As we move towards a greener and more sustainable future, the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) is rapidly gaining momentum. To this end, the introduction of the National Construction Code (NCC) 2022 means that a dedicated electric vehicle distribution board (EV DB) is required for new buildings, a certain percentage of parking spaces in new developments and in significant renovations being equipped with EV charging points. A dedicated EV distribution board is designed to handle the unique electrical demands of multiple EV chargers simultaneously. It ensures a seamless and optimised chargin ..read more

Townsville is set to receive an $18.79 million development hub for clean powered trucking fleets and ADF heavy vehicles, boosting the area’s renewables supply chain.  Supported by the Queensland Government, RGM Maintenance will build the Defence and Hydrogen Maintenance Hub in the Cleveland Bay Industrial Park. The hub is expected to sell, repair and maintain new-generation EV and hydrogen heavy vehicles and be a major link in North Queensland’s growing renewable energy supply chain. It will also ensure ADF heavy vehicles have a bigger and better specialist facility for maintenance and r ..read more

With more than 30 per cent of all CO2 emissions attributable to road transport, fleet operators have a major responsibility and opportunity to play a role in a greener future for our planet. The upcoming 3G end-of-life provides an excellent opportunity to improve the sustainability of fleet transport. As the impending 3G shutdown forces all fleet operators to upgrade hardware to stay connected, this provides an opportunity to also consider the broader role that telematics can play on the journey of sustainability we must embark on. While fleet operators have no choice to delay upgrades past J ..read more

By Anna Collyer, Chair of the Australian Energy Market Commission As the once-in-a-generation transformation of the power system continues, the way customers interact with energy in their homes is also changing. The Australian Energy Market Commission is now recommending electricity smart meters in 100 per cent of households by 2030 as a critical step to realising benefits for both. The past few years have been big for energy. We have seen widespread commitments from the Australian government and jurisdictions to achieve net zero by 2050. Industry, governments and market bodies are, for the f ..read more

New South Wales Treasurer, Daniel Mookhey, has delivered the new New South Wales Government’s 2023–24 Budget, investing a total of $3.9 billion into the state’s clean energy future, as it transitions towards renewable energy.  The NSW Government is committed to transitioning its energy system to meet its emissions reduction targets of 50 per cent by 2030 and net zero by 2050, and seizing the opportunities that this will bring to communities across the state. This Budget is expected to allow the government to get the Energy Roadmap back on track after 12 years of privatisation, cost overr ..read more

Flinders University has unveiled a landmark Electric Vehicle (EV) charging station, showcasing award-winning bidirectional vehicle-to-grid technology. The South Australia Government-backed project showcases a collaboration between ENGIE and Flinders University, bringing ten Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) chargers online. The V2G charging bays can charge and discharge electricity to the campus’s electricity grid, creating a virtual power plant (VPP) to benefit the university’s fleet, staff and students. The project demonstrates how EVs can be harnessed to support South Australia’s electricity system du ..read more

With more than 50 years of electrical engineering experience, and as one of the pioneers in the Australian and New Zealand electric vehicle (EV) charging landscape, NHP has developed a range of quality EV charging products to suit the needs of all operations, including utilities, councils and other government projects and facilities. NHP partners with Delta, one of the world’s largest EV charger manufacturers, to bring high-quality charging products to Australia and New Zealand. This Delta range has been further enhanced to provide a number of products including charging posts, isolators, RCB ..read more

The Western Australia’s Electric Vehicle (EV) Network has reached a significant milestone with the first chargers becoming operational in Geraldton and Northampton, marking the longest EV Network in Australia stretching over 7,000km from Kununurra in the north, to Esperance in the south and east to Eucla. In Geraldton, two 150kW fast chargers will be located on the bustling and vibrant Marine Terrace. Member for Geraldton, Lara Dalton, said she is thrilled that Geraldton and Northampton have become the first links in the Western Australian EV Network. “This represents a boom for the local tou ..read more

The market for electric vehicle (EV) batteries is heavily focused on increasing mileage life through constant testing, which has led to instrumentation solutions that pair batteries with load cells. Automotive components undergo rigorous testing to meet regulatory standards, guarantee performance, and ensure consumer safety.  These components continually require investment in innovation to meet the expressed governmental, consumer and commercial requirements. One of the vehicle components that is undergoing intense change is the battery. The market is heavily focused on increasing m ..read more

AGL and the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) have installed 200 electric vehicle (EV) smart chargers in homes as part of an $8 million investment to test the capabilities of charging technologies. The Electric Vehicle orchestration trial will take place in homes across New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria, and South Australia, and it will help AGL and ARENA accelerate the commercialisation of different charging technologies and better understand how customers are using them at home. AGL Chief Customer Officer, Christine Corbett, said the project will provide valuable insights into ..read more