The largest solar power plant in Australia and the Southern Hemisphere, based in Nyngan, NSW, is now fully operational. [ + ]

Collaborative work management software expert Clarizen has announced its new Australian office, expanding its global footprint in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) market. [ + ]

It's awards season, and the winners of WA, SA and Qld Excellence and Apprentice Awards for the electrical and communications industry have been announced. [ + ]

The Coalition's national broadband network is a bad deal for Australia, said University of Melbourne Emeritus Professor in Electric and Electronic Engineering Rod Tucker. [ + ]

The Australiasian Fleet Management Association (AfMA) has released a bulletin outlining the outcome of a recent Fair Work Commission (FWC) case, in which Fair Work Commissioner Danny Cloghan found that a passenger in a work vehicle has the same implied and statutory duty to observe safety signs and communications as the driver. [ + ]

Do you have hands-on experience in the design, layout and installation of electrical systems and equipment? CSIRO Astronomy and Space Science would like to hear from you. [ + ]

NECA has said there is a lack of take-up on the opportunities offered by investment in renewable energy by our biggest states. [ + ]

As more cities upgrade their road lighting to LED, Osram has introduced overvoltage protection for LED road luminaires that are vulnerable to lightning strikes. [ + ]

A full evaluation of the Security of Payment Act will be carried out later this year, according to Fair Trading Commissioner, Rod Stowe. Major changes were made to the Act in 2013 to ensure prompt payments for subcontractors through the contracting chain, protect retention monies and penalise contractors who provide false statements with fines or imprisonment. [ + ]

Rockwell Automation will be holding an educational event focused on power and energy, Power TechED, from 8–9 September 2015 at the Gold Coast Convention Centre, Queensland. [ + ]

News on the street is that taxi industry enemy number one Uber is partnering with the University of Arizona in the United States to further its research into driverless car technology. [ + ]

Cromarty has been named the national winner of the Schneider Electric annual System Integrator Awards. [ + ]

The Australian Smart Lighting Summit will hit Melbourne next week — a forum for the discussion of smart lighting and upcoming street lighting opportunities and technologies. [ + ]

Master Builders Australia has welcomed Justice Dyson Heydon's decision to remain head of the Royal Commission into Trade Union Governance and Corruption despite recent pressure for him to stand down. [ + ]

Solar manufacturer JA Solar Holdings has announced that installation of its solar modules has begun at the Moree Solar Farm (MSF) in northern NSW. [ + ]