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Covid-19 has presented enormous challenges for almost all businesses.

Upcycling has been a way of life for generations. From clothes and art to furniture, cars and high cube containers.

CBS (Central Battery Systems) or as they may also be known as a CPS (Central Power Systems) and UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supplies) share many of the same design and operational similarities as one another.

Established by the Uptime Institute (TUI) in the 1990s, the data centre Tier classification system is used to organise specific types of data centre infrastructure in a consistent way.

Following what has been one of the most unpredictable years that any of us have ever experienced, let alone that we could have anticipated, we look back at some of the biggest developments in the data centre and look to what 2021 may have in store.

With three Covid-19 vaccinations currently approved in the UK and another two on their way to being signed off as safe to use, attention is once again being centred around the sustainability of the vaccination cold chain.

The medical industry has seen an unparalleled reliance on its services this year, which places a greater emphasis on the need for a dependable and consistent supply of power. Equipment failure due to a loss of power is not tolerated in such a critical environment where it could jeopardise patient and staff safety.

Although lithium-ion batteries have been around for a while, 2020 has seen an increased uptake of the technology, and it quickly became one of the most talked about developments for the UPS industry this year.

Do facility managers understand the true cost of emergency power? 10 years ago, UPS (uninterruptible power supply) solutions were largely just the domain of data centres and the emergency services.