How do you know your back-up power will kick in when it is needed? A recent report suggests there is unrealistic optimism about resilience. Paul Brickman of Crestchic examines why critical sites should consider investment in loadbanks as part of their strategy to ensure uptime With recent research from Centrica Read more…
Ofgem rejects UK Power Reserve’s bid for change in balancing services
Ofgem has rejected a call from UK Power Reserve to change balancing services rules. The peaking plant firm, now owned by Sembcorp, wanted to stop larger generators in the Balancing Mechanism from getting paid multiple availability payments for different services with the same asset. For example, being paid to be Read more…
UPS delivers more power in a smaller footprint
Vertiv has announced the availability of the Liebert EXS, a compact uninterruptible power supply (UPS) system designed to deliver reliable, integrated power protection for small spaces, including small and medium businesses (SMBs) and edge deployments. The integrated tower design combines UPS, batteries, maintenance bypass, distribution and communications in a single, Read more…
Power outage plunges US airport into darkness
In the US, a major power outage plunged Reagan National Airport into darkness and affected critical air traffic control operations. Officials are investigating the cause of the power outage, which occurred Wednesday evening. A generator is said to have been ‘smoking’, according to local news reports. The incident is a Read more…
How is the data centre responding to IIoT demands?
The rapidly developing edge data centre industry has an important role to play in the manufacturing sector, as production lines become increasingly reliant on IT. Louise Frampton reports on a recent DCD Debate in which leading experts highlighted the challenges Resilience is becoming increasingly important for the manufacturing sector, as digitisation Read more…
What lies beneath the sheath?
Julie Banks, UK sales manager at Nexans, discusses how it is everyone’s responsibility to establish if the cables they are using really are fit for purpose Data centre managers face a number of challenges: to keep a reliable flow of information, to manage the consumption of energy; to plan future Read more…
Fläkt Group targets worldwide data centre market
Fläkt Group, a manufacturer of ventilation and air movement products, has announced the appointment of Yan Evans as Global Director for Data Centre Solutions. The newly-created role reflects the company’s drive for further growth of its data centre business and the importance of responding to global trends that are influencing this Read more…
Nordic data centre helps heat 5,000 homes
DigiPlex, a data centre provider in the Nordic region, and one of Norway’s largest district heating suppliers, Fortum Oslo Varme, have signed a letter of intent on the recovery of heat from DigiPlex’s data centre at Ulven in Oslo. The agreement contributes to new district heating production corresponding to the energy Read more…
Sky’s the limit for DSR revenues?
Is demand-side response an attractive proposition and are mission critical sites now coming on board? Demand-side response is becoming more critical as a method to balance the grid with increasing amounts of intermittent generation and a reluctance to have fossil fuel spinning reserve in place. Sites with back-up generation are Read more…
Data centre outages increase as operators struggle with complexity
The rate of outages experienced by data centres has increased, according to a survey of 900 operators and IT practitioners, conducted by the Uptime Institute. Particularly concerning is the fact that the severity of these outages has also increased. The survey results show that most respondents believe that their hybrid Read more…
Is ambient cooling overtaking compressor technology?
Tim Bound, director at Transtherm Cooling Industries, explores the evolving role of ambient cooling technologies in keeping energy costs low in data centre applications As demand for data collection, storage and exchange multiplies at an unprecedented rate, experts are concerned that the energy consumption of data centre infrastructure is becoming Read more…
Hyperscale inspired: getting ready for OCP
The Open Compute Project (OCP) is seeking to adapt hyperscale innovation and roll this out across the data centre sector. Sharing efficiency and cost-saving approaches across the sector has the potential to advance practice and transform the industry. Kao Data’s Gérard Thibault speaks to Louise Frampton about how the company Read more…
Load banks to provide UPS testing for BT
Creschic Loadbanks has supplied a fleet of 30 transportable and 27 state-of-the-art loadbank trailer sets to telecommunications giant, BT. Ranging in size from 60kW to 600kW and all operating on a 1.0 power factor, the equipment will be used to complete the load testing of UPS and generator systems during commissioning Read more…
UPS installations – made easier, quicker, safer
Behind every reliable and optimised UPS is a successful installation and commissioning process. The checks and balances that determine correct positioning, electrical connectivity, sizing and battery protection are the foundations of UPS functionality. Guaranteeing the perfect installation is the perennial challenge of contractors around the world; every electrical infrastructure has Read more…
Schneider Electric and Interxion partner to deliver new Dublin data centre
Interxion and Schneider Electric have partnered to deliver the DUB3 data centre, located at Grange Castle in west Dublin, a 2,400sq metre single-storey, fully concurrent maintainable facility with fault-tolerant infrastructure features. A leading principal supplier of data-centre, colocation and connectivity services to some of the world’s leading businesses, Interxion is serving Read more…
Opening the water industry flood gates
There is increasing uptake of demand-side response in the mission critical water industry. Irish Water and Northern Ireland Water are paving the way by venturing into an area many have been too nervous to approach As the heatwave spreads across the country, and we are all reaching for glasses of Read more…
Shaping data centre leaders of the future
Andrew Stevens, CNet’s CEO, speaks to Louise Frampton about the qualities required to lead data centres in an era of rapid growth and technological change. He argues that a bridge needs to be built between technical acumen and business leadership skills The data centre sector is growing at a rapid Read more…
Protecting your assets: the importance of battery testing
Megger’s Antony Wills discusses the need for battery testing to ensure the resilience of mission critical facilities as sites cannot afford to become complacent Standby batteries sit unused for 99% of the time and, as the UK has quite a reliable power supply, it is easy to become complacent. Yet Read more…
Reducing unplanned downtime at the edge
With the increasing adoption of edge-based systems and Internet of Things technologies, there is a growing need for simplified infrastructure that can be remotely managed. Louise Frampton reports For organisations with critical business applications, each minute of unplanned downtime can have severe repercussions on the company – from lost revenue, Read more…
Rise of the robots and the global war on talent
The data centre industry has changed at a rapid pace in the past 10 years and will continue to change during the next decade. But what will this mean for data centre professionals? Will they be replaced by robots and will they still be working in large data centres? What Read more…
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