Tenix completes first stage of grid-connected solar farm
17 October, 2013Infrastructure solutions company Tenix has completed the design and construction of the first stage of a demonstration grid-connected photovoltaic (PV) solar farm, located at Bungendore in southern NSW.
eMeter EnergyIP Equipment Load Management and Grid Data Vault applications
16 October, 2013 | Supplied by: Siemens LtdeMeter 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.
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.
SolarMax forms distribution partnership with Mark Group
15 October, 2013Swiss company SolarMax - a manufacturer of grid-connected solar inverters - has announced a distribution partnership with energy efficiency and renewable energy company Mark Group.
Jets to be fuelled by lemons
14 October, 2013Dr Claudia Vickers, from the University of Queensland’s (UQ) Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, hopes to use a chemical found in lemons and other citrus fruit to make renewable jet fuel.
Australia and India's clean fuel collaboration
11 October, 2013A $6 million partnership between CSIRO and its Indian equivalent, the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), aims to reduce the reliance of both countries on imported fuels.
Energy generation and transmission in Europe is changing
08 October, 2013Research and consulting firm GlobalData claims that technological, economic and business forces are steering Europe’s electricity system toward major transformations, including the decentralisation of its power systems.
Embrace solar air technology, says All-Energy Australia speaker
04 October, 2013Solar expert Wes Johnston, who will be speaking at All-Energy Australia in Melbourne from 9-10 October, has called on Australia to embrace solar air technology.
RESA VoltLogic four-quadrant power device
01 October, 2013 | Supplied by: Renewable Energy Solutions Australia Holdings LtdRenewable Energy Solutions Australia (RESA) is releasing VoltLogic - a four-quadrant device that can import, export and store real and reactive power. The device is aimed at electricity utilities and manufacturers of renewable energy products.
Phoenix Contact RBTM solution for wind turbine rotor blades
01 October, 2013 | Supplied by: Phoenix Contact Pty LtdThe RBTM (Rotor Blade Tension Monitoring) solution from Phoenix Contact continuously monitors the oscillations of wind power installation (WPI) rotor blades. The monitoring solution utilises strain gauges glued into the rotor blades. These sensors provide measuring data for calculating the mechanical stress imposed on the rotor blades.
PV arrays standard open for public comment
30 September, 2013Standards Australia has released a revised version of 'AS/NZS 5033 Installation and safety requirements for photovoltaic (PV) arrays' for public comment. Standards Australia CEO Colin Blair said the revised standard is intended to "improve the safety of photovoltaic (PV) arrays".
Australian waste-to-energy market poised for growth
30 September, 2013Business consulting firm Frost & Sullivan has completed its report ‘Strategic Analysis of the Australian Waste-to-Energy Sector’, which is based on interviews with industry stakeholders and an extensive literature review. The report finds that the Australian waste-to-energy market is poised for significant growth.
Rockwell Automation IntelliCenter software for MCCs
30 September, 2013 | Supplied by: Rockwell Automation AustraliaThe 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.
Vineyard installs solar in its quest to become a fully sustainable business
30 September, 2013 | Supplied by: Yingli Green Energy Australia Pty LtdEnviroGroup installed a 90 kW Yingli solar system at Balgownie Estate in Victoria to help control energy production, reduce electricity bills and to further reduce carbon emissions.
$200 million WA wind farm up and running
27 September, 2013The $200 million, 22-turbine Mumbida Wind Farm, located near Geraldton in Mid-West WA, was officially opened today by the state’s energy minister, Dr Mike Nahan.
