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.

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.

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.

A new web forum for electrical and facilities management professionals has been established to assist in developing and deploying energy-effeciency strategies.

A WorkSafe audit on construction sites in Western Australia has revealed deficiencies in testing and tagging of electrical appliances.

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.

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.

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).

NECA has awarded the 2008 Electrical Trade Teacher of the Year Award to David McKee, a teacher at SkillsTech Australia in Queensland.

HPM Legrand will open its new 12,500 m² national distribution centre in Sydney’s south-west in January 2009.

Schneider Electric will combine its core Australian operations with its Engineered Services division and specialist subsidiaries Citect and NuLec to form one entity as of 1 January 2009.

The ACT Labor Government has appointed PricewaterhouseCoopers as the external adviser for the market testing stage of the Territory's planned solar power facility. The government is expected to call for construction proposals in early 2009.

A South Australian portable appliance manufacturer has been awarded a grant from Australian Industry Group to further its business opportunities in testing and tagging instruments.

Electrical contractor, Apps Electrics has been recognised for its apprenticeship and youth training programs in the 2008 Melbourne Business Awards.

A major office and retail project in Brisbane has been awarded a 6-Star Green Star rating by the Green Building Council of Australia, recognising it as a world leader in environmentally sustainable office design.