Solar photovoltaics (PV) and wind continue to be the cheapest sources of new electricity generation capacity in Australia.

An engineer was killed and two others were injured last week when an air conditioner exploded at residential apartments in Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

The Victorian government will introduce penalties of up to $1 million for energy retailers and solar providers that use unfair sales tactics.

The Australian Energy Market Commission last week released The New Energy Guide, a resource on energy options for businesses.

Executive director of the Australian Sustainable Built Environment Council (ASBEC), Suzanne Toumbourou, is moving on.

A new online GIS tool is helping designers understand how different European climates can influence energy demand in buildings.

Lennox International has unveiled its Model L packaged rooftop line which features an all-new controller.

Johnson Controls has released its new ANSUL LVS Non-Fluorinated Liquid Suppression Agent which is available worldwide.

Holcim has launched ECOPact, a low carbon concrete product range which can reduce the embodied carbon of buildings, infrastructure and homes.

SolaEnergy and Locality Planning Energy (LPE) have launched Australia’s first combined solar and battery plan.

The City of Melbourne and the Emerging Technologies Research Lab (ETLab) at Monash University are working together to improve planning for cities of the future.

Australia has joined the Global Power System Transformation (G-PST) consortium.

Frese’s new Modbus Actuator offers several new functionalities to optimise heating or cooling systems via BMS.

A new lighting standard has been introduced in preparation for the phasing out of halogen lights in Australia next year.

Canadian building management company BGIS will expand its Adelaide-based operations centre to monitor clients across the Asia-Pacific region.

Trane Technologies has introduced a new Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ) product known as Wellsphere.