Industry News
Car sharing — the future of the fleet?
Climate change, cost savings and legislation change the way we use our vehicles and get our staff and resources from place to place. [ + ]
NT grants available for electrical and fire safety upgrades
The Northern Territory Government is investing more than $2.1 million to improve housing safety under two new programs. [ + ]
ETU calls out unsafe working conditions on solar farm
The ETU says video and images from a solar farm construction site are evidence of dangerous working conditions. [ + ]
Study: How rooftop solar assists the electricity network
UNSW will develop tools to understand the behaviour of rooftop solar and distributed energy resources (DER) in response to a variety of contingency events. [ + ]
Smart Cities Council expands
Smart Cities Council Australia New Zealand (SCCANZ) has announced that leading professional services company Jacobs has joined the council. [ + ]
COVID-19 rescue and resuscitation training exemptions no longer apply
From 1 August 2021, the exemptions for CPR, PTR and LVR training will no longer apply. [ + ]
Eased travel restrictions open up Comms Connect NZ
The announcement of a two-way, quarantine-free corridor between Australia and New Zealand from 19 April has been a welcome one. [ + ]
CEDIA launches global search for new CEO
CEDIA has announced it will use a global executive search firm to help recruit its next CEO. [ + ]
APS Industrial appointed sole distributor of KATKO
APS Industrial is now the sole distributor of KATO switching solutions in Australia thanks to a new agreement. [ + ]
CEDIA releases Australian smart home industry study
CEDIA has released what it describes as a 'first-of-its-kind study' of the Australian smart home industry. [ + ]
Creative lighting guide for electrical contractors
Lighting Council Australia (LCA) has published a new Creative Lighting Guide designed in the main for electrical contractors and consumers. [ + ]
Network-connected battery storage trial to begin in Queensland
Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has announced five locations across regional Queensland to host a large-scale, network-connected battery trial. [ + ]
Trade solar energy for slabs of VB
Victoria Bitter has launched Solar Exchange — a new program that enables beer lovers to trade their excess solar energy for slabs of Victoria Bitter. [ + ]
CSIRO plays a part in next-gen solar development
Australia's CSIRO will help develop next-generation concentrated solar thermal (CST) technology in the United States. [ + ]
Construction industry gets automated
The ARC has funded a groundbreaking research initiative to improve the quality and productivity of the construction industry using robotic technology. [ + ]