US Data Centers Go Green With Irish Innovation

AUSTIN, Texas and DUBLIN, Nov. 26, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Hanley Energy, a data center power and energy management company from Co. Meath, Ireland with newly opened offices in Austin, Texas and LA, is proud to announce that it has won a top global cleantech award for a control solution that has begun to be adopted by the US data center industry.

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Specializing in the design, supply and support of customized energy & critical power management solutions, the company's world-leading innovation prevents data centers switching from drawing power from generators instead of utility-provided electricity in areas of unstable electricity supply.

Using a touchscreen interface, it allows operators to reduce their critical switchgear costs and reduces the risk of downtime – which can cost up to $5,700 per minute.

Furthermore it offers them savings of between 5 per cent and 15 per cent on their running costs, while reducing CO2 emissions.

Winning the Best in Cleanweb / IT category and being in the 2013 Global Top 10 of cleantech companies at the Global Cleantech Cluster Association  (GCCA) 2013 Later Stage Award reflects Hanley Energy's success and market position in data center power and energy management in the $163.1 billion global cleantech market.

It confirms that the company ranks them among the best of the association's nearly 50 member clusters and over 10,000 member companies from around the world, as judged by 22 cleantech venture capital and private equity investors and serial entrepreneurs, who collectively manage over $3.5 billion in global clean technology investment.

"These Global Top 10 are all companies with significant achievements and strong local ties to their economic regions," said Christian Haeuselmann, Co-Founder of the GCCA and Cluster Manager for swisscleantech.

"They are not only strong technically, but their products and services demonstrate a particular investability and potential market growth mainstream investors are seeking. By highlighting them as winners, we demonstrate to the world that cleantech companies are serious and successful investments."

About Hanley Energy

Hanley Energy Ltd is a dynamic, Irish-owned and managed company specializing in the design, supply, installation and support of customized energy and critical power management solutions for a diverse range of business sectors. In this way, we assist our clients to reduce energy costs, ensure 100% up-time and maintain competitiveness.

Our approach is to develop partnerships with clients, ensuring excellent delivery coupled with cost-effective technology solutions.

About the Global Cleantech Cluster Association

Global Cleantech is a non-profit association, headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.  that creates conduits for companies to harness the tremendous benefits of international cleantech cluster collaboration in an efficient, affordable, and structured way. 

Global Cleantech provides a gateway for established and emerging cleantech companies to gain exposure to potential investors, new markets, influential networks, innovative technologies and best practices.  GCCA was founded by the Finnish Cleantech Cluster, swisscleantech, Technica Communications  and Watershed Capital Group . For more information about Global Cleantech, please visit www.globalcleantech.org .

The GCCA Global Top 10
Solegear - Best in BioFuels/BioEnergy
Nominated by GreenTech Exchange 
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Hanley Energy - Best in Cleanweb/IT
Nominated by The Green Way
Meath, Ireland

Inbalance Buildings - Best in Green Buildings
Nominated by Chicago Clean Energy Alliance
Chicago, Illinois, USA

ThinkEco - Best in Lighting/Energy Efficiency
Nominated by NYC ACRE
New York City, New York, USA

OneRoof Energy - Best in Smart Cities
Nominated by CleanTECH San Diego
San Diego, California, USA

Enbala - Best in Smart Grid
Nominated by MaRS Discovery District
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Silicon Energy - Best in Solar and Wind Energy
Nominated by Washington Clean Technology Alliance
Marysville, Washington, USA

drivetek ag - Best in Transportation
Nominated by swisscleantech
Steinmaur, Switzerland

ZenRobotics - Best in Waste Management
Nominated by Finnish Cleantech Cluster
Helsinki, Finland

Galvatek - Best in Water
Nominated by Finnish Cleantech Cluster
Lahti, Finland

A full list of the 2013 Later Stage Award winners, Top 30 semi-finalists and nominees can be found at http://www.globalcleantech.org/awards/2013-later-stage-award/

About the GCCA Awards

In total, 160 companies were nominated by clusters as leading in their regions. That number was later narrowed to the Global Top 30 Semi-Finalists using the Keystone Method™, a business and venture development tool developed by GCCA Head Judge Dr. Peter Adriaens and CleanTech Acceleration Partners at the University of Michigan.

Media Contact: Clive Gilmore, Hanley Energy, +35318410451, [email protected]

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SOURCE Hanley Energy