Energy efficiency with 60% less power
Energy chain systems not only transport energy, data and media to machines and systems. They also influence their energy costs. How much pull-push force,...
Clean air enhances compressor efficiency
Compressed air is a vital resource for many industry sectors. It is also used in many smaller scale manufacturing and processing applications such as...
New electrical equipment safety system for Australia and New Zealand
A national Regulation Impact Statement (RIS) has been developed outlining a preferred option for achieving a more consistent and effective electrical equipment safety system...
Rapid increase in solar installations potentially overloading the grid
There are claims the rapid installation of residential solar panels could be feeding so much power back into the grid that it overloads the...
Streamlined testing unit for solar systems
Testing solar panels can often be frustrating and time consuming. Seaward Solar has provided a tool that allows you to complete an array of...
CSIRO open new, state-of-the-art air conditioner test facility in Newcastle
CSIRO engineers have designed and commissioned a new, state-of-the-art national test facility to evaluate the electrical, cooling and heating performance of conventional and solar-powered...
How an electrician can benefit from the carbon tax
With the cost of electricity on the rise, an ageing power grid in need of a major overhaul and the carbon tax on the...
How amendments to the Building Code affect lighting installers
Lighting installers at any level should be aware of the need to comply with the requirements of the Building Code of Australia in both...
AS/NZS 3000:2007 – Part 1, Section 1
There are many clauses and guidelines (Appendices) in AS/NZS 3000:2007 to consider when designing an electrical installation, writes Darrell Hills.
The following clauses in Part...
Grouts Electrical restores Gippsland transmission station after Black Saturday
Following the destruction of the Black Saturday bushfires, Elise Hughan explores how one small contractor brought Gippsland’s major transmission station back on air.
On...