Author: Andrew

Generating Electricity Using Living Architecture Smart Bricks

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A team of Scientists at the University of the West of England have developed smart bricks that are capable of retaining and recycling waste water, and able to generate electricity from the sunlight absorbed by the living architecture of the bricks. Each brick is made up of microbial cells and algae which form a process where new detergents are produced, electricity is generated, phosphate is reclaimed and water is cleaned. When combined with computing and engineering bioreactor walls can be created which will enable them to adapt to the various environmental factors inside the buildings, essentially adapting to the people inside the building using digitally coordinated mechanisms that will detect their presence and modify the... Read More »

Looking for a Local Electrician in Leicester?

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If you are looking for an electrician in Leicester it’s worth considering Bright Sparks Electrical Services Ltd. They are certified and experienced electricians with over 20 years in the industry offering complete home wiring and new build electrical installation services for the whole of leicestershire, covering both commercial and domestic properties. Their services also include: Lighting installation & Bespoke electrical installations Power installation Inspection and testing Security alarms, Fire alarms and lighting Extensions & Repairs Boiler and heater wiring All their trade-persons are City & Guilds qualified and fully CRB checked, with an impressive portfolio of the work carried out for their various customers over the years. Bright Sparks are approved electrical contractors for Travis... Read More »

Switchtec signs distribution agreement for surge protection

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An agreement has been drawn up between the Specialist distributor Switchtec and French surge protection specialist, Citel, which will provide exclusive distribution rights to the wide and vast range of Citel’s surge protection equipment within Great Britain. This means that the company will be able to improve the infrastructure focus more on the DIN rail mounted AC surge protectors market. The CITEL AC power surge protectors, have been developed using a patented technology that combines a high energy varistor (MOV) network and a specific gas tube (GSG). The specialized circuit has been built into certain SPDs, so they can achieve a higher protection level, longer life duration (due to the suppression of leakage current), and continuous operation and power... Read More »

New Electrical Safety Scheme From NAPIT

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A new Electrical Inspector Scheme for installers has been launched that’s designed to help businesses and consumers find the right tradesperson for electrical inspection and testing work across the industrial, commercial and domestic sectors where the demand for this type of work is high. This means that electrical tradespersons who are registered with this scheme, will have to verify their qualifications and insurance documents of the Electrical Inspectors, to ensure that they provide a sample of their EICR work, which is then subject to regular inspections and assessments. Within the private rented sector the NAPIT have long since campaigning to solve the problem with electrical safety checks by incompetent tradespersons; this new scheme aims to help solve those problems also... Read More »

Should You Get Surge Protected Power Adapters?

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All UK plugs are fused anyway, and some devices are not really going to cause a problem within power devices unless your daisy chaining power adapters, which is basically not a good idea (as mentioned in a previous article). Though if you have sensitive electrical equipment that’s going to be drawing power through each gang on the adapter throughout the day, like a computer system and the external devices such as a monitor, Internet Hub/Router, Printer, etc… then it’s advisable to get a power adapter with a surge protected circuit to prevent damaging your sensitive electrical equipment in the event of a power surge; better to be safe than sorry later when... Read More »