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Manslaughter charges laid over electrical death
Manslaughter charges have been laid four years after the death of Jason Garrels, who was killed in heavy rain on a building site in central Queensland.Garrels was 20 years old and only nine days into...
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South Australia's newest wind farm starts up
South Australia’s newest wind farm, the Neoen and Siemens-developed Hornsdale project, has been switched on to the grid in a special ‘energisation ceremony’ that brought together South Australian and...
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Solar air-con in action
CSIRO has helped develop a solar-powered air-conditioning system for use at Stockland Wendouree Shopping Centre in Ballarat, Victoria, and says it is a shining example of how to use the sun to cool...
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Paving the way towards a smart city reality
With around three-quarters of Australia’s population living and working in our regional and metropolitan cities, and this only going to rise, the idea of the ‘smart city’ and how to achieve this is...
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The future is flexible
A European Union-funded project that has created flexible lighting foils produced in a roll-to-roll method holds potential for the large-scale production of low-cost LED lighting panels and solar...
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Panasonic Aero-PTZ rugged pan-tilt-zoom security camera
Panasonic Australia has unveiled the rugged Aero-PTZ security camera, which is designed for applications at height, at sea and on ports, piers and bridges under severe weather conditions, from rain and...
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Schneider Electric StruxureWare Power Monitoring Expert software
Schneider Electric has released the latest version of its StruxureWare Power Monitoring Expert software, designed for integrated energy management and electrical distribution management across entire...
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Preparing for the networked world
Fixed-line telephones have been with us for more than one hundred years but, just as with most technologies, things have moved on and the days of analog phone lines are numbered. In recent years we...
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Smart Cities Council ANZ launched
Smart Cities Council Australia New Zealand has been launched, with a goal to make cities livable, workable and sustainable.Jesse Berst, the chairman of Smart Cities Council Global, acknowledged the...
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Molex USB-C connectors and cables
RS Components has augmented its growing range of USB-C solutions with Molex’s new USB-C connector and cable assemblies.USB Type-C, or USB-C, is the next-generation USB connector standard. Designed to...
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ABB to deploy e-bus flash-charging technology
The e-buses can help save as much as 1000 tonnes of carbon dioxide per year when compared with existing diesel buses. ABB will deliver and deploy 13 flash-charging stations along an urban transit bus...
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Bold targets set for Sydney
The City of Sydney has set some ambitious new targets on the back of its long-term program, Sustainable Sydney 2030. The plan — titled Environmental Action 2016–2021 — aims for 50% of electricity used...
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Harnessing power from microscopic wind farms
Microbiologists are a clever bunch. A team from Oxford University has discovered that the natural movement of bacteria can be harnessed to assemble and power microscopic ‘wind farms’ or other man-made...
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Defence scores Green Star first
Defence Housing Australia’s (DHA) is leading the way in sustainable residential building, with the new Shout Ridge project at Crimson Hill in Sydney receiving a 6 Star Green Star - Multi Unit...
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New CFO for Philips Lighting
Philips Lighting has announced the appointment of Stéphane Rougeot as chief financial officer, effective 1 September 2016. Rougeot succeeds Rene van Schooten, business group leader Lamps, who, in...
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NBN
As the pinnacle of Australian engineering, it’s hard to imagine the Snowy Mountains Hydro Electric scheme causing much of a commotion back in the day. In fact, the Snowy is so venerated that it is...
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ABB Ekip SmartVision advanced energy management
Ekip SmartVision from ABB combines the connectivity and sensing capabilities of Emax 2 circuit breakers with a cloud platform to deliver actionable information for advanced energy management, remote...
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Why security is essential in planning wireless network deployments
Security should be one of the biggest factors when planning an enterprise wireless network deployment. Wireless networks can be used by hackers to gain unauthorised access to networks and access...
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Container convenience
NZ-based multi-utility contractor Northpower has clocked up first — an engineering and technology collaboration with Schneider Electric to design and construct the first prefabricated portable data...
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Australian Smart Lighting Summit 2016 premier lighting forum
The summit is a forum for leaders within the smart lighting industry to converge and share ideas on the significance and impact of smart lighting technology within Australia, amongst lighting...
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