The presence of oxygen in power transformer oil has been shown to accelerate the aging process of the solid...
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Electricity projects support Wide Bay region
Charlotte Pordage, , Construction, Electricity, News, Projects, Substations, Transformers, 0About $37 million worth of electrical infrastructure upgrades are underway in Queensland’s Wide Bay to support the region’s future...
$3.8 million upgrade for critical SEQ transmission line
Charlotte Pordage, , Electricity, Maintenance, News, Powerlines, Projects, Spotlight, Transformers, 0Powerlink has finished work on a 37km transmission line in Brisbane’s southside, ensuring the line will continue to operate...
Sydney suburb boosted by twin transformers
Charlotte Pordage, , Asset management, Electricity, Machinery, News, Projects, Transformers, 0A project which will provide a more reliable power supply to homes and businesses across Sydney’s inner west has...
Powerlink completes transformer replacement project
Journalist, , Construction, Electricity, Maintenance, News, Projects, Transformers, 0Powerlink has completed a $9 million project to replace two 40-year-old transformers at Powerlink’s Garbutt Substation, further securing power...
New transformer lights up Ingham south substation
Journalist, , Construction, Electricity, News, Projects, Substations, Transformers, 0The first of two 45-tonne electrical transformers has landed in Queensland and is set to be installed at the...
Substation upgrades provide a power boost for Mackay
Journalist, , Construction, Electricity, News, Projects, Substations, Transformers, 0Mackay’s CBD is getting a major power boost with a $28 million government funded substation upgrade that will improve...
Powerlink’s $3.4 million nuts and bolts replacement
Journalist, , Asset management, Construction, Electricity, News, Powerlines, Projects, Safety, Substations, Transformers, 0Powerlink has recently completed a $3.4 million replacement of steel bolts and insulators in Central Queensland after inspections identified...
Replacing two transformers on Queensland’s second highest mountain while ensuring minimal interruption to the electricity supply is no mean...
Careful logistical stakeholder planning all in a day’s work
Charlotte Pordage, , Electricity, Features, Projects, Transformers, 0A new transformer was recently delivered and installed at AusNet Services’ Richmond Terminal Station with detailed planning and careful...
Smart power transformer maintenance
Utility Journalist, , Electricity, Partner Solutions, Substations, Transformers, 0Power transformer testing has just become a whole lot easier with the release of OMICRON’s Primary Test Manager TM software....
Cable augmentation lighting up the Whitsundays
Utility Journalist, , Electricity, Partner Solutions, Substations, Transformers, 0Up on the beautiful tropical coast of Queensland, Zinfra crews are ensuring holidaymakers and residents at the Whitsundays have continuous...
Replacement program ensures a safe and reliable supply
Charlotte Pordage, , Asset management, Electricity, Features, Substations, Transformers, 0Ausgrid’s program of works to replace aged assets on its network is progressing, with a number of replacement substations recently...
TasNetworks awards a Distribution Overhead Contracts to Zinfra
Lauren Cella, , Contracts awarded, Electricity, Maintenance, News, Powerlines, Transformers, 0TasNetworks has awarded one of its Distribution Overhead Services Contracts to Zinfra. The contracts support the delivery of TasNetworks’...
Advanced meters providing more control of electricity data
Lauren Cella, , Asset management, Big Data, Billing, Billing and CRM, Community engagement, Electricity, Instrumentation, control & monitoring, Projects, Renewables, Retail, Smart meters, Smart Utilities, Transformers, 0Horizon Power’s rollout of more than 47,000 advanced meters in Western Australia will provide enough data to help reduce...
Securing electrical supply to Melbourne’s CBD
Lauren Cella, , Construction, Electricity, Partner Solutions, Projects, Substations, Transformers, 0The first thing that strikes you when you arrive at the Brunswick Terminal Station (BTS) is the level of...
Wivenhoe power station upgrade complete
Lauren Cella, , Asset management, Construction, Electricity, News, Projects, Transformers, 0CS Energy’s pumped storage hydroelectric Wivenhoe Power Station near Fernvale in South East Queensland has received $13.5 million upgrade....
Queensland substation going for gold
Jessica Dickers, , Condition Assessment, Construction, Electricity, News, Projects, Substations, Transformers, 0In order to prepare Queensland’s electricity network for the significant power use increase expected during the Gold Coast 2018...
Effective fault management for increasing generation demand
Jessica Dickers, , Construction, Electricity, Machinery, News, Partner Solutions, Projects, Substations, Transformers, 0Following three and a half years of successful experience in live operation, GridON and Wilson Transformer Company are announcing...
First grant for Victorian clean energy fund
Lauren Cella, , Electricity, News, Renewables, Solar, Transformers, 0The Victorian Government has announced the first grant from its $20 million New Energy Jobs Fund, a program supporting...
Proposed NSW substation relocated
Lauren Cella, , Electricity, News, Projects, Substations, Transformers, 0The site of a proposed Endeavour Energy electricity substation at Calderwood will be moved so it is located further away...
Power station leak contaminates creek
Jessica Dickers, , Condition Assessment, Electricity, Maintenance, News, Safety, Transformers, 0CitiPower has been fined by the Victorian Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) after oil from one of its power substations...
$25million investment in QLD’s grid
Jessica Dickers, , Construction, Electricity, News, Projects, Substations, Transformers, 0The Queensland government will invest $25million into Queensland’s electricity grid’s infrastructure to prepare for the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games...
Dry season brings electricity upgrades
Jessica Dickers, , Electricity, Maintenance, News, Powerlines, Projects, Safety, Substations, Transformers, 0Power and Water Corporation is set to begin an intensive maintenance and upgrade program across its electricity network. Poles,...
Glenmore water treatment plant pump upgrade
Jessica Dickers, , Construction, News, Projects, Transformers, Water, Water treatment, 0An upgrade to the Glenmore High Lift Water Pump Station in Queensland is now complete, with the pump station...
Fighting water contamination effectively
Jessica Dickers, , News, Partner Solutions, Professional services, Renewables, Transformers, Water, Water treatment, 0Water is one of the earth’s most valuable resources. Throughout the world, this liquid plays a key role when...
Proactively managing networks
Jessica Dickers, , Asset management, Communications, Electricity, Maintenance, News, Partner Solutions, Technical, Transformers, 0As technology advances and network capabilities increase, we’ve seen a great deal of change in the technology that utilities...
Tender: removal of two obsolete transformers
Jessica Dickers, , Electricity, Open tenders and opportunities, Substations, Transformers, 0Essential Energy is seeking tenders for the purchase and removal of two obsolete power transformers from Lockhart Substation to...
Lightning strikes Woodgate substation
Jessica Dickers, , Electricity, Maintenance, News, Safety, Substations, Transformers, 0Ergon Energy’s Woodgate substation (QLD) has been severely damaged by a direct lightning strike that damaged a transformer and...
Electricity infrastructure to underpin regional growth
Utility Journalist, , Construction, Electricity, Substations, Transformers, 0Regional electricity distributor Ergon Energy is currently engaged in two significant infrastructure projects aiming to improve reliability and underpin...
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