Groundwater Replenishment for Perth

Utility Journalist, May 30, 2018, Construction, Features, Projects, Pumps and valves, Technical, Water, Water efficiency, Water treatment, 0

As the south west corner of Western Australia continues to have hotter summers and low rainfall, Water Corporation is...

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Organisational resilience: what it means for the utility sector

Utility Journalist, May 25, 2018, Asset management, Digital and smart utilities, Features, Safety, Secure Utilities, Standards, Technical, Training, 0

by Col Muller, Business Continuity and Resilience Manager, SA Water and the Resilience Expert Advisory Group (REAG) Why is organisational...

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Regulatory innovation: an oxymoron or future necessity?

Utility Journalist, May 21, 2018, Billing and CRM, Digital and smart utilities, Electricity, Features, Retail, Sustainability, 0

With the delivery of network services advancing at a rapid pace, do current energy sector regulatory regimes encourage the innovation...

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Raising the roof on sustainable water supply

Utility Journalist, May 17, 2018, Features, Projects, Wastewater treatment, Water, Water efficiency, Water treatment, 0

Many townships and cities around Australia are experiencing dwindling water resources. Wannon Water’s roof water harvesting project is a leading...

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Looking beyond lithium-ion in energy storage

Utility Journalist, May 11, 2018, Battery storage, Electricity, Features, 1

While lithium-based systems are currently king, the huge demand for energy storage is driving the development of alternative technologies – particularly...

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A secure water supply for Tasmania’s southern highlands

Utility Journalist, May 10, 2018, Features, Irrigation, Pipelines, Technical, Water, 0

The Southern Highlands Irrigation Scheme will deliver water to one of the driest areas of Tasmania and is vital in...

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The blockchain effect

Utility Journalist, May 9, 2018, Digital and smart utilities, Electricity, Features, Projects, Technical, Water, Water efficiency, 0

A project is currently underway in Western Australia that aims to assess how cities can use blockchain technology and data...

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Our approach to vegetation management

Utility Journalist, May 8, 2018, Electricity, Features, Powerlines, Safety, Secure Utilities, 0

For the past seven years, Melbourne has been ranked the world’s most livable city. For me, it’s the environment – the...

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Using open data to locate underground assets

Utility Journalist, March 20, 2018, Asset management, Features, Utility location, Water, 0

Yarra Valley Water, Melbourne’s largest retail water utility, has made its asset data fully available online. The data is available...

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Survival of the fittest for EPC players

Utility Journalist, March 19, 2018, Construction, Electricity, Engineering, Features, Renewables, Solar, 0

Despite solid growth in the Australian utility-scale solar sector, it is expected that some engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) players...

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Kellee Ireland: Women in utilities

Utility Journalist, March 12, 2018, Features, Inspection, Interviews, Women in Utilities, 0

Kellee Ireland is the Victorian Business Development and Stakeholder Engagement Manager at Spookfish Australia, a company that provides utilities with...

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Combining solar and battery power for an off-grid solution

Utility Journalist, March 9, 2018, Battery storage, Electricity, Features, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Water, 0

Logan City Council in South East Queensland has successfully installed the first off-grid system powered by Bradford Solar and Tesla...

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Rehabilitation of a high pressure water main for Sydney Water

Utility Journalist, March 6, 2018, Features, Partner Solutions, Pipeline integrity, Pipelines, Products, Water, 0

When Sydney Water encountered the failure of one of its high pressure water mains, a range of factors meant that...

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Why is microtunnelling ideal for water and sewer pipeline installations?

Utility Journalist, March 2, 2018, Ask an expert, Features, Microtunnelling, Pipelines, Sewer, Technical, Trenchless technology, Water, 0

Unlike deep excavation, trenchless techniques such as microtunnelling bypass surface obstructions and have minimal impact on the surrounding environment. In the...

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Adapting for a new generation of customer

Utility Journalist, February 22, 2018, Battery storage, Digital and smart utilities, Electricity, Features, Partner Solutions, Smart meters, Software, Solar, 0

Increased levels of clean, locally generated electricity and rapid technological change mean that customers want better and fairer solutions for...

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What would it take for residential customers to go off-grid?

Utility Journalist, February 22, 2018, Battery storage, Electricity, Features, Renewables, Solar, 0

by Roger Jeffrey, utilities sector specialist and consulting partner at Deloitte The impact of distributed generation on residential customers...

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One billion meter readings? – We’re just getting started

Utility Journalist, February 22, 2018, Big Data, Digital and smart utilities, Features, Partner Solutions, SCADA, Smart meters, Water, 0

by Mark Halliwell, Taggle Systems The main game at Taggle Systems is the low-cost collection and delivery of data...

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Analysing landfill gas levels remotely

Utility Journalist, February 14, 2018, Asset management, Condition Assessment, Equipment, Features, Gas, Instrumentation, control & monitoring, Partner Solutions, 0

by Jun Way Lee, Application Engineer, Integrated Solutions, Thermo Fisher Scientific Between the 1950s and 1980s, many landfill sites...

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Making data work when managing utility assets

Utility Journalist, February 13, 2018, Asset management, Digital and smart utilities, Electricity, Features, IOT Internet of Things, Smart Utilities, 0

by Igor Sadimenko EY Asia – Pacific EAM Regional Lead The way electricity is generated and consumed is changing...

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Secure a place at Energy Networks 2018 – Vision Critical

Utility Journalist, February 12, 2018, Electricity, Events, Features, 0

Energy Networks 2018 Conference and Exhibition is shaping up to once again be the pre-eminent event for the energy...

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Satellite technology to enable advanced asset location

Utility Journalist, February 12, 2018, Asset management, Digital and smart utilities, Features, Instrumentation, control & monitoring, 0

Satellites, and more recently, global positioning technologies have allowed for increasingly precise mapping and surveying techniques. Geoscience Australia, the national agency...

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How can utilities prepare for an ever-changing future?

Utility Journalist, February 9, 2018, Digital and smart utilities, Electricity, Features, Projects, Sewer, Water, 0

by Maryam Charehsaz, Leader Servicing Strategies, Queensland Urban Utilities One of the latest buzzwords in the utility industry is...

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Careful logistical stakeholder planning all in a day’s work

Utility Journalist, February 7, 2018, Electricity, Features, Projects, Transformers, 0

A new transformer was recently delivered and installed at AusNet Services’ Richmond Terminal Station with detailed planning and careful...

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Collaborative sewer relining tender wins excellence award

Utility Journalist, February 6, 2018, CCTV, Features, Inspection, Projects, Sewer, Sewer rehabilitation, Water, 0

In October 2017, the Wide Bay Burnett Regional Organisation of Councils (WBBROC) collected the award for water projects over...

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Digital Utilities 2018: First round speakers announced

Utility Journalist, February 5, 2018, Big Data, Digital and smart utilities, Events, Features, Gas, IOT Internet of Things, Sewer, Smart grid, Smart meters, Smart Utilities, Water, 0

Digital Utilities 2018, running from 19-20 April in Melbourne, is the premier event for anyone working in the utility industry...

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Sydney Water’s once in a generation transformation to put customers first

Utility Journalist, February 1, 2018, Billing and CRM, Communications, Digital and smart utilities, Features, Projects, Retail, Software, Water, 0

by Sian Leydon, General Manager, Customer, Strategy and Regulation, Sydney Water Over the last 128 years, Sydney Water has...

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Embracing the technology shift

Utility Journalist, January 17, 2018, Asset management, Condition Assessment, Digital and smart utilities, Features, IOT Internet of Things, Leak detection, Pipelines, Sewer, Software, Water, 0

Technologies such as high-res monitoring of pressurised sewer lines, transient event and leak detection, and low power, narrow bandwidth, long-range networks...