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...
£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...
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...
How to reduce loss of power risks
Sudlows design engineer Anthony Unsworth outlines the threat to power continuity - and how to mitigate against them.
The demand for mission critical systems is...
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...
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...
The pros and cons of eco-mode UPS: what does the future hold?
Ian Bitterlin discusses the potential risks and benefits of adopting eco-mode UPS technology, and considers the future impact of silicon carbide IGBTs.
In the early...
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...
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...
Digital master controls for total system control
Cummins announced the addition of two new Digital Master Controls (DMC) to their suite of PowerCommand power system paralleling products. The new DMC2000 and...
Schneider Electric Advances Management of Hybrid IT Infrastructure with New EcoStruxure IT Innovation
Schneider Electric have announced it is advancing the remote management and monitoring of data centres and edge computing deployments with a trifecta of innovations...
Kirby powers up Dublin’s Gemini Data Centre
Kirby Group Engineering, a provider of mechanical and electrical engineering and contracting services across Europe, has delivered a grid connection for the 18MW Gemini...
DataCentres North: full programme announced
Datacentres North’s educational programme will address both 'strategic issues' affecting the industry and the opportunities specific to the region, as well as the 'operational...
Continuous power – triple guaranteed
Socomec has released a new generation of transfer switching controller – ATyS C55/65 – engineered to protect critical loads including emergency systems, healthcare devices,...
Finning launches new guide on power density
Finning UK & Ireland (Finning) has launched a free new guide to help plant owners and operators achieve a balance between greater power output...
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...
Power only half the story as volatility hits energy bills in 2016
Wholesale power prices declined for 2015 with anticipated softening into 2016. Yet bills are expected to rise and the market to become increasingly volatile....
Bridging the energy gap: industry leaders reveal concerns
A new report finds that energy security and rising costs are impacting competitiveness for UK industry, so how could decentralised energy be made more...
Evaluating availability of UPS architecture
A new white paper from Centiel has examined different UPS architectures and topologies to compare availability
Ensuring a continuous supply of electrical power is vital...
New IoT system to prevent manhole cover explosions and fires
UK engineering and design consultancy, Plextek has been working with US-based CNIguard to develop a new IoT-based system to prevent manhole explosions, primarily caused...