Beyond Battery Density: What Samsung SDI's DCWA 2026 Showcase Says About UPS Safety
Singapore — October 8, 2026 At Data Centre World Asia 2026, Samsung SDI put two issues at the center of its data center battery showcase: how much power can fit into a limited space, and what happens when a battery fails inside that space. The company unveiled a new cylindrical LFP battery and ...
Korea Southern Power Moves UPS Lithium Batteries Outdoors to Improve Data Center Safety
October 6, 2026 Korea Southern Power (KOSPO) has relocated the lithium-ion batteries used in its UPS system to a dedicated outdoor facility as part of a safety upgrade at its disaster recovery center in Sejong, South Korea. The project highlights a growing consideration for data centers and other ...
Seoul AI Data Center Fire Highlights Electrical Safety in UPS Rooms
October 5, 2026 A recent fire at an AI data center in Seoul, South Korea, has raised renewed attention to electrical safety in UPS rooms and other critical power areas. The fire occurred on September 29 at a data center in Gasan-dong, Geumcheon-gu, Seoul. According to local reports citing the ...
What New Zealand's audit of 182 hospital UPS systems found
What New Zealand's audit of 182 hospital UPS systems found Health New Zealand has allocated about NZ$4.9 million to replace 84 UPS systems and batteries identified as renewal priorities, after an independent review of 182 large hospital UPS systems recorded ageing assets, incomplete maintenance ...
China's New Grid Safety Draft Raises New Questions for UPS Specifications
China released the draft power-industry standard Technical Requirements for User-Side Grid-Related Safety () for public comment on 31 August 2026. Less than two weeks later, on 11 September, a commercial data-centre UPS completed a wideband impedance scan at the New Energy Research Institute of the ...
Vertiv's PowerNexus integrated UPS block will make its South Korea debut at SGC Energy's 60MW Gunsan AI data centre
Vertiv's PowerNexus integrated UPS block will make its South Korea debut at SGC Energy's 60MW Gunsan AI data centre SGC Energy said on 8 September that it has signed a memorandum of understanding with Vertiv covering the AI data centre it is developing in Gunsan, South Korea. The interesting part is ...
Siemens NAEOTOM Alpha.Pro enters China's photon-counting CT market
Siemens Healthineers is expanding its photon-counting CT business in China with the NAEOTOM Alpha.Pro, which received NMPA approval in June 2026. The system is also the company's first domestically produced dual-source photon-counting CT in China, with production based at its Shanghai facility. ...
US tightens security rules for foreign-made bulk-power equipment
The United States is tightening security requirements for foreign-made equipment used in its bulk-power system, adding another factor for international electrical equipment suppliers to consider when entering the U.S. market. On August 26, 2026, the White House issued an executive order declaring a ...
China's Transformer Exports Grow as Global Grid Investment Accelerates
China's transformer industry is seeing strong demand in 2026, supported by grid upgrades, overseas power infrastructure projects and the rapid expansion of data centers. According to a recent report by People's Daily, China's transformer exports reached RMB 39.792 billion in the first half of 2026, ...
