Industry News
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. [ + ]
CommScope forms new data centre alliance
CommScope has formed the Multi-Tenant Data Center (MTDC) Alliance to address a shift in the data centre market. [ + ]
Osram buys US specialty lighting business
Osram is set to acquire LED Engin, a specialty lighting business based in San Jose, California. [ + ]
Clean Energy Regulator welcomes new chair
The Clean Energy Regulator has appointed David Parker AM as the new chair of the agency. [ + ]
IDEAL Networks expands into Australia
IDEAL Networks, manufacturer of data cable and network testers, has expanded into Australia with a new facility in Melbourne. [ + ]
TEPCO and MERALCO win at Asian Utility Week
TEPCO and Meralco have won in the categories of Best Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) or Internet of Things (IoT) Network Rollout Project and Best Customer Engagement Project, respectively, for projects where Landis+Gyr technology has also been recognised by AUW judges. [ + ]
Are you Australia's most inventive installer?
The Clean Energy Council is calling on solar designers and installers to submit their entries for the 2017 Solar Design and Installation Awards. [ + ]
ABB supplies components for floating PV power plant
ABB has supplied critical components for a 1 MW floating photovoltaic power plant test-bed in Singapore. [ + ]
RCBO prohibition notice amended
The Victorian technical and safety regulator Energy Safe Victoria (ESV) has imposed additional requirements on the supply of RCBOs designed or marketed to be permanently fixed to household or similar electrical wiring in Victoria. [ + ]
Infinity cable ruling leaves door open to dodgy products
The construction industry is estimated to spend over $80m for remediating the faulty Infinity cable but the sole director of company behind the imports has only been fined $18,000 plus $15,000 in costs by the NSW Supreme Court, according to Australian Industry Group Chief Executive Innes Willox. [ + ]
Payroll tax relief for Tasmanian apprentices
The National Electrical and Communications Association (NECA) has welcomed the Tasmanian Government's announcement to provide payroll tax relief for apprentices and trainees aged 15–24 years. [ + ]
Dutch dairy farm deploys Redflow batteries
A Dutch dairy farm has deployed six Redflow ZBM2 zinc-bromine flow batteries to store self-produced solar energy that can support its milk production with sun-harvested energy. [ + ]
