Eltek Valere, a provider of DC power systems has announced that it is introducing a range of High-Efficiency DC Power Systems, which reduce the operator's energy bill by 4-8 % cutting the power loss by 50-66 %, compared to today's AC-to-DC conversion technology.
Eltek Valere estimates that the networks supporting modern telecommunications services consume more than 1 % of the global energy usage in their quest to keep us connected, totaling 160 billion kWh or the CO2 emissions of 33 million cars.
Between 60% and 70% of that electricity is used to power the network, meaning that the electricity must flow through an AC-to-DC power system. The fist product in Eltek Valere's new green line, the Flatpack2 HE rectifier, offers 96 % efficiency in comparison to the industry standard of between 88-90 %. Eltek Valere already offers 92 % efficiency, the highest in the industry. This increased level of efficiency can save the environment of approximately 3 - 6 million tons of CO2 emissions.
In addition the telecom operators save millions of pounds in operating costs annually.
"This is an important day for Eltek Valere, the Flatpack2 HE is a bold first step of many as Eltek Valere develops new products that meet the needs of the environment along with the economic demands of our customers," said CEO and President of Eltek Valere Morten Angelil. "This product has reinforced Eltek Valere's technology leadership in the industry, and it has enabled the start of a green revolution in DC power systems."
Eltek estimates that there are approximately 52,000 base stations in the UK and the new DC power systems would cut more than 211,630,200 kWh of wasted electricity, reducing CO2 emissions by 139,263.3 tons annually, the same as parking 46,000 cars. At the same time the change will save operators almost £22 million every year.
In the future, the company will extend its power saving technology across its entire rectifier product line as well as its controllers and systems, and could adapt it to products for IT/data centers, alternative energy generation, industrial and utility markets.
Posted to the site on 31st January 2008
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