by Professor Lachlan Blackhall, Head, Battery Storage and Grid Integration Program, Australian National University Around Australia, we are currently...
Smart grid
Combining utility heritage and future-focused solutions
Charlotte Pordage, , Digital and smart utilities, Electricity, Features, IOT Internet of Things, Renewables, Smart grid, Smart meters, Water, Water efficiency, 0Whether publicly or privately owned, utilities operate within a strict legislative and regulatory framework. Some utilities and their respective...
Social Energy: a new smart energy retailer enters the game
Imogen Hartmann, , Billing and CRM, Digital and smart utilities, Electricity, Features, Retail, Smart grid, Solar, 0by Imogen Hartmann, Journalist Empowered consumers and an increasing number of new retail electricity providers are loosening the market...
Networks renewed: an Australian-first voltage management trial
Charlotte Pordage, , Community engagement, Digital and smart utilities, Electricity, Features, Renewables, Smart grid, Solar, 0Across Australia, and particularly in NSW, the uptake of rooftop solar has soared, with more than 450,000 premises across...
Social housing tenants join Australia’s largest virtual power plant
Journalist, , Asset management, Battery storage, Construction, Digital and smart utilities, Electricity, News, Projects, Smart grid, Smart Utilities, Solar, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0Social housing tenants in South Australia will soon benefit from lower energy bills and a more resilient grid with...
ARENA funds Alice Springs Future Grid Project
Imogen Hartmann, , Battery storage, Electricity, News, Projects, Smart grid, 0The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) will provide $2.17 million in funding for the Alice Springs Future Grid Project....
The future network: demonstrating advanced integration of distributed energy resources
Charlotte Pordage, , Demand management, Digital and smart utilities, Electricity, Features, Renewables, Smart grid, Software, Solar, 0SA Power Networks identified an opportunity to offer Virtual Power Plant operators a higher level of export above the...
Renewables for renters
Charlotte Pordage, , Battery storage, Digital and smart utilities, Electricity, Features, Renewables, Smart grid, Solar, 0While renewable energy solutions are gaining traction in Australia, only homeowners have been able to access the benefits of...
Future-proofing the network with smart substations
Charlotte Pordage, , Digital and smart utilities, Electricity, Engineering, Partner Solutions, Professional services, Projects, Smart grid, Substations, 0As power generation sources become increasingly distributed and intermittent, balancing supply and demand requires a more agile and intelligent...
Dalrymple BESS: the groundbreaking energy storage initiative
Charlotte Pordage, , Battery storage, Digital and smart utilities, Electricity, Features, Renewables, Smart grid, 0South Australia’s principal electricity Transmission Network Service Provider (TNSP), ElectraNet, recently won Energy Networks Australia’s 2019 Industry Innovation Award...
Digital Utilities 2020: innovation in the face of adversity
Charlotte Pordage, , Big Data, Demand management, Digital and smart utilities, Electricity, Events, Features, IOT Internet of Things, Secure Utilities, Smart grid, Smart Utilities, Software, Spotlight, Water, 0The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in state-wide lockdowns, mass event cancellations and the closure of workplaces, as social distancing...
A smart grid for all: International insights on the changing energy landscape
Charlotte Pordage, , Demand management, Digital and smart utilities, Electricity, Events, Features, Interviews, Renewables, Smart grid, 0As rooftop solar and batteries become the norm, how to appropriately manage their output becomes an increasing challenge around...
Funding to boost renewables sector in Canberra
Charlotte Pordage, , Asset management, Big Data, Community engagement, Digital and smart utilities, Electricity, News, Policy, Renewables, Smart grid, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0The renewables sector in the Australian capital is set to receive a boost with the second round of the...
Solar and renewables become digital at Jemena
Charlotte Pordage, , Asset management, Community engagement, Company news, Digital and smart utilities, Electricity, News, Products, Renewables, Smart grid, Smart Utilities, Solar, 0On 1 December, Jemena moved to an end-to-end digital platform for all solar and renewables installations and alteration applications....
Town of Onslow leading the renewable energy transformation
Charlotte Pordage, , Asset management, Battery storage, Community engagement, Digital and smart utilities, Electricity, News, Projects, Renewables, Smart grid, Solar, Sustainability, 0The Pilbara town of Onslow is leading the renewable energy transformation in Western Australia with the successful commissioning of...
Tasmanian economy to be boosted by hydrogen
Charlotte Pordage, , Asset management, Digital and smart utilities, Electricity, Gas, News, Policy, Renewables, Smart grid, Sustainability, 0The Tasmanian Government has released the draft Tasmanian Renewable Hydrogen Action Plan, outlining how it intends to benefit from...
World’s largest battery set to get even bigger
Charlotte Pordage, , Asset management, Battery storage, Digital and smart utilities, Electricity, News, Policy, Projects, Renewables, Smart grid, Spotlight, 0The world’s largest grid-scale battery is set to grow by 50 per cent, with a $71 million upgrade announced...
Draft rule to give AEMO more flexibility in calculating marginal loss factors
Charlotte Pordage, , Community engagement, Digital and smart utilities, Electricity, News, Policy, Projects, Smart grid, Sustainability, 0The Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC) has published a draft rule to give the market operator, AEMO, more flexibility...
Darling Downs Solar Farm officially opens
Charlotte Pordage, , Digital and smart utilities, Electricity, News, Projects, Renewables, Smart grid, Solar, Sustainability, 0One of Australia’s largest solar farms, APA Group’s Darling Downs Solar Farm, has been officially opened by Queensland Minister...
Transport fleet to get new electric bus
Charlotte Pordage, , Digital and smart utilities, Electricity, News, Renewables, Smart grid, Sustainability, Uncategorized, 0A new electric bus will give residents of Canberra the chance to take a zero-emissions trip around the nation’s...
Victoria expands solar batteries rebate
Charlotte Pordage, , Battery storage, Digital and smart utilities, Electricity, News, Renewables, Smart grid, Solar, 0Solar Victoria has announced it has expanded its Solar Homes battery rebates to a further 104 postcodes, providing more...
Grid reliability fund announced
Charlotte Pordage, , Asset management, Digital and smart utilities, Disaster Management, Electricity, News, Policy, Projects, Smart grid, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0The energy industry has welcomed the announcement of a $1 billion Grid Reliability Fund by the Federal Government. The...
A balancing act: managing networks with high levels of distributed energy
Charlotte Pordage, , Asset management, Digital and smart utilities, Electricity, Features, IOT Internet of Things, SCADA, Smart grid, Smart Utilities, 0by David Edwards, Technical Visionary, Horizon Power Horizon Power aims to deliver energy solutions for regional communities in Western...
DER trials recognised at international awards
Charlotte Pordage, , Company news, Digital and smart utilities, Electricity, News, Secure Utilities, Smart grid, Solar, Sustainability, 0An Australian utility’s Distributed Energy Resource (DER) trials have been presented with a prestigious award at the Asia-Pacific Economic...
Solar resources available online for off-grid power planning
Charlotte Pordage, , Communications, Digital and smart utilities, Electricity, News, Projects, Renewables, Smart grid, Smart Utilities, Solar, Sustainability, 0The Northern Territory’s Power and Water Corporation has released a suite of detailed documents relating to learnings from its...
Technology developed by United Energy automatically restoring power
Charlotte Pordage, , Asset management, Digital and smart utilities, Electricity, IOT Internet of Things, News, Powerlines, Smart grid, 0Innovative technology that has been proven to automatically restore power within one minute of a fault is now being...
Startupbootcamp Australia scouting for 2020 EnergyAustralia Program
Charlotte Pordage, , Battery storage, Digital and smart utilities, Electricity, Events, News, Renewables, Smart grid, 0Startupbootcamp (SBC) is a world-leading accelerator that scouts innovative startups that are looking to disrupt the current industry status...
Power fault location trial to improve reliability
Journalist, , Asset management, Construction, Digital and smart utilities, Electricity, News, Powerlines, Projects, Smart grid, Spotlight, 0A Power and Water Corporation trial of devices used to anticipate and locate faults on long stretches of overhead...
United Energy trial to help keep the power grid stable
Charlotte Pordage, , Digital and smart utilities, Electricity, News, Smart grid, 0Victorian distribution business United Energy will trial technology aimed at stabilising the electricity grid during major frequency changes and...
The IoT power play
Charlotte Pordage, , Asset management, Digital and smart utilities, Features, IOT Internet of Things, Smart grid, 0By Simon Vardy, Utilities Strategy Lead, Accenture Australia and New Zealand; Tony Histon, Transmission & Distribution Lead, Accenture Asia Pacific,...
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Events
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Digital Utilities Summit 2021
March 16 @ 8:00 am - March 24 @ 5:00 pm -
Critical Infrastructure Summit 2021
April 13 @ 8:00 am - April 22 @ 5:00 pm -
Energy in Western Australia
May 5 - May 6 -
Energy Next 2021
July 13 @ 9:00 am - July 14 @ 5:00 am