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Switzerland’s largest football stadium gets 850 kW solar
SolarMax provides string inverters for the solar plant on Switzerland's biggest football stadium. [ + ]
Lighting upgrade for a strata property
The Marine Apartments is an eight-storey, 43-apartment complex, set back from Port Philip Bay. The 16-year-old building has two levels of car park at ground and basement level. The owner corporation of the building had been actively seeking ways to reduce the building's energy consumption for close to five years. [ + ]
Assisted partial timing support: Assured delivery of precise time and phase synchronisation
Rising demand for mobile broadband services and the evolution of cellular networks toward higher capacities and new air interfaces create a need to evolve existing synchronisation network architectures. Driven by the rollout of TD-LTE, public access small cells and LTE-Advanced functionalities such as enhanced inter-cell interference coordination (eICIC) and coordinated multipoint (CoMP) transmission, radio base station clocks are now required to operate in phase with sub-microsecond accuracy in addition to legacy frequency synchronisation.
[ + ]Cables that store electricity
Researchers at the University of Central Florida have developed a way to both transmit and store electricity in a single lightweight copper wire. [ + ]
Contractors urged to exercise caution
The recent recall of faulty Avanco and PV Power branded DC solar isolators provides a harsh reminder about the importance of buying from reputed suppliers. [ + ]
LED area light saves RSL Club 'loads' of energy
Following the completion of trials at Currumbin RSL Club on the Gold Coast, the club projects that retrofitting the Zorro area light in the club's outdoor car park areas could save up to 58% in energy costs. [ + ]
Germany's stadium to feature animated light show
Philips, FC Bayern Munich and their home stadium Allianz Arena have formed a partnership that is said to make the stadium the largest in Europe to feature dynamic animated light shows. [ + ]
Singlemode vs multimode optical fibre
Currently, 10 Gbps is the going data rate in enterprise networks, with state-of-the-art data centres introducing 40 Gbps. Ongoing development of high-speed ethernet means development of 100 Gbps is well underway and 400 Gbps options are already being explored. [ + ]
Next-gen copper cabling systems
Today's servers are shipping with 10 Gbps copper ports while power consumption and heat dissipation have been reduced to acceptable levels. As global demand for higher speed and additional data bandwidth continues unabated, the IEEE and some cabling groups have started a project called 'Next Generation Ethernet', or in simple terms - 40 Gbps over copper. [ + ]
Solar energy: a bright future that is unwritten?
The RET review may have cast a cloud of insecurity over the viability, investment options and future of the renewable energy industry, but Daman Cole*, Yingli Solar, believes that solar energy has a bright future. Read on to find out why. [ + ]
Benefits of network video surveillance standards
There are many services and functions in society that would not be able to function without well-defined standards. Despite the clear benefits of standards, some industries are yet to develop their own standards. The security industry has addressed its own shortfall in standardisation. [ + ]
No gambling with energy at Crown
AE Smith was recently approached by not just one, but three departments at Crown Melbourne to help them achieve a range of energy-efficiency objectives. [ + ]
Talking light sculpture at Vivid Festival
For the first time, Vivid Festival, an annual event of light, music and ideas, will feature a talking light sculpture - Ray. This will be the first installation to be powered by renewable energy. [ + ]
Anti-dumping inquiry into Chinese solar and what it means for you
Australia's Anti-Dumping Commission has initiated an anti-dumping investigation on Chinese-produced solar modules being sold in the Australian market for the period 1 July 2012 to 31 December 2013. In the article below, the Australian Solar Council explains what this means and how it affects you. [ + ]
Tips for choosing job management software
Choosing the right job management software can take hours of research. This article highlights the key points to consider for finding the right job management software to match your business objectives. [ + ]