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...
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...
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...
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...
Rapid assembly PDU systems for secure distribution
Rittal has developed four compact PDU (Power Distribution Units) systems for professional power distribution in IT racks which are claimed to halve the time...
Dual chemistry: the best of both worlds?
GS Yuasa Battery Europe has helped to develop what it describes as ‘the world’s first container-based energy storage platform’, where lead acid and lithium-ion...
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...
Ensuring safe control of backup power
There is a more effective way of managing power than using PLCs, argues Deif’s René Kristensen. He builds the case for multi-master controlled power...
Saft and Socomec deliver backup power system for Total’s supercomputer environment
Battery leader Saft and industrial group Socomec have delivered a high-performance UPS featuring lithium-ion data batteries for Total’s HPC data centre which hosts one...
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...
High availability ensured with double-security switching technology
The resilience of critical installations - the ability to remain operational even when there has been a power outage, hardware failure or other unforeseen...
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...
Powerful intelligence: the role of smart PDUs
The increased sophistication of PDUs is in line with expectations for increasingly granular data. Panduit’s Sander Kaempfer provides an insight into the role of...
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...