Members asked to prepare for new MyICE portal

The ICE’s new membership management system is set to launch in summer 2025. There will be a three-week outage while the upgrade takes place. The post Members asked to prepare for new MyICE portal appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

Spanish grid operator refutes energy minister’s claim miscalculation caused national outage

The Spanish power grid operator Red Eléctrica has denied claims made by the nation’s energy minister that April’s widespread electricity blackout was caused by a miscalculation on its part. The post Spanish grid operator refutes energy minister’s claim miscalculation caused national outage appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

Why More Homeowners Are Choosing Standby Generators?

As extreme weather events and unexpected power outages become more frequent, homeowners increasingly turn to standby generators as a reliable solution for powering their homes. We will explore why having a standby generator has become an essential investment for many families. A power outage doesn’t just mean the lights go out—it disrupts everything from heating […] <p>The post Why More Homeowners Are Choosing Standby Generators? first appeared on CCR-Mag.com.</p>

Heathrow susceptibility to power outage raised multiple times in years and days before incident

Heathrow Airport’s susceptibility to a full closure if its power supply was impacted was raised by multiple people, including the airport itself, in the years and days before the substation fire that caused major disruption last month. The post Heathrow susceptibility to power outage raised multiple times in years and days before incident appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

Miliband orders Neso to investigate Heathrow power outage for ‘lessons on energy resilience’

Energy secretary Ed Miliband has initiated an urgent investigation into a power outage that affected Heathrow Airport and its surrounding areas on Friday 21 March to “understand any wider lessons to be learned on energy resilience for critical national infrastructure”. The post Miliband orders Neso to investigate Heathrow power outage for ‘lessons on energy resilience’ appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

FT (Supplement Paper) - Five ways to build resilient Data Centres, 16/10/2022

Remote storage facilities are becoming increasingly vulnerable to extreme weather events. Can improving their ability to withstand such threats be achieved in an environmentally sustainable way?

BBC, Tomorrow's World - Powering Britain - Biomass 22092020

Documentary showing the operation of Drax Powerstation, one of the largest electricity stations in the UK. Find out about what biomass actually is, the roles of engineers involved, and how this energy source contributes to the national grid.