SP Energy Networks launches the world’s first zero carbon communities tool to support the UK’s community energy sector
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Constant Power Services launch Data wheel

Struggling to find the right size UPS? Are you looking at multiple sites and projects? You know the kVA rating you require but which product do you need? Will it fit the space? What is the maximum output current?
The Constant Power Services data wheel is designed for convenience, simplicity and will arm you with the information you need to establish which Riello UPS you require, without searching through datasheets and catalogues.
A comparison across the ranges enables you to make a quick informed decision.
This tool has been designed for convenience and simplicity to aid Electrical…

What are the different types of standby generators?

Every critical business must have the ability to operator without GRID power.
Therefore, Power Continuity offer many different types of standby generators.

True NO Break Power Protection Solutions requires an installed uninterruptible power supply, called a UPS system. That’s fine for any short power outage but for real reliable electrical power we always recommend being backed up with a diesel generator. This is most important as you can refuel continuously a generator ensuring your emergency power solution can run for hours, days or even weeks. OFF Grid standby power in your own…

AMP Group announce acquisition of the former Harland Simon UPS

AMP Procurement Limited ( AMP) is delighted to announce that we have purchased the Intellectual Property Rights ( IPR) of Harland Simon UPS Limited ( HSUPS) and we have established a new company called AMP Power Protection Limited ( APPL) to run this business. AMP therefore has full rights and access to all designs and documentation of all equipment supplied by HSUPS since 1995 ( over 25 years. )

APPL will provide rugged Power Protection Solutions to customers working in industrial applications, this will include: - custom design, supply, testing, project management, independent…

What are the different types of standby generators?

Every critical business must have the ability to operator without GRID power. Therefore, Power Continuity offer many different types of standby generators

True NO Break Power Protection Solutions requires an installed uninterruptible power supply, called a UPS system. That’s fine for any short power outage but for real reliable electrical power we always recommend being backed up with a diesel generator. This is most important as you can refuel continuously a generator ensuring your emergency power solution can run for hours, days or even weeks. OFF Grid standby power in your own…

Improving availability of energy storage technology

Following the Government’s announcement to relax planning legislation around constructing larger batteries for renewable power sources, energy storage suppliers should take similar steps to make the technology available on a smaller scale.

The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy’s ( BEIS) announcement that barriers will be removed for storage projects over 50 MW in England and 350 MW in Wales will boost construction of larger battery facilities. Chris Rason, Managing Director for Aggreko, is therefore encouraging uptake in this technology as the UK moves to a…

AI-based inspection software aides post-Public Safety Power Shutdown inspections on America’s West Coast

A transformative Transmission and Distribution ( T&D) inspection solution is supporting post-Public Safety Power Shutdown ( PSPS) inspections across North America’s wildfire-hit West Coast.

Sharper Shape’s ( https: //www. sharpershape. com/) Sharper CORE application is a first-to-market solution that gives utilities a single, holistic view of an electricity T&D system. The software integrates asset inspection data from both manned and unmanned aerial inspections and also data captured by utility workers at ground-level, to create a utility digital twin. Seamless integration of the…

Tools to help calculate, manage and monitor UPS power consumption

Marc Garner, Vice President, Secure Power Division, Schneider Electric UK&I

Power efficiency is a critical concern for today’s data centre operators, especially those seeking to meet increasing digital demands, manage energy costs and minimise CO2 emissions.

Maximising efficiency needs close attention to a number of data centre functions, of which power is one of the most important. The type and design configuration of an uninterruptible power supply ( UPS) , for example, can deliver significant cost savings and lower power consumption for the end user.

Maintaining resilient power…

SP Energy Networks launches the world’s first zero carbon communities tool to support the UK’s community energy sector

Electricity network operator SP Energy Networks has revealed its new open source tool to help communities across the UK realise their net zero emissions ambitions.

SP Energy Networks has created its Zero Carbon Communities tool as a free, centralised source of information to bring together shared knowledge of local community energy projects, as part of efforts to boost investment in the growth of the community energy sector and wider economy.

The industry-leading tool will be used by community groups planning and developing renewable energy projects – helping them decide on technology…

DEPENDABLE BATTERY TESTING MADE EASIER

Test sets in the TORKEL 900 range from Megger offer a convenient and dependable way of determining the true capacity of storage battery installations of the type frequently used in critical standby power applications.

Suitable for use with battery systems from 12 V to 300 V, the new instruments use the discharge testing method, which is universally recognised as giving results that are accurate and reliable.

The TORKEL 900 range currently includes two models, the TORKEL 930, which can operate with discharge currents up to 220 A, and the TORKEL 910, which has a maximum discharge current…

MRI scanning assists with next generation battery design

Magnetic resonance imaging ( MRI) can provide an effective way of supporting the development of the next generation of high-performance rechargeable batteries, according to research led by the University of Birmingham.

The technique, which was developed to detect the movement and deposition of sodium metal ions within a sodium battery, will enable faster evaluation of new battery materials, and help to accelerate this type of battery’s route to market.

Sodium batteries are widely recognised as a promising candidate to replace lithium ion batteries, currently widely used in devices such…