ELECTRIC.IE • The Magazine & Website for the Irish Electrical Industry • 43 LI nE dDuVsAt rNy CNE e w s Schneider Electric Opens New Leeds Critical Power and Cooling Hub to Address Data Centre Skills Shortage Launched as part of its Leeds Innovation Hub in the North of England, the opening represents the next step in the rapid expansion of Schneider Electric’s recently launched Schneider Electric Training programme for the UK and Ireland (UK&I), and follows the announcement of its new £42 million manufacturing facility in Scarborough, North Yorkshire. The new Critical Power and Cooling Hub will provide Schneider Electric, the leader in digital transformation of energy management and automation, has just announced the launch of its Critical Power and Cooling Hub in Leeds, UK - a brand-new facility to help customers, channel partners and engineers gain dedicated training for its data centre, power and cooling solutions. customers and partners with a direct access point into the vast array of training options and demonstration resources available within Schneider Electric’s EcoStruxure for Data Centre Solutions portfolio. It includes an extensive training program that covers innovations in three-phase uninterruptible power supplies (UPS), data centre physical infrastructure, cooling and energy management solutions, as well as a comprehensive view of the latest safety standards and energy efficiency regulations impacting the industry. Training will be delivered via Continuing Professional Development (CPD) accredited courses, and two similar training centres in Telford and Coventry are already up and running, with the Critical Power and Cooling Hub in Leeds being one of a further three scheduled to be launched by the end of 2025. Enterprise Ireland hosts Offshore Wind Forum The key themes for this year’s knowledge and networking event were ‘Market Opportunity, Innovation, and Collaboration’. The Offshore Wind Forum was attended by Irish owned businesses in the renewable energy sector, as well as key industry decision makers and leaders from the offshore wind supply chain from across Ireland and international markets. Ireland has ambitious targets for this sector, and the Government’s Climate Action Plan outlines its ambition to produce 5GW of offshore wind by energy by 2030. Enterprise Ireland previously Enterprise Ireland recently hosted the fourth annual Offshore Wind Forum, which brought together key stakeholders from across the global sector, this year focused on highlighting the opportunities that exist for Irish companies across this sector in international markets. launched the Gael Offshore Network at this event in 2022, and this cluster was formed in recognition of the economic opportunities available to Irish companies in the offshore wind sector, as well as the climate imperatives to move to renewable energy. Since its formation, many of the Gael Offshore Network member companies have benefitted from association with the cluster, securing business and contracts in the offshore wind market from adjacent industries. Attendees at this year’s conference also heard from Keith Doherty of EirGrid, the developer and operator of the national electricity grid, on plans to bring greater amounts of renewable energy from wind onto the grid, as well as opportunities for the wider offshore supply chain. Speaking at this morning’s event, Liam Curran, Senior Technologist, Enterprise Ireland, said: “With ever-growing demands to address climate-related challenges, innovative and pioneering Irishowned companies are delivering solutions which are helping to address this globally. There are significant growth opportunities for Irish companies in the offshore wind space".
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