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Inquest reopens debate about compulsory safety switches
Master Electricians Australia (MEA) has welcomed the Queensland State Coroner’s recommendation that the Queensland Government consider making safety switches compulsory on every circuit in every...
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Clipsal C-Bus eDLT wins Design Award
Clipsal by Schneider Electric’s C-Bus eDLT switch has been awarded a ‘Design Award’ as part of the Australian International Design Awards in the category of Hardware and Building.The Design Awards...
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Cooking up solar cells in a microwave oven
A process combining some comparatively cheap materials and the same antifreeze that keeps an automobile radiator from freezing in cold weather may be the key to making solar cells that cost less and...
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Australian Cablemakers Association launches new website
The Australian Cablemakers Association (ACA) has launched a new website - www.australiancablemakers.com - focused on the cable manufacturing industry, workplace health and safety issues, cable quality,...
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ABB to build EV fast-charging stations in the Netherlands
Power and automation technology group ABB has been selected by Fastned to supply chargers to more than 200 electric vehicle fast-charging stations in the Netherlands, bringing an EV fast charger within...
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Graphene keeps LEDs cool
An international group of researchers, headed by Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden, is said to be the first in the world to show that graphene has a heat-dissipating effect on silicon-based...
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New solar heating and cooling standard released
Standards Australia has released the Interim Standard AS 5389 (Int) - 2013 Solar heating and cooling systems - Calculation of energy consumption.“This Interim Standard is a world first and sets out a...
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Top of rack vs structured cabling
There is no one-size-fits-all solution for data centre cabling. To make the decision-making process easier for data centre professionals, CIOs and IT managers, the Communications Cable and Connectivity...
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Transition to a low-emission future
The HVAC&R industry is often described as a notoriously fragmented - and sometimes invisible or overlooked - industry. However, recent developments such as the carbon-equivalent levy and the...
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Optimising voltage to improve efficiency
Australia has a particular problem with overvoltage and voltage optimisation is a solution to reduce energy consumption and carbon emissions. This article explains how the various types of optimisation...
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NBN Co CEO announces retirement
NBN Co CEO Mike Quigley has today announced his retirement after four years in the role.“My job was to lay the foundations for the NBN for the next 30 years. That job is largely complete,” Quigley...
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Report shows power sector transition well underway
The Australian power sector has been taking action to reduce greenhouse gases since the end of the last decade, new industry data shows.Electricity Gas Australia 2013 (EGA2013), released by the Energy...
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Pre-contractor Program helps sparkies launch small businesses
Master Electricians Australia (MEA) is offering a new mentoring program to help small businesses in the construction industry by providing free mentoring and training in business management for...
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Company fined after electrician sustains serious injuries
MRD Future Homes, MRD’s director and J & M Costa Enterprises have been fined a total of $147,000 and ordered to pay WorkCover’s legal costs after a worker fell around 3.4 metres at a residential...
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Smart Lighting Summit 2013 nearly here
Australia’s leading event on smart and sustainable lighting strategies is nearly here. The Australian Smart Lighting Summit 2013 will be held on 5 and 6 August at the Melbourne Convention Centre.The...
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Italy’s tallest skyscraper cabled by Prysmian
The global energy and telecom cables and systems group Prysmian has been awarded a contract to supply 300 km of eco-friendly, special fire-safety cables for power distribution within the Isozaki Tower...
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Prysmian nano loose tube cables
Prysmian has released a range of nano loose tube cables with smaller diameter and increased fibre density, part of the complete nano LT cable family. The range allow the introduction of 192 fibres into...
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China and Japan drive global PV demand in 2013
Global solar photovoltaic (PV) demand is forecast to reach 20 GW in the second half of 2013, NPD Solarbuzz predicts.Aggressive PV development in China and Japan will largely drive the increase, which...
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MEA and ECA join forces
Master Electricians Australia (MEA) and the Electrical Contractors Association (ECA) have joined forces and will operate as a national membership association to be collectively known as Master...
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Ansell HyFlex 11-840 glove
Ansell’s HyFlex 11-840 glove offers extended wear life due to a more durable and longer-lasting coating, plus a new-generation liner that copies the shape of the hand.The glove provides maximum...
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