Eurostat has just published its finding s on the use of renewable energy across the European Union. The report ‘Statistical Aspects of the Energy Economy in 2009’ finds that the use of renewable energy across the Union has increased 8.3% from the previous year, with notable decreases in the use of coal and gas (9.2% & 10.1%). According to the report, renewable energy now accounts for 18.4% of energy production across Europe – just behind natural gas which provides 19.3%.

The report also looked at ‘Energy Intensity’ – a measure of how much energy is used to make a unit of economic output – finding that this level has fallen for the sixth consecutive year, along with overall energy consumption.

The Eurostat report paints a picture of Europe making great strides towards a renewable future, with a number of individual nations doing particularly well. In support of this, a recent feature in the New York Times explored the measures that Portugal has taken to reduce their dependence on traditional fossil fuels. In a similar political and economic situation to the one currently faced by the UK, Portugal has succeeded in sourcing 45% of their electricity supply from renewable sources – up from 17% just 5 years ago. A remarkable success, and a great example to the rest of Europe.

Demonstrating our commitment to the sharing and development of knowledge throughout the industry, Riello UPS Ltd is pleased to offer certified CPD seminars.

Our latest presentation, ‘Can we really juggle Carbon Efficiency with High Resilience and Low TCO?,’ has just been approved and is ideal for all parties concerned with power protection in Datacentre applications, with previous delegates including Datacentre and Facilities Mangers, Consultants, Specifiers and Engineers.

Click here for more information, or to book a seminar.

83% of the UK plan to watch the World Cup on TV this summer*; and with the traditional surge in half-time demand combined with the increasing use of air conditioning units, the resulting drain on the mains supply may well see an increase in damaging power disruptions. To ensure England fans catch every minute of the action, Riello UPS has introduced the new iPlug 600-800VA range of uninterruptible power supplies; specifically designed for domestic and small home office use.

The latest edition to the product range, iPlug, offers cost-effective and reliable power protection for home use. A part of the Riello UPS ECO Line of energy efficient UPS, the iPlug is a compact, versatile, and user-friendly ‘plug and play’ UPS; providing surge protection and up to 5 minutes of battery backup time to enable safe shut down of equipment.

For more information on the iPlug UPS for the home and small office click here. To read the press release click here.

Riello UPS are proud to be Platinum sponsors of the DatacenterDynamics Conference & Expo series. DCD’s first visit to Manchester is a dedicated Public Sector Datacentre conference, covering the local and central government, education, health and the emergency services.

According to the DatacenterDynamics website, the event will ‘deliver case studies of projects large and small with an emphasis on meeting the specific challenges of professionals working in the public sector space’.

Riello UPS are looking forward to attending an event a little closer to home, and we look forward to meeting new delegates (and a few old friends!).

Riello UPS is committed to the environmental impact of our entire product range, and with that in mind, we’ve extended the scope of our ECO energy levels rating system to include products under 3kVA.

The Riello UPS ECO Energy Levels rating system allows users to identify how Riello UPS products comply with and exceed the European Commission Code of Conduct, by rating each UPS according to levels of efficiency and potential cost savings. An industry first, the Eco Energy Levels Rating System now includes the ‘Eco Line’ – a range of products under 3kVA – allowing users to clearly identify the most energy efficient UPS for their application.

The Riello UPS Eco Line, including the forthcoming iPlug, Premium Pro and Premium Dual UPS ranges, are ideal for the protection of small home-office, networks, telecoms and EPOS systems. For more information, please call the Riello UPS Ltd Sales team on 0800 269 394.

To make it even easier for customers and end users to contact us directly, Riello UPS Ltd has launched a new live support function through our main website www.riello-ups.co.uk. During business hours, support staff are available live and on-line to answer any queries or to help with any issues. Simply click the ‘Live Support’ button on the website and one of our team will be available to help!

Riello UPS Ltd will be at the Data Centre World Conference and Expo on February 23-24^th. The largest free exhibition and conference for data centre professionals in the UK, this year’s event examines the issues surrounding the selection, outsourcing, building and running of a data centre. Sales and Technical representatives will be available on Stand 52 to demonstrate and discuss the range of Power Protection systems ideal for the data centre environment; offering cost-effective, first-class power protection whilst safeguarding reputation, business continuity and sources of revenue.  For more information about Riello UPS at Data Centre World and our other appearances in 2010, please see our Events page on www.riello-ups.co.uk.

Riello UPS Ltd is pleased to announce that it has been awarded the Investors in People status.

Investors in People is a nationally recognized quality standard for improving an organisation’s performance through the development of its people. By earning the standard, Riello UPS Ltd is demonstrating its commitment to continuous business improvement through its employees.

“By earning this status, we are not only confirming our commitment to our staff and recognizing their important contributions to the business; but we’re also demonstrating our commitment to our clients by offering them the best services from the best trained people.” commented General Manager Robin Koffler.

Our new dedicated datacentre leaflet is now available to download directly from the homepage of the Riello website. ‘Balancing Power Continuity Resilience with Energy Efficiency and TCO’ briefly explores the key issues that affect Datacentre and IT managers, whilst offering power protection solutions from Riello UPS.

The publication marks the start of an ongoing datacentre campaign from Riello, continuing with an appearance at the DatacenterDynamics exhibition on Nov 10-11^th, and running into the New Year.

The new Energy Savings Calculator from Riello UPS helps data centre managers, electrical contractors and consultants compare the green credentials of Riello uninterruptible power supplies to competitor systems and the European Code of Conduct for UPS Energy Efficiency.

By simply selecting the size of UPS required, and setting the operating conditions, users can clearly see how Power Protection from Riello UPS performs in terms of:

• Difference in Power Consumption
• Annual Energy Savings in kWh
• Annual Cost Savings
• Pollutant emission reductions in KgCO₂

As an example, the calculator quickly works-out that a 100kVA MultiPlus MLT, running 24hrs a day, 365 days a year, carrying 75% load, would save an installation 9,766.83 kWh of energy annually compared to a rival model. This equates to 4,590.41 kgCO₂ in pollutant emissions, or 1,465.02€ in energy costs that have been saved every year by choosing Power Protection from Riello UPS.

The Riello UPS Energy Saving Calculator can be accessed by selecting the hot link on the company homepage www.riello-ups.co.uk or by going directly to http://www.riello-ups.com/saving/index.asp?lang=EN