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Star of Bosphorus Data Center opening

NGN celebrated the opening of its Star of Bosphorus Data Center in Istanbul with a special launch on the 25th of April. A large group of guests joined NGN in the Four Seasons Istanbul at the Bosphorus for the celebration. It included speeches from prominent speakers and video’s presenting the facilities capabilities. The highlight of the evening was a marvelous music show by Sertap Erener.

The Star of Bosphorus Data Center is a unique facility for corporate customers. It offers a wide range of carrier independent services including cloud, disaster recovery, data warehousing and hosting. The unique design guarantees highest reliability and best continuity. The data center construction is resilient to earthquakes. This makes the facility Turkey’s most advanced data center. It holds Tier III certification from Uptime Institute.

Hitec Electric has supplied and commissioned 8 MW of Hitec Diesel Rotary UPS systems. These ensure a continuous supply of electrical power to the data center. All infrastructure is in place to add another 8 MW of uninterruptible power when needed.

We congratulate NGN and the Star of Bosphorus Data Center team with the opening of the data center. It is a major achievement. We are honored that we could contribute our part to this unique facility.

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IEM Power Systems and Hitec Electric sign agreement

IEM Power Systems and Hitec Electric sign an agreement to confirm and strengthen their cooperation.

Hitec Electric is working with IEM Power Systems since 2015 to meet customer requests for flexible rotary UPS solutions. The agreement between IEM Power Systems and Hitec Electric formalizes the existing cooperation. It underlines the intent of both companies to continue growing the IEM Rotabloc business.

Hitec Electric will focus its business development activities for IEM Rotabloc on the continent of Africa. The focus will be on East Africa including Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Rwanda.

Many rotary UPS systems have embedded diesel engines to provide both short-term and long-term backup. Such Diesel Rotary UPS systems are a well proven, all-in-one solution. Yet some applications do not need long-term backup. And customers may already have diesel generators for this purpose.

IEM Power Systems produces rotary UPS systems that only use kinetic energy to bridge mains interruptions. Rotabloc rotary UPS work stand-alone, or in combination with regular gensets. In that case the genset provides the long-term back-up.

IEM Rotabloc is a flexible and reliable building block for reliable electrical power systems. Applications include data centers, industry and healthcare. Additionally IEM Rotabloc can stabilize renewable energy based micro-grids.

Check out the IEM Rotabloc section on this website for more information on IEM rotary UPS systems. Additionally visit the IEM Power Systems website at https://www.iemps.com.

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Hitec Diesel UPS for ALÇIBAY gypsum panelboards

Hitec Diesel UPS systems have a long lifetime. Units that are in operation for 25+ years are no exception. Well maintained used Hitec UPS systems are valuable and in demand. A good example is the Hitec Diesel UPS system that GIPS installed in its new factory in Ankara, Turkey.

GİPS GELİŞTİRİLMİŞ İNŞAAT MALZEMELERİ VE PERLİTLİ SIVA SANAYİ A.Ş produces gypsum powder and gypsum panels under the ALÇIBAY trademark. GIPS A.Ş. has factories in Ankara and in Mersin, Turkey.

GIPS A.Ş. had purchased a pre-owned Hitec Diesel UPS system in 2014 from Hitec Electric. This unit was operational in The Netherlands until it became redundant. The unit, manufactured in 2010, still was in mint condition. Hitec Electric purchased the power module, the panels, and the auxiliary equipment. GIPS A.Ş. installed the unit in its factory in Mersin, Turkey. The switchgear and the auxiliary equipment, such as the daily fuel tank and the radiator, could be re-used. Hitec Electric tested the unit and put it back in operation.

In 2017, GIPS A.Ş. started a new factory for the production of ALÇIBAY gypsum panelboards in Ankara. GIPS A.Ş. already has another 1000 kVA Diesel UPS system from 2006 for its facilities in Ankara. For the new factory, they decided to move their unit from Mersin to Ankara.

Hitec Electric in Turkey containerized the unit in a custom-built container. The container housed the power unit as well as the switchgear.

ALÇIBAY diesel UPS container

Large side doors allow for easy access for maintenance. Hitec Electric in Turkey designed the container, tested the system and delivered it turn-key to GIPS A.Ş. in Ankara.

ALÇIBAY diesel UPS container open

The story of this particular system shows that Hitec Diesel UPS systems remain valuable over their long lifetime. The Diesel UPS system is now a vital part of the new GIPS A.Ş. gypsum production plant in Ankara. It ensures the high quality of the ALÇIBAY gypsum panelboards.

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Hitec Electric opens its new office in Bursa, Turkey

Hitec Electric celebrated the official opening of its new office in Bursa. Customers and partners gathered at the new office on Saturday, January 20 to witness the event.

The owner and CEO of Hitec Electric, Mr. Victor Mulder, was present to take part in the opening ceremony. He congratulated the general manager of Hitec Electric in Turkey, Mr. Can Gicvan with this major achievement.

The new office is a big step forward for Hitec Electric. It contributes to our goal to provide excellent services to our customers. We have grown since we started in Turkey in 2003. And we will further increase our business in Turkey with new products and innovative services.

Many guests celebrated the opening of Hitec Electric Turkey

Many of our loyal customers joined the opening on Saturday or sent their congratulations. Also, many of our trusted suppliers celebrated the opening with us. We are grateful for all the attention and congratulations that we received. “Thank you” to everyone who joined us at the opening festivities. We are looking forward to a fruitful cooperation from our new headquarter in Turkey.

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Hitec Electric Turkey moved.

Hitec Electric Turkey moved to a new office on 1 November 2017.
The contact section on our website contains the new address details. Our phone numbers do not change.

Hitec Electric has moved to a larger office in a new industrial area in Nilüfer, Bursa. The office has space for all staff and has room for future expansion. The top floor has a spacious conference room where we can meet with our customers and partners.
The warehouse on the base floor stores the spare parts for our customers. The warehouse has easy access from the street to ease the logistics. Also, the service engineers can store their tools and can load it in the service vans when needed.

The old office had its charm though. Hitec Electric started in Turkey in 2003 in the center of Bursa. The center of Bursa houses many small businesses. The buzz of the street is always present. People battling to park their car in tiny spaces, assisted by yelled directions. The neighboring open car workshops hammering the bodywork and cutting the steel. The boy in the street yelling for attention to sell its wares. At any time of the day, there is something going on.

Yet with the growth of Bursa also the number of cars on the streets increases. The small streets in the old office’s area cannot accommodate this. The result is that it is difficult to reach and that finding a parking space can take a long time.
Over time also Hitec Electric has grown. The old office did not offer enough space anymore to house all staff and to store all parts and tools. So it was time to move.

The hometown of Hitec Electric has always been Bursa. From Bursa, we service many customers in Istanbul too. The new road and bridge shorten the travel time from our new office to our customers in Istanbul. Thus keeping our headquarter in Bursa is a logical choice.

Hitec Electric’s new office is a milestone in the history of Hitec Electric in Turkey. A growing number of Turkish companies relies on Hitec rotary UPS system. We are confident that our new office will help us support our existing customers well. And if you don’t have reliable electrical power yet, we will be happy to meet with you. We will help you find the best power solution that meets your needs.

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Triogen e-box launch
plug & play power from heat

Triogen presented its latest containerized ORC system, the e-box, on October 2nd. The event took place on its premisses in Goor, The Netherlands. Triogen invited business partners to join the factory acceptance test of an e-box.

Triogen builds machines that convert heat into electrical power based on the Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) principle.

The Triogen e-box open for inspection (photo courtesy of Triogen)

This new generation of ORC systems is a big step forward. The technical specifications hardly differ from the previous generation of Triogen ORC. The construction of the machine in a well engineered 20ft container however makes a big difference.

Triogen e-box on the test site
Triogen e-box on the testbench (photo courtesy of Triogen)

Triogen ORC has many different applications. Triogen ORC converts heat into electrical power. It does not matter how this heat is generated.
Hitec Electric is active in power protection and power generation in Africa. There we see good applications for Triogen ORC. In remote area’s in Africa diesel generators generate a significant part of the electrical energy. This is where Triogen ORC can be beneficial. Converting exhaust heat into extra electricity reduces fuel consumption. This saves costly fuel and reduces CO2 emissions.

The Triogen e-box is transportable by truck and sea freight. Installation on site is almost plug-and-play. These are important characteristics for application in Africa’s remote area’s. Transportation and installation cost are a significant part of the investment. So they are important for the feasibility of the application.

Demonstration of the Triogen e-box is impressively unimpressive. The numbers on the remote screen show that the machine is on and that it is quietly doing its job. Congratulations Triogen for a job well done!

Inspection inside the Triogen e-box
Inspection inside the Triogen e-box (photo courtesy of Triogen)

For more information you can download the leaflet of the Triogen e-box or get in touch with us. Check the Triogen website for more information on the company and the many applications.

What do you think about the Triogen e-box? Do you see a good application?
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