Volunteering opportunities for Australian trade professionals in the North Pacific

Communities across the Pacific need the support of Australian volunteer health education, water and sanitation, renewable energy and environmental education professionals. AVI North Pacific...

ACT Government shouldn’t prematurely target contractors says electrical industry

Peak Australian electrical industry body, the National Electrical and Communications Association (NECA), says the ACT Government should wait for further evidence based research before...

Deconstructing solar inverters

Given the increasing demand for solar products in the home, it can often become a case of technical information overload. Solar Connection looks at...

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...

Defined Area Early Warning System to help combat natural disasters

A new system from Nexus Technologies could help alleviate the loss of life caused by bush fires. Engineer David Ambry talks to Paul Skelton...

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...