The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in state-wide lockdowns, mass event cancellations and the closure of workplaces, as social distancing measures become key to slowing the spread of the disease. Despite the restrictions on travel and in-person meetings, the Digital Utilities event was able to connect utility leaders across the country by moving quickly to deliver a successful digital conference. Hosting […]
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Cyber Security Node to drive innovation in Tasmania
Charlotte Pordage Big Data, Digital Utilities, IOT, News 0The Tasmanian Cyber Security Innovation Node, launched in Launceston on 30 January 2020, has joined five other state and territory nodes created in partnership with the government-backed AustCyber. Federal Minister for Industry, Science and Technology, Karen Andrews, said the new node would help drive innovation and economic growth in the cybersecurity sector. “Growing the sector in Tasmania will attract business […]
Funding to boost renewables sector in Canberra
Charlotte Pordage Asset management, Big Data, Digital Utilities, Electricity, News, Policy, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, Stakeholder Engagement, Sustainability 0The renewables sector in the Australian capital is set to receive a boost with the second round of the Renewable Energy Innovation Fund (REIF) Direct Grants and a new REIF co-funding scheme for clean tech announced by the ACT Minister for Climate Change and Sustainability, Shane Rattenbury. The ACT Government’s $12 million REIF is providing up to $2.5 million of […]
Unitywater’s deep-dive into the data lake
Charlotte Pordage Big Data, Digital Utilities, IOT, News, Water 0A new era of digital transformation will benefit Unitywater customers. Head of Technology and Digital Solutions, Gavin Kelly, has a grand vision to deliver something deceptively simple at the water and sewerage utility: a single source of data truth that enables key decision making and, in some scenarios, automates outcomes. This so-called ‘data lake’, perhaps better known as an intelligent […]
New data sheds light on groundwater in the Upper Burdekin
Charlotte Pordage Big Data, Digital Utilities, News, Projects, Stormwater, Water 0Fresh new elevation data relating to groundwater resources in the Upper Burdekin is set to benefit north Queensland’s farmers, businesses and communities. Minister for Resources and Northern Australia, Matt Canavan, said councils, landholders and pastoralists would be able to tap into the data to help them manage water resources and make decisions on future developments in the region. “This three […]
How Western Power created a digital asset management strategy
Charlotte Pordage Asset management, Big Data, Digital Utilities, Electricity, Features 0With the emergence of new renewable power generation technologies and storage solutions, it’s an exciting time to be in the energy industry. Ahead of his presentation at the Asset Management for Critical Infrastructure Conference, running 20–21 August in Sydney, we spoke with Carlos Gamez, Strategic Asset Performance Manager at Western Power, about current opportunities and challenges in energy asset management […]
The data-driven model informing Sydney Water’s asset management decisions
Charlotte Pordage Asset management, Big Data, Digital Utilities, Features, IOT, Water 0Sydney Water has embarked on a journey to harness its massive amounts of asset data to improve its strategic decision making. Here, Tammy Falconer, Head of Asset Knowledge at Sydney Water, explores what the utility has been doing in the space and how others can use data to inform their own asset management strategies including in the exciting new world of IoT. Asset […]
Asset-intensive sectors primed for change
Charlotte Pordage Big Data, Digital Utilities, IOT, Retail, Sponsored Editorial, Telecommunications 0Why asset-intensive sectors have been slow to upgrade enterprise capability and how they will benefit. by Brian Devlin, Industry Director, TechnologyOne While sitting further behind other industry sectors when it comes to uptake of new technologies, a staggering 80 per cent of Australasian utilities, water, ports and airports organisations surveyed intend to replace or adopt new enterprise solutions within the next […]
Narrowing the gap between data and decisions
Journalist Big Data, Digital Utilities, Electricity, Smart meters, Sponsored Editorial 0In a matter of years, data has transformed from an intermittent input to a real-time resource — and utilities are still nowhere close to taking full advantage of it. The ever-widening torrent of data, made possible by the Internet of Things, machine learning and smart meters, has created a gap. This gap lies between the volume of information available to […]
May the fourth (industrial revolution) be with you
Lauren Butler Big Data, Digital Utilities, Electricity, Features, IOT, Telecommunications 0Industry 4.0 Testlabs are an Australian Government initiative aiming to showcase and promote technologies which can improve the competitiveness of Australian businesses. The University of Western Australia’s Testlab is a state-of-the-art facility that will contribute to development of interoperability standards that will be critical to fully unlocking these improvements. The University of Western Australia (UWA) is one of six universities […]
2019 Digital Utility Awards winners announced
Charlotte Pordage Big Data, Company news, Cyber Security, Demand management, Digital Utilities, Electricity, IOT, News, People and appointments, Projects, Smart meters, Spotlight, Telecommunications, Water 0The winners of the 2019 Digital Utility Awards have been revealed at a Gala Dinner at the Digital Utilities Conference in Melbourne. Six awards were handed out celebrating the utility industry’s greatest achievements in the digitisation of utility networks, processes and practices across Australia. The winners are: Best Customer Innovation Award – Jemena Best Use of New Technology Award – […]
Distributed Energy Resources lifting Australia closer to a cleaner, fairer and more efficient energy future
Lauren Butler Big Data, Digital Utilities, Electricity, Features, Renewable Energy, Solar 0by David Edwards, Technical Visionary, Horizon Power Horizon Power is about to deploy Australia’s first fully fledged Distributed Energy Resource Management System (DERMS) into three of its portfolio of 38 regional microgrids to leverage the phenomenal pace of advancement in renewable energy technology, and begin the next phase of its evolution as a manager of Advanced Microgrids. Since its creation […]
Data heating up opportunities for gas efficiency
Lauren Butler Big Data, Digital Utilities, Features, Gas 0At a time when driving down energy prices is high on the agenda, reliable data is more important than ever in developing new systems to maximise energy efficiency. With little known about the quantity of gas required to power a house, a new family home on the ACT border could be the key to understanding gas efficiency in the Canberra […]
Boosting quality and productivity through digitisation
Lauren Butler Big Data, Digital Utilities, Sponsored Editorial 0Digitisation has an important flow-on effect for projects, impacting everything from safety to productivity. Novade’s Quality module, which is being used for Unitywater’s Kawana Sewage Treatment Plant Upgrade Project, offers a unique solution that facilitates collaboration and improves productivity — all while capturing and delivering data in real time. Novade’s Quality module is currently being used for defects management and […]
Australian energy providers get personal–data as a key enabler for customer experience
Lauren Butler Big Data, Digital Utilities 0With energy prices at a historic high, Australian energy retailers have struggled to gain and retain the trust of the consumer; an issue the Australian Government is currently addressing through industry consultation, along with new policy and regulation. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s (ACCC) recent retail electricity inquiry report highlighted the need to enhance the customer experience and lower […]
Reading between the lines of large-scale data
Lauren Butler Big Data, Digital Utilities, Sponsored Editorial 0Detecting leaks, infrastructure planning and accurate billing are the obvious benefits of smart meters and IoT sensors. But if you dive a little deeper into the data, there’s a lot more that can be learnt by reading between the lines. Some of the real value of big data comes when you stop looking at individual sensors or meters and start […]
The Western Australian Government is opening a Data Science Innovation Hub to provide training and develop skills for Western Australians to take on jobs in the rapidly growing field of data science. The WA Data Science Innovation Hub will be run in collaboration with Curtin University and run across Curtin’s Perth and Bentley sites to ensure maximum engagement with industry. […]
New alliance to drive smart water solutions
Utility Journalist Big Data, Digital Utilities, News, Water 0The Smart Water Networks Forum (SWAN), the leading global hub for the smart water and wastewater sectors, has launched the SWAN Asia-Pacific (APAC) Alliance, which seeks to advance the use of “smart”, data-driven water and wastewater solutions across the fast-growing region. George Theo, CEO of Unitywater and Chairman of the new SWAN APAC Alliance, said the Alliance is a very […]
Winners of the 2018 Digital Utility Awards announced
Utility Journalist Big Data, Company news, Cyber Security, Demand management, Digital Utilities, Electricity, IOT, News, Renewable Energy, Smart meters, Spotlight, Telecommunications, Water 0The Digital Utility Awards were launched as a way to gather some of the best ideas when it comes to the digitisation of utilities – and the best implementation of these ideas – so that all of the industry can benefit from some of the impressive changes that are being made. The awards recognise the utility industry’s greatest achievements in […]
The utility industry’s best share their digital transformation journey
Utility Journalist Big Data, Cyber Security, Demand management, Digital Utilities, Electricity, IOT, News, Renewable Energy, Smart meters, Telecommunications, Water 0Representatives from Australia’s major water and energy utilities gathered in Melbourne in April to discuss the impact of digital disruption on the utility sector and learn how to embrace emerging technologies and be fearless in the face of innovation. Digital Utilities 2018 was held from 19-20 April at the Pullman Hotel in Albert Park, Melbourne, providing members of the utility […]
How water utilities can stay relevant in a digital age
Utility Journalist Big Data, Digital Utilities, Features, News 0The way utilities interact with their customers is changing. Here, Chief Information Officer at Queensland Urban Utilities, Susan Heath, discusses how embarking on a digital transformation benefits the people they service. Ahead of her presentation at Digital Utilities 2018, running from 19-20 April in Melbourne, Ms Heath said Queensland Urban Utilities had identified opportunities to integrate new technologies to improve […]
One billion meter readings? – We’re just getting started
Charlotte Pordage Big Data, Digital Utilities, Features, Smart meters, Sponsored Editorial, Water 0by Mark Halliwell, Taggle Systems The main game at Taggle Systems is the low-cost collection and delivery of data for our water service provider customers. So, it was with some excitement that, just before Christmas 2017, we reached the milestone of delivering one billion domestic water meter readings in a calendar year for the first time. As exciting as it was then, and […]
Are dark spots and inaccessible data limiting insight into your operations?
Utility Journalist Asset management, Big Data, Digital Utilities, Instrumentation, Control & Monitoring, IOT, Sponsored Editorial 0Data is now a crucial part of the decision-making process, with the ability to report on events as they occur now more important than ever. NHP offers a variety of analytics and reporting solutions that ensure your data is always visible to those who need it. Ensuring the right operational information gets to the right people in your organisation at the right […]
Harnessing big data for energy consumers
Utility Journalist Big Data, Digital Utilities, Electricity, News, Renewable Energy 0Researchers from the University of Queensland (UQ) School of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering are developing a world-first data platform that will harness information from potentially millions of households to enable deep, real-time analysis and control of household energy. The project will draw on UQ’s world-class solar research facilities, local industry know-how and government support. The information collected will feed […]
Digital Utilities 2018: First round speakers announced
Charlotte Pordage Big Data, Digital Utilities, Features, Gas, IOT, Smart meters, Water, Water and Wastewater Treatment 0Digital Utilities 2018, running from 19-20 April in Melbourne, is the premier event for anyone working in the utility industry and grappling with the momentous impacts of digital technologies. Combining a conference, exhibition and awards gala dinner, delegates will hear from senior figures and industry experts at Australian water and power utilities about the digital technologies they’re implementing, the challenges they have faced and […]
Icon Water’s enterprise decision analytics putting customers first
Utility Journalist Asset management, Big Data, Digital Utilities, Sponsored Editorial, Water, Water and Wastewater Treatment 0Icon Water has been delivering water and sewerage services to the nation’s capital and surrounding areas for over 100 years. More recently, the utility has been focusing on modernising its systems and processes, recognising the importance of big data and analytics in informing business decisions. It’s this data-driven approach that won Icon Water the 2017 Australian Water Association’s Infrastructure Project Innovation Award. Icon Water […]
nbn utilises big data to analyse faults
Utility Journalist Big Data, Company news, Digital Utilities, News, Spotlight, Telecommunications 0nbn has developed an initiative that will leverage big data, machine learning and existing capabilities to improve NBN end-user experience and help resolve issues faster. When faults occur, nbn’s Tech Lab will help the team determine whether a fault can be dealt with remotely and immediately or whether a field technician needs to visit an end-user home to resolve the […]
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