Researchers discover new way of producing electricity
23 March, 2010
Researchers at MIT have discovered a new way of producing electricity using carbon nanotubes.
Eco Smart Lighting 8W-LEDD-FW LED downlight
15 March, 2010 | Supplied by: Eco Smart Lighting
The 8W-LEDD-FW is an 8 W LED downlight fitting designed as a direct replacement for 50 W 240 V halogen lamps with GU10 bases.
Raritan Power IQ data centre energy management software
15 March, 2010 | Supplied by: Raritan Australia Pty Ltd
Power IQ data centre energy management software helps track and analyse energy usage down to the individual IT device level and implement energy-saving actions from a central power console to improve operational and energy efficiency in data centres.
NHP Emergency Lighting Test Unit
15 March, 2010 | Supplied by: NHP Electrical Engineering Products Pty Ltd
The Emergency Lighting Test Unit has been redesigned to make testing emergency and exit lighting more time-efficient. Building codes require that emergency and exit lighting be inspected and tested every six months.
Thorn Sienna T16 pendant fluorescent luminaire
15 March, 2010 | Supplied by: Thorn Lighting Pty Limited
Thorn has extended its T16 pendant portfolio with the Sienna range of slim linear fluorescent luminaires for office and educational spaces.
Distributed energy has power to save billions
10 March, 2010
Wide-scale adoption of low-emission distributed energy could reduce the cost of transitioning to a low-carbon future by as much a $130 billion by 2050, according to a new report released by CSIRO.
ACT government releases ‘Monergy’ program to save energy
02 March, 2010
The ACT government has launched a campaign to encourage practices that are energy efficient.
Queensland’s clean wind energy potential mapped
01 March, 2010
The Queensland government is encouraging investment in green energy, through the release of a map of the state’s wind-energy potential.
OLED lighting in 2010
18 February, 2010
According to technology analyst firm NanoMarkets, the year ahead for OLED lighting is significant.
Jaycar Electronics Mains Standby Power Saver
05 February, 2010 | Supplied by: Jaycar Electronics Pty Ltd
The Mains Standby Power Saver (model MS6146) is a power switch that monitors electrical appliances connected to it and, once it detects that they are in standby mode, will switch them off completely after a short delay.
Jaycar Electronics WattsClever Power Monitor
05 February, 2010 | Supplied by: Jaycar Electronics Pty Ltd
The WattsClever Power Monitor (model MS6155) enables households and businesses to monitor their electricity usage in detail.
Electricians and energy efficiency
04 February, 2010 by Information supplied by Sustainability Victoria
It is important for electricians to have an understanding of energy efficiency in their day-to-day work. Businesses and households are increasingly looking to implement energy efficiency measures to reduce their energy bills as well as their carbon footprint, and the emissions trading scheme would provide an added impetus for this.
Solar power all day and all night
02 February, 2010 by Matthew Wright*
According to the not-for-profit organisation Beyond Zero Emissions, Australia is falling behind in its uptake of viable solar energy technologies.
Dialight LED industrial and commercial lighting
01 February, 2010 | Supplied by: Maser Communications
Dialight has launched two principal types of LED alternatives for conventional industrial and commercial luminaries targeting fluorescents and high intensity discharge (HID) low bay lighting fixtures.
Consultation begins on Stage 2 options for ACT feed-in tariff scheme
21 December, 2009
Key industry stakeholders and the broader community are urged to comment on options to potentially extend the scope of the ACT Government’s electricity feed-in tariff scheme.
