Lighting Council Australia will be holding a lighting controls forum for electrical contractors, lighting systems designers and lighting industry opinion leaders. [ + ]

Osram has acquired a stake in Munich-based start-up agrilution. [ + ]

The 15 MW Sunshine Coast Solar Farm in Valdora is on track to be fully operational soon. [ + ]

The federal government's intention to build the Western Sydney Airport will provide an enormous economic opportunity for NSW electrical contractors, said the CEO of the National Electrical and Communication Association (NECA), Suresh Manickam. [ + ]

Cabling solutions company Siemon has appointed Scott Jug as the new Technical Services Manager for the Asia Pacific region. [ + ]

Global lighting and LED driver manufacturers, IoT technology companies and industry groups have joined forces to form the IoT-Ready Alliance. [ + ]

Warren & Brown Technologies has been inducted into the Victorian Manufacturing Hall of Fame. [ + ]

Budget 2017 has delivered a number of measures supporting small businesses. Here are the highlights: [ + ]

Australian and international experts will provide insights on the changing energy landscape at Energy Networks Australia's Welcome to the Grid Edge Seminar on Wednesday, 10 May in Sydney. [ + ]

Energy storage company Redflow has scored its largest single sale of ZBM2 zinc-bromine flow batteries, worth about US$600,000 (AU$800,000), for multiple sites in the Pacific Islands. [ + ]

The National Electrical and Communications Association (NECA) has created a detailed submission to the federal government's review of security of payments laws in the building and construction sector. [ + ]

5 Martin Place has taken out the RLB Australian Development of the Year for 2017 at the Property Council of Australia/Rider Levett Bucknall Innovation and Excellence Awards in Sydney. [ + ]

Australian researchers are developing a window that contains a glass that is able to change its colour and the amount of heat or light it transmits. [ + ]

Schneider Electric, the global energy management and automation company, has been named as one of Australia's top 10 "most attractive employers for job seekers" by Randstad. [ + ]

Warren & Brown Technologies has acquired Auckland-based company AC Technologies to expand its connectivity infrastructure offering in New Zealand. [ + ]