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Concern over proposed WA power sell-off
The announcement from Western Australia’s Barnett government of plans to sell 51% of the state’s power utility if re-elected has caused concern.The Association of Professional Engineers Australia...
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Monitoring a monolith
Depending on the strength of the lightning strike’s current, large-scale damage or destruction can occur, which often leads to further adverse effects. Since cities are becoming larger and buildings...
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Milwaukee Tools M18SLED-0 four mode LED search light
Milwaukee Tools has introduced the M18SLED-0 four mode search light. Designed to provide maximum performance in tough job-site environments, the light boasts a beam distance of more than 640 m and 1250...
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There is no substitute for safety in your workplace
At Master Electricians Australia, we spend a lot of time advocating for a range of issues within our industry, but no issue is of more paramount importance to us than electrical safety.There have been...
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New name and CEO for Emerson Network Power
The business formerly known as Emerson Network Power has announced a name change and the appointment of a new CEO after acquisition by Platinum Equity. Emerson retained a minority interest in the...
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Making the switch to LED
Once upon a time, metal-halide (MH) fittings were prized for their brightness, energy efficiency and long life. This is not so much the case now, when compared to light-emitting diodes (LEDs).MHs work...
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Transitioning tariffs in agriculture
From 1 July 2016, South East Queensland (SEQ) retail electricity prices were deregulated, meaning the Queensland Competition Authority (QCA) no longer regulates retail electricity prices for...
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Garden grass could power our future
The team has demonstrated a method whereby significant amounts of hydrogen can be ‘unlocked’ from fescue grass with the help of sunlight and a cheap catalyst. This could potentially lead to a...
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Deploying drones in field service
We want to inspire organisations to get more out of their business applications by connecting new technology with their people and processes. So IFS Labs looked at what drones had to offer. In many...
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CFMEU moves closer to amalgamation
The Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) and the Textile Clothing and Footware Union of Australia (TCFUA) are one step closer to amalgamation, having signed an amalgamation...
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Gathering momentum
The Internet of Things has actually been around for some time. According to folklore, the phrase was coined by Kevin Ashton while he was working for Procter and Gamble back in 1999. In a nutshell, the...
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Schneider Electric Galaxy VX three-phase UPS
Schneider Electric has introduced Galaxy VX, a compact three-phase uninterruptible power supply (UPS) with flexible operating modes for large facilities, data centres and business-critical...
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Open source software mapping world's energy infrastructure
A new open source planning tool hopes to create what researchers from the Technical University of Munich (TUM) are calling the ‘global energy turnaround’. In order to understand existing...
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CASA issues mobile phone warning
A recent spate of in-flight emergency events has prompted the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) to issue a warning to passengers travelling over the holiday season.According to a CASA news...
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CETA PMC-220 and PMC-330 multifunction smart meters
Control Logic has released CETA’s latest direct connected class 1 energy meters, offering high-accuracy measurements in a space-saving DIN rail package. They are suitable for all types of power usage...
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2017 data centre trends
Vertiv (formerly Emerson Network Power) has identified six data centre infrastructure trends to watch in 2017. Following are the infrastructure trends the company says will shape the data centre...
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30 degrees of difficulty
Brunswick Town Hall is an iconic Melbourne landmark, built in 1876, which survived the wrecker’s ball in 1974 after a local protest campaign. Although it earns its keep today as a popular social venue,...
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InfoSyte energy management software
NHP has partnered with Switch Automation to deliver InfoSyte, an energy management software solution tailored for the Australian and New Zealand markets.The cloud-hosted platform has the ability to...
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ORing IGS-1050A Ethernet switch
Control Logic has introduced the IGS-1050A Ethernet switch by ORing. An unmanaged gigabit switch with 5 x 10/100/1000 Base-T(X) and 1 x 1000 Base-X SFP ports, it supports jumbo frame packets making it...
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How Uber spells the future for field service
The modern-day consumer has a new perspective on customer service, and irrespective of sector or business, they expect and demand a level of real-time communication and visibility. This report, based...
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