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One step closer towards Australia’s first commercial-scale concentrated solar power plant
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has approved $65 million in funding to Vast Solar to construct VS1, a first-of-a-kind 30MW/288MWh concentrated solar power (CSP) plant ... -
WorkSafe Vic charges two companies over apprentice death
WorkSafe Victoria has charged two companies with multiple health and safety breaches. The charges follow the fatal electrocution of a 21-year-old apprentice electrician who was performing ... -
ESV concerned with rise in residents cutting service lines while gardening
Energy Safe Victoria (ESV) is urging people carrying out gardening activities to keep clear of powerlines following a series of incidents involving service lines being accidentally ... -
ABB invests in OKTO GRID to digitise, extend electrical assets
ABB has invested in Danish startup, OKTO GRID, to advance the development of technology that will extend the useful life of aging electrical assets in order ... -
Free short course at TAFE to keep machines moving
TAFE NSW Ultimo is providing students with the skills to service a little-known component of technology that plays a part in most people’s lives. The fee-free ... -
Amokabel acquires Euro-Tech Cables with long-term plan for Australian production
Amokabel, a Swedish specialist cable producer, has acquired Euro-Tech Cables, a Sydney manufacturer of signal and communication cables. The move was made to establish local production ... -
Dangerous powerline contact incidents rise across Victoria in 2022
Energy Safe Victoria (ESV) is urging the industry and broader community to take better care when working around powerlines following an increase in dangerous incidents in ... -
Reminder to meet RCD requirements for residential tenancy premises
Starting 29 March 2023, all power outlets and lighting circuits in the rented premises are to be connected to a switchboard-type Circuit Breaker that complies with ... -
Engineers Australia reminds Victorian electrical engineers to register
Engineers Australia has issued a reminder of the upcoming Victorian requirement that electrical and electronics engineers must be registered in order to work in the state. ... -
AEMC puts forward metering recommendation for smarter energy future
The Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC) has recommended a 100% uptake of smart meters by 2030, as part of a suite of reforms putting customers at ...
