Home and building automation equipment manufacturer, Dynalite has expanded its accreditation and training infrastructure in response to the growing global demand for intelligent building systems.

A recent report from The Climate Group indicates that greenhouse gas emissions from energy use in Australia’s eastern states has risen in 2008 over 2007 levels.

NECA has recently been awarded a grant to fund its EcoSmart Electricians in regional WA.

Considerable money is being invested by Energex in expanding the electricity grid in the Gold Coast to keep up with development.

In what may seem a contradiction, CSIRO is developing an air-conditioning technology that cools better the hotter the weather gets. Solar cooling offers the potential to avert peak demand problems during extreme hot weather conditions while minimising greenhouse gas emissions.

A man has been fatally electrocuted while using a portable electric drill that was connected to a circuit that appears not to have been protected by an RCD.

Queensland's Electrical Safety Plan has been revised and reissued, outlining a number of strategies to minimise electrical safety incidents over the next five years.

According to a recent US report, the deployment of a 'smart grid' across the US electricity network could directly create up to 280,000 new jobs.

A new web forum for electrical and facilities management professionals has been established to assist in developing and deploying energy-effeciency strategies.

A WorkSafe audit on construction sites in Western Australia has revealed deficiencies in testing and tagging of electrical appliances.

The federal government's decision to set a date to close the solar power rebate is expected to cause a surge in demand from consumers for domestic solar power installations in 2009.

The ACT government has announced that the implementation date for the renewable energy Feed-in Tariff scheme has been brought forward from July 2009 to March 2009.

NECA has awarded the 2008 Electrical Trade Teacher of the Year Award to David McKee, a teacher at SkillsTech Australia in Queensland.

The ACT government has announced an additional $10.4 million of funding over four years will be allocated for the new Department of the Environment, Climate Change, Energy and Water (DECCEW).

HPM Legrand will open its new 12,500 m² national distribution centre in Sydney’s south-west in January 2009.