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Eaton got the power with Channel appointment
Eaton

Eaton got the power with Channel appointment

Eaton boosts its ANZ power quality team, appointing Tina Kuleski as Channel Manager aiming for strategic partner growth and market expansion.

By Staff Writer • 1 min read • Mon, 25th Mar 2013

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Vertiv unveils rugged UPS for harsh industrial sites
Manufacturing

Vertiv unveils rugged UPS for harsh industrial sites

Vertiv launches PowerUPS 6000 Industrial, a compact rugged UPS built to shield automated factories and harsh sites from power instability.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Wed, 11th Mar 2026
Vertiv unveils PowerUPS 6000 for harsh industrial sites
Internet of Things

Vertiv unveils PowerUPS 6000 for harsh industrial sites

Vertiv launches PowerUPS 6000 Industrial UPS, promising resilient power protection for harsh, dusty and high-temperature plant environments.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Wed, 11th Mar 2026
Legrand's modular UPS wins Data Centre World award
DataCentre infrastructure

Legrand's modular UPS wins Data Centre World award

Legrand's Keor FLEX modular UPS wins Data Centre World award for boosting data centre sustainability, reuse and high-density AI readiness.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Tue, 10th Mar 2026
ABB to buy Premium Power to boost power advisory work
Hyperscale

ABB to buy Premium Power to boost power advisory work

ABB is acquiring Irish consultancy Premium Power to bolster its European power systems advisory services amid rising grid complexity.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Sun, 15th Feb 2026
Endeavour unveils TurboCell to stabilise AI power demand
DataCentre infrastructure

Endeavour unveils TurboCell to stabilise AI power demand

Endeavour launches TurboCell, a modular hybrid power system to smooth volatile AI data centre loads and bridge long grid connection delays.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Fri, 13th Feb 2026
EcoPhi slashes substation costs with open virtualisation
Virtualisation

EcoPhi slashes substation costs with open virtualisation

EcoPhi deploys open virtualisation in over 200 substations, cutting hardware and wiring costs by up to 70% and boosting fault prediction.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Fri, 9th Jan 2026
Diverge powers 1 million smart energy meters in Australia and New Zealand
Data Analytics

Diverge powers 1 million smart energy meters in Australia and New Zealand

Amazon Web Services and Vector Technology Solutions' joint venture, Diverge, now powers over 1 million smart energy meters in Australia and New Zealand.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Thu, 30th Nov 2023
Eaton launches portal and revamped partner programme
Partner Programmes

Eaton launches portal and revamped partner programme

The portal has many features including a training academy, monthly promotions, rewards and a 24-hour turnaround on deal registrations.

By Ben Moore • 2 min read • Wed, 23rd Jan 2019
3 key power quality predictions set to kick off in 2018
Disaster Recovery

3 key power quality predictions set to kick off in 2018

Australia's power grid faces instability in 2018 as coal is phased out; three key trends in renewables, IoT, and data centres anticipated to stabilise it.

By John Atherton • 4 min read • Wed, 10th Jan 2018
Virtual power
Virtualisation

Virtual power

Michael Mallia, Eaton Industries marketing manager, Power Quality, looks at power management for server virtualisation.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Wed, 9th Jan 2013
Challenges for power with virtualisation
Partner Programmes

Challenges for power with virtualisation

Michael Mallia, Eaton Industries marketing manager, Power Quality, looks at power management for server virtualisation.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Mon, 26th Nov 2012

Stories from Other Regions

Power Quality stories

Draft grid rules target data centres' rising impact
Manufacturing

Draft grid rules target data centres' rising impact

Australia proposes tougher grid connection standards for data centres as rising electricity demand tests system stability and reliability.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Thu, 12th Mar 2026
Skeleton opens Houston hub to power US AI data centres
DataCentre infrastructure

Skeleton opens Houston hub to power US AI data centres

Skeleton opens a Houston engineering hub to support volatile AI data centre power needs, eyeing the US as its fastest-growing market.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Fri, 6th Feb 2026
Vertiv appoints Wei Shen as President of Greater China
Hyperscale

Vertiv appoints Wei Shen as President of Greater China

Vertiv has appointed Wei Shen as President of Greater China, effective 22 July 2025, bringing extensive leadership experience in power and infrastructure sectors.

By Jed Nykolle Harme • 3 min read • Tue, 22nd Jul 2025