Energy efficient and eco-friendly

Hampshire Cnollege's R.W. Kern Center is designed to give more than it takes. A little help from Schneider Electric's Green Premium program brought this net-positive facility to life.

Find out how your company can respond to the drivers of sustainability with an integrated approach. Steven Carlini, VP of Innovation and Data Center at Schneider Electric discusses metrics to use, ways of measuring, software and hardware options, and sustainability services available.

Lithium-ion batteries offer several advantages over traditional valve-regulated, lead acid batteries commonly used in UPSs today. A much longer life span, smaller size and weight, faster recharge times, and declining prices have made lithium-ion batteries an appealing energy storage technology.

Lead-acid batteries recycling is one of the most successful recycling systems that the world has ever seen. This paper reviews battery end-of-life options and describes how a reputable vendor can greatly facilitate the safe disposal and recycling of VRLA lead-acid batteries.

Interest and demand continue to grow for lithium-ion batteries as a replacement for VRLA batteries for UPS applications because of benefits such as smaller size and longer life expectancy. But there are many questions decision-makers still have regarding the impact these batteries have on sustainability. We wrote a blog and a white paper to offer clarity.