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Toowoomba spends $27M to install 70k+ smart water meters
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Kody Cook Asset management, Company news, Instrumentation, Control & Monitoring, News, Projects, Smart meters, Spotlight, Water 0Sydney Water has rolled out a $2 million pilot smart meter program, which has already reduced the average bill by $70 for residents across Liverpool, Beecroft, Bellevue Hill and Kenthurst, where 7,500 smart meters were installed. Residents saved 28,000L of water between April and November 2023 after Sydney Water sent 313 early leak detection notifications. Sydney Water’s Head of Customer […]
Melbourne Water completes digital twin pilot program
Steph Barker Digital Utilities, News, Spotlight, Water, Water and Wastewater Treatment 0Melbourne Water has completed a pilot program using digital twin technology that facilitates the prediction of recycled water quality. The pilot program found that the digital twin technology had an accuracy rate of 75 per cent and has been used to forecast recycled water quality up to 48 hours in advance, providing valuable insights for water management and ensuring the […]
The key management system unlocking new capabilities
Utility Journalist Cyber Security, Disaster Management, Electricity, Retail, Sponsored Editorial 0Speed and security are the two principles with which the key management system was developed. The result of an innovative collaboration between Harcor and Amtac, Keys-on-Tap is a new revolutionary key management platform that takes those two core principles to new levels. Keys-on-Tap paves a critical avenue for fleet management and includes capabilities that have never been made accessible before […]
Are we ready for digital by default?
Utility Journalist Asset management, Civil Construction, Digital Utilities, Features, Projects, Renewable Energy, Sustainability 0By Frank Zeichner, CEO IoT Alliance Australia The transformative power of digital technologies discussion is happening in every boardroom and on every construction site in Australia. Yet despite well-established business cases, we’re lagging and slow in our uptake and use of the smart data that is essential for Australia’s future prosperity. At stake is our economic productivity and net zero […]
Meeting measurement demands
Utility Journalist Asset management, Civil Construction, Digital Utilities, Projects, Sponsored Editorial 0VEGA Australia, bolstered by its parent company’s global presence and innovations, is ensuring that the local construction industry has reliable, next-generation measurement technology to optimise assets and boost operational efficiency. For more than 60 years, sensor and measuring instrument manufacturer VEGA has been developing the measurement solutions of the future, building upon a passion for innovation and transformation. In recent […]
VIC water utility announces strategic partnership
Steph Barker Company news, Digital Utilities, IOT, News, Spotlight, Water 0Yarra Valley Water has announced a new strategic partnership to harness the potential of the Internet of Things (IoT) and help digitise its asset networks. The strategic partnership with Sagemcom Australasia is designed to take full advantage of the IoT to help enhance customer experiences, provide early notification of network faults and develop improved asset management predictive models and investment […]
Breaking new ground in reducing utility risk
Patricia Mae Tagabe Asset management, Company news, Condition Assessment, Digital Utilities, Sponsored Editorial 0If not located correctly, underground utilities are at risk of being damaged during the installation or construction of new assets, which can have devastating consequences. A New Zealand-based utility locating company has uncovered a solution using the digital visualisation technology. When construction or new asset installation impacts underground utilities such as gas, water or power mains, the consequences can be […]
Navigating utility standards with advanced asset management
Utility Journalist Asset management, Demand management, Digital Utilities, Projects, Sponsored Editorial 0At the heart of the utility industry lies critical assets – the indispensable infrastructure encompassing power plants, pipelines and water treatment facilities that deliver essential services to communities. Compliance, therefore, stands as the safeguard ensuring the integrity, reliability and safety of these vital services. Failure to comply can result in service interruptions, loss of trust between organisation and customer, and […]
The double-edged sword of sensor technologies in leakage management
Utility Journalist Digital Utilities, Electricity, Pipelines, Projects, Renewable Energy, Sponsored Editorial 0The pursuit of reducing nonrevenue water has rendered sensor technologies irresistibly appealing to utility companies. These innovative devices boast transformative leak detection capabilities but simultaneously introduce a suite of operational and regulatory quandaries requiring thoughtful navigation. The initial allure of sensor solutions is their ability to monitor leaks across an entire pipeline network. However, this advantage can mislead utilities into […]
The women behind WaterGroup
Kody Cook IOT, People and appointments, Smart meters, Sponsored Editorial, Water 0WaterGroup’s Head of Sales and Marketing, Aimi Macready, and Head of Smart Metering Operations, Holly Guy, talked about water data and its flow-on effect, implementing sensors and IoT devices for a better water future and the inclusion of women in the water industry. “Well, we wouldn’t be here today if it wasn’t for one of the founders of WaterGroup, our […]
The five steps to build a resilient water management system
Mikayla Bridge Digital Utilities, Projects, Sponsored Editorial, Sustainability 0While there are various environmental, financial and social factors that utilities need to take into consideration to develop a resilient water management system, these are the five must-haves for a utility to be successful. All utilities are facing similar challenges around climate change. This requires the implementation of net zero targets and new, innovative ways to repair environmental damage, as […]
Water management: are utilities security guards or stewards?
Utility Journalist Asset management, Digital Utilities, Features, Renewable Energy, Sponsored Editorial, Spotlight, Sustainability, Water, Water and Wastewater Treatment 0With climate change, population growth, and industrial development placing pressure on our finite water supplies, the challenges water utilities face are growing more complex, and there has never been a more urgent time for innovative and sustainable solutions to manage our most precious resource. Recycling water is one of the key ways that utilities can keep up with this demand […]
Unitywater announces stake acquisition of tech company
Kody Cook Company news, Digital Utilities, Instrumentation, Control & Monitoring, News, Water 0Continuing the growth of its commercial investment portfolio, Unitywater has this month acquired a minority stake in Australian business Detection Services Group. Unitywater has announced the acquisition of a minority stake in Detection Services Group, which is expected to accelerate the utility’s adoption of advanced technology for managing its pipeline networks. The acquisition is also expected to further diversify Unitywater’s […]
Water Corporation deploys new acoustic leak detection system
Kody Cook Digital Utilities, Instrumentation, Control & Monitoring, News, Pipelines, Spotlight, Water 0In an Australia-first project, cutting-edge distributed acoustic sensing technology is being deployed beneath Perth’s CBD by Water Corporation to detect leaks in the water network. The project, by Perth-based Terra15 Technologies, turns existing fibre-optic cable in the city into a giant acoustic leak detection network to detect water leaks before a pipe bursts. Laser light is pulsed through a thin […]
Water Corporation commences major smart water meter pilot project
Yasmin Isaacs News, Projects, Smart meters, Spotlight 0In one of the largest pilot projects for the technology in Australia, Water Corporation is set to install more than 16,000 digital smart meters into homes and businesses across Perth. The smart meters will transmit wireless water-use data, providing an hourly overview of water consumption, through an online Water Corporation account, that will be available from mid 2024. The technology […]
Yarra Valley Water awards $40M meter replacement contract
Kody Cook Company news, Contracts awarded, News, Smart meters, Spotlight 0Yarra Valley Water has renewed its partnership with New Plumbing Solutions (NPS) with the signing of a new five-year contract – worth more than $40 million – for the delivery of its meter replacement program. NPS has been providing meter replacement services to Yarra Valley Water under the current contract for the past five years. General Manager Service Futures, Glenn […]
Camera-as-a-sensor: remote monitoring with AIOT technology
Patricia Mae Tagabe Digital Utilities, IOT, Sponsored Editorial 0Technology is advancing quickly, and it continues to bring us new innovations that can improve the way industrial environments operate. One exciting development receiving attention is AIoT, the Artificial Intelligence of Things. This combination of two powerful technologies, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the Internet of Things (IoT), is creating smart devices and systems that work together and can make intelligent […]
Adopting NB-IoT as a secondary radio for smart water metering
Patricia Mae Tagabe Digital Utilities, Smart meters, Sponsored Editorial, Water 0Taggle Systems adopts NarrowBand-Internet of Things (NB-IoT) which is a standards-based radio technology deployed over cellular networks that is well suited to residential, commercial, and industrial smart water metering in dense urban environments. Taggle is a leading ecosystem for smart water metering and digital water management in Australia, with 67 council and water utility customers and more than 300,000 smart […]
Advanced sensors supporting a sustainable water future
Patricia Mae Tagabe Company news, Digital Utilities, News, Sponsored Editorial, Water 0With the impact of climate change and increased demand putting more pressure on the water sector, utilities are transforming to ensure that they can still provide a sufficient supply. To keep up with these demands, South East Water has deployed its network leak detection program as part of its Digital Utility program. As one of the country’s biggest water suppliers […]
Tackling non-revenue water: an imperative for water utilities
Patricia Mae Tagabe Smart meters, Sponsored Editorial, Water 0Non-Revenue Water (NRW) — water produced and lost before it reaches the customer — is a crucial factor in managing water resources. Leakage from ageing infrastructure, unauthorised consumption, and metering inaccuracies all contribute to the loss of this valuable resource. In Australia, where an increasingly changing climate and the anticipated onset of drought conditions are a reality, tackling NRW should […]
Secure level measurement technology
Patricia Mae Tagabe Digital Utilities, IOT, Sponsored Editorial 0Digital networking is forging ahead rapidly in the process industry, and modern, integrated automation solutions are simplifying handling and making processes more flexible and efficient. However, this technology opens up new avenues into the previously self-contained automation level and can offer a convenient entryway for attacks. Cyber adversaries can be quite different in nature: they can range from individual hackers […]
Smart meter rollout to help Toowoomba to Warwick Pipeline
Kody Cook Asset management, Instrumentation, Control & Monitoring, News, Pipelines, Smart meters, Spotlight 0A major smart meter rollout is set to be part of the Toowoomba to Warwick Pipeline project following a demonstration of the technology by Southern Downs Regional Council in Stanthorpe. Around 9,000 meters will be installed throughout Warwick, Allora, Yangan, Killarney, Dalveen, Leyburn, Wallangara and Pratten, which will provide real-time data on water volumes used and pipe flow rates, to […]
NT’s first international fibre optic cable live
Yasmin Isaacs Batteries & Storage, Company news, Digital Utilities, Electricity, Embedded networks, News, Projects, Spotlight 0The first multi-million dollar international data cable based in Northern Australia has been switched on by the country’s specialist fibre and network solutions provider, Vocus, solidifying the state as the new international data entry point for Asia Pacific. The cable connects with the company’s pre-existing North-West Cable System which runs from Darwin to Port Hedland with their Australian Singapore Cable […]
Transgrid seeking contracts with battery operators
Yasmin Isaacs Batteries & Storage, Company news, Demand management, Electricity, News, Solar, Spotlight 0Transgrid is set to hit the market, seeking contracts with battery operators to maintain electricity reliability in parts of New South Wales. Grid-scale batteries have been identified as part of the preferred options for maintaining a reliable supply to the Bathurst, Orange and Parkes areas and the NSW North West Slopes region. By entering the market, Transgrid hopes to gain […]
NZ provider acquired by AUS smart metering company
Kody Cook Company news, News, Smart meters, Spotlight 0New Zealand metering solutions provider, Influx Energy Data has been acquired by an Australian company. Smart metering and energy data business, Intellihub announced acquisition of Influx on Wednesday 5 July. The Influx metering and data solutions business manages more than 125,000 smart and legacy Installation Control Points on behalf of all major electricity retailers in New Zealand. It also provides […]
The challenges of monitoring leaks in water networks
Kody Cook Asset management, Condition Assessment, Digital Utilities, IOT, Maintenance, Sponsored Editorial 0Monitoring water networks for leaks is an essential part of any modern water loss management program. In Australia, monitoring water networks for leaks is becoming increasingly important as the country faces growing demand for water resources and the need to manage the impacts of climate change. A key obstacle to the wider adoption of monitoring technologies was their installation, operation […]
Property Managers’ Answer to Water Challenges
Kody Cook Asset management, Instrumentation, Control & Monitoring, IOT, Maintenance, Sponsored Editorial 0Smart metering is helping facility and property managers face the challenges of understanding water usage and reducing costs. If left unchecked, leaks and inefficient water use can result in poor ESG outcomes, high water bills, and building damage – it can also destroy a good NABERS Water rating. Smart meters use a data display and analysis system like UtiliOS, which […]
11 smart water metering predictions, now a reality
Steph Barker Digital Utilities, Smart meters, Sponsored Editorial, Water 0Written by Aimi Macready, Head of Sales, WaterGroup. Australia’s smart water metering industry has experienced significant growth in recent years. With the advent of advanced technology and data analytics, smart water meters have become crucial for water utilities to manage their resources effectively. This article will explore eleven predictions we made back in 2021 that have become a reality in […]
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA), on behalf of the Australian Government has announced that it will be providing Solar Analytics $929,000 in funding to develop Solar Maximiser, an online tool intended to help consumers make smart consumer energy resources (CER) investment decisions. The tool will assess available resources such as rooftop solar, smart electric hot water, batteries and electric […]
Madison Technologies partners with Bosch to bring AIoT cameras to industrial environments
Utility Journalist Company news, Digital Utilities, IOT, Safety and Training, Sponsored Editorial 0Operational Technology Specialist Madison Technologies has announced its partnership with renowned global technology company Bosch Security and Safety Systems. By combining Madison Technologies’ extensive knowledge of the regional Operational Technology sector with Bosch’s AIoT camera solutions, the partnership is focused on bringing the Bosch range of intelligent cameras to critical operational environments. “This collaboration with Bosch demonstrates our commitment to […]
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