Industry News
New offence to target deadly workplace practices
Queensland will introduce a new offence of "negligence causing death" following an interim recommendation from the Best Practice Review of Workplace Health and Safety. [ + ]
Rittal and HP partner for IoT and Edge deployments
Rittal and Hewlett Packard have partnered to jointly deliver modular data centre solutions for the global market. [ + ]
Rules to guard against blackouts
The AEMC has released its power system security report that features a package of reforms to guard against technical failures that lead to cascading blackouts. [ + ]
CEFC to invest AU$20m in WA mining project
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) has committed to invest AU$20 million in a West Australian project aiming to produce lithium concentrate. [ + ]
University-corporate partnership to develop batteries for renewables
UNSW, University of Queensland and Printed Energy have teamed up to develop ultrathin, flexible screen-printed batteries for cheap portable devices and intermittent renewable energy. [ + ]
NZ's Vector to deploy battery storage solution in NT
New Zealand electricity and gas distribution company Vector has won a contract to supply the Territory Generation Alice Springs Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) project. [ + ]
Clipsal Iconic range scores Good Design Award
Clipsal by Schneider Electric has won a Good Design Award for its Clipsal Iconic range. [ + ]
Office products supplier invests $1m in solar energy farms
COS, a privately owned office products supplier, has invested $1 million in the installation of over 1500 solar panels at its facilities. [ + ]
Solar paint that produces hydrogen fuel
RMIT researchers have developed a sunlight-absorbing paint that produces hydrogen fuel from solar energy and moist air. [ + ]
Lyon announces $660m solar project, launches battery storage tender
Lyon Group has launched a new $660 million solar storage project in Nowingi in north-west Victoria. [ + ]
HFC phase-down legislation passed
The Turnbull government has passed legislation to phase down hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), which comprise up to 2% of Australia's greenhouse gas emissions. [ + ]
Consultation commences on new battery standard
Standards Australia has released the draft voluntary standard DR AS/NZS 5139:201X Electrical installations — safety of battery systems for use with power conversion equipment for consultation. [ + ]
Reposit recalls solar and storage smart meters
Energy management group Reposit Power has recalled its Reposit Kit including RP115 Meter and Reposit Box. [ + ]
Newcastle to roll out 300 smart poles
Newcastle City Council has unveiled a major smart city plan that involves installation of 300 smart poles over the next few years. [ + ]
Osram buys US specialty lighting business
Osram is set to acquire LED Engin, a specialty lighting business based in San Jose, California. [ + ]
