Industry News
Feed-in tariff announced for Canberra
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.
[ + ]NHP opens new Victorian branch
A new NHP branch has been established to better service the needs of the electrical market in Melbourne's south-east.
[ + ]Greenhouse emissions continue to rise
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.
[ + ]Dynalite dealer program
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.
[ + ]Keeping up with massive growth in the Gold Coast
Considerable money is being invested by Energex in expanding the electricity grid in the Gold Coast to keep up with development.
[ + ]Queensland electrical safety plan
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.
[ + ]Solar cooling technology to reduce peak electricity demand
In what may seem a contradiction, CSIRO is developing an air-conditioning technology that cools better the hotter the weather gets. Solar cooling offers the potential to avert peak demand problems during extreme hot weather conditions while minimising greenhouse gas emissions.
[ + ]EnergySafety investigates electrocution fatality
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.
[ + ]Smart grid deployment could mean 280,000 new jobs in US, says report
According to a recent US report, the deployment of a 'smart grid' across the US electricity network could directly create up to 280,000 new jobs.
[ + ]Web forum for commercial and industrial facilities to achieve energy savings
A new web forum for electrical and facilities management professionals has been established to assist in developing and deploying energy-effeciency strategies.
[ + ]WA safety inspections find electrical problems
A WorkSafe audit on construction sites in Western Australia has revealed deficiencies in testing and tagging of electrical appliances.
[ + ]Solar power installation expected to surge in 2009
The federal government's decision to set a date to close the solar power rebate is expected to cause a surge in demand from consumers for domestic solar power installations in 2009.
[ + ]ACT fast-tracks the Feed-in Tariff
The ACT government has announced that the implementation date for the renewable energy Feed-in Tariff scheme has been brought forward from July 2009 to March 2009.
[ + ]ACT climate change department gets priority funding
The ACT government has announced an additional $10.4 million of funding over four years will be allocated for the new Department of the Environment, Climate Change, Energy and Water (DECCEW).
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