Industry News
AERI appoints first chairperson
The Australian Energy Research Institute (AERI) at UNSW has appointed George Maltabarow as its first chairperson. [ + ]
ABB completes acquisition of Bob White Electrix and LE Jarvis
Power and automation technology group ABB has completed the acquisition of two Australian-based motor and generator repair and service businesses: Bob White Electrix and LE Jarvis. [ + ]
MEA appoints new WA state manager
Tony Mancini has been appointed as Master Electricians Australia’s new state manager for its Perth headquarters. [ + ]
DOT92 wins Pierlite an Excellence Award
Pierlite has been awarded the Illuminating Engineering Society’s Excellence Award for its recently launched DOT92 LED downlight range. [ + ]
SEA elects new Chair
Sean Webb was elected as Chair of the Sustainable Energy Association of Australia (SEA) at the SEA June Board meeting. [ + ]
IPART releases solar feed-in tariff recommendation for NSW
IPART has determined that a “fair and reasonable” solar feed-in tariff for New South Wales consumers is in the range of 7.7 to 12.9 cents per kWh. [ + ]
Master Electricians comments on changes to Qld solar scheme
Master Electricians Australia has cautiously welcomed aspects of the changes to Queensland’s Solar Bonus Scheme but said a phase-out period would have benefited the solar industry. [ + ]
Electrical Solutions survey winner announced
Congratulations to Gaven Livermore, comms technician from Riverina Television & Cabling Solutions, who has been randomly selected as the winner of the Electrical Solutions survey. [ + ]
Queensland solar rebate cuts will cost jobs, Clean Energy Council says
The Queensland Government’s decision to cut solar rebates could jeopardise 4500 jobs, the Clean Energy Council said. [ + ]
Downer wins $71m electrical and instrumentation contract
BHP Billiton Iron Ore has awarded Downer EDI an electrical and instrumentation contract worth $71 million. [ + ]
China Telecommunications Technology Labs selects Spirent for TD-LTE testing
Spirent Communications has announced that China Telecommunications Technology Labs (CTTL), a leading wireless test and certification organisation under China Academy of Telecommunications Research (CATR), has selected the Spirent VR5 HD Spatial Channel Emulator to advance their TD-LTE device test environment. [ + ]
Stulz partners with SynapSense for ANZ DCIM
Stulz Australia has partnered with SynapSense Corporation for the sales, installation and technical support of the SynapSense solution in the Australia and New Zealand data centre markets. [ + ]
Carbon price gouging could lead to a new wave of class action litigations
Businesses that try to price gouge - or improperly inflate prices - following the introduction of the carbon price in July could be opening the door to a new wave of consumer class actions, warns Australian law firm Maddocks. [ + ]
City landlords of existing office buildings should consider greening, says report
While prestigious new office buildings are achieving 6 Star energy ratings, landlords of B-, C- and D-grade office buildings should consider greening, said Total Environment Centre (TEC). [ + ]
Government support for energy efficiency boosts AMI market, says GlobalData
Increasing smart meter deployment and pioneering new technologies will revolutionise the domestic power industry, according to a new report by GlobalData. [ + ]