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‘Rogue Trainers’ campaign launched by TESP T
he risks associated with unscrupulous training providers are being highlighted in a new and
creative campaign from The Electrotechnical Skills Partnership (TESP). Using the strapline ‘Don’t get taken for a ride by
Rogue Trainers’, an animated video shows a man getting drawn into a house of horrors by false claims, which turn out to be not all they seem. Aimed at people outside of the industry looking
to become a qualified electrician, TESP hopes to help people avoid training providers who don’t
18 per cent increase in greener fuel uptake
of a National Grid report highlighting rising gas prices due to more depleted storage stocks. While the National Grid’s Gas Winter Outlook report
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affirmed that the UK’s gas supplies were sufficient to meet demand, prices would rise due to international market trends putting strain on supply. With the price of fossil fuels rising and fuel shortages continuing, many organisations and construction sites reliant on generator power may face disruption to ongoing operations and projects. According to Aggreko, this situation, combined with
ongoing decarbonisation, have been key factors in surging numbers of its customers switching to hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) to power their installations. Specifically, the company has reported HVO rapidly growing from constituting a negligible part of its supplied fuel volume in 2020, to 18 per cent of the total by Q3 2021. This comes following Aggreko’s increased investment in the technology, which can be used as a ‘drop-in’ replacement fuel to power critical equipment while significantly reducing carbon dioxide and other local emissions.
emporary utilities equipment supplier Aggreko is reporting huge shifts toward greener fuels following the publication
deliver on their promises, presenting a range of courses which look impressive to the untrained eye, but on proper inspection don’t lead to qualified status. In addition to the animated video, TESP has
produced online advice at
www.roguetrainers.co.uk with top tips for choosing a training provider, along with red flags to look out for when researching a provider’s claims. Visitors are directed to TESP’s industry approved Training Routes to read more on the right paths to becoming qualified.
Pharos powers up dynamic forest fascia in Copenhagen
L
ocated 2km from Copenhagen’s down- town area, the Amagerværket power
plant has gone through several upgrades since it was built in 1971, to eliminate any production of harmful emissions, and en- sure it is not an eyesore. As part of this development work, an
extensive competition was run to appoint an architect to design a new biomass-fired CHP unit called BIO4 at Amagervaerket; the winner being Gottlieb Paludan Architects. The winning competition bid also included a lighting concept by lighting designers Speirs Major. To symbolise renewable and green
technology, Gottlieb Paludan Architects used a forest theme, with the unit being fully wrapped in a fascia made up of suspended tree trunks. The vision for this was to represent the move from fossil fuels to renewable energy. To mimic the brightness and shadows that are experienced in a forest, Speirs Major proposed integrated lighting that creates texture and movement after dark. To achieve the lighting design, Speirs
Major have used 49 Martin Professional Exterior 1000 projectors, alongside 150 DALI controlled lights for downlighting, linear stair handrails, and other elements of the design. To accomplish the lighting effects on
both the exterior and stairwell of the CHP unit, they specified Pharos Architectural
Controls as the core of the lighting control system. An LPC 2, TPS and 4 RIO Ds have been
used from the Pharos portfolio. The LPC 2 (Lighting Playback Controller) features 1,024 channels DMX/eDMX. With the flexibility to be installed anywhere, thanks to its compact form and minimal power requirements, it also allows for dynamic pre-programmed lighting effects with the freedom of real-time manual overrides. The LPC 2 works in conjunction with the
Touch Panel Screen – TPS – to offer an elegant touch screen interface, which is available in a range of different coloured bezels and overlays. Completing the system, the 4 RIO D – Remote Input Output DALI – devices provide a convenient and scalable way to control the DALI fixtures used in the BIO4 project and are easy to install thanks to a single Power-over-Ethernet (PoE) network connection.
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