March 2014

Eaton Facebook Data Centre Case Study

Eaton Facebook Data Centre Case Study

   13 Mar, 2014

Background


Data centres are among the largest consumers of electrical power in the United States consuming between 1.7 percent and 2.2 percent of the nation’s power. Gartner Inc. recently estimated that it cost $1.6 million a year to power an 8,000-squarefoot data centre and those costs are rising 10 percent a year. When Facebook began planning its new 300,000-square-foot Forest City, N.C., data centre its goal was to be one of the most energy efficient data centre operators in the ...


 
One of the worlds biggest Off-Grid PV Systems

One of the worlds biggest Off-Grid PV Systems

   5 Mar, 2014

One of the worlds biggest Off-Grid PV Systems has gone into operation in Afghanistan, bringing power to over 2,500 households and commercial properties

One of the world’s biggest off-grid PV system has gone into operation in Afghanistan. The 1MW solar project brings reliable and sustainable energy to 2,500 homes, businesses and government buildings in the Bamyan province. SMA Solar Technology AG (SMA) delivered 118 Sunny Island inverters to con ...


 
YHI Holds EATON Launch Events

YHI Holds EATON Launch Events

   6 Mar, 2014

 YHI hosted Eaton launch evenings at our Tauranga, Auckland and Christchurch branches during late February and early March. 

The launch evenings celebrated YHI (New Zealand) Ltd’s recently appointed “Eaton Authorised Distributor” status and introduced customers and consultants to the product range and it’s availability from YHI’s six branches throughout New Zealand. 

Customers who atten ...


 
UPS Installed at State of the Art Facility

UPS Installed at State of the Art Facility

   6 March 2014

APC Galaxy 5500 UPS installed at the newly established Cambridge Velodrome 

YHI Power Systems have completed a UPS installation at the new Cambridge Velodrome. The requirement for the velodrome was back up for emergency lighting, The lighting system  consists of sixty eight 1kW metal Halide floodlights. In the event of a power failure, this lighting needs to remain on for a minimum of four minutes, enabling cyclists to abandon either racing or train ...


 
S5 Solar Array Installation

S5 Solar Array Installation

   8 March 2014

American company Toys “R’ Us uses S-5 brackets on their Butler Seam Roof solar installation, not compromising their pre- exsiting roof warranty

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In an effort to reduce electricity costs and carbon emissions, Toys “R” Us installed a solar photovoltaic (PV) system on their distribution center in Flanders, NJ. Prior to the installation of the system, the dis ...