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.

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.

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!).

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.

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.

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.

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