Industry News
Research results prompt drug crackdown
The New South Wales Government has announced a clampdown on illicit drug use in light of research results showing 11% of road fatalities involve a person under the influence. [ + ]
Launceston City Council uses NBN grant to go digital
The City of Launceston has used a federal government NBN grant to move the council's application and planning services online and provide the community with better access to processes and information. [ + ]
Chinese telematics market on track to surpass the US
C.J. Driscoll & Associates, supplier of market research and consulting services for the GPS and wireless communication industries, has released the China Commercial Telematics Market Study, which is the first in a new series of reports on global telematics markets. [ + ]
Electrifying the world's largest pulp mill
A new pulp mill to be built in South Sumatra, Indonesia, is claimed will be the world's largest, and ABB has received an order for the delivery of its process electrification. [ + ]
Funding for better performing and lower cost solar technologies
More than $7 million in support from the first round of the Australian Renewable Energy Agency's (ARENA) Research and Development Program will be heading to photovoltaic researchers at UNSW. [ + ]
Free safety workshops for Queensland electrical companies
Small electrical companies and sole traders working in the construction industry are able to register their interest in a new health and safety program. [ + ]
ICT for better connected power grids
ICT solutions provider Huawei recently hosted its second Global Power Industry Summit in Brisbane, Australia. [ + ]
Schneider Electric's Dr Luigi Barone wins excellence award
Dr Luigi Barone, director of simulation and optimisation at Schneider Electric, has been recognised for research into optimising the efficiency of bulk-handling supply chains at the 2014 South Australian Science Excellence Awards. [ + ]
64% SMEs expect growth in the next 12 months, survey finds
Small to medium-sized enterprise (SME) owners are more confident about business growth thanks to a stabilising economy, according to RSM Bird Cameron's thinkBIG 2014 study. [ + ]
Silex suspends 100 MW solar project
Silex Systems has suspended plans for the 100 MW Mildura solar power station, partly due to the uncertainty surrounding the RET. [ + ]
New media channel for the field service industry
ECD Solutions' publisher Westwick-Farrow Media has launched Field Service Business, Australia's first dedicated media channel for the rapidly growing field service industry. [ + ]
Slashing of RET would devastate jobs and investors
Slashing the Renewable Energy Target (RET) would devastate Australia’s renewable energy sector, send hundreds of companies to the wall and tens of thousands of Australians onto the employment scrapheap, said the Clean Energy Council (CEC). [ + ]
Collaborate, innovate or die
Collaborate, innovate or die. That will be one of the key messages delivered to the delegates attending All-Energy Australia. [ + ]
Get involved in work health and safety this October
This October, Safe Work Australia is running the inaugural Virtual Seminar Series (VSS) - a free online event run throughout Safe Work Australia Month. [ + ]
Oracle buys TOA Technologies
Oracle announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire TOA Technologies (TOA), a leading provider of cloud-based field service solutions that manage and optimise the last mile of customer service for enterprises by coordinating activities between dispatchers, mobile employees and their customers. [ + ]
