Industry News
Houseboat project picks up an MEA award
A project to install electrical and other infrastructure for a three-storey luxury houseboat has won an award at the annual MEA National Awards for Excellence [ + ]
South Australia's big battery to grow 50% bigger
Neoen plans to expand the capacity of the Tesla Big Battery at its Hornsdale Wind Farm — already the world's largest utility-scale battery — by 50%. [ + ]
Registrations for ARBS 2020 open early December
ARBS 2020, Australia's leading HVAC&R trade show, will take place at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre next May. [ + ]
Magellan Power delivers standalone power systems to WA
WA's Magellan Power has completed manufacturing a number of standalone power systems for a Western Power upgrade project. [ + ]
Redflow lands off-grid energy storage project in New Zealand
The New Zealand Rural Connectivity Group (RCG) has chosen Redflow zinc-bromine flow batteries to store energy in off-grid telecommunication sites in remote rural locations. [ + ]
Supertall skyscraper to target LEED-Gold cert
A 500-metre sculpted skyscraper in China will be designed as one of the tallest buildings to achieve LEED-Gold certification. [ + ]
Five Qld electrical workers and contractors fined
The Queensland Electrical Safety Office's Electrical Licensing Committee meted out five fines and licence suspensions during the month of September. [ + ]
Delta names new Australia Country Manager
Power and thermal management company Delta Electronics has promoted long-serving executive David Leal to the post of Country Manager for Australia. [ + ]
Australia's ICT leaders to gather in Melbourne end of November
ICT infrastructure experts will convene in Melbourne next month for Australia's largest ICT infrastructure event, the BICSI South Pacific Conference. [ + ]
Sunshine Coast Uni wins Energy Climate Award
The University of the Sunshine Coast has won a Global District Energy Climate Award for its innovative renewable energy-powered chilled water cooling system. [ + ]
MATES in Construction endorses PC's Mental Health report
MATES in Construction says recommendations from the Productivity Commission's Mental Health report could help reduce suicides among construction workers. [ + ]
SCCANZ publishes urban mobility strategy
SCCANZ's Urban Mobility Task Force has published a strategy comprising six recommendations for improving urban mobility and reducing road congestion. [ + ]
Investment to focus on grid reliability
The Australian Government recently announced a $1 billion Grid Reliability Fund for investment into transmission and distribution infrastructure and grid stabilisation technologies. [ + ]
Pushing the limits in smart buildings
The words 'smart' and 'intelligent' get thrown around a lot, particularly in reference to residential and commercial buildings. [ + ]
Federal, NSW govts to underwrite QNI upgrade
The federal and NSW governments have agreed to jointly underwrite $102m for a project to upgrade the Queensland–New South Wales Interconnector. [ + ]
