Businesses and organizations operating in or around the capital at that time of the 2012 Olympic Games will be significantly more susceptible to power cuts, interruptions and power problems (sub-standard quality, which can cause brownouts, spikes, transients, sags, surges, electrical noise, harmonics, frequency fluctuations, which can all result in damaged equipment and data loss or corruption).

Power cuts have been synonymous with Olympic games throughout modern history: In 2008, China shut down power hungry industries, such as petrochemicals, due to severe power shortages in some host cities. Sydney Airport suffered a total power failure during the 2004 Olympic Games. Athens, too, was not without power problems – but was without power on a number of occasions – during the games in 2000.

Environmental Stewardship and Impact Reduction With the extensive construction and development that such an event requires, it is easy to forget the value of the environment. For this reason, it has become a major priority to preserve and protect the natural beauty and ecosystems in Vancouver as far as possible. Any negative impacts caused by our developments need to be addressed and compensated for.   VANOC has committed to:

- Ensuring that design and location of venues is as eco-friendly as possible
- Rehabilitating areas that have been negatively impacted
- Using members of the community to build and assist, so that they are economically benefited, as well as protecting their human rights
- Saving water, energy and materials as far as possible to minimize waste
- Disposing of waste in a responsible way  

Whistler Olympic Park

Located in the gorgeous Callaghan Valley, the Whistler Olympic Park is the site of the Olympic biathlon, cross-country skiing, ski jumping and Nordic combined events at the 2010 Olympics. It will also host the Paralympics biathlon and cross country skiing events. The park includes 55 kilometres of proficiently groomed cross-country trails, biathlon range and stadium and extraordinary ski jumps; a truly world-class arena for 2010 Olympic contenders.

Aboriginal Participation and Collaboration Aboriginal participation is very important to VANOC, Vancouver and Canada alike. Not only does this benefit the Aboriginal community, but it has reciprocal benefits for the entire Olympic Movement. VANOC is working with partners to ensure that Aborigine people from all over the country are brought to the site of the event as volunteers, athletes, performers, spectators, etc…  

Used in isolation or with a combination of uninterruptible power supplies and generating systems, a Static Transfer Switch is ideal for use in projects that require the highest possible levels of resilience and protection of critical loads including data centres, security, surveillance and transportation systems.

Static transfer switches cater for high power ratings and can be hardwired for either single or three-phase inputs and outputs. They can also be connected in parallel to provide additional resilience. Care has to be taken to ensure a single-point-of-failure is not introduced on the output side of the uninterruptible power supply. Each device is fused or protected by a circuit-breaker and should this rupture or open, the load could be dropped.

These three competition venues will host a total of 63 exciting medal events and will remain as a legacy to spectators, athletes and organizers once the 2010 Olympics has passed

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