Dear diary - Power Control's journey through Covid-19
We thought we would share our Covid-19 journey with you. As a family run business we rely heavily on our team and the valuable relationships that we have built with our clients and suppliers.
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Powering distribution centres for 24/7 operation
The new BS 9251:2021 came into effect on the 30th of June 2021 and contains some quite significant changes that could see many landlords and residential building owners being caught out.
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Stay safe, stay connected
Covid-19 has well and truly taken over the country, and much of Europe. The coronavirus started out as a fast spreading infectious disease in Wuhan, China and has now become a global pandemic affecting not just tens of thousands of individuals but businesses as well.
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How will 5G affect the future of data centre infrastructure?
As with any major technological advancement, the introduction of 5G is one that has been met with hype, speculation and hypercritics.
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Achieving power redundancy - UPS configurations explained
Over the years UPS designers have come up with ways to harness maximum power capacity with redundancy in a finite space.
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Manufacturing a circular economy - the hot topic of 2019
Sizing, location, features and cost are all an important part of getting a UPS fit for purpose.
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Major power cuts across England, who is accountable?
On Friday 9th August the UK power grid failed. Nationwide power cuts were reported, affecting over one million people.
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Climate change, are businesses prepared?
We have all seen the direct impact of climate change, not only is it causing extreme temperatures across the globe, it is also increasing the frequency of heavy down pours causing localised flooding and electrical storms, causing power outages.
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60% of data centre outages could have been avoided
One of the biggest concerns faced by data centre owners is unplanned downtime. Findings from the Ninth Annual Uptime Institute Data Centre Survey highlighted that power loss was still causing significant problems within the industry.
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