Industry News
NOJA Power wins exporter award
NOJA Power has been recognised as a Queensland Exporter of the Year in the Premier of Queensland’s Export Awards 2012 program. [ + ]
Is the future underground?
ABB has announced its underground substation concept for the efficient and safe delivery of energy for Australian urban areas. [ + ]
WA top state for electrical fatal injury rate in Australia
Western Australia now has the dubious distinction of having the highest electrical fatal injury rate in the country, prompting Master Electricians Australia to call for a renewed focus on electrical safety training. [ + ]
Spirent Communications wins ethernet testing award
With a market share of 30.9%, Spirent Communications has received Frost & Sullivan’s 2012 Market Share Leadership Award for ethernet testing. Frost & Sullivan also recognised the company as the market leader in each segment (1, 10 and 40/100 GbE) that it tracks. [ + ]
Aussie homes getting smarter
Almost a third of all new Australian homes are now adding in smart wiring as they are built, in order to better handle technologies like fibre broadband. [ + ]
Australia reaches 2 GW solar milestone
November 2012 marks a photovoltaic (PV) milestone for Australia. This month, cumulative Australian PV installations reached 2 GW - equivalent to 2,000,000 kW. [ + ]
State government ownership driving up electricity prices
CEDA’s latest research has found that state governments should divest their ownership of energy network service provision assets to help curb further electricity price rises for households. [ + ]
New apprenticeship service
A new service that manages and mentors apprenticeships is steadily gaining success, having seen more apprentices successfully completing their electrical apprenticeships. [ + ]
Apprentice numbers dropping, limiting prospects for youth
The decreasing number of available apprenticeships is limiting school leavers’ job prospects, according to the Group Training Association of Victoria. [ + ]
NESMA members urged to house PFC technology separately
A leading authority on causes of industrial switchboard failures says energy-saving power factor correction (PFC) technology should be housed separately from switchboards and motor control centres to minimise damage and downtime resulting from any failures. [ + ]
ABB Australia wins 2012 Banksia Environmental Award
ABB has been announced as a winner in the 2012 Banksia Environmental Awards in the Clean Technology - Harnessing Opportunities category for its new sulfur hexafluoride (SF6) gas recycling technology. The technology was developed by an Australian team and has been implemented at ABB’s gas recycling centre at Moorebank, NSW, Australia. [ + ]
“Not correct”: Ausgrid responds to ETU’s asbestos claims
The Electrical Trade Union’s claims that Ausgrid has suspended asbestos removal programs are “not correct”, the electricity distributor has said. [ + ]
MEA lobbying triggers inquiry
Master Electricians Australia (MEA) has welcomed the announcement of an inquiry into the school building scheme which has left small contracting businesses millions of dollars out of pocket and driven many to the brink of bankruptcy. [ + ]
VSS Monitoring recognised in Fierce Innovation Awards Program
VSS Monitoring has been recognised with multiple industry honours in this year’s Fierce Innovation Awards Program, an operator-reviewed awards program from the publishers of FierceWireless, FierceTelecom and FierceCable. [ + ]
NECA scores Glenn McGrath
Australian cricketing legend Glenn McGrath will be the keynote speaker at the National Electrical and Communications Association (NECA) conference on Langkawi Island in Malaysia in April. [ + ]
