Articles
MCBs: the what, why and how
Electricians are familiar with miniature circuit breakers (MCBs), but do they how they actually work and what they do? [ + ]
Aligning the data centre to meet the demands of smart cities and IoT
Smart cities and the Internet of Things are front of mind lately. [ + ]
IoT in power distribution
The strong uptake of rooftop solar is reshaping the way energy is generated, distributed and used. It is also creating growing challenges for power distribution companies. [ + ]
Building a future-ready workforce
Australia's education and training system needs to skill up as businesses prepare for the challenges of digital transformation, according to a report by the Australian Industry (Ai) Group. [ + ]
The rise of renewable cities
Around the world, urban areas of all sizes are stepping up to the urgent challenge for cities and towns to become carbon neutral and are setting targets to ramp up renewables in their energy mix. [ + ]
Data security in the spotlight
Over 60 data breach notifications were reported during the first six weeks of the new Notifiable Data Breaches (NDB) scheme. This is according to Office of the Australian Information Commissioner's (OAIC) first quarterly report since the introduction of the scheme in February. [ + ]
The biggest barrier to microgrid deployment
The establishment of viable business cases for different applications is the main barrier to the continued uptake of microgrids in Australia. [ + ]
Are you up to date with standards?
Most electricians will have encountered AS/NZS 3000:2007 Electrical installations (Wiring Rules) at some stage in their work, with some in the sector legally required to meet this standard, and it's near 600 pages. [ + ]
OM5 — hype or the future of multimode?
OM5 multimode fibre (MMF) was introduced with fanfare in 2016, but to date has seen very few deployments. [ + ]
Distributed energy innovation
The energy industry continues to see increased penetration of distributed energy generation. [ + ]
Rooftop solar boom: more than 395 installations per hour
With more than 9500 solar panels installed every day, the future looks bright for the Australian solar industry. [ + ]
Virtual power plants are in vogue, but they can be like taking a sledgehammer to a nut
The fleet of small-scale solar systems, batteries and flexible loads in our electricity system will grow rapidly in coming years. [ + ]
The future of energy
Australia's energy future — from power generation right through to residential energy storage — has been a topic that has sparked considerable debates and discussions. [ + ]
The IoT and building management
The Internet of Things (IoT) is disrupting virtually every industry, but it is particularly effective in challenging conventional approaches to control systems. [ + ]
Talking cars
Around 500 private and fleet vehicles in Queensland will be retrofitted with devices that enable vehicles to talk to vehicles, infrastructure, road operations systems and cloud-based data sharing systems. [ + ]
