Piller, the German innovator of mission critical uninterruptible power systems, has received recognition for its data centre energy technology at the Future Thinking Data Centre Congress held in Frankfurt, Germany. ‘Future thinking’ focuses on creating awareness for energy efficiency in data centres and is a large independent platform to network, develop Read more…
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 requirements – flexibility, increased process efficiency, lower cost of operation and maximised integration, reliability and safety. Distribution network evolution gives new requirements to medium-voltage switchgear, challenging Read more…
Equinix appoints new president for EMEA business
Equinix has appointed Eugene Bergen Henegouwen as President, EMEA. Eugene Bergen succeeds Eric Schwartz who served as President, EMEA, since 2008 and was appointed to Chief Strategy and Development Officer, overseeing Corporate Strategy, Corporate Development, Business Development, Real Estate, Capital Planning and the company’s hyperscale initiatives. Eugene Bergen Henegouwen joined Equinix Read more…
Global law firm partners with Equinix to build out digital edge
Global law firm, HFW, has collaborated with Equinix to build out its digital edge in key markets including Dubai, London, Hong Kong, Melbourne and Paris. As a critical element of their digital transformation journey, HFW has distributed its IT to be closer to customers and employees, which has enabled the Read more…
Rolls-Royce to offer microgrid solutions for mines
Rolls-Royce is expanding its portfolio of energy systems with the addition of microgrid solutions for mines from MTU Onsite Energy. This means that mine operators will now be offered a sustainable energy supply system that can be operated in remote regions independently of public power grids. The solutions combine renewable Read more…
Schneider Electric expands cloud-based DCIM portfolio
Schneider Electric has introduced EcoStruxure IT Advisor, further expanding its cloud-based DCIM portfolio of solutions. EcoStruxure IT Advisor delivers a simplified way to deploy data centre management that is accessible anywhere and at any-time. This cloud-based planning and modeling tool enables data centre operators of large data centres and colocation facilities to Read more…
UK energy price cap predicted to fall in autumn
According to the ICIS Power Index (IPI) Analysis there is a real prospect that UK energy bills are likely to fall from 1 October due to the substantial reduction in wholesale energy prices. On 1 April, Ofgem, the body responsible for the regulation of the UK energy market, raised the Read more…
Power technology trends for 2019
Power Control’s director, Rob Mather, explores some power technology trends for 2019, aimed at driving energy efficiency and improving resilience… The need to balance resilience, efficiency and cost savings in mission critical sectors is driving some key technology trends around battery storage, UPS systems, and intelligent monitoring. Among these trends Read more…
Reaping rewards of distributed energy
The falling cost of distributed energy technologies is opening up opportunities for hospitals and industrial sites to make a major impact on emissions reductions A report by Centrica shows that new energy technology could meet more than half of the 20% carbon reduction target by 2030 for the healthcare, industry Read more…
What’s in STOR for energy users in 2019?
GridBeyond UK managing director Wayne Muncaster believes that flexibility is just as important as energy efficiency. So what trends can large energy users see in 2019 and how can they stay ahead of a rapidly changing market? The energy landscape in the UK has been changing in the past 10 Read more…
A new lease of transformer life: five reasons to retrofill
Catastrophic transformer fires and downtime could be avoided if critical sites move to the use of ester fluids. Midel’s Barry Menzies presents the case for making a change. Factories, hospitals, universities and airports are all very different facilities with very different energy demands, but they have at least one thing Read more…
Poor cooling knowledge leads to risk
Poor cooling knowledge is leading to risk, according to Stulz UK’s Phil McEneaney. He warns that failure to understand the difference between comfort cooling and precision cooling is resulting in poorly specified equipment – leading to higher costs and IT failures. Poorly specified cooling technology can result in erratic climate Read more…
Tax breaks for data centres announced by French government
France has become the latest country to implement tax breaks for data centres; an incentive that halves taxes on energy usage for companies having data centres. Commenting on the decision, Mohit Prasad, Power Analyst at GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, said: “This would make France a more attractive Read more…
The future impact of the hyperscale data centre
There will be more than 600 hyperscale data centres worldwide by 2020, which could have a beneficial impact on the cloud market, according to Rittal. Artificial intelligence will grow in acceptance and there will be a greater focus on energy efficient technology. Rittal has issued predictions for the data centre Read more…
Schneider Electric combines physical infrastructure with Cisco’s HyperFlex Edge for new micro data centre options
Figures from Gartner suggest that 75% of enterprise-generated data will be created at the edge by 2025. However, security, speed of deployment, remote management and resilience will be among the key challenges for infrastructure located in these edge environments. According to Jamie Bourassa, VP Edge Computing, at Schneider Electric, a Read more…
Need for speed: prefab market gaining momentum
Prefabricated data centre solutions are growing in popularity, but operators are demanding the same levels of resilience and Tier certification that they are accustomed to with traditional data centre builds. The Uptime Institute reports that prefabricated and modular data centres are on a growth trajectory as organisations strive to bring Read more…
CryrusOne’s London data centres move to 100% renewable energy
CyrusOne has announced that its London I and London II data centre facilities are now running on a 100% renewable energy tariff, a move which the company says will transfer energy annual usage equivalent to 52,000 households to zero-emissions sources. Comprising a combined 23MW of IT power, both CyrusOne’s London Read more…
Making ‘the edge’ mission critical
Should edge data centres be treated as mission critical sites and how can we make this a reality? Kevin Brown, CTO of Schneider Electric’s IT Division, warns that the edge will need to become a lot more resilient in the future, but there are significant challenges ahead. Louise Frampton reports. Read more…
Getting to the heart of sustainable power
Could hydrogen fuel cell technology replace diesel generators at mission critical sites? A cath lab in Israel has already moved to this alternative source of backup power in a bid to improve patient safety Hospitals could now benefit from a new approach to ensuring resilience in the event of outages, Read more…
Real-time remote UPS management – in the palm of your hand
Integrated power specialist, Socomec, has launched a breakthrough solution that provides a helping hand to those responsible for the management of critical electrical infrastructure. By integrating smart technology within new or existing electrical architecture, it is now possible to ensure power continuity, reliability and optimised efficiency – all via your Read more…
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