First Australian Smart Cities Awards Program launched
21 August, 2017A Smart Cities Awards Program has been announced by the Smart Cities Council Australia New Zealand (SCCANZ).
Construction to begin on two Qld solar farms
14 August, 2017Construction is about to begin on two new large-scale solar farms near Collinsville in north Queensland.
Philips lights up Canada's railway tunnel
14 August, 2017 | Supplied by: SignifyThe almost 160-year-old Brockville Railway Tunnel in Brockville, Canada, has been illuminated with Philips LED lights.
A blooming success story
25 July, 2017 | Supplied by: Trina Solar AustraliaDue to a requirement for precise temperature control across a range of cool rooms, energy is one of the major overheads at the Aker Flowerbulbs farm located in the rich volcanic soil of Silvan in Victoria's Dandenong Ranges.
UTS issues large-scale renewable RFPs
25 July, 2017The University of Technology Sydney is canvassing proposals to secure enough renewable energy to fully offset the energy use of buildings developed under the university's $1.3bn City Campus Master Plan Program.
New street lighting guidelines released
21 July, 2017The Institute of Public Works Engineering Australasia (IPWEA) has released two new street lighting guidelines — the Model LED Public Lighting Specification and the Model Public Lighting Controls Specification.
Redflow announces capital raising following strategic review
17 July, 2017Australian battery company Redflow has announced a $14.5 million capital raising to meet the rising demand for batteries.
Philips buys traceable renewable power in Dubai
11 July, 2017Philips Lighting has announced the purchase of traceable renewable electricity from Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA's) Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park in Dubai.
SA to get world's biggest Li-ion battery
10 July, 2017A deal between the South Australian government, American automaker, energy storage and solar panel company Tesla and French renewable energy company Neoen will see South Australia get the world's largest lithium-ion battery.
Lighting up a multipurpose stadium
07 July, 2017 | Supplied by: SignifyThe new 60,000-seat Perth Stadium, set to open in early 2018, will feature more than 15,000 controllable LED light fittings.
Redback in NZ virtual power plant trial
05 July, 2017Redback Technologies has been selected by Contact Energy, one of New Zealand's leading energy generators and retailers, to participate in a Virtual Power Plant (VPP) trial in Wellington.
Gerard Lighting launches new specifier website
03 July, 2017Gerard Lighting has launched its new specifier website bringing all its professional brands and products under one digital roof.
ABB UNO-DM-PLUS series single-phase inverter
01 July, 2017 | Supplied by: ABB Australia Pty LtdThe ABB UNO-DM-PLUS series single-phase inverter delivers an easy and efficient solution for domestic solar installations.
University-corporate partnership to develop batteries for renewables
28 June, 2017UNSW, University of Queensland and Printed Energy have teamed up to develop ultrathin, flexible screen-printed batteries for cheap portable devices and intermittent renewable energy.
NZ's Vector to deploy battery storage solution in NT
23 June, 2017New Zealand electricity and gas distribution company Vector has won a contract to supply the Territory Generation Alice Springs Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) project.
