When backup power is your lifeline, every second counts. A recent incident in 2022 at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center (SCVMC) in Northern California underscored the urgency of reliable backup systems when their generators failed during a historic heat wave, leaving...
ASTM D975 is a standard specification for diesel fuel oils used in compression-ignition engines. It is published by the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM), an organization that develops and publishes international standards for a wide range of...
Testing your emergency generator fuel is an essential part of maintaining and ensuring the reliability of your emergency power system. In the event of a power outage or other emergency situation, your generator may be called upon to provide critical backup power for...
Most accreditations and local building code require that Care Facilities perform an annual mission critical (ASTM D975) fuel test as well as a generator draw down test. This means running the generator long enough to simulate a true emergency demand and fuel draw down...
With the increasing price of fuel, there have been more requests from our clients that are concerned with the Octane and Cetane ratings of their gasoline and diesel. Stored gasoline will lose its Octane rating over time. When time passes during storage the...
