The construction of a new data centre is back on track following the rapid adoption of its electricity infrastructure by Energy Assets Networks (EAN), one of Britain’s leading independent distribution network operators (IDNO). An Independent connection provider (ICP) approached EAN when delays to the adoption of HV assets serving a new section of a data centre campus threatened to compromise the site’s development schedule. Wiltshire-based Ark Data Centres builds and operates facilities that power Read more…
BEIS considers multi-year contracts for DSR
The government expects the Capacity Market to be reinstated later this year and is reviewing potential issues, including delivery assurance and contract lengths… The Department of Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (Beis) is mulling a number of Capacity Market changes as part of its five-year review, many relating to demand-side response (DSR). The Capacity Market (CM) is currently suspended pending the outcome of an investigation by the European Commission. It was halted after the European Read more…
Ørsted, RWE, DNOs brought into blackout investigation
Ørsted, RWE and all of the distribution network operators are to be investigated alongside National Grid Transmission and Electricity System Operator (ESO) over the 9 August blackout. The ESO’s interim report cites a lightning strike as triggering the chain of events that led to widespread disconnection on the distribution network. However, the report acknowledges that lightening strikes happen all the time. It also lays out a timeline. While REMIT data, which is delayed, shows Little Read more…
Government sets out scope of investigation into power outage
The government has set out the scope of its review into the actions of the National Grid Electricity System Operator after Friday’s power cuts. The Energy Emergencies Executive Committee will establish what happened to cause the outage and if correct procedures were followed. It will also consider whether improvements are needed to prevent future power cuts and better respond if they do occur, including minimising impacts on people and essential services. The committee met for the Read more…
ABB names Björn Rosengren as CEO
The Board of ABB has unanimously appointed Björn Rosengren, as Chief Executive Officer. He will join ABB on February 1, 2020 and succeed CEO, Peter Voser, in this role on March 1, 2020. At that time Peter Voser will revert to his position at ABB solely as Chairman of the Board. Björn Rosengren (60), a Swedish citizen, is a highly experienced, international executive and leader of industrial businesses. He has been the CEO of Sandvik, Read more…
Comparing costs of prefab data centres with traditional build
SchneiderElectric has introduced a Prefabricated vs Traditional Data Centre Cost Calculator, providing users with a cost analysis for considering the optimum approach to deploying new IT infrastructure capacity and delivering key insights into procurement decisions. The digital TradeOff Tool, designed by Schneider Electric’s Data Centre Science Centre, allows decision makers to investigate whether a prefabricated, or traditional approach to deploying new data centre infrastructure is the most appropriate, based on both the IT requirements and Read more…
UK’s critical infrastructure hit by large-scale power outage
Major power failures were reported across the UK, today, leaving passengers stranded at locations across the UK rail network, knocking out traffic lights in London, and leaving a major hospital in the East of England without power. At the height of the Friday rush hour, all trains out of King’s Cross were suspended and blackouts were reported across the South East, Midlands, South West, North East and Wales. Newcastle Airport also reported being without power for Read more…
Edge to drive growth in modular builds
Vertiv’s Viktor Petik provides an insight into the growing market for pre-fabricated modular data centres and claims that deployments will reshape data centre economics… Products that just make better sense from almost every conceivable angle are prevented from reaching their full potential – primarily because people prefer to stick with what they know. A good example in the data centre industry is prefabricated modular (PFM) data centres. PFM involves assembling units or modules of data Read more…
Li-ion offers new opportunities for data centres
A new white paper says that the falling cost of lithium-ion batteries is enabling data centre operators to review their electrical distribution topology and potentially generate additional income from their battery investment… The European Data Centre Association (EUDCA) has announced the publication of a new white paper, entitled Battery Opportunities for Data Centres. Authored on behalf of the EUDCA Technical Committee by Gareth Williams, director at Arup, the white paper discusses the impact of lithium-ion Read more…
Managing energy risk strategies
With increasing volatility in the energy markets during the past year, data centre operators need to consider more than just price, warns Noveus Energy’s Bobby Collinson. Critical facilities need to adopt a clearly defined and dynamic risk strategy. So what are some of the key considerations? During the past 12-18 months the volatility in the energy markets has increased considerably and is set to continue. This, coupled with the continual increases and changes to the Read more…
The importance of UPS for emergency lifts
To ensure compliance with safety regulations, a secondary source of power is required to feed all emergency lifts. For some installations, such as sports stadiums, a third level of backup power may be required. According to experts at Power Control, UPS systems can offer many advantages, yet they are often overlooked… Uninterruptible power supplies (UPS) are often overlooked as a backup supply of power for emergency lifts as they usually evoke images of large data Read more…
Top experts to provide key insights into flexible power
Flexibility will be key in a power system dominated by renewables and this has profound implications for businesses. MCP sister title The Energyst’s fifth annual DSR Event provides key insight into the changing outlook for flexibility – and the morning conference is free for end users. Taking place on 11 September, London, delegates will hear from National Grid about changes to its flexibility services, along with expert insight from energy suppliers, aggregators and consultants on Read more…
Understanding the role of predictive maintenance in reducing downtime
Experts at Megger consider the importance of electric motor testing in preventing downtime and advise on the optimum approach… In the pulp and paper industry, the cost of downtime for a paper machine is about $10,000 per hour. Multiply that by 18 hours and you are looking at a very hefty loss for a preventable issue – motor failure. Motors are everywhere, especially in the paper industry, with some plants having thousands of motors in Read more…
Euro-Diesel rebrands as ‘Kinolt’
As part of its rebranding strategy, Euro-Diesel has announced a new name: Kinolt. The company is committed to providing ‘dynamic uninterruptible power supply’ to mission critical sites and offers power solutions that are designed to ensure high resilience, high efficiency, compact design, reduced carbon footprint and lowest total cost of ownership. Whether the installation is on top of a skyscraper or in the world’s most isolated desert, Kinolt remains a trusted power back-up partner. With Read more…
Protecting mission critical infrastructure
Andy Bird, from GTT Wireless, reveals the role ruggedised enclosures play in outdoor wireless projects, and the key capabilities needed to achieve full protection of mission critical hardware in challenging conditions… The benefits of smart infrastructure are huge. By 2025, cities that deploy smart mobility applications have the potential to cut commuting times by 15 to 20% on average, according to McKinsey research. Yet without high network availability and reliability, these benefits are unattainable. This Read more…
Risk and resilience in a carbon conscious era
When energy costs represent a significant overhead, it is vital that businesses continue to challenge their procurement strategy, says Ørsted’s Ashley Phillips. He looks at how mission critical sites can improve sustainability and reduce risk… It is no longer commercially sensible or environmentally responsible to put sustainability strategies on the back burner. The UK’s recent commitment to 2050 net-zero targets mean that carbon reduction and sustainability have been pushed to the top of the agenda Read more…
Resilience at the edge
Clive Partridge, Rittal’s technical manager for IT Infrastructure, discusses the increasing demand for edge data centre solutions and looks at some of the key considerations around resilience and security… The volumes of data that now need to be processed are soaring as a consequence of digital transformation, so companies need a quick and easy solution for establishing new data centres directly, where that data is generated. Modular edge data centres offer the ideal solution here. Read more…
Bridging the energy gap: industry leaders reveal concerns
A new report finds that energy security and rising costs are impacting competitiveness for UK industry, so how could decentralised energy be made more accessible? Industry barriers to decentralised energy strategies must be addressed, amid rising costs and fears over energy security, concludes a new report by Aggreko. Bridging the Energy Gap highlights the findings of a survey of 200 key energy decision makers from industry and shows that energy security remains a major or Read more…
Risk of cyber attacks on power networks
Cyber attacks on London electricity networks are likely to disrupt more than 1.5 million people and could cost £111m daily, even for a relatively small attack… Critical national infrastructure such as smart electricity networks are susceptible to malicious cyber attacks that could cause substantial power outages and cascading failure affecting multiple business, health and education organisations as well domestic supply, says Dr Edward Oughton from the UK Infrastructure Transitions Research Consortium (University of Oxford and Read more…
Are we prepared for a blackout?
A new report asks: what would happen if the whole of the UK was plunged into darkness by a nationwide electricity blackout? A new report explores the likelihood of a nationwide electricity grid failure in the UK. In June, this year, a massive power failure across virtually all of Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay left nearly 50 million people without electricity. The Blackout Report, an investigation by Riello UPS, reveals that official government risk assessments state there Read more…
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