Plant Equipment Feature Library
Operations Engineer's library catalogues editorial features going back five years.
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20/03/2023
Making power networks greener
Now there are several approaches to reducing or eliminating global warming gas SF6 in electrical installations led by switchgear manufacturers and high-profile customers such as National Grid
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23/09/2022
Chance of a second life
There’s an untold quantity of used batteries ‘out there’, abandoned and unwanted. Now the race to give many of these renewed purpose – a second life – is gathering pace amongst suppliers By Brian Wall
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07/12/2021
Guidance for maintaining ageing electrical assets
EEMUA 227, Management of ageing electrical assets, is new guidance from the Engineering Equipment and Materials Users Association aimed at providing electrical engineers with a coherent, proactive system for managing ageing electrical ...
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04/11/2021
Four steps to better electrical resilience
Manufacturing sites depend on a reliable, failsafe power supply. Too many businesses use outdated and potentially unsafe electrical assets for their critical power needs, putting people, operations and their bottom line at risk. When it ...
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12/12/2019
End of life
Electric vehicle (EV) use is soaring and with it the growing issue of how to dispose of a large volume of expensive batteries. There are two major strands of thought – repurposing or recycling. Both offer an opportunity to recover residual ...
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06/09/2019
Getting Europe connected
The UK recently energised its latest power interconnector, this time connecting Britain with Belgium. It is just one of a swathe of new interconnector projects that are set to transform the UK’s generation portfolio – and that of our ...
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16/10/2018
Arc-breaker on the way
New recommendations to install Arc Fault Detection Devices (AFDDs) in final AC circuits are aimed at cutting the chances of an electrical fi re in higher-risk locations. It’s early days, but the benefits of installing AFDDs are already ...
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06/02/2012
Shock tactics
About 1,000 accidents at work involving electric shock or burns – of which around 30 prove fatal – are still reported to the HSE annually. Brian Wall investigates procedures that could prevent needless deaths
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01/12/2008
Discovery machine
CERN's Large Hadron Collider (LHC) - the planet's most powerful subatomic particle accelerator - made it into the record books when, at 10.28am on Wednesday 10 September, in front of the world's hyped-up media, the first beam was ...
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01/10/2008
17th edition wiring
The 17th Edition Wiring Regulations (BS 7671 2008) came into effect on 1 July, following publication back in January - and engineers and technicians are being warned that, this time, there are significant changes.
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