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Buddy Systems

Media & Broadcasting

Powering Every Story. Keeping You on Air.

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Keep your broadcasts, productions and digital content moving with dependable energy. Our solar, energy storage and backup solutions support radio stations, television studios, editing suites and transmission sites. From live programmes to field production, we design around your equipment and continuity needs to reduce energy costs and support reliable operation.

What you get

  • Designed for Your Workflow: Energy solutions tailored to your studio, production schedule, transmission equipment and technical requirements.
  • Backup for Critical Operations: Support broadcast consoles, servers, networking and selected transmission equipment during outages.
  • Lower Energy Costs: Offset daytime electricity consumption with solar generation and reduce dependence on diesel.
  • Power Continuity Planning: Integrate suitable UPS, batteries and generators according to equipment sensitivity and acceptable transfer times.
  • Support for Field Production: Power cameras, audio equipment, lighting and communications with appropriately sized portable energy solutions.
  • Smart Monitoring & Alerts: Track generation, consumption, battery levels and system performance to identify issues early.
  • Installation & Ongoing Support: Get coordinated installation, commissioning and maintenance planned around your production commitments.

A typical system

Solar PV Array: Generates electricity for daytime studio, office and transmission-site demand.

Inverters & Energy Storage: Manage solar and battery power, with storage sized to support agreed essential loads.

UPS for Sensitive Equipment: Bridges power transfers for selected broadcast, IT and production equipment that requires continuous supply.

Essential Circuits: Prioritise consoles, playout systems, servers, networking and agreed transmission loads.

Generator Integration: Provides additional backup for extended outages, with suitable switching and controls.

Electrical Protection & Monitoring: Includes appropriate distribution, earthing, surge protection and monitoring for dependable operation.

Each system is tailored to your broadcast schedule, equipment demand and required backup duration, with cooling and other supporting loads included where essential.

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