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Grid & Connections

Let’s hear it for wind power

Just as Extinction Rebellion were marching through Central London, decrying the lack of action to combat climate change, something quietly momentous was happening in the wonderful world of electricity.

14 November, 2019
Commissioning & Reliability

Automating ambition

Graeme Ross, UK and EMEA sales director at Resource Data Management, explores how utilising PLC software could help to achieve the UK’s ambitious net-zero targets.

7 November, 2019
Commissioning & Reliability

The great outdoors 

Smart lighting is perceived as a feature of the indoor experience, but now it’s set to break new ground outdoors. Martin Allcock, CP Electronics’ OEM sales manager, looks at how new technology is helping create the smart cities of tomorrow.

7 November, 2019
Commissioning & Reliability

Training doesn’t have to be a challenge

Stacey Lucas, commercial and marketing director at Sontay, explains the importance of keeping up-to-date in an ever-changing market and how new courses are making it easier than ever to take part in training.

6 November, 2019
Commissioning & Reliability

A learning curve

Electrotechnical has always been a fast-evolving sector, with home automation and smart technology coming onto the scene in recent years. With regulations frequently updated, Nick Pollard, product manager at JTL discusses how individuals, employers and the industry as a whole can stay ahead of the curve through continuing professional development (CPD).

6 November, 2019
Grid & Connections

Loathsome is as loathsome does

5 November, 2019
Storage & Resilience

A sinking feeling?

There has been recent speculation as to whether the engineered heat sink has had its day. Nic Smith, head of sales and marketing at PSL Assemblies Ltd, takes a closer look into the future of the technology and explores whether there is any weight behind these claims.

5 November, 2019
Commissioning & Reliability

Cable that can handle the heat

Calls have been made recently by a number of influential industry bodies to make the installation of sprinklers mandatory in public buildings following a number of tragedies. Graham Turner of AEI Cables explains why the quality of cabling providing power for these systems is critical.

5 November, 2019
Commissioning & Reliability

Shaking up the LED industry

LEDs represent a great opportunity for electrical installers, but we’ve barely scratched the surface of what the technology can achieve. Graham Lewis, sales director at the recently rebranded Red Arrow Electrical Distribution, explains why it’s time for a lighting industry shake-up.

4 November, 2019
Grid & Connections

Hashtag no filter

Dave Armitage of Schaffner Group discusses the critical role EMI (electromagnetic interference) filtering has to play in electrical energy facilities.

4 November, 2019