Archived articles - Electrical, lighting, power generation, automation, drives and control

Tratos wins multi million pound Ethiopian Dam Contract

Specialist cable manufacturer Tratos Cavi Spa obtained the multi million pound contract to supply the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam with low and high voltage cable. The new EEPCO (Ethiopa Electric and Power Corporation) dam, which is due to be completed in 2017, is located on the Nile River in North Western Ethiopia and will be the largest in Africa with the capacity to hold up to 66 billion cubic metres of water and generate15,100 Giga WH per year. It will feature two powerhouses at the foot of the dam, one either side of the river, housing ten and five Turbine Units each. Tratos w... [more]

Shadow Health Minister backs infection control lighting technology

SHADOW health minister Andy Burnham supports new lighting technology developed in Atherton that helps NHS Trusts prevent deadly superbugs. The Labour MP for Leigh met with employees at LED lighting manufacturers MHA Lighting to learn more about how their award-winning lighting is helping in the fight against hospital acquired infections. MHA Lighting’s patented LED technology has been designed as a fully sealed unit to stop dust, bacteria and dead insects from gathering around warm light fittings and spreading superbugs. The LED’s 60,000 hour life span (seven years) also eradicates th... [more]

Midcentury Modern Style - Bau Pendant Lamp

Designed by Vibeke Fonnesberg Schmidt the BAU* Pendant Lamp by Normann Copenhagen is a striking and sculptural lampshade that combines geometric shapes, composition and creativity that suits both minimalistic interiors and more daring houses. Based on interlocking geometric wooden circles, sticking out in all directions, the immediate pattern of theBAU Pendant Lamp is BAU is broken up by the discs' colours, sizes and off-centre linkages, making the lamp living and organic in its expression. *means construction in German. PRODUCT INFO • BAU is available in small or large, natural o... [more]

Zenaro Lighting presents recessed LED ceiling luminaire SOHO

Zenaro Lighting introduces SOHO, a new recessed LED ceiling luminaire with a clean, modern design that makes it especially suitable for the discreet illumination of offices and prestigious premises. The new circular ceiling lamp is equipped with nine high power LEDs in either neutral white (5000K) or warm white (3000K), has a beam angle of 60° and a white housing. Three retaining springs allow safe mounting in ceilings of 5-20mm thickness in a 205mm ceiling cut-out. The glarefree light of Zenaro’s SOHO results from a light-control system combining a white reflector integrated in the housin... [more]

POWER-GEN Middle East and WaterWorld Middle East 2012 to highlight the mounting demand, opportunities and challenges for Power and Water

Qatar continues to lead the Middle East as one of the fastest growing markets for power and water development, with estimates suggesting 44 power and water projects in the GCC worth US$31.9 billion are already underway or due to begin in 2012. Hosts of the 2022 World Cup, Qatar is expected to spend $10 billion US dollars on water infrastructure alone over the next decade. In light of this growth POWER-GEN Middle East and the newly launched, co-located WaterWorld Middle East conference and exhibition will bring the power and water sectors together at the brand new Qatar National Convention C... [more]