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Australia’s largest flexible, plastic solar cells
Scientists have produced the largest flexible, plastic solar cells in Australia - 10 times the size of what they were previously able to - thanks to a new solar cell printer that has been installed at...
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Halogen-free cables for UK’s national synchrotron facility
Diamond Light Source is the UK’s national synchrotron facility, located at the Harwell Science and Innovation Campus in Oxfordshire. By accelerating electrons to near light speed, Diamond generates...
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Philips’ Hue upgrade adds location-based features, timers and more
Philips’ next generation of the Hue app (version 1.1) can now hook up to users essential internet services via their smartphone or tablet - meaning bulbs can act as indicators for weather, stock...
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AIRAH launches Solar Cooling Special Technical Group
The Australian Institute of Refrigeration, Air Conditioning and Heating (AIRAH) has launched its Solar Cooling Special Technical Group.The organisation’s special technical groups (STGs) provide a way...
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NABERS launches innovative data centre ratings
The NABERS Energy for Data Centres rating tools are designed to provide the data centre industry with the means to benchmark their current energy efficiency and reward industry leaders and...
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Clipsal realises savings through lighting upgrade
A lighting upgrade at the Clipsal by Schneider Electric manufacturing plant at Gepps Cross is expected to save an estimated $50,000 in energy costs each year.Moving into the facility in 2009, Schneider...
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Albedo Net.Storm network impairments generator
The Albedo Net.Storm is a hardware-based impairments generator - equipped with double GbE ports - that can emulate the dynamics of real ethernet/IP networks in terms of packet impairments.The tool is...
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Yhi Solar sheds light on Arnhemland
Sydney-based Yhi Solar has joined forces with the Lirrwi Yolngu Tourism Aboriginal Corporation to solve power problems in north-east Arnhemland in the Northern Territory.Power prices have increased by...
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Outsmarting arc flash
Have you ever seen an arc flash incident? Feel the unbelievable force and potential destructive power firsthand? I have. It was in a controlled, protected setting, from a safe distance, but I never met...
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Renewables are the light at the end of the power-price tunnel
Investing in clean energy will maximise the economic potential for gas exports and ensure energy affordability for domestic users, the Clean Energy Council’s (CEC’s) Chief Executive David Green has...
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Putting clean energy projects on the map
On 17 May, the Minister for Climate Change, Industry and Innovation, Greg Combet, launched the Clean Energy Map at a press conference in Canberra. The online, Google-style map provides a visual...
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ASIS and BICSI sign memorandum of understanding
ASIS International and BICSI (Building Industry Consulting Service International) have signed a memorandum of understanding to foster the growth of the security and information technology systems...
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Drop in apprentice numbers concerning, says ACCI
The Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) has expressed concerns over the drop in numbers of apprentices.“The ACCI has been warning the federal government for two years that the large...
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NECA welcomes launch of new system to tackle noncompliant product
A major milestone in tackling the growing problem of noncompliant product in the electrical industry was reached recently when the Electrical Equipment Safety System (EESS) was launched in...
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Retrofit building wins Best Sustainable Development
215 Adelaide Street, Brisbane was announced winner of the Thinc Award for Best Sustainable Development - Existing Buildings at the 2013 Property Council of Australia/Rider Levett BucknallInnovation...
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Darling Quarter takes home four Property Council Awards
Lend Lease’s Darling Quarter and Commonwealth Bank Place development has taken home four awards from the 2013 Property Council of Australia/Rider Levett BucknallInnovation and Excellence Awards.The...
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Schneider welcomes 12 new engineers to graduate program
Twelve engineering graduates from Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane are preparing to take part in Schneider Electric’s Energy Generation Graduate Programme Assessment Days, which are being held in Sydney...
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Leviton receives 2013 Industry Award of Merit
Leviton has been awarded the 2013 Industry Award of Merit at the National Association of Electrical Distributors (NAED) national meeting in Boston on 6 May.As part of NAED’s Annual Achievement Awards,...
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NBN Co releases Master Developer Agreement
NBN Co has announced the release of its Master Developer Agreement (MDA). The new MDA aims to streamline NBN Co’s implementation of the government’s Fibre in New Developments Policy. The MDA covers the...
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Make migration easier for overseas electricians, MEA urges
The lack of electricians entering Australia from overseas is severely stunting growth within the construction sector, Master Electricians Australia (MEA) claims.MEA has urged the federal government to...
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