Industry News
Newcastle switching to 100% renewable energy
The City of Newcastle has signed a power purchase agreement with Flow Power that will allow the council to transition to 100% renewables for its power needs. [ + ]
Nominations open for Excellence in Lighting awards
Lighting Council Australia is now accepting nominations for the National Awards for Excellence in Lighting 2020, which will be held in Sydney in June. [ + ]
ABB to provide technology for HESC pilot
ABB will provide electrical equipment and project management for the Hydrogen Energy Supply Chain pilot project, which is scheduled to commence in 2020. [ + ]
ABB on track
The ABB FIA Formula E Championship Season 6 officially kicks off its 14-race calendar in Saudi Arabia late November. [ + ]
Energy Efficiency Expo this week
The inaugural Energy Efficiency Expo is on this week at the Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre, running from 23–24 October. [ + ]
Huge solar array being built in Adelaide
Work has begun on a project that will eventually see as many as 20,000 solar panels deployed in Tonsley, SA for one of Australia's largest rooftop solar arrays [ + ]
Electrical company fined $120,000 for unsafe worksite
A company has been fined $120,000 for exposing workers to risk of serious injury. [ + ]
Powering through summer
New technology from CSIRO will link rooftop solar and batteries to support electric vehicle (EV) charging, even in the height of summer. [ + ]
Eaton revamps DC power portfolio for 5G era
Eaton has launched a new range of DC power solutions — designed to support the power needs of 5G networks — in Australia and New Zealand. [ + ]
Positive new standard for battery storage sector
A gap in safety guidance for the battery storage sector has been filled with the publication of AS/NZS 5139:2019. [ + ]
Company banned from Victoria's Solar Homes program
Victoria's Space Solar has been banned from participating in the Solar Homes subsidy program after being found to have employed unlicensed electrical workers to conduct unsafe work. [ + ]
RF Test Solutions will distribute ADLINK solutions in NZ
ADLINK Technology has announced RF Test Solutions as the first authorised distributor of its test and measurement solutions in New Zealand. [ + ]
Giant solar–wind farm proposed for WA
The Murchison Renewable Hydrogen Project proposes to produce green hydrogen via a large-scale combined solar and wind farm generating up to 5000 MW. [ + ]
Closing the battery production loop
Material from spent lithium-ion batteries has been successfully recovered and processed to produce new lithium-ferro-phosphate batteries. [ + ]
Yackandandah on track for 100% renewable target
Ten public buildings in Yackandandah, Victoria have switched to solar, taking the town another step closer to reaching its 100% renewable energy target. [ + ]
