Industry News
'Electrify everything': Schneider Electric Innovation Summit
The summit brought together industry leaders, inventors and technical experts to discuss digitalisation, electrification and innovating for sustainability. [ + ]
Update to low-voltage safety standard
Master Electricians Australia has issued an alert about the newly released update to AS/NZS 4836. [ + ]
Enzyme produces energy from thin air
Scientists have discovered an enzyme that turns hydrogen gas into an electrical current, opening the way to create devices that literally make energy from thin air. [ + ]
Smart streetlight warns of black ice
A system for warning drivers about transparent ('black') ice is being tested on a public road in Susono, Japan. [ + ]
Solar panels could be banned from landfill in Qld
Queenslanders are invited to comment on a proposal to recycle items like solar panels and repair other e-products instead of sending them to landfill. [ + ]
Sydney Metro West opts for Honeywell
Honeywell has signed a contract worth over $180 million with Sydney Metro West to provide critical systems for the project. [ + ]
Fully funded training for electrical designers
Transport for NSW is offering an Electrical Designer in Training program, available to electrical engineering students looking for a career in preparing designs for traffic signals and lighting projects. [ + ]
Rolling chain links help to save energy
igus has announced that the newly developed roller chain links in its E4.1 energy chain series reduce required drive power by 37%. [ + ]
Study reveals who's leading in alarm management
Hexagon has been recognised as a leading provider of alarm management software by the ARC Advisory Group in its annual market research study. [ + ]
Landowners to receive transmission infrastructure payments
The Victorian Govt has announced that strategic benefit payments will be made available to landowners who host significant transmission infrastructure. [ + ]
Home-grown batteries to be part of Qld's energy future
Sustainable iron flow batteries will be assembled at ESI's $70 million manufacturing plant in Maryborough from 2024 onward. [ + ]
$5.2m green energy hub aims for real-world impact
The hub will combine some of the most advanced digital energy technology from Siemens with Swinburne's technical, R&D and teaching expertise to build a future energy grid lab accessible by students and industry. [ + ]
Vast solar plant on horizon for SA
Australia is one step closer to its first commercial-scale concentrated solar power plant, with operations expected to commence in late 2025. [ + ]
Reformed strata laws to increase EV access
The Electric Vehicle Council has applauded the NSW Government's commitment to have 30,000 EV chargers operational by 2026. [ + ]
Upcoming ban on Type AC RCDs
Queensland's Electrical Safety Office is reminding electrical contractors that Type AC RCDs will be banned in Australia from 30 April 2023. [ + ]