Rolling out a smarter network

Utility Journalist April 22, 2014 Digital Utilities, Electricity, Features, Retail 0

Of all new demand management technologies, smart meters are a somewhat surprising candidate for one of the most talked about […]

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Cable tunnels under Sydney

Utility Journalist April 22, 2014 Civil Construction, Electricity, Features, Projects, Trenchless technology 0

Ausgrid recently celebrated an early milestone on its City East Cable Tunnel (CECT) project in Sydney’s CBD. The CECT tunnel […]

Power and Water Manager gives illuminating talk on solar

Utility Journalist April 22, 2014 Company news, Electricity, News, Sustainability 0

Power and Water’s Manager Sustainable Energy, Trevor Horman, recently shone a light on solar through an illuminating and informative presentation […]

New NSW substation switched on

Utility Journalist April 16, 2014 Civil Construction, Electricity, News 0

Endeavour Energy’s new $44 million substation at West Tomerong (NSW) has come online to provide power to residents and businesses […]

A word from the ENA

Utility Journalist April 14, 2014 Asset management, Digital Utilities, Electricity, News, Sustainability 0

By John Bradley, Chief Executive Officer – Energy Networks Association For three days in April and May representatives from across the energy supply […]

Electricity networks – pricing policies in need of review

Utility Journalist April 14, 2014 Asset management, Digital Utilities, Electricity, Maintenance 0

By Peter Dobney, General Manager Resources and Energy, Orora Limited (Formerly Amcor Limited) Recent changes in electricity demand and usage […]

Tender: solar energy project

Utility Journalist April 13, 2014 Electricity, News, Open tenders and opportunities, Sustainability 0

The Royal Australian Mint, ACT is currently seeking tenders from suitably qualified contractors for the delivery of a solar energy […]

Helicopter power inspections begin again in QLD

Utility Journalist April 11, 2014 Asset management, Electricity, Maintenance, News, Powerlines 0

Energex’s annual helicopter patrols will soon begin to inspect the South East Queensland electricity network. The patrols will see around […]

Solar station to power NBN satellite station

Utility Journalist April 10, 2014 Civil Construction, Electricity, News, Sustainability, Telecommunications 0

Reports have surfaced that the Bourke Shire Council, located in the north-west of NSW, has given approval to NBN Co […]

SA-VIC interconnector upgrade receives funding approval

Utility Journalist April 8, 2014 Civil Construction, Electricity, News 0

The Heywood Interconnector Upgrade project has received funding approval from the Australian Energy Regulator (AER) for the South Australian component […]

Tender: pump station switchboard

Utility Journalist April 6, 2014 Civil Construction, Electricity, News, Open tenders and opportunities, Pumps, Water and Wastewater Treatment 0

Westernport Water invites tenders from suitably qualified organisations for the design, supply and installation of an electrical switchboard at one […]

Tender: 11KVa infrastructure upgrade

Utility Journalist April 6, 2014 Civil Construction, Electricity, News, Open tenders and opportunities 0

Shoalhaven City Council, NSW is currently seeking expressions of interest from suitably qualified contractors for 11KVa electrical infrastructure works at […]

Tender: instrumentation upgrade

Utility Journalist April 6, 2014 Electricity, News, Open tenders and opportunities 0

Macquarie Generation, NSW is currently seeking expressions of interest from suitably qualified contractors for the upgrade of instrumentation and control […]

Wave energy unit assembly begins in WA

Utility Journalist April 4, 2014 Civil Construction, Electricity, News, Sustainability 0

Carnegie Wave Energy has announced that the assembly and pre-installation testing phase of the CETO units has now commenced at […]

New wave energy design released

Utility Journalist April 1, 2014 Electricity, News, Sustainability, Water 0

Wave energy developer, Carnegie Wave Energy Limited has released the design of its commercial generation CETO 6 unit to be […]

Power pole replacements begin in Northampton, WA

Utility Journalist March 31, 2014 Civil Construction, Electricity, News 0

Western Power crews have begun work to replace more than 500 power poles in the Northampton region in mid-west WA, […]

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New substation complete in ACT

Utility Journalist March 28, 2014 Civil Construction, Electricity, Features, News 0

ActewAGL has recently completed the construction of the $30 million dollar East Lake zone substation, in Canberra’s inner south, as […]

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Innovative condition assessment tool trialled in New Zealand

Utility Journalist March 27, 2014 Condition Assessment, Electricity, News 0

Unison, NZ has become the first distribution company in the world to trial a unique condition assessment device on 11kV […]

$20M investment for wave energy project

Utility Journalist March 25, 2014 Civil Construction, Electricity, News, Projects, Sustainability, Water 0

Wave energy developer Carnegie Wave Energy has signed a $20m loan facility with the Clean Energy Finance Corporation to support […]

Advanced power lines for WA town

Utility Journalist March 24, 2014 Civil Construction, Electricity, News 0

Western Power crews are currently installing advanced covered power cabling in Nannup, located in the south west of WA. Western […]

ACCC proposes accreditation scheme for Vic underground electrical works

Utility Journalist March 21, 2014 Civil Construction, Electricity, News, Trenchless technology 0

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has issued a draft determination proposing to authorise Victoria’s electricity distributors (Powercor, Citipower, Jemena, […]

Hydro-electric power comes to the Northern Territory

Utility Journalist March 21, 2014 Dams, Electricity, News, Sustainability, Water 0

Hydro-electric power has begun being generated in the Northern Territory as a result of Power and Water’s investment in diverse […]

New substation for Toowoomba, QLD

Utility Journalist March 20, 2014 Civil Construction, Electricity, News 0

Work will soon begin on Ergon Energy’s new Toowoomba Central substation, a project that will underpin growth in Toowoomba’s Central […]

Solar Cities PV systems on sale to hosts

Utility Journalist March 19, 2014 Electricity, News, Retail, Sustainability 0

Ergon Energy, QLD intends to sell its solar PV systems from the Magnetic Island Solar Cities project to the customers […]

HDD used in NSW 33kV underground feeder project

Utility Journalist March 18, 2014 Civil Construction, Electricity, News, Trenchless technology 0

The civil component of a 33kV underground feeder project for a NSW Rail Alliance has been completed by trenchless technology […]

Changes announced for QLD solar scheme

Utility Journalist March 17, 2014 Electricity, News, Retail, Sustainability 0

The Queensland Government has announced changes to the Solar Bonus Scheme which will become effective on July 1, 2014. As […]

Tender: site property works

Utility Journalist March 16, 2014 Civil Construction, Electricity, News, Open tenders and opportunities, Water, Water and Wastewater Treatment 0

GWMWater, Vic currently requests tenders from suitably qualified and resourced contractors for the construction of ‘site property works’ as part […]

Collaboration to reduce cost of marine renewables

Utility Journalist March 14, 2014 Desalination, Electricity, News, Sustainability, Water 0

Australian wave energy technology developer, Carnegie Wave Energy, and UK based tidal developer, Atlantis Resources have announced the signing of […]

Underground power upgrade complete in Brisbane

Utility Journalist March 13, 2014 Civil Construction, Electricity, News, Powerlines, Trenchless technology 0

Energex has completed an $11.2 million project to upgrade the underground electricity network across Brisbane’s northern suburbs. Key components of […]

Wave energy pipeline completed

Utility Journalist March 12, 2014 Civil Construction, Desalination, Electricity, News, Pipelines, Sustainability, Water 0

Carnegie Wave Energy has announced that pipeline works has been completed at its Perth Wave Energy Project in Western Australia. […]

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