http://www.electricalportal.co.uk/electrical, heating, ventilation and air conditioning products and systems enElectrical PortalElectrical Portalhttp://www.electricalportal.co.uk/electrical_article10709.htmlTue, 4 Aug 2009 13:12:40 GMTThe London Borough of Barnet has been put under increasing pressure from the government to meet energy saving targets. To ease transition, the Government Office for London has provided extra Public Finance Initiative (PFI) funds for street lighting schemes to improve safety and reduce crime. Barnet submitted a request for funding to replace more than 17,500 streetlights and 3,779 columns and co http://www.electricalportal.co.uk/electrical_article10698.htmlMon, 3 Aug 2009 12:06:24 GMTFDB Electrical have introduce the latest addition to their range of general purpose earth leakage protection units. The FDB2 is a compact 4-way RCBO unit that comes complete with overload and short circuit protection. The FDB2 features state of the art electronic design to ensure stability and immunity from spurious tripping in both 110V and 230V formats, with 20mA, 30mA and 100mA variants. Th http://www.electricalportal.co.uk/electrical_article10694.htmlTue, 4 Aug 2009 13:10:40 GMTCarlo Gavazzi has obtained full certification for its range of meters designed to comply with the requirements of the European Measuring Instruments Directive (MID). The MID's Annex B + Annex F certification involves type approval from notified bodies and verification by authorised laboratories. The first level of certification, also called "EC type certificate", confirms that the meters meet s http://www.electricalportal.co.uk/electrical_article10693.htmlFri, 31 Jul 2009 14:13:33 GMTA massive exterior lighting installation built with 75,000 red LUXEON LEDs is raising the visibility of CentralPlaza ChaengWattana, a seven-story, 300-store shopping complex in Bangkok. Thailand's Lumitron Lighting International engineered and manufactured the lighting installation for the upscale mall, backed by proof of concept and engineering services from LUXEON supplier and LED application d http://www.electricalportal.co.uk/electrical_article10692.htmlMon, 3 Aug 2009 12:03:03 GMTABB has launched a detailed guide to help support those planning a wiring accessories installation. The guide gives suppliers, specifiers and contractors an overview of the processes and considerations that are likely to arise when choosing wiring accessories. The PDF guide can be downloaded from the ABB low voltage Strategic Industrial Partner (SIP) website which provides a wealth of useful in