AEG Power Solutions today announced the consolidation of its former Harmer & Simmons activities under its single, global name: AEG Power Solutions. The company’s entire range of power supply systems and solutions, including high reliability UPS systems, industrial chargers and DC systems, power controllers or solar inverters will be marketedworldwide under the AEG Power Solutions brand. The transition to the new name will be complete by year en...

To ensure the continuity of IT services and reduce risk of downtime caused by power outages, AEG Power Solutions has announced PROTECT Blue, its next-generation 3-phase UPS family. Designed and built for maximum flexibility, efficiency and availability, PROTECT Blue is also part of AEG’s Combination Architecture: The new UPS is compatible with renewable and alternative energy storage and sources as well as tomorrow’s SMART Grid and Micro Grid...

AEG Power Solutions announces the addition of COMPUTERLINKS, the next generation distributor of IT security and Internet technology solutions, to its channel sales network. As part of its expanding business continuity portfolio COMPUTERLINKS will now be able to provide its channel partners with the full range of AEG Power Solutions’ uninterrupted power supply (UPS) and power protection products and solutions to ensure their customers networks a...

AEG Power Solutions has been awarded a major PV contract for utility scale equipment of globally 260 MW. Starting December 2010, over a period of one year, AEG PS will provide complete balance of electrical system for 13 PV power plants in Eastern Europe, each of 20 Mega Watts. AEG Power Solutions, wholly-owned by 3W Power Holdings S.A. (Euronext Amsterdam 3WP, ISIN GG00B39QCR01, WKN A0Q5SX), is a global provider of premium power electronics.

AEG Power Solutions announced the introduction of an extended warranty for its range of UPS and power protection solutions including the AEG PROTECT Home and compact UPS products through to the high performance PROTECT 1M UPS. The warranty offer recognises the demonstrated reliability of these high efficiency UPS, which offer back-up power from 600VA to 24KVA.

On 23rd July 2010 the shareholders of 3W Power Holdings SA approved the appointment of Dr. Horst J. Kayser to the Board of Directors. In May, Bruce A. Brock, CEO since 2005, announced that he would retire from the company. Dr. Kayser was appointed CEO and will formally take over for Bruce Brock on August 1, 2010.

A report jointly issued by the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (ISE) and Bureau Veritas shows that AEG Power Solutions’ Protect PV.250 solar inverter offers remarkable efficiency. Energy conversion efficiency testing conducted according to European Standard EN 50530 yielded a very high efficiency grade of 98.7%.

AEG Power Solutions has announced the appointment of Mayflex UK Ltd. as distribution partner for its growing range of back-up power and UPS solutions. Mayflex is a well-known distributor of cabling infrastructure, networking and physical security products with operations in the UK and EMEA. Commenting upon the agreement, Stuart Priest, UK Channel Manager for AEG Power Solutions said, “Mayflex is an ideal fit for AEG Power Solutions channel st...

Harmer & Simmons, the telecom power division of AEG Power Solutions, announces the introduction of the first two models in a new generation of DC power systems that enables telecom network operators to reduce energy consumption. Engineered and built with Harmer & Simmons unique ecopx ® architecture, the MPi80HD (8kW) and MPi160HD (16 kW) models are designed to reduce electricity consumption, the highest single contributor to mobile telecom opera...

AEG Power Solutions launched the Thyrobox M, its newest generation of products, at the Photon Photovoltaic Technology Show in Stuttgart. With advanced process monitoring capabilities, a 0.95 power factor and more than 99% energy efficiency, the Thyrobox M delivers unprecedented performance, reliability and stability to polysilicon manufacturers worldwide.

With energy prices increasing; AEG Power Solutions (http://www.aegps.com) recently took control of its electricity bill by designing and installing the largest commercial rooftop solar system in Plano, Texas. AEG Power Solutions’ North American headquarters uses its new 49-kilowatt system to harvest solar energy and invert the current to feed directly into the building and reduce the amount of electricity purchased from its utility provider. AE...

AEG Power Solutions has announced the introduction of its new PROTECT D. series of uninterruptible power supplies (UPS). The PROTECT D. series has a power factor of 0.9 and offers exceptional energy efficiency for communications room, computer room and data centre applications.

AEG Power Solutions is to showcase its most recent introductions to the PROTECT range of compact UPS and unveil its new channel partner programme Channel Expo, London Olympia, May 12th – 13th. Stuart Priest, AEG Power Solutions UK Channel Manager, comments; ”As the UK’s premier event for IT resellers, retailers and system builders, Channel Expo is a great opportunity to meet and network with channel resellers who are new to the AEG Power S...

AEG Power Solutions has announced the appointment of Stuart Priest to the new role of UK Channel Manager. This is the latest in a number of strategic appointments made by the company to develop sales of its UPS products through channel partnerships.

AEG Power Solutions strengthens its position as a solutions provider for megawatt utility-scale photovoltaic (PV) power plants with the purchase of a majority stake in skytron energy. Founded in 1996, Berlin-based skytron provides leading-edge metering, monitoring and supervision solutions to companies in engineering, procurement and construction (EPCs), as well as to independent power producers (IPPs). The technological leader in its field, skyt...

“Balancing continuing demands for greater and more reliable computing capacity in a world facing ever-tightening regulation of carbon emissions and the challenge of controlling power costs is now a major concern for everyone involved in the Data Centre industry” says Michael Adams, Global Vice President, Data & IT, AEG Power Solutions.

AEG Power Solutions, the global supplier of UPS products and complete power solutions, announces the appointment of Gary Browning to the role of EMEA Channel Development Director. Gary has a BA (Hons) degree in Business Studies, specialising in International Marketing Pathways and 10 years practical experience of the IT industry with a proven track record in developing IT channel business for market leader APC.

AEG Power Solutions has announced the appointment of Michael Adams as Global VP for Data & IT. This is a new role for the company and signifies its intention to increase its penetration into this important sector. In addition to its existing product line-up, the company is developing new standby power solutions to meet modern requirements for higher efficiency and lower carbon footprint infrastructure.

AEG Power Solutions today announced the first models in a new generation of UPS – the Protect 8 line. Designed and built using a modular, building block architecture, Protect 8. UPS systems offer the most reliable performance available on the market. The building block approach marks Protect 8 as the world’s first ‘customer-ized’ UPS each UPS is tailored to each customer’s specific requirements.

Germany1 Acquisition Limited, a special purpose acquisition company, has signed an agreement to acquire 100% of the shares of AEG Power Solutions B.V. (“AEG PS”) for cash and shares assuming an enterprise value of €532 million. The base consideration payable to the sellers consists of (i) €200 million in cash and (ii) 19,208,955 registered convertible shares in Germany1. The consideration will be adjusted to account for closing date net c...