Efficiency and renewables

Overestimating wind power

14 March, 2013

The latest research in mesoscale atmospheric modelling, published in the journal Environmental Research Letters, suggests that the generating capacity of large-scale wind farms has been overestimated.


Clean and green

11 March, 2013 by Dannielle Furness

As we veer away from a reliance on fossil fuels in a quest to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, renewable energy is moving to the forefront. For all the benefits that renewable sources provide, the move to clean and green is not as easy as you would think.


Kraus & Naimer PV array DC isolators

09 March, 2013 | Supplied by: DKSH Australia Pty Ltd

The original enclosed Kraus & Naimer DC isolator has been improved. The 1500 VDC switch disconnector is now available in a larger IP67 enclosure to increase space for wiring.


Schneider Electric EnergySTEP@Work energy management

07 March, 2013 | Supplied by: Schneider Electric

Schneider Electric has announced EnergySTEP@Work, a new solution that brings IT devices and plug load energy use online to make it visible and controllable with Schneider Electric’s StruxureWare software applications.


Brightgreen D900 1.5 LED downlight

07 March, 2013 | Supplied by: Brightgreen Pty Ltd

Brightgreen has released the D900 v1.5 downlight, which the company claims has the LED with the highest CRI (95) on the market.


UQ helps plan future power

07 March, 2013 | Supplied by: The University of Queensland

The University of Queensland will share a $3.3 million CSIRO grant to investigate the most economically efficient energy network for Australia’s future. Professor John Foster and Dr Liam Wagner from UQ School of Economics Energy Economics and Management Group will collaborate with the University of Sydney, University of Newcastle and University of NSW on a three-year project to provide a suite of tools and models to plan and manage the future grid.


Construction to begin on WA wave energy project

06 March, 2013

Construction of the Perth Wave Energy Project is due to begin next month. Located at Garden Island, the project will start delivering green energy to the grid in 2014.


CBS issues public warning about Unleash Solar

04 March, 2013

The South Australian Consumer and Business Services (CBS) has issued a public warning about the company following complaints of faulty equipment and warranty work not being completed.


Halytech Illuminator sports-field lighting management system

01 March, 2013 | Supplied by: Halytech Pty Ltd

Halytech has improved its Illuminator sports-field lighting management system to monitor energy use and enable on-charging. Illuminator enables users to control sports-field lighting using a mobile phone, ensuring that floodlights are only used when required, in itself minimising energy use.


Now is the time to power up consumers on energy use

01 March, 2013 | Supplied by: Clean Energy Council

Australia now has the opportunity to make transformative changes to our electricity market to put power in the hands of consumers and businesses, according to the Chief Executive of Australia’s peak clean energy industry body, Clean Energy Council.


World’s first nationwide electric vehicle charging network

01 March, 2013 | Supplied by: ABB Australia Pty Ltd

Estonia has become the world’s first country to launch a nationwide fast-charging network for electric vehicles, using technology provided by power and automation technology group ABB.


Forecasting technology to boost solar energy

27 February, 2013

NCAR is spearheading a project to develop technology that gives 36-hour forecasts of incoming solar energy that could eliminate guesswork for solar power plants.


Australia’s largest desal plant online

25 February, 2013 | Supplied by: GE Energy

GE’s Power Conversion business was instrumental in bringing Australia’s largest seawater desalination plant into operation by providing technology that delivers a rainfall independent water supply to complement catchments and storages in the area around Melbourne.


Perth established as one of world’s top five geothermal cities

25 February, 2013

Securing funding for one of Australia’s largest geothermal projects and establishing Perth as one of the world’s top five ‘geothermal cities’ were celebrated as some of the major achievements of the Western Australian Geothermal Centre of Excellence (WAGCOE) at its conclusion last week.


Clevertronics Clever-test self-testing emergency lighting

21 February, 2013 | Supplied by: Clevertronics Pty Ltd

The Clevertronics Clever-test range of exit and emergency lighting is designed to provide electrical contractors, specifiers, building owners and occupiers with a cost-effective and thorough means of testing emergency and exit luminaires individually and automatically, in accordance with the mandatory requirements of Australian Standard AS/NZS 2293.2 section 3 ‘Inspection and Maintenance Procedures for Single Point Systems’.


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