Industry News
ABB supplies components for floating PV power plant
ABB has supplied critical components for a 1 MW floating photovoltaic power plant test-bed in Singapore. [ + ]
Are you Australia's most inventive installer?
The Clean Energy Council is calling on solar designers and installers to submit their entries for the 2017 Solar Design and Installation Awards. [ + ]
RCBO prohibition notice amended
The Victorian technical and safety regulator Energy Safe Victoria (ESV) has imposed additional requirements on the supply of RCBOs designed or marketed to be permanently fixed to household or similar electrical wiring in Victoria. [ + ]
Infinity cable ruling leaves door open to dodgy products
The construction industry is estimated to spend over $80m for remediating the faulty Infinity cable but the sole director of company behind the imports has only been fined $18,000 plus $15,000 in costs by the NSW Supreme Court, according to Australian Industry Group Chief Executive Innes Willox. [ + ]
Payroll tax relief for Tasmanian apprentices
The National Electrical and Communications Association (NECA) has welcomed the Tasmanian Government's announcement to provide payroll tax relief for apprentices and trainees aged 15–24 years. [ + ]
Dutch dairy farm deploys Redflow batteries
A Dutch dairy farm has deployed six Redflow ZBM2 zinc-bromine flow batteries to store self-produced solar energy that can support its milk production with sun-harvested energy. [ + ]
Market reform key to turbocharge energy storage
Targeted electricity market reform, rather than long-term public funding, is the key to unlocking the full benefits from energy storage technology as Australia shifts to renewable energy, according Clean Energy Council's latest policy paper. [ + ]
Semitransparent solar cells for solar windows
Korean scientists have developed a semitransparent solar cell that is said to be highly efficient and functions effectively as a thermal mirror. [ + ]
Small businesses most vulnerable to scammers
Nearly 6000 businesses reported being targeted by scams in 2016 with losses totalling around $3.8 million. [ + ]
Security 2017 announces speaker line-up
The speaker line-up for the 2017 Security Exhibition & Conference has just been announced. [ + ]
All 12 large-scale solar projects reach financial close
Twelve large-scale solar projects are on track to become a reality, as the twelfth and final project reaches financial close. [ + ]
Osram acquires stake in plantCube developer
Osram has acquired a stake in Munich-based start-up agrilution. [ + ]
Lighting controls forum in Sydney this week
Lighting Council Australia will be holding a lighting controls forum for electrical contractors, lighting systems designers and lighting industry opinion leaders. [ + ]
15 MW Sunshine Coast solar farm to be fully operational soon
The 15 MW Sunshine Coast Solar Farm in Valdora is on track to be fully operational soon. [ + ]
Western Sydney Airport — an "opportunity" for contractors
The federal government's intention to build the Western Sydney Airport will provide an enormous economic opportunity for NSW electrical contractors, said the CEO of the National Electrical and Communication Association (NECA), Suresh Manickam. [ + ]
