Trees can pose a significant threat to the safety and reliability of electricity networks. A new collaborative project by...
Features
Sydney Water treatment program tops sustainability ratings
Charlotte Pordage, , Features, Projects, Sustainability, Water, Water treatment, 0Sydney Water’s Lower South Creek Treatment Program was awarded the highest design sustainability rating ever achieved for an Australian...
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...
Where city meets country
Charlotte Pordage, , Big Data, Digital and smart utilities, Features, Interviews, IOT Internet of Things, Irrigation, Sustainability, Water, Water efficiency, 0Cameron FitzGerald, Managing Director at Southern Rural Water, discusses why it's more important than ever for the rural and...
The next frontier in energy
Charlotte Pordage, , Community engagement, Features, Gas, Pipelines, Renewables, Sustainability, 0Australia is actively investigating affordable, reliable low-carbon energy options. Achieving this requires solutions that go well beyond renewable electricity.
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 new way to buy electricity and unlock the value of renewable energy
Charlotte Pordage, , Electricity, Features, Renewables, Sustainability, 0by Siobhan Day, Assistant Editor, Utility magazine Sitting on a beach in Ecuador, two friends came up with an...
Switching things up at a brownfield Alice Springs substation
Charlotte Pordage, , Construction, Electricity, Features, Maintenance, Substations, 0A brownfield high-voltage substation construction project in Alice Springs by Power and Water Corporation has seen a new lease...
New era for Australia’s iconic dial before you dig program
Charlotte Pordage, , Features, IOT Internet of Things, Smart Utilities, Software, Utility location, 0For more than 30 years, the Dial Before You Dig program has become a trusted go-to service for asset...
Drone trial for Western Power
Charlotte Pordage, , Drones, Equipment, Features, Inspection, Maintenance, Projects, Uncategorized, 0In Western Australia, Western Power connects more than two million customers over an area larger than the United Kingdom....
Positioning australia for success: Geospatial reference system upgrades
Charlotte Pordage, , Digital and smart utilities, Equipment, Features, Mapping & GIS, Products, Software, 0While global positioning systems (GPS) can currently provide 5-10m accuracy, more precise positioning is increasingly important for applications in...
The future of energy: distributed and decentralised
Charlotte Pordage, , Battery storage, Electricity, Features, Projects, Solar, 0Distributed Energy Resources can revolutionise the way Australia produces and uses electricity, and many new projects are looking to...
Leveraging big data to enable an intelligent grid
Charlotte Pordage, , Big Data, Billing, Communications, Cyber Security Content Hub, Digital and smart utilities, Electricity, Features, Software, 0Australian researchers have developed a platform to harness information from households to enable deep, real-time analysis and control of...
Rising threats and rising costs – powering towards a cyber resilient utility network
Charlotte Pordage, , Cyber Security Content Hub, Digital and smart utilities, Features, Secure Utilities, Software, 0by Grant Turvey, Utilities Lead, Accenture Australia and New Zealand, and Joseph Failla, Security Lead, Accenture Australia and New...
Industry-leading customer focus reaches new heights
Charlotte Pordage, , Features, Smart meters, Sustainability, Water, Water efficiency, 0Working together with its 1.7 million customers to shape its future plans has become an ingrained ethos for SA...
The ingenious solar project gaining international attention
Charlotte Pordage, , Electricity, Features, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Sustainability, 0USC Australia aims to be carbon neutral by 2025 and an innovative ‘water battery’ is the first major step...
Providing greater protection to embedded network customers
Charlotte Pordage, , Electricity, Embedded networks, Features, Policy, 0Embedded networks serve hundreds and thousands of Australians who live and work in apartment buildings, shopping centres, retirement villages,...
Women in utilities: celebrating female leadership in the water industry
Charlotte Pordage, , Features, Interviews, Water, Women in Utilities, 0Meet the women in charge at City West Water – four of which have been recognised in the Top...
Drone technology takes off at Melbourne water
Charlotte Pordage, , Drones, Features, Inspection, Safety, Water, 0Melbourne Water’s drone program began in mid-2017 and has become integral to its business operations.
Game-changing technology highlights the risks overhead
Charlotte Pordage, , Digital and smart utilities, Electricity, Features, Mapping & GIS, Powerlines, Safety, 0Energy Queensland has 1.7 million power poles and over 225,000km of overhead and underground powerlines across Queensland. Unfortunately, powerlines...
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...
A new chapter for SA water
Charlotte Pordage, , Digital and smart utilities, Features, Interviews, Water, Water efficiency, 0Utility Editor, Charlotte Pordage, caught up with SA Water’s new Chief Executive to find out more about his vision...
A lot happening underground in Logan
Charlotte Pordage, , Asset management, Construction, Features, Horizontal directional drilling, Pipelines, Projects, Sewer, Trenchless technology, Trenchless Technology - TRACTO-TECHNIK, Wastewater treatment, Water, 0Horizontal directional drilling (HDD) technology is leading to significant environmental benefits in the City of Logan, while also resulting...
Trenchless technology enables essential sewer upgrade
Charlotte Pordage, , Features, Horizontal directional drilling, Projects, Trenchless technology, Trenchless Technology - TRACTO-TECHNIK, Wastewater treatment, Water, 0Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD) is a steerable trenchless method of installing underground pipes, conduits and cables in a shallow...
PIPA asks: are the environmental and social benefits of plastic pipe being overlooked?
Charlotte Pordage, , Equipment, Features, Maintenance, Opinion, Pipelines, Sustainability, 0There is presently a great deal of community discussion over the problems associated with plastics in our environment. Rodger...
Dams deliver energy and water savings
Charlotte Pordage, , Asset management, Electricity, Engineering, Features, Projects, Renewables, Sustainability, Water, 0Enhancing the safety of dams and securing reliable water supplies are top priorities of the Queensland Government’s 2019-20 Natural...
Digital innovation helping Hunter Water reduce leakage and improve efficiency
Charlotte Pordage, , Asset management, Digital and smart utilities, Features, Water, Water efficiency, 0Digital innovation is transforming the way Hunter Water operates its water network, helping to maximise efficiency, reduce water losses...
Are you ready for the summer disaster season?
Charlotte Pordage, , Asset management, Community engagement, Digital and smart utilities, Disaster Management, Events, Features, Safety, Sustainability, 0The 2019–20 disaster season is already upon us, with bushfires and other extreme weather events impacting the way utilities...
Bright lights, big city: keeping Melbourne switched on
Charlotte Pordage, , Asset management, Construction, Digital and smart utilities, Electricity, Engineering, Features, Projects, Substations, 0CitiPower is nearing completion of one of the most complex electrical engineering projects the Melbourne CBD has ever seen,...
Industry and community collaborate on award-winning mini-grid project
Charlotte Pordage, , Community engagement, Digital and smart utilities, Electricity, Features, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Sustainability, 0by Matthew Charles-Jones, Founding Member, Totally Renewable Yackandandah & Community Engagement, Mondo The trifecta of tumbling costs, climate change...
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Critical Infrastructure Summit 2021
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