NABERS: the biggest change in building management since the Industrial Revolution
25 November, 2013At the recent Retrofit & Refurb Conference & Expo held in Sydney, AE Smith's National Sustainability Engineer and accredited NABERS assessor David Odd was invited to share his experience on achieving and maintaining high NABERS ratings in existing buildings.
City of Sydney monitoring water and electricity use
22 November, 2013As part of its efforts to reduce energy and water savings across its buildings, the City of Sydney has installed a real-time environmental tracking system. Operating 24 hours a day, the system monitors 95% of water and electricity use across the City’s childcare centres, libraries, community centres, pools and facilities.
DEHN + SOHNE DEHNsecure DC surge protective device range
30 October, 2013A range of DC surge protective devices that protect DC applications, including LTE (4G) GSM sites, is available from DEHN + SOHNE. The DEHNsecure range is available for 60, 220 and 242 VDC and fulfils the requirements in accordance with the lightning protection zones concept including the cross-boundary DC lines as per IEC 62305-4.
Schneider Electric selects Microsoft Windows Azure for StruxureWare
16 October, 2013Energy management specialist Schneider Electric has selected Microsoft Windows Azure, a cloud computing and infrastructure platform, as a preferred cloud provider for the company’s StruxureWare software applications and suites.
eMeter EnergyIP Equipment Load Management and Grid Data Vault applications
16 October, 2013eMeter has launched its Equipment Load Management (ELM) and Grid Data Vault (GDV) applications, which are both available on its EnergyIP grid application platform. An application-centric approach makes it fast and easy for utilities to use energy consumption data to address business needs and hit renewable energy targets.
Rockwell Automation IntelliCenter software for MCCs
30 September, 2013The latest features in the Allen-Bradley IntelliCenter software - IntelliCenter Integration Assistant and IntelliCenter Energy - accelerate the configuration time and enhance end users’ data-driven energy decisions.
EP&T Global Edge 3 and Edge Mars 3 energy management systems
02 September, 2013The Edge 3 and Edge Mars 3 advanced energy management systems are designed to help asset owners and operators achieve further energy efficiencies.
Fluid Components International ST102A Air/Gas Mass Flow Meter
15 August, 2013The ST102A Air/Gas Thermal Mass Flow Meter from Fluid Components International features a dual-element averaging system, improving installation repeatability and accuracy for larger diameter pipes and ducts.
Suntech Power Holdings Solar Analytics monitoring system
24 July, 2013Suntech Power Holdings has launched its Solar Analytics monitoring system for residential and commercial users. By comparing actual performance against expected performance based on local weather conditions, the system can directly monitor the power output of a solar system and provide direct feedback on system performance to users.
Laser to detect methane leaks
01 July, 2013University of Adelaide researchers are developing a new type of laser system that will monitor methane, the main component of natural gas, levels across large areas. This will provide a useful tool for monitoring greenhouse gas emissions.
Free Origin Energy Monitor for eligible Victorians
17 June, 2013Origin Energy has announced the release of the Origin Energy Monitor - a smartphone-sized device that sits magnetically on a person’s fridge and receives data wirelessly from their smart meter, displaying near real-time information about their energy use within seconds.
Office building energy rating scheme to add value for tenants and owners
04 April, 2013Development of an energy measurement and rating scheme that will raise the bar for energy performance in New Zealand office buildings is well underway.
Energy management to help councils
01 March, 2013Responding to requests from users, Halytech has improved its Illuminator sports-field lighting management system to monitor energy use and, where appropriate, enable councils to charge for it.
Infratec VarioCAMhr thermal imaging camera
21 February, 2013The VarioCAMhr from Infratec is a high-resolution camera for high thermal imaging performance.
Fluke VT02 Visual Infrared Thermometer
05 February, 2013The Fluke VT02 Visual IR Thermometer is a troubleshooting camera with an infrared heat map.
