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EU imposes provisional anti-dumping tariffs on Chinese solar panels
The European Commission has decided to impose provisional anti-dumping duties on imports of solar panels, cells and wafers from China. [ + ]
New energy management standard: ISO 50001
ISO 50001 can help organisations of all types - public sector, governmental, corporations, small or medium-sized businesses across all sectors and countries - save money by reducing their energy costs. [ + ]
Prysmian installs HVAC land and submarine cables for 660 MW Hudson project
Telecom cable systems company Prysmian Group has achieved “substantial completion” of the underground and submarine power link between New York City and the New Jersey transmission grid known as the ‘Hudson Project’. The link is now in commercial operation. [ + ]
Electrical safety - not just about voltage
Australia has the highest per capita rate of asbestos-related disease in the world. We have a long relationship with the silicate material initially lauded for its superior insulation qualities. Asbestos mining began in here in the 1880s and continued well into the 20th century, and it was only around the mid-point of the 1900s that we began to suspect that something noxious was contained within those fibres. [ + ]
Fire-resistant cable technology to improve safety
Cable manufacturer Olex, in partnership with CSIRO, has developed a new technology for making fire-resistant electrical cables. [ + ]
Solar panels as cheap as paint?
Researchers are using organic materials to develop a new generation of photovoltaic cells that produce more power and cost less to manufacture than what’s available today. [ + ]
Australia urgently needs ICT infrastructure design certification
At the recent BICSI Conference in Melbourne, ICT engineering consultant Lawrence McKenna stressed the costly ramifications of inadequately skilled ICT cabling designers in Australia, calling for the industry to ‘raise the bar’ or suffer further financial losses. [ + ]
Evolution of the electrical industry
The electrical industry is constantly evolving. With new products popping up on the market and ever-changing energy-efficient options, the industry is always looking for the next big thing. This means businesses need to constantly be improving to keep up with the rapidly growing industry. [ + ]
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 Queensland. [ + ]
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 anyone who experienced one live and in person until I met an electrical contractor after one of my recent arc flash information presentations. [ + ]
Philips’ Hue upgrade adds location-based features, timers and more
Philips’ latest Hue upgrade adds geofencing functionality, which means your smart device can detect when you or your family are approaching and trigger bulbs to turn on/off, change colour or change the light setting accordingly. [ + ]
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 brilliant beams of light from infrared to X-rays which are used for academic and industry research. [ + ]
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 CSIRO. [ + ]
Pioneering building system technology on Australia’s Surf Coast
An iconic destination known by surfers the world over as the home of Bell’s Beach, Torquay is now also setting the standard around the world for green buildings with the Surf Coast Shire Civic Building. Born out of a desire to reflect the Surf Coast community’s environmental conscience, the building has been awarded a 5 Star Green Star - Office Design V3 rating by the Green Building Council of Australia as well as gaining international acclaim from the KNX Association, receiving an International Best Project Award at the 2012 KNX Awards held in Frankfurt, Germany. [ + ]
Managing disasters at the emergency operations centre
When a natural disaster or major incident occurs, it is vitally important that emergency services personnel have a safe and secure base from which to manage their response and recovery operations. With this requirement in mind, the Queensland Government has constructed a new emergency operations centre to provide front-line staff with enhanced capacity to meet increasing operational demands and to support large-scale disasters. [ + ]