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For a quiet, low maintenance and low cost way of supplying energy to dynamic applications, energy chain specialist igus UK recommends using the P4.32 rol-e-chain.
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FS Cables now stock Cat-5E UTP in a range of new colours. 
In addition to the standard grey sheath, Cat-5E UTP is now available in red, blue, green, yellow and white for easy identification. Tested to 350Mhz, these cables allow transfer of high speed data, audio or video across a network.
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The new Challenger External Security Lighting PIRs embrace new technology & are suitable for use with low energy lighting loads. 
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Unexpected operational interruptions and malfunctions often cost organisations time and money, and may have a negative impact on production and delivery dates. Therefore, the ability  to detect impending operational interruptions at an early stage is increasingly being given top priority in modern maintenance strategies.
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The team behind the award-winning Renewables Roadshow is launching a new series of exhibitions designed to support industry's efforts in increasing consumer uptake of energy efficient technologies.
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M247, the Manchester based Internet infrastructure company with its headquarters in Trafford Park, has today taken delivery of its second electrical substation at a cost of £80k.
Installed to power the new M247 data centre which is nearing completion, the substation was delivered by Electricity North West and once fully connected and working, will supply a 32 amp A + B feeds to all server rack footprints in the datacentre with an N+1 UPS set up.
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At the world’s largest trade fair for intelligent buildings - light+building 2012 in Germany, the KNX Awards were presented for internationally outstanding home and building control  projects based on the KNX standard.
The award ceremony was attended by more than 1,500 guests from 76 different countries and projects from around the world were a testament to the diversity of solutions being developed using KNX.
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With all the commotion generated around voltage optimisation as the best method for ensuring energy savings in an energy efficiency project, it’s hard to know which  solution is the right one for you.
PowerSines an expert in developing and implementing energy systems based on voltage regulation and control invites you to visit its stand M19 at SustainabilityLIVE! In the NEMEX Energy Hall, from Tuesday 22 May – Thursday 24 May at the NEC, Birmingham.
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To measure saving results in energy efficiency projects is not a trivial task. The modern voltage optimisation solution should not only control the voltage  efficiently, but also provide a built-in mechanism for measuring saving results, says Alex Rapoport, director of product marketing at Powersines
With the rise in electricity prices, the readiness of financial institutions to provide investments and the availability of government incentives for energy efficiency; enterprises around the world are eager to implement electricity saving projects. The paradox is, however, even in such a favourable business environment we are not seeing a massive deployment of electric saving ventures.
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The incoming CIBSE president, David Fisk, in his presidential address, Reality Check, has called for more real performance data and less ‘greenwash’ in building services systems.
Speaking at the CIBSE AGM, Professor Fisk said it was a time to rethink fundamentals.
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The National Skills Academy for Environmental Technologies has opened its first centres in Wales, servicing clients in both the North and South of the country with hubs located at  Llandrillo and Neath Port Talbot Colleges. Each hub is supported by a number of other training providers to ensure businesses in these regions have easy access to Skills Academy courses.
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The four-year, £112m transformation of the Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon has included a major project to automate the movements of back-drops and scenery as well as the complex system of lighting arrays.
At the heart of the project, designed and installed by Dutch theatre automation company Trekwerk, are around 100 AC drives and servo motors from Control Techniques. The contract was awarded by Trekwerk to Control Techniques’ Rotterdam Drive Centre.
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Riello UPS, a manufacturer of uninterruptible power supplies (UPS), has launched its new containerised solution, PowerBox.
Riello PowerBox provides critical systems with a site specific  power solution. It can be easily deployed and installed wherever and whenever needed, with minimal impact on existing plant room and facilities.
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New from energy saving experts Megaman is Tecoh MHx, an LED technology that is ideal for incorporation in retail lighting schemes. 
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Kenny Berrie, technical manager at diesel generator specialist, Dieselec Thistle, discusses the complex control systems that the company has designed for New  South Glasgow Hospital, the largest ever standby power installation in Scotland
Boasting 1109 patient beds across 14 storeys, the New South Glasgow Hospital will be one of the largest acute hospitals in Europe when it opens in 2015. Currently under construction by Brookfield Multiplex for NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde, the hospital represents the largest ever investment in NHS hospital build and every element of the specification has been chosen to deliver an exemplar contemporary hospital.
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Current forecasts by the European Wind Association (EWEA) predict that in the next two decades the 2 MW and 3 MW turbines in common use in offshore wind  farm projects will largely give way to turbines of 5 MW and above, operating in arrays producing hundreds of MW each. Dave Knapper, general manager, High Voltage Products at ABB UK, reports
This increase in the produced power, the distance from shore, the distance between wind turbines and the number of turbines in a single wind farm now place a growing emphasis on the need to reduce the power losses of the offshore collection grid. So there is a growing trend for the array collection network voltage to evolve from the current medium voltage levels of 33 kV to 72 kV and above.
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The past decade has seen governments across the globe introducing targets aimed at increasing energy efficiency and lowering carbon emissions in the face of  growing environmental concern. The European Union (EU), for example, introduced its ‘20-20-20’ targets in 2008, which call for a 20% reduction in EU greenhouse gas emissions based on 1990 levels; 20% of energy sources to come from renewable energy; and a 20% reduction in primary energy usage; all by 2020. Bastian Fischer, vice president of industry strategy at Oracle Utilities explains
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Although the role a transformer plays in electrical circuits is something that is never likely to change, these specialised products certainly are. Steve Marr,  marketing manager for Legrand’s power distribution division, talks to Electrical Review about the rise to prominence of cast resin transformers
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An unaffordable luxury?
Back in December I warned the two German owned members of the Big Six would pull out of the running to build any new nuclear fission power stations in Britain. And so it has come to pass. Both RWE and Eon have admitted their two ‘Horizon’ projects will not proceed.
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A key challenge facing industry today is the development of automation systems that offer data transparency and scalability while satisfying the constant  demands for increased performance, additional functionality and cost reduction. The fast developing concept of lean automation is, however, providing innovative and effective ways of meeting this challenge, says Stuart Greenwood of Eaton’s Electrical Sector
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No longer is the humble 19inch rack or cabinet a trivial commodity of little real consequence. Instead it has become a critical component in the function of every  data centre – with a major influence on cooling efficiency, achievable equipment density, power monitoring, real-time equipment health and cabinet-level security. The wrong choice could seriously affect the operation and running costs of your data centre in years to come as Matt Goulding, managing director of Cannon Technologies explains
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Our grumpy old man is being really rather positive this month. What has inspired this unusual turn of temperament? Well, when in February he called for  someone to produce figures to justify the retention of Part P, someone did just that!
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Uninterruptible Power Supplies (UPS) specialist, Borri, has been one of the masterminds behind developing the greenest data centre in the world, which is on track to achieve record breaking power usage effectiveness (PUE) parameters below the value of 1.2.
Working in close collaboration with global integrated energy company ENI, project management specialists Ariatta Ingegneria dei Sistemi S.r.l., ICT infrastructure experts Reorder, the University of Bologna and a network of third party power and electrical experts, Borri S.p.A has designed and developed a transformer free UPS solution, which can achieve up to 99.5 % efficiency at half load.
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