Consumers want smart technologies but lack knowledge of emerging systems
20 June, 2011
A survey by CEA has found that US consumers are concerned about the cost of their energy use, yet lack awareness of emerging energy management systems.
Convergence key to sustainable business
07 June, 2011 | Supplied by: mySmart Pty Ltd
The future lies in converged solutions - enabling us to deliver complete building and energy management systems and, in turn, enable building owners to save a couple of hundred hours’ energy use each year.
ABB launches eco-friendly transformer for Australian market
02 June, 2011 | Supplied by: ABB Australia Pty Ltd
Power and automation technology player ABB has launched eco-friendly transformers for the Australian market.
Top tips to save power
31 May, 2011 | Supplied by: Eco Smart Lighting
As energy becomes increasingly expensive and a price on carbon turns out to be imminent, the need to save energy is at the forefront of business minds.
LEDs: a matter of quality
31 May, 2011 by Bryan Douglas, Chief Executive Officer, Lighting Council Australia
LEDs hold great promise as a new light source for general illumination. While there are some excellent products available, LEDs are beset by quality problems and many in the marketplace fail to match suppliers’ claims of efficiency, longevity and other critical parameters. For this reason, Lighting Council Australia has introduced a quality scheme for LEDs.
Contractors are key to help organisations tackle energy-efficiency challenges
31 May, 2011 by David Gardner, Executive General Manager, Schneider Electric - Power Business, Australia
The likely introduction of a carbon tax in Australia has sparked lively debate between proponents and opponents.
Surge in LED demand, but still a long way to go
31 May, 2011 | Supplied by: LiquidLEDs Lighting Pty Limited
LiquidLEDs Lighting has introduced Liquid Immersed Thermal Management Solution (LITMS), a liquid solution that encapsulates the diode, effectively eliminating heat-caused problems. LiquidLEDs has also introduced another design which combines the engineering found in incandescent light bulbs with new LED innovations. The company has an extensive range of ‘LED filament bulbs’, which features a filament of LEDs - similar to the old filaments found in incandescent bulbs.
LiquidLEDs Lighting LED light bulbs
26 May, 2011 | Supplied by: LiquidLEDs Lighting Pty Limited
LiquidLEDs Lighting has introduced LED light bulbs that consume between 1.5-15W of energy and can last for up to 15,000 h.
Occupancy sensors yield energy savings
11 May, 2011
Scientists at the University of California have come up with a software and sensor-based solution that helps reduce energy usage.
Eaton 5px line-interactive UPS
06 May, 2011 | Supplied by: Eaton Corporation
Eaton has launched Eaton 5PX, a line-interactive UPS that meters the energy consumption of every device protected by the UPS. The 5PX has a large, intuitive LCD and features power factor of 0.9. As a successor to Eaton Evolution S, this next-generation UPS, with a power range of 1.5 to 3 kVA, continues to offer high-density protection for IT devices such as servers, switchers, routers and storage devices.
SATEC BFM136 branch feeder monitor enhancements
05 May, 2011 | Supplied by: SATEC (Australia) Pty Ltd
Enhancements to SATEC’s BFM136 branch feeder monitor include readings of class 0.5 and the capability of reading down to 0.1% of the CT current range providing measuring capabilities while maintaining 0.5% energy reading accuracy.
Vibe LED tubes
28 April, 2011 | Supplied by: ANL Lighting
Vibe LED tubes replace fluorescent tubes as a more efficient and environmentally friendly way of lighting. Their efficiency provides extra long life and the tubes do not contain the mercury and phosphorus that is found in fluorescent lights.
Hitachi AAA fluorescent tube
19 April, 2011 | Supplied by: ANL Lighting
The Hitachi AAA fluorescent tube is suitable for hospital lighting applications in operating theatres, patient treatment rooms, consultation rooms, accident emergency areas and other areas that require good colour rendition of skin.
What does being ‘green’ mean to the electrical industry?
04 April, 2011 by Paul Stathis
‘Being green’ is a catch-phrase everyone seems to use these days. But it means different things to different people, depending on what’s important to them. ‘Earth Hour’ involves turning off lights to highlight electricity wastage; the automotive industry wants to curb the amount of pollution from cars on the road; while the waste industry wants us to recycle more and put less into landfill. But what does it mostly mean to the electrical industry?
Improving building energy performance
04 April, 2011 by Mike Zimmerman, CEO, BuildingIQ
Commercial property is in a particularly tough place these days - not only is it suffering as a whole from the downturn in the economy, but radical changes are being asked of the industry in how it develops and manages property and how it measures success. Among those requested changes are calls for more energy efficiency, given that commercial buildings typically consume 40+% of Australia’s energy output, which emits significant volumes of CO2.
