Lighting may change the way we eat: Cornell study
31 August, 2012Researchers have found that soft lighting and mellow music impacts diners’ calorie intake and satisfaction with their meal.
Schneider extends academic partnership
30 August, 2012 | Supplied by: Schneider ElectricSchneider Electric has formed an alliance with SkillsTech Australia, Queensland’s largest trade and technician training TAFE institute, to address Australia’s engineering skills shortage.
NECA Excellence Award winners for ACT announced
28 August, 2012 | Supplied by: NECA/National Electrical & Communications AssociationWinners of the NECA annual electrical industry Excellence Awards and Apprentice of the Year Awards for the ACT were announced on Friday.
TAFE Riverina Institute wins award for environmental sustainability
27 August, 2012The TAFE NSW Riverina Institute has been awarded the 2012 Australian Business Award for Environmental Sustainability for adopting a number of energy-efficiency measures.
Eaton announces Data Centre Tech Days
23 August, 2012 | Supplied by: Eaton Electrical (Australia) Pty LtdEaton Corporation has announced the inaugural Australia Data Centre Tech Days, to be held in Sydney on 18 and 19 September.
Copper cabling thief receives shock of a lifetime
23 August, 2012An alleged thief got more than he bargained for on Tuesday night, receiving an electric shock while trying to steal copper cabling from an unoccupied Adelaide factory.
AuSES renamed as Australian Solar Council
22 August, 2012The Australian Solar Energy Society (AuSES) has been renamed as the Australian Solar Council.
Award-winning paper on storing solar energy in residential power networks
22 August, 2012Two electrical engineers have won an award for their paper on an economically feasible way to store solar energy in existing residential power networks.
Master Electricians slams Victorian electrical contracting workplace agreement
22 August, 2012 | Supplied by: Master Electricians AustraliaMaster Electricians Australia has slammed the workplace agreement for the Victorian electrical contracting industry, calling it ‘backwards-looking’ and arguing it will increase red tape.
enLighten expands to WA and Victoria
22 August, 2012Sydney-based energy efficiency and lighting solutions company enLighten Australia is expanding operations into West Australia and Victoria amid growing private and public sector uptake of LED lighting.
UK-India alliance could improve lithium battery capacity
21 August, 2012A research partnership between the University of Huddersfield and Indian scientists is aiming to improve the size and capacity of lithium batteries to overcome disruptive power cuts in northern India.
JMC announces new manager for electrical portfolio
21 August, 2012JMC Steel Group has announced that Jim Hays will now manage its electrical portfolio of products manufactured under the Wheatland Tube and Picoma brands.
Philips breaks ground on LED manufacturing facility in Chengdu
21 August, 2012Philips recently broke ground on its LED Professional Lighting Solutions manufacturing facility in Chengdu High-tech Industrial Development Zone.
Storm in a sample cup: FWA’s decision on urine testing
20 August, 2012 by Alice RichardIs Fair Work Australia’s decision on urine testing a storm in a sample cup or is just taking the proverbial? The decision has drawn comment from all areas of industry, with unions and industry bodies all contributing their two cents’ worth.
Data centre wins Sustainability and Green IT award
16 August, 2012The Melbourne Water Data Centre has been awarded the Victorian iAward for Sustainability and Green IT at the recent 2012 iAwards.
