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NEWS 4. Making earthquake response times faster Finning UK has secured a contract to provide a fleet of Quick Response Modules (QRMs) for deployment to any of the UK’s nuclear stations in the event of an earthquake, tsunami or other site emergency
5. New technical training programme launched in Africa Aggreko has announced the launch of its inaugural ‘Aggreko University’ technical training programme at an event recently held in Abidjan, the capital city of the Ivory Coast
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In today’s changing world, there is one thing that is cer- tain - power capacity and efficiency requirements are continuing to grow and in parallel, are becoming increasingly difficult to forecast. Here, Andrew Wilkinson, regional managing director of Socomec, offers some advice on the best way forward
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10. Battery-backed power is in demand Recently there has been an increase in the demand for AC to DC power sources that can be battery-backed to provide constant power in industrial applications as well as in medical and security systems. As a result, Powersolve has introduced a number of power supplies designed specifically for battery-backed power applica- tions. The company’s Peter Clark explains
12. Is it time for a refresh? Curt Cowdrey, UK sales manager at Powertecnique, discusses the importance of refreshing legacy UPS units to reduce physical and carbon footprints, increase energy efficiency and system resilience
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14. Optimising efficiency for data centres Schneider Electric has provided the complete elec- trical infrastructure, management systems and services for one of Europe’s most pioneering data centres, Next Generation Data’s (NGD) Celtic Technology Centre
16. Keeping Metrolink on track
Socomec UPS has been selected by Metrolink RATP Dev (MRDL) to manage the introduction of its latest Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) technology in a major upgrade to the Greater Manchester Metrolink light railway critical power infrastructure
18. Strategies to combat cost rises Kenny Green, technical support manager at Uninterruptible Power Supplies, a Kohler company, dis- cusses how a correctly chosen and configured UPS system can contribute to power savings
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