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

Riello UPS Ltd are proud to be Platinum sponsors of the  8th annual DataCenterDynamics Conference & Expo, tobe held at the Royal Lancaster Hotel, London, on Novemver 10-11th. With over 60 technical seminars, case studies and briefings given by industry leaders, this years’ event will assess the opportunities and risks that the UK Carbon Reduction Commitment [CRC] presents to the UK DC market. Leo Craig, Riello UPS Sales Manager, will be there – delivering a presentation on selecting a UPS solution for the Datacentre environment that juggles efficiency, resilience and cost-effectiveness. Click here for further details, and we hope to see you there!

We didn’t break any champagne over the bow, but we did launch 3 new Riello vehicles onto the road last week! RUV 8, 9 & 10 are the latest additions to the fleet and will be put through their paces by Riello approved engineers across the country. To meet these demands, Riello opted to use the award winning Volkswagen Caddy.

Alongside routine service and maintenance calls, Riello’s acclaimed Platinum-level Maintenance Plan offers a 4 hour guaranteed emergency response time; so all of our vehicles need to be reliable, responsive and well-maintained in case of call-out. The new vehicles will allow us to be on-site, on time, when we’re needed with a minimum of disruption.

TV viewers were left watching blank screens yesterday as another London mains failure forced GMTV to delay their live broadcast. Crew and presenters were unable to prepare for the show after a burst water main cut power to the South Bank, affecting the London Television Centre Studies and transmitters where shows such as GMTV and This Morning are filmed. The show could eventually be seen by analogue viewers nearly twenty minutes later – with presenters hastily made-up and some with wet hair. Digital viewers had a longer wait as the signal operates on a separate supply that was not restored until almost 8 am.

Despite the apologies of the presenters and producers, Industry sources are claiming that the incident (which would have surely lost significant advertising revenue) could have been easily avoided. These sources claim that following budget cuts, ITV has refused to repair or replace a faulty emergency power system that should have kept the power on. An ITV spokesperson claimed they were ‘currently putting in place new back-up procedures to address any future issues of this nature’.

A note to the producers – Riello UPS have been addressing the issues of maximising protection while minimising cost of ownership for some time. As a result, a range of our UPS and power protection systems are keeping the cameras rolling in a number of studios across Britain….

During such sensitive times as the 2012 Olympics there will be no second chances for business continuity planners who will have to design systems that can cope with a range of scenarios, not least of which is a massive load increase on the electricity supply chain.

To help organisations prepare for the 2012 Olympics and the anticipated drain on supply, Riello has expanded our Master Switch range of Static Transfer Switches (STS) to include models up to 400A. Used in isolation or with a combination of uninterruptible power supplies and generating systems, the extended Master Switch range is ideal for use in projects that require the highest possible levels of resilience and protection of critical loads including data centres, security, surveillance and transportation systems.

For more information on our Master Switch range, click here.

The developers of an innovative ‘wave power’ device claim that within 5 years, their invention will be generating energy for 50,000 UK homes. The ‘Anaconda’ energy converter is currently in the test stage, but recently announced results have shown that each 200 metre rubber tube could generate enough energy to power 1,000 homes.

The Anaconda (named for its resemblance) is anchored to the ocean floor, moving with the tides. The waves in the water create bulges along the tubing that travel along its length gathering energy. At the end of the tube, the surge of energy drives a turbine and generates electricity. It’s rubber construction makes it cheap, resilient and low-maintenance, and the designers, Checkmate Seaenergy Ltd are confident that not only will it be cheaper than it’s wind-farm equivalent , but it will face less opposition from the public as the ‘shoals’ will be under the surface of the water – effectively out of sight. The company are now looking for further investment to sea-test the devices, with the aim of deploying a shoal along the west coast of the UK by 2014.

With the EU targeting the UK to source 15 per cent of all the country’s energy needs from renewables by 2020 (the majority of which is expected to come from wind power ) the Carbon Trust suggests that the Anaconda ‘has the potential to deliver breakthrough reductions in the cost of wave energy’ and that it could ‘represent the next generation of marine renewable energy’.

Riello UPS will be attending the Channel Expo 09 Exhibition on 20-21^st May at the Birmingham NEC. Channel Expo showcases the latest products, services and technologies within the UK ICT reseller community, and provides resellers with the opportunity to explore and compare a vast array of products and partners, while offering vendors and distributors the opportunity to meet the whole industry in one convenient location. Riello representatives will be available on Stand 630 throughout the exhibition, and for further information click here to visit the official website.