Outdoor lighting
31 August, 2009 | Supplied by: Thorn Lighting Pty Limited
The Adelie is an indirect lighting lantern that combines a ring of 32 LEDs (1.1 W) with a funnel-shaped canopy to create a soft ambience in parks and building surrounds. The lantern is mounted atop a 3 m tapered aluminium column.
Seamless fluorescent lighting
31 August, 2009 | Supplied by: Osram Australia Pty Ltd
The Lumilux T5 HO Seamless lamps overcome the limits of conventional fluorescent lamps by enabling ‘endless’ strip lighting systems to be created without shadows and with minimal dark zones between two lamps because they need a minimum end-to-end spacing of just 5 mm.
Pendant luminaire
31 August, 2009 | Supplied by: Thorn Lighting Pty Limited
The Glacier II range of pendant luminaires offers lighting designers the versatility to create different atmospheres suitable for varied environments, particularly in office and retail environments.
Black-base LEDs
28 August, 2009 | Supplied by: Soanar Limited
The TopLED Black Series with lens from Osram Opto Semiconductors is the first TopLED in a black package that can achieve a typical luminous intensity of 1.9 cd (at 20 mA), which means it is as bright as a comparable LED in a white package but offers higher contrast and fewer reflections. The target applications of the red and yellow LED are displays such as fuel price totem signs or public transport passenger information systems.
Tonnes of greenhouse gases saved under ACT feed-in tariff
19 August, 2009
The ACT government's Feed-In Tariff Scheme is claimed to have saved 238 tonnes of greenhouse gases in a matter of just a few months of operation.
Fire-rated downlights
30 July, 2009 | Supplied by: http://www.adaptaflex.co.uk
The JCC Fireguard range of fire-rated downlights is designed for commercial and domestic applications and meets the relevant Australian building regulations, having been tested to meet AS1530.4-2005, the fire-resistant test of downlights penetrating a floor ceiling system.
Smart metering installation program announced
30 July, 2009
Smart metering will be integral to the development of the Victorian government’s future Smart Energy Network implementation plans.
Fire-rated downlights
27 July, 2009 | Supplied by: Adaptaflex Pty Ltd
The JCC Fireguard range of fire-rated downlights is designed for commercial and domestic applications and meets the relevant Australian building regulations, having been tested to meet AS1530.4-2005 — the fire-resistant test of downlights penetrating a floor ceiling system.
Intelligent energy management to reduce emissions
27 July, 2009
Developments in smart grid technologies have the potential to help both consumers and power companies reduce their dependence on carbon-emitting energy.
Global market for energy harvesting to exceed $4bn by 2019
17 July, 2009
Technology analyst IDTechEx forecasts that the energy harvesting market will reach US$4 billion by 2019, driven by its deployment in a wide range of traditional and new applications.
Electric cars as energy sources
16 July, 2009
Researchers at CSIRO have developed electric vehicle technology that not only powers a vehicle but helps to power the home or building it is attached to when not in use.
Victoria gets solar power feed-in scheme
14 July, 2009
The Victorian government has recently passed legislation that allows electricity generated by consumers with solar power facilities to be sold to utilities, providing an incentive for the installation of solar cells.
Strong industry response to ACT solar facility EOI
14 July, 2009
Industry response to the ACT government’s call for expressions of interest for its proposed solar energy facility has been positive.
Energy management using Google
13 July, 2009
Internet search engine company Google has added ‘energy savings’ as a new value-added service to consumers and electricity providers with the announcement of its ‘PowerMeter’ concept.
Lighting class LED
09 July, 2009 | Supplied by: Cutter Electronics
The XLamp XP-G LED, manufactured by Cree, is the latest addition to the XLamp lighting-class LED family.
