Industry News
NECA scores Glenn McGrath
Australian cricketing legend Glenn McGrath will be the keynote speaker at the National Electrical and Communications Association (NECA) conference on Langkawi Island in Malaysia in April. [ + ]
VSS Monitoring recognised in Fierce Innovation Awards Program
VSS Monitoring has been recognised with multiple industry honours in this year’s Fierce Innovation Awards Program, an operator-reviewed awards program from the publishers of FierceWireless, FierceTelecom and FierceCable. [ + ]
49 asbestos illness cases in 22 years at Ausgrid, claims ETU
The ETU claims to have evidence that shows Ausgrid has documented 49 cases of asbestos-related illness in 22 years. The union group has threatened action if an asbestos removal plan is not developed. [ + ]
New LEDs for Bicentennial Park
Glebe’s Bicentennial Park is the first park in Sydney to have new LED lights installed as part of the City of Sydney’s $7 million three-year rollout of the green technology. [ + ]
ETU calls for audit of asbestos in electricity industry
The Electrical Trades Union has questioned Endeavour Energy’s policy on asbestos meter boards, claiming that its policy relies on out-of-date workplace safety advice. [ + ]
Mobotix appoints new business development manager
Mobotix, the world’s largest manufacturer of megapixel network video surveillance systems, has announced the most recent addition to its Australian and New Zealand team. [ + ]
Schneider Electric announces MIX2012, a power and cooling event for engineers and contractors
Schneider Electric has announced MIX2012, a power and cooling event for engineers and contractors, scheduled for Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane throughout November. [ + ]
Australians most concerned about electricity failure
Australians are more concerned about the failure of electricity and water services than disruption to transportation or telecommunications, new research from Unisys shows. [ + ]
Scientists create first all-carbon solar cell
Scientists at Stanford University have created the world’s first solar cell constructed entirely of carbon, which they say is a promising alternative to the expensive materials currently used in photovoltaic devices. [ + ]
Australia’s first certified KNX training centre
In partnership with ABB, the first KNX certified training centre in Australia opens at RMIT University, allowing electrical technicians and undergraduates to study this open-architecture building control system. [ + ]
Call to protect electricians
The National Electrical and Communications Association (NECA) is calling on the NSW Government to protect electrical and communications contractors caught up in the alarming amount of insolvencies that have been occurring in the state’s construction industry recently. [ + ]
Clipsal spinning to win
24 hours, 51 laps and 800+ kilometres on a mountain bike. It’s all in a day’s work for Albury-based, Clipsal by Schneider Electric representative Mathew Harrington and his group of Bright Sparks. [ + ]
ABB to help new coal terminal in Australia operate at peak efficiency
ABB has secured a $29 million order for integrated power and control for site conveyor systems that will ensure reliable, energy-efficient performance to speed transport of coal to end customers in Asia. [ + ]
Panduit and Rockwell Automation form strategic alliance
Rockwell Automation and Panduit have expanded their long-standing Encompass product-referencing relationship and have formed a strategic alliance. [ + ]
Sydney Park Pavilion goes solar
As part of a $4.3 million City of Sydney project, Sydney Park Pavilion will be the first of 30 sites to have solar photovoltaic panels installed. The project will have a total peak electrical capacity of 1.25 MW. [ + ]
