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Five reasons why contractors should use a field service app
How can your electrical field service company take advantage of the latest technology trends, like artificial intelligence and cloud-based software services? [ + ]
Smart buildings and energy management
Intelligent technology managing heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC), lighting and fire safety that was once considered groundbreaking is increasingly becoming the norm in most buildings. [ + ]
Europeans call for better workplace lighting
A survey found that 56% of Europeans would like better workplace lighting, with suggestions for improvements including personalisation, automation and adjustability. [ + ]
Microgrids for buildings
As Australia swelters in the now annual 'once-in-a-lifetime' heatwave, Australians are cranking up their air-conditioning units to stay cool. [ + ]
Building a nation of battery recyclers
Australia is the worst of any developed country for battery recycling at 5–10%, compared with Belgium at 75%. [ + ]
Labor plans to "supercharge" hydrogen industry
The Labor Party's $1.14 billion National Hydrogen Plan, which aims to position Australia as a leader in the hydrogen industry, has largely been met with support. [ + ]
Three cabling considerations for faster data centre deployment
If data is the world's most valuable currency, then speed is the market force that makes or breaks data centre deployments. [ + ]
Smart city — from concept to reality
A smart city vision has been turned into reality in a suburb of Helsinki, the capital of Finland. [ + ]
CEO Insights 2019: Craig Dugan, Optimal Group
Craig Dugan predicts the key trends and challenges that will impact the energy industry in 2019 and discusses the theory versus reality of smart cities. [ + ]
Power monitoring to aid CO2 reduction targets
CO2 emissions need to be reduced by at least 50% by 2050, according to the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). [ + ]
Machine learning saves time for tradies
The digital age has produced a number of solutions which help to minimise time theft and reduced profits as a result of manual processes. [ + ]
Top 5 data centre trends in 2019
Vertiv has released its top five trends for the year, and predicts the edge of the network will be the "epicentre of innovation" in the data centre space. [ + ]
7 steps in building a smart city strategy
It is important that a smart city strategy encompasses every department, and that there are no duplications, economies of scale are achieved and technology sharing can happen smoothly. [ + ]
Labor's energy policy offers $2000 battery rebates
The Labor Government will offer 100,000 households on annual incomes of less than $180,000 a rebate of up to $2000 to install residential battery systems. [ + ]
Utilities should prepare for EV adoption
A study has warned utilities to prepare the grid for the increasing uptake of EVs, which will increase energy consumption, peak demand and unpredictability. [ + ]
