Industry News
Update to renewable energy connection standard
The updated standard will become mandatory six months from its publication date of 23 August 2024. [ + ]
MEA gets behind household battery schemes
Master Electricians Australia is urging both the government and opposition to support schemes that encourage Australians to embrace home battery programs. [ + ]
SA project seeks 'Energy Masters'
An upcoming $13.8 million South Australian initiative is aiming to explore the benefits of energy-smart homes. [ + ]
Lighting stars celebrated at industry awards
Winners included a transformative public lighting project, a small business that illuminates famous public buildings, and a veteran of the lighting industry. [ + ]
Electrification trial launches in Illawarra
A two-year community campaign has led to a first-of-its-kind trial to electrify 500 homes in the Illawarra region of NSW. [ + ]
Deep dive on Surf Life Saving comms
At the upcoming Comms Connect Melbourne event, Surf Life Saving NSW's Andrew Ugarte will detail his organisation's journey designing a communications network. [ + ]
NHP to distribute Socomec range across ANZ
Following a 20-year relationship between the companies, the exclusive distribution partnership will commence on 1 January 2025. [ + ]
Flow Power shares plans for NSW solar farm
Containing over 8000 solar panels, the Cootamundra Solar Farm will export 11,800 MWh of solar energy to the grid annually. [ + ]
New service aims to shield solar panels from hail
Extreme hail events have caused hundreds of millions of dollars of damage at solar PV projects in North America, even in areas historically less prone to hailstorms. [ + ]
Electricity sector jobs forecast to double by 2029
A new report reveals that the nation might soon face a worrying lack of the type of electrical skills needed for Australia's energy transition. [ + ]
Tindo joins forces with AC Solar Warehouse
AC Solar Warehouse will stock and distribute Tindo's Walara panels across its distribution centres in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth and Cairns. [ + ]
Long-duration storage could be key to reliability
A new report has found that long-duration energy storage could play a critical role in maintaining Australia's energy reliability as coal plants retire over the next decade. [ + ]
EOIs sought for Pilbara transmission project
The Pilbara Energy Transition Plan aims to speed up decarbonisation and meet increasing energy demand by boosting the development of common-use infrastructure in the region. [ + ]
Singtel and Hitachi aim for sustainable data centres
As demand for AI and cloud services increases, Japan has become one of the largest and fastest-growing data centre markets in the Asia–Pacific region. [ + ]
Telstra to discuss TasGRN at Comms Connect Melbourne
On day one of the upcoming conference, Telstra representatives will detail the company’s journey with the Tasmanian Government Radio Network. [ + ]
