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CENTIEL’s PremiumTower nominated for FM Award

Leading UPS manufacturer, CENTIEL UK, has announced its stand-alone UPS solution PremiumTower has been nominated for a Tomorrow’s FM product innovation award.

PremiumTower is a standalone three-phase, online double-conversion, transformerless UPS, designed to maximise efficiency within a minimum footprint and is available in a range of sizes from: 10 to 250kW.

Mike Elms, managing director, CENTIEL UK confirms: “Not every application requires a parallel redundant UPS solution and for these situations, the PremiumTower is perfect. It has the same Swiss build quality and innovative…

Companies urged to re-evaluate contingency plans due to increasing outages

Many companies are in danger of experiencing significant downtime during a power failure, as it’s revealed that one quarter of UK energy decision makers do not have a contingency plan in place.

The research of 200 UK energy decision makers, which was commissioned by Aggreko, found that although 82 per cent described power continuity as a major or significant concern, however there are many who don’t have a plan in place in case of an outage.

In the midst of power irregularity and ageing equipment across the UK, companies are increasingly at risk of system downtime. And, while many…

IET Distributed Generation Course

At present the national power system is still led by conventional big power plants that inject large amounts of power into the high voltage transmission networks. For end consumers to access the powers the high voltage must be transformed to medium voltages by local distribution networks.

Distributed generation ( https: //events2. theiet. org/disgen/index. cfm) ( also known as embedded generation) is electricity generated within the distribution networks rather than the transmission network so operate in the 2kV to 35kV range.

There are many types and sizes of distributed generation…

University of St Andrews to slash carbon footprint

The University of St Andrews has embarked on a £3. 75m energy conservation overhaul to reduce its carbon footprint by 950 tonnes a year and save £650, 000, a year in operating costs.

Among the energy saving measures being deployed is a new district heating network to supply heat and power to University buildings in the centre of St Andrews, installing new energy efficient LED lighting, and fitting solar power units at the sports centre.

State of the art smart building management systems are to be installed and air handling unit fans and fume cupboards are to be upgraded.

The…

Compliant Electrical Safety for Electric Vehicles and Charge Stations at Cenex LCV 2019

Electric and Hybrid Vehicle insulation monitoring and charge control technology will dominate Bender UK’s stand C3-406 at Cenex LCV Low Carbon Vehicle event at Millbrook Proving Ground.

Bender is setting the standard in the development of safe, compliant electrical safety technology for the electric and hybrid vehicle market world-wide.

Bender produced its first vehicle insulation monitor for a customised military project over a decade ago. Today we are a key supplier of insulation monitoring for hybrid and electric vehicles to ensure the safety of personnel, prevent the risk of electric…

Substation battery testing & monitoring

Batteries are crucial components in the overall reliability of powerplants, substations, telecommunication systems, generator excitation systems and protection & control systems. The inability of a battery string to provide sufficient voltage/power to protection circuits may lead to catastrophic consequences that cause damage to site equipment, resulting in reduced safety and costly downtime.

Listening to the demands of test engineers from around the world, DV Power have developed state-of-the-art battery testing and monitoring solutions to meet IEEE and IEC standards alongside a wide…

Maintenance-free DC UPS modules for DIN rail mounting protect against power failure, brownout and flicker

Two new DC UPS compact modules from Bicker Elektronik ( Donauwoerth / Germany) ensure the uninterruptible power supply of DC loads such as low-power embedded IPCs, gateways, motors, sensors, actuators or cameras in the field of industrial control, process and automation technology, medical and laboratory applications as well as safety equipment. For protection against voltage fluctuation, brownout, flicker or power failure, the modules UPSIC-1205D ( 12 VDC / 5A) or UPSIC-2403D ( 24 VDC / 3A) are equipped with ultracapacitors ( so-called SuperCaps) as maintenance-free energy…

Rolec EV launches new solar EV charging unit

Rolec EV, one of the UK’s leading EV charge point manufacturers, has announced the launch of a new solar powered electric vehicle charging unit, WallPod: EV SolarCharge.

WallPod: EV SolarCharge is a cost-efficient EV charging solution specially designed to benefit homeowners who have, or have future plans to install, a home solar panel array.

Frankie Mellon, Rolec’s National EV Sales Manager, commented: “EV SolarCharge has been designed to offer the homeowner a feature-rich charging solution that not only displays the charging activity, but also highlights whether the charging is…

UK goes coal free

The United Kingdom has broken its record by going coal free for a whole week - the first time since the original coal power station launched in 1882.

National Grid ESO confirmed that the coal generator came off the system between 1-8 May, which made it the first ever week of coal free operation of the UK’s electricity system. The country has gone without using coal for power for over 1, 000 hours so far this year.

Fintan Slye, director of National Grid ESO said: "As more and more renewables come onto our energy system, coal-free runs like this are going to be a regular occurrence. We…

Schneider Electric adds to 3-phase Easy UPS series

Schneider Electric has announced it has added the new Easy UPS 3M, a 60kVA to 100kVA ( 400V) Uninterruptable Power Supply ( UPS) , to its 3-phase UPS family of products.

Available in most countries, the Easy UPS 3M is easy to install, easy to use, and easy to service, providing business continuity for small and medium businesses, and making it an excellent fit in both the data centre space and in industrial environments.

With an optimised footprint design and enhanced product features, Easy UPS 3M protects critical equipment in a multitude of physical environments from damage due to…