CBRE Group has acquired the assets of Romonet, a leading advanced analytics software company which provides technology and consulting services for large global data centre operators. Romonet’s team of professionals will join CBRE as part of the acquisition. Founded in 2008 by data centre technology pioneers Zahl Limbuwala and Liam Read more…
Boden Type Data Centre One officially inaugurated in Sweden
The Boden Type Data Centre One, BTDC, has been officially inaugurated in Boden, Sweden. The Mayor of Boden, Mr. Claes Nordmark as well as the CEO of Boden Business Agency Mr. Erik Svensson delivered the inaugural address, as the representatives of the municipality, Mr. Pau Rey-García, Project Advisor gave a Read more…
SMEs are placing their bets on AI, IoT and blockchain to fuel digital transformation, finds new research
Although UK SMEs are increasingly convinced about the opportunities presented by next generation technologies, such as AI, IoT and blockchain, many are struggling to incorporate them into their technology roadmaps. This is the key finding from a new research report launched by the Cloud Industry Forum (CIF) and Ingram Micro Read more…
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 (HRG) systems – electrical supply systems that are used frequently in applications that cannot afford a shutdown, or that must control ground-fault voltage on driven equipment.. The first Read more…
Etix secures 45MW of power for Icelandic data centre expansion
Etix Everywhere Borealis, part of Etix Everywhere and Etix Blockchain, has signed new power contracts with Icelandic power providers, securing in total 45 MW of power. These contracts will support the expansion of HPC & Blockchain data centres in Iceland. One contract was signed with Landsvirkjun, the National Power Company Read more…
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, securing contracts worth over €190 million to supply medium voltage (MV) and low voltage (LV) cables. Over the next two years, Nexans will support the development Read more…
Stack Infrastructure secures financing to boost growth strategy
Stack Infrastructure has announced the issue of $850 million of securitised “notes”. The transaction represents another significant milestone for the company, following the recent launch of the Stack platform. The “notes” will provide financing for existing data centre development, market expansion, new site development, and future growth initiatives. Stack’s offering includes hyperscale Read more…
Investment boost to support growth at KAO Data
Kao Data, a provider of wholesale colocation data centre services, has announced it has secured investment from Legal & General Capital; the principal investment division of FTSE 100 financial services multinational Legal & General Group. Kao Data opened Kao Data London One, the first of four 8.8MW data centres, at its Read more…
Centiel appoints Mike Elms as Managing Director
UPS manufacturer, Centiel SA, has appointed Mike Elms as managing director of its UK subsidiary, Centiel UK Ltd. Mike Elms, who first joined the company as sales and marketing director last year, has more than 25 years’ experience in the UPS industry and will now have overall responsibility for driving Read more…
Google selects Equinix for Curie subsea cable landing station
Equinix, the global interconnection and data centre company, has announced that Google has selected Equinix for its Los Angeles area cable landing station (CLS) supporting the Curie subsea cable system, the first subsea cable to Chile in the last 20 years. In the US, the cable will land directly at Read more…
UPS systems need to be Li-ion ready
Centiel UK’s Mike Elms addresses some of the misconceptions surrounding Li-ion and explains why it may well be the battery technology of the future for years to come. The introduction of lithium-ion batteries for UPS systems has been much debated in recent times. Advances in technology have now reached the Read more…
‘Too many data centres operate in reactive mode’ warns consulting firm
Nils Gerstle from Collaboretix Enterprise Consulting warns that failures are all too often due to a reactive approach to data centre management. Data centre failure can be described as a critical failure of any of the elements constituting the data centre and impacting the entire facility. These may include many components, Read more…
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 worth approximately $190 million and is currently scheduled to run between 2019 and 2026, with a $13 million agreement in place for phase one due to Read more…
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 its name to Kohler Uninterruptible Power (KUP), effective March 4th, 2019. Among the changes will be updates to its legal name, logo and website URL, which Read more…
White paper answers key questions on Li-ion
A new White Paper from Schneider Electric offers a comprehensive guide to lithium-ion technologies and the capabilities associated with their deployment in UPS systems. The white paper, FAQs for Using Lithium-ion Batteries with a UPS, provides key guidance on essential topics concerning Li-ion batteries in a question-and-answer format. It begins Read more…
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 sq m facility based within an old mine shaft, is set to be one of Europe’s largest and greenest data centres. The facility is powered Read more…
EVs, smart charging and vehicle-to-grid: Your views required
The sister title of Mission Critical Power, The Energyst, is asking readers for their views on electric vehicles (EVs).The research will help gain an understanding of how public and private sector organisations perceive EVs, whether they are considering implementing charging infrastructure and to gauge attitudes towards smart charging and vehicle-to-grid (V2G) Read more…
The Network Edge: Vertiv CEO outlines 2019 data centre trends
The Network Edge is on the tip of our tongue as we discuss 2019 data centre trends, writes Rob Johnson, chief executive officer at Vertiv. For several years now, Vertiv has undertaken an interesting experiment. We have gathered many of our leading experts on the data centre space and solicited their Read more…
Data Centre World highlights latest innovations
Data Centre World will welcome over tens of thousands of Data Centre professionals on 12-13 March. This unmissable event will deliver focused streams highlighting the latest innovations in the Data Centre space, expanding its cutting-edge conference to report advancements in DCIM, energy efficiency and cost management, facilities management, critical equipment and Read more…
Developing resilient power: ovecoming seismic activity
George Charalampous discusses Alcad’s role in ensuring the Megalopolis B power station in Greece has reliable backup power. He explains how batteries have been developed to overcome the challenges of a hot climate and seismic activity The Public Power Corporation (PPC) of Greece contacted Alcad to replace the backup batteries Read more…
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