Industry News
Trade teacher award for former Ford technician
Jamie Robertson, a former electrical services technician from the Ford auto-manufacturing plant at Geelong, has won the Electrotechnology Industry Trade Teacher Award for 2017. [ + ]
Granite Power to supply renewable energy solution to Samoan EPC
Australian power company Granite Power has signed an agreement with the Samoan Electric Power Corporation (EPC) for the installation and management of recycling technology for renewable energy generation. [ + ]
Vector wins Australian smart metering contract
NZ electricity and gas distribution company Vector has won a contract to provide metering services to EnergyAustralia. [ + ]
Nominations open for 2018 ARBS Industry Awards
Nominations for the 2018 ARBS Industry Awards — the biennial awards hosted alongside the ARBS Exhibition — are now open. [ + ]
Sparkies welcome passage of Security of Payment Bill
Master Electricians Australia (MEA) has welcomed the passage of legislation through the Queensland parliament that will guarantee payments to small and medium businesses in the building and construction industry. [ + ]
Australian Security Awards 2017 winners announced
Winners of the 2017 Australian Security Industry Awards were recently announced at a joint ceremony with the 3rd Annual Outstanding Security Performance Awards (OSPAs). [ + ]
NHP signs distribution deal with Axelent
NHP has strengthened its local market offering with a partnership with Swedish group Axelent. [ + ]
Amendments to the Electrical Safety Act
Two important amendments have been made to the Electrical Safety Act 2002. These amendments directly target unsafe electrical work and unsafe electrical work practices and are in addition to existing penalties and disciplinary actions available under the Act. [ + ]
Schneider Electric brings big data and IoT to data centres
Schneider Electric is bringing big data and IoT to data centres with its data centre management as a service architecture EcoStruxure IT. [ + ]
AU$167.34 million power order for ABB
ABB has won an AU$167.34 million (£99 million) order to build the power transmission infrastructure for EDF Energy's new Hinkley Point C power plant in the UK. [ + ]
Draft Fishermans Bend Framework released
The Victorian Government has released the draft Fishermans Bend Framework. [ + ]
Pier DC opens new facility in WA
Data centre operator Pier DC has opened a new Tier III-certified facility in Canning Vale, Perth. [ + ]
Ombudsman calls for subbies to be paid promptly
The Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman is examining payment terms and conditions for subcontractors working on government projects. [ + ]
CET ditched in favour of new policy
The Turnbull government has decided to drop the Clean Energy Target in favour of new policy designed to deliver "more affordable and reliable electricity". [ + ]
Redback Technologies gets $7m in funding
The Clean Energy Innovation Fund and Right Click Capital have invested US$7 million (AU$8.99 million) into Australian renewable energy start-up Redback Technologies, as part of its Series A-2 capital raising round. [ + ]
