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Solar award winners power past competitors
The winners of the 2015 Clean Energy Council Solar Design and Installation Awards were announced at the ATRAA solar industry dinner on 8 October, following the All-Energy Australia conference in...
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SunEdison P-Series SE-P265NPB Solar Panel
SunEdison has added the SE-P265NPB to its P-Series of solar panels. The 60-cell, 265 W panel has a very low temperature coefficient.The product has four bus bars per cell helping to maximise its...
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Product recall — Avanco DC isolators
Electrical workers and contractors performing work on solar photovoltaic systems are being reminded of recalled DC isolators that may still be installed.The advice has been issued to inform electrical...
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Eaton 93E extended series UPS systems
Eaton’s 93E extended series UPSs, now available in ratings from 15–80 kVA, feature double-conversion technology to provide protection for supported loads. They achieve efficiencies of 98.5% when mains...
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Powerbox PBI6C Series AC/DC power supply
The PBI6C Series by Powerbox is a compact AC/DC power supply that has been engineered for a range of applications where real estate and accessibility are limited.Designed with a small and lightweight...
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Lumitex LED panels
The LED panels from Lumitex offer clean, uncluttered and low-glare illumination for commercial environments.The square or rectangular panels are available in 4000 and 5000 K colour temperatures, which...
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SKL electrical cables prohibition
A prohibition notice has been issued from the Electrical Safety Office for electrical workers and consumers to prevent the sale and/or installation of some SKL brand thermo-plastic sheath (TPS)...
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Rittal welcomes new managing director
Rittal has appointed a new managing director for its Australia and New Zealand business.Michael Mallia, the former general manager of Eaton’s Power Quality and Telecoms business in ANZ, will be based...
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Cat5e cabling to soon become obsolete for offices
After careful consideration of technology trends, wired and wireless bandwidth requirements and current market demand for the various cabling types, the ISO/IEC Working Group (JTC1/SC25 WG3)...
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Warren & Brown Technologies Cat6a patch panels
Warren & Brown Cat6A patch panels support 10 Gbps transmission for high-speed (Class Ea) networks. Available in shielded and unshielded models, the panels come with a 25-year warranty. Due to...
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SOLEXY BXF and BAF series of ethernet barriers
The SOLEXY BXF and BAF series of ethernet barriers allow transmission of ethernet into hazardous areas by incorporating an intrinsically safe barrier circuit and a seal-off fitting into a single...
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Broken Hill solar plant to power 17,000 homes
The last of the 677,760 solar panels for the Broken Hill Solar Plant which will generate enough power to supply 17,000 homes have now been installed.The solar project, along with the sister plant at...
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'Liquid blanket' drops solar panel DC voltage to zero
Solar panels cannot be turned off when exposed to light and can potentially cause electrocution during an emergency situation. In the event of a short circuit or an emergency such as a fire or flood,...
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Siemon launches WheelHouse brand for data centres
Siemon has launched its WheelHouse Advanced Data Center Solutions brand in an effort to align its established line of cable and connectivity systems, cabinets, cable management and power distribution...
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Better fluorescent lighting through physics
New kinds of fluorescent lighting phosphors have been developed that reportedly use far fewer rare-earth elements than current technology.A collaboration between General Electric (GE), Lawrence...
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ABB celebrates 60 years of transformer manufacturing
Top energy sector stakeholders have helped ABB Australia celebrate 60 years of transformer manufacturing in Western Australia.Western Power CEO Paul Italiano, representatives from key resources sector...
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Phoenix Contact SCB Compact string combiner boxes
Phoenix Contact has launched the SCB Compact string combiner boxes with inline fuses that are even smaller, more flexible and powerful than its predecessors.String protection is achieved outside the...
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New drug and alcohol policy on construction sites
New amendments to the Building Code 2013 require head contractors on 150 federally funded construction projects to maintain a code-compliant drug and alcohol policy that stipulates how drugs and...
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Electricians put on notice to replace faulty Infinity cables
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is urging electricians and builders to replace dangerous Infinity electrical cables that were installed in up to 40,000 homes and businesses...
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Protecting cable from oil damage
Of all the chemical exposures that can affect the life and performance of electrical cables, oil is one of the most damaging. Used as a coolant and lubricant in many industrial and infrastructure...
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