Master Electricians Australia has announced the winners of the NSW 2018 Excellence Awards. [ + ]

Standards Australia has announced that the 2018 edition of AS/NZS 3000:2018, Electrical Installations (known as the Wiring Rules) has been published in Australia and New Zealand. [ + ]

Eaton has appointed Filip Banovac as General Manager, Services Australia and New Zealand. [ + ]

QUT students have designed a light, modern solar solution to enable students to charge their mobile devices under the sun on campus. [ + ]

MSM Milling, an Australian oilseed crushing, refining and packaging company, is switching to bioenergy. [ + ]

Australian homes and small businesses have now installed more than 3 million small-scale renewable energy systems. [ + ]

From 1 July, new requirements commence for Queensland electrical contractor licences. [ + ]

NECA has welcomed the increased funding for VET and a reduction in the burden of payroll tax on businesses, both measures announced in the NSW Budget 2018/19. [ + ]

The Australian Government has awarded a $136.6 million contract to Vocus Group to manage the construction of high-speed undersea telecommunications cables to Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands. [ + ]

Lighting Council Australia will relaunch Exitcycle, an industry-led battery recycling initiative. [ + ]

Stakeholder input is being sought on how best to integrate solar and energy storage into electricity networks. [ + ]

Poor psychological safety costs Australian organisations $6 billion a year in lost productivity. [ + ]

Australia's first Smart Cities Week will be held in Sydney from 29–31 October 2018. [ + ]

Melbourne's Metropolitan Rail Service has selected Extreme Networks to deliver network infrastructure to support its CCTV network. [ + ]

ABB will supply a microgrid solution to ElectraNet's Energy Storage for Commercial Renewable Integration (ESCRI) project. [ + ]