Siemens Ltd, the turn-key supplier of TrustPower’s Snowtown II wind project, is working with newly established Australian wind tower supplier E&A Contractors, a wholly owned subsidiary of E&A Limited, to procure a portion of the 90 wind towers for the newly commenced wind farm development. [ + ]

AGL head Michael Fraser has returned to the position of Chair of the Clean Energy Council following its AGM. CEO of Hydro Tasmania Roy Adair was returned as Deputy Chair. [ + ]

A project that will deliver the world’s fastest high-performance wireless broadband to rural areas was awarded the Engineering Innovation Award at the 2012 Australian Engineering Excellence Awards. [ + ]

Bulk cable-cutting facility Cablemakers North Queensland is helping locals solve their cable requirements quicker with the launch of the Cablemakers website. [ + ]

The Group Training Association of Victoria has launched the Safety First website to help small-to-medium employers get to grips with the new WHS harmonisation laws. [ + ]

The sustainable data centre market will see accelerated growth in 2013 as it becomes more focused on cost savings and provides more efficient internal IT delivery methods such as virtualisation, software-defined networks (SDNs) and the use of converged infrastructure solutions (so-called cloud-in-a-box), says global analyst firm Ovum. [ + ]

The Australian Coal and Energy Survey reveals that shiftwork patterns in the mining and energy sectors could be impacting negatively on workers’ physical and mental health. [ + ]

NECA is calling on the Victorian Government to protect electrical and communications contractors caught up in the alarming number of insolvencies that have been occurring in the state’s construction industry recently. [ + ]

NOJA Power has been recognised as a Queensland Exporter of the Year in the Premier of Queensland’s Export Awards 2012 program. [ + ]

ABB has announced its underground substation concept for the efficient and safe delivery of energy for Australian urban areas. [ + ]

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. [ + ]

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. [ + ]

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. [ + ]

November 2012 marks a photovoltaic (PV) milestone for Australia. This month, cumulative Australian PV installations reached 2 GW - equivalent to 2,000,000 kW. [ + ]

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. [ + ]