Belden has acquired cybersecurity provider Byres Security in a bid to enhance its ability to protect industrial automation systems from cyberattack.

The Queensland Electrical Safety Office reminds workers and the general public to take extra care when in the vicinity of powerlines.

Electrical industry says building regulator must stay to stop lawlessness.

Registration is now open for Belden's Network Design Seminar designed to help participants learn essential skills for mission-critical signal transmission infrastructure.

The WA government has announced 46 finalists in the 2011 WA Environment Awards. The winners will be announced at a presentation dinner at the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre on Friday November 25.

The resource industry employer group AMMA has announced the launch of jobs and careers portal www.miningoilandgasjobs.com.

Regulations to have safety switches installed at the time of sale or lease already exist in Western Australia and in Queensland and it is time the other states introduced these measures to help keep Australians safe, especially in older homes.

The 75th IEC General Meeting will be held at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre in October.

Smart grid technology has been commissioned by the Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism.

The National Electrical and Communications Association (NECA) has called on both state and Australian governments to commit to stable policies to assist the flagging solar industry.

ABB has signed an enterprise framework agreement (EFA) with Shell to supply low- and medium-voltage motors and related services.

Victoria will introduce a new transitional feed-in tariff (TFIT) for properties installing rooftop solar panels to replace the current premium feed-in tariff (PFIT). The new TFIT, which will be available from 1 January 2012, will offer customers 25 cents per kilowatt hour for electricity that is fed back into the grid from their rooftop solar systems.

Australian solar technologies are being rolled out across the world but locally we're not getting the jobs and other economic benefits that come with these major projects, says Matthew Warren, the Chief Executive of the Clean Energy Council. He said the country needed to capitalise on the interest Solar Flagships had generated among the international investors, who were sinking billions of dollars into projects in other countries.

The Australian electrical industry body, NECA, has set up a solar generation inspection service following legal action against a number of unlicensed contractors, for installing solar panels, and some licensed contractors, for failing to meet current regulations.

RedFlow has announced that ST Dynamics of Singapore has taken delivery of the three trial electricity storage units it has purchased.