The dangers of working with electricity were highlighted recently when a company was prosecuted following the fatal electrocution of its maintenance manager.

New technology being developed by CSIRO may enable solar energy to be generated in the future by transparent films fixed to our windows.

A report from data communications analyst CIR forecasts the 40/100 gigabit ethernet market will take off in 2010, projecting that revenues from 40/100G ethernet transceivers will reach US$482 million by 2013.

NECA Western Australia applauded the federal government’s $145 million plan to subsidise apprentice wages — but urges both federal and state governments to do more to help the electrical industry.

Senator Kim Carr, Federal Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research, has announced that Newcastle will host the national Enterprise Connect Clean Energy Innovation Centre.

A safety bulletin recently issued by WorkSafe Victoria, stressing the importance of testing and tagging, highlights a business opportunity for the electrical industry.

Recent hot weather is placing condiserable load on electrical wiring in homes, but exposing some residents to the risk of fires due to sub-standard or inadequate installations.

The ACT government has announced a generous electricity feed-in tariff scheme that is expected to encourage the take-up of alternative energy sources in both commercial and domestic buildings.

A new NHP branch has been established to better service the needs of the electrical market in Melbourne's south-east.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.