Efficiency and renewables

JW Speaker LED strobe

23 June, 2011 | Supplied by: Invision Sales

JW Speaker’s LED strobe is designed for heavy-duty applications such as mining, large agricultural machinery, military, emergency services and industrial. It is designed to withstand extreme shock and vibration and the die-cast aluminium base provides secure mounting and maximum protection. It features a heavy-duty, UV-resistant, hard-coated polycarbonate lens. The high-powered LEDs in the top of the lens provide warning to larger vehicles that would not normally see a traditional emergency light.


HPM Legrand Energy management products

21 June, 2011 | Supplied by: Legrand Australia P/L

The SCS control systems, which include visualisation and load management products, can show how much gas and electricity a residence is using. The energy and hot water output received from solar panels can also be viewed.


ASSIST recommendations provide new methods for evaluating street and roadway lighting

20 June, 2011

LRC’s ASSIST has published new recommendations for evaluating street and roadway lighting, and estimating discomfort glare.


Consumers want smart technologies but lack knowledge of emerging systems

20 June, 2011

A survey by CEA has found that US consumers are concerned about the cost of their energy use, yet lack awareness of emerging energy management systems.


Convergence key to sustainable business

07 June, 2011 | Supplied by: mySmart Pty Ltd

The future lies in converged solutions - enabling us to deliver complete building and energy management systems and, in turn, enable building owners to save a couple of hundred hours’ energy use each year.


ABB launches eco-friendly transformer for Australian market

02 June, 2011 | Supplied by: ABB Australia Pty Ltd

Power and automation technology player ABB has launched eco-friendly transformers for the Australian market.


Top tips to save power

31 May, 2011 | Supplied by: Eco Smart Lighting

As energy becomes increasingly expensive and a price on carbon turns out to be imminent, the need to save energy is at the forefront of business minds.


LEDs: a matter of quality

31 May, 2011 by Bryan Douglas, Chief Executive Officer, Lighting Council Australia

LEDs hold great promise as a new light source for general illumination. While there are some excellent products available, LEDs are beset by quality problems and many in the marketplace fail to match suppliers’ claims of efficiency, longevity and other critical parameters. For this reason, Lighting Council Australia has introduced a quality scheme for LEDs.


Contractors are key to help organisations tackle energy-efficiency challenges

31 May, 2011 by David Gardner, Executive General Manager, Schneider Electric - Power Business, Australia

The likely introduction of a carbon tax in Australia has sparked lively debate between proponents and opponents.


Surge in LED demand, but still a long way to go

31 May, 2011 | Supplied by: LiquidLEDs Lighting Pty Limited

LiquidLEDs Lighting has introduced Liquid Immersed Thermal Management Solution (LITMS), a liquid solution that encapsulates the diode, effectively eliminating heat-caused problems. LiquidLEDs has also introduced another design which combines the engineering found in incandescent light bulbs with new LED innovations. The company has an extensive range of ‘LED filament bulbs’, which features a filament of LEDs - similar to the old filaments found in incandescent bulbs.


LiquidLEDs Lighting LED light bulbs

26 May, 2011 | Supplied by: LiquidLEDs Lighting Pty Limited

LiquidLEDs Lighting has introduced LED light bulbs that consume between 1.5-15W of energy and can last for up to 15,000 h.


Occupancy sensors yield energy savings

11 May, 2011

Scientists at the University of California have come up with a software and sensor-based solution that helps reduce energy usage.


Eaton 5px line-interactive UPS

06 May, 2011 | Supplied by: Eaton Corporation

Eaton has launched Eaton 5PX, a line-interactive UPS that meters the energy consumption of every device protected by the UPS. The 5PX has a large, intuitive LCD and features power factor of 0.9. As a successor to Eaton Evolution S, this next-generation UPS, with a power range of 1.5 to 3 kVA, continues to offer high-density protection for IT devices such as servers, switchers, routers and storage devices.


SATEC BFM136 branch feeder monitor enhancements

05 May, 2011 | Supplied by: SATEC (Australia) Pty Ltd

Enhancements to SATEC’s BFM136 branch feeder monitor include readings of class 0.5 and the capability of reading down to 0.1% of the CT current range providing measuring capabilities while maintaining 0.5% energy reading accuracy.


Vibe LED tubes

28 April, 2011 | Supplied by: ANL Lighting

Vibe LED tubes replace fluorescent tubes as a more efficient and environmentally friendly way of lighting. Their efficiency provides extra long life and the tubes do not contain the mercury and phosphorus that is found in fluorescent lights.


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