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New panel feed-throughs with transmission rates up to 1/10 Gbit/s Ethernet have been introduced for use with the Harting Han PushPull Profinet variant. The Han(R) PushPull (variant 14 according to IEC 61076-3-117) is the standardised connector for industrial Profinet cabling with IP65/67 protection.
Steve Bratt, CEO of the Electrical Contractors’ Association (ECA), has welcomed today’s announcement from the prime minister that a £250m fund will be made available to employers over the next two years. The fund will enable employers to design, develop and purchase vocational training programmes which they actually need.
Havells is a new name in the UK for low voltage circuit protection and control. The company has launched an exciting new range of consumer units, which will shortly be followed by a whole raft of new products including Type A and Type B distribution boards and MCCB panelboards.
Dent Instruments, a specialist in the design and manufacture of power and energy measurement instruments, announced the introduction of the ELITEpro SP recording power meter. The ELITEpro SP adds many new high performance features to its highly popular portable metering product line. The ELITEpro series products have earned a solid reputation among energy professionals as a versatile, dependable, and easy-to-use energy datalogger for single and three phase electrical metering projects.
It could be said wind energy is currently better developed and more commercially viable than other renewable energy sources and is spearheading Britain’s efforts to generate its electricity from renewable sources. The UK, a recognised world leader in offshore wind power generation, is building more offshore wind farms than any other country, accounts for almost all of the turbines erected in European waters this year and is attracting new business from around the world in a difficult economic climate.
The Data Centre World conference and exhibition takes place from 29 February - 1 March 2012 at Olympia in London. It is the UK’s largest dedicated data centre event and is one of the only exhibitions and conferences to focus on the sector examining the issues surrounding selecting, designing, building, outsourcing and managing a data centre. The volume of digital data processed and stored continues to increase at a rapid pace as does the demand for enhanced security, power usage effectiveness, energy efficiency and cost control. Many companies are starting to implement their cloud computing strategies and many more are developing plans. The CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme has also now started. In short the data centre manager’s job is becoming ever more complex.
To meet increased demand for green energy from solar panel and wind turbine generators, a Scarborough firm has designed a microprocessor-based control panel for monitoring power transfer to the national grid. Control & Power Systems (CPS), a manufacturer of power control panels, has designed the new system to provide G59/2 protection, which is a legal requirement for those involved in providing more than 16 amps of solar or wind power. This recent statutory obligation requires those involved in supplying power to the grid to monitor production and to automatically turn-off the flow of power in the event of certain abnormal grid conditions.
The new Super Cam V7 is the latest in a long line of inspection tools from Super Rod. Building on the success of the Super Cam V6, the V7 also features a high-quality camera and record function, but the V7 can be used over longer distances, thanks to the coiled design.
Now is the time for building services engineering employers to prepare for the business opportunities Green Deal will create, SummitSkills said today, after the Energy Act laying the foundation for the government’s environmental initiative became law. The passing of the Act marks a major step towards the government’s aim of increasing the energy efficiency of homes and businesses and changing the way the UK uses and generates energy.
