain’s biggest regional gridco Western Power Distribution is seeking new ways to crunch data from its smart meters, readying its switches and wires for...
Teachers strike in Scotland, eh?: Canucks pile on to a quarter of SSE’s pylons
Snowy-booted visitors from northern America today descended once again on the snowy-booted electricity engineers of north Britain, as a big Canadian public-sector pension fund...
EGL2 mega-connector wins Anglo-Scots planners’ green light
Britain’s biggest current network improvement project, the Eastern Green Link 2 subsea cable running for 291 miles under the North Sea, has secured planning...
Now UKPN trumpets its speed-up of new renewables connections
UK Power Networks, England’s biggest distribution network operator, is the latest to put numbers to accelerated connection of new low carbon assets across its...
1300 generators offered for Covid-19 temporary testing sites
Aggreko has offered the UK government up to 1,300 small generator units pro-bono to support the set-up of COVID-19 testing sites across the UK. In...
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...
Back-up power for luxury Mayfair location
As part of an extensive refurbishment of grade II listed offices in Mayfair, London, the Generator Company has upgraded the back-up generator power system,...
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)...