Energy Safe Victoria has commissioned innovative battery technologies to be deployed in some of the state’s bushfire-prone areas to enable the overhead electricity network to be turned off on high-risk fire days while still maintaining the supply of electricity to townships.

Australian industrial and electrical distribution company IPD Industrial Products has been contracted to distribute DEHN + SOHNE electrical safety products.

A Brisbane residential high-rise building leads the way with an advanced smart-metering system.

At the recent Solar 2010 Conference in Canberra, the ACT Government outlined its continued support of solar energy, calling on delegates to ‘stand up for solar’.

The winners of the NECA 2010 National Excellence Awards were announced recently.

Telstra was recently awarded the ‘Changing Lives’ award at the 2010 Broadband World Forum for its Arnhem Land Fibre Project.

Electrical Group Training recently recognised Western Australia’s best electrical apprentices at the Annual Apprentice of the Year Awards.

A new training centre was opened recently in Melbourne to develop vocational skills in green technologies.

Four young geniuses were recently awarded a national award for innovation and commitment to the electrical and electrotechnology industry for demonstrating outstanding design and manufacturing skills well beyond their years.

European test equipment supplier Livingstone is focusing on rental opportunities in the Australian and New Zealand markets.

Downer EDI won the NECA National Excellence Award for its work on the Boddington Gold Mine expansion project.

NECA has reiterated its call for the federal government to release information on the Home Insulation Program so as to minimise the risks of more deaths occurring.

The College of Electrical Training was recently nominated for the National Small Training Provider of the Year 2010 Award.

An international computer conference has ranked a CSIRO-developed computing system as the most energy-efficient supercomputer in the country.

A NSW manufacturer of electrical heating elements has received the Minister’s Awards for Excellence for Employers of Australian Apprentices.