The ingenious solar project gaining international attention

Charlotte Pordage, January 28, 2020, Electricity, Features, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Sustainability, 0

USC Australia aims to be carbon neutral by 2025 and an innovative ‘water battery’ is the first major step...

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Providing greater protection to embedded network customers

Charlotte Pordage, January 28, 2020, Electricity, Embedded networks, Features, Policy, 0

Embedded networks serve hundreds and thousands of Australians who live and work in apartment buildings, shopping centres, retirement villages,...

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Women in utilities: celebrating female leadership in the water industry

Charlotte Pordage, January 26, 2020, Features, Interviews, Water, Women in Utilities, 0

Meet the women in charge at City West Water – four of which have been recognised in the Top...

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Drone technology takes off at Melbourne water

Charlotte Pordage, January 23, 2020, Drones, Features, Inspection, Safety, Water, 0

Melbourne Water’s drone program began in mid-2017 and has become integral to its business operations.

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Game-changing technology highlights the risks overhead

Charlotte Pordage, January 22, 2020, Digital and smart utilities, Electricity, Features, Mapping & GIS, Powerlines, Safety, 0

Energy Queensland has 1.7 million power poles and over 225,000km of overhead and underground powerlines across Queensland. Unfortunately, powerlines...

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A smart grid for all: International insights on the changing energy landscape

Charlotte Pordage, January 20, 2020, Demand management, Digital and smart utilities, Electricity, Events, Features, Interviews, Renewables, Smart grid, 0

As rooftop solar and batteries become the norm, how to appropriately manage their output becomes an increasing challenge around...

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A new chapter for SA water

Charlotte Pordage, January 20, 2020, Digital and smart utilities, Features, Interviews, Water, Water efficiency, 0

Utility Editor, Charlotte Pordage, caught up with SA Water’s new Chief Executive to find out more about his vision...

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A lot happening underground in Logan

Charlotte Pordage, January 15, 2020, Asset management, Construction, Features, Horizontal directional drilling, Pipelines, Projects, Sewer, Trenchless technology, Trenchless Technology - TRACTO-TECHNIK, Wastewater treatment, Water, 0

Horizontal directional drilling (HDD) technology is leading to significant environmental benefits in the City of Logan, while also resulting...

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Trenchless technology enables essential sewer upgrade

Charlotte Pordage, October 25, 2019, Features, Horizontal directional drilling, Projects, Trenchless technology, Trenchless Technology - TRACTO-TECHNIK, Wastewater treatment, Water, 0

Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD) is a steerable trenchless method of installing underground pipes, conduits and cables in a shallow...

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PIPA asks: are the environmental and social benefits of plastic pipe being overlooked?

Charlotte Pordage, October 25, 2019, Equipment, Features, Maintenance, Opinion, Pipelines, Sustainability, 0

There is presently a great deal of community discussion over the problems associated with plastics in our environment. Rodger...

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Dams deliver energy and water savings

Charlotte Pordage, October 24, 2019, Asset management, Electricity, Engineering, Features, Projects, Renewables, Sustainability, Water, 0

Enhancing the safety of dams and securing reliable water supplies are top priorities of the Queensland Government’s 2019-20 Natural...

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Digital innovation helping Hunter Water reduce leakage and improve efficiency

Charlotte Pordage, October 24, 2019, Asset management, Digital and smart utilities, Features, Water, Water efficiency, 0

Digital innovation is transforming the way Hunter Water operates its water network, helping to maximise efficiency, reduce water losses...

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Are you ready for the summer disaster season?

Charlotte Pordage, October 23, 2019, Asset management, Community engagement, Digital and smart utilities, Disaster Management, Events, Features, Safety, Sustainability, 0

The 2019–20 disaster season is already upon us, with bushfires and other extreme weather events impacting the way utilities...

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Bright lights, big city: keeping Melbourne switched on

Charlotte Pordage, October 23, 2019, Asset management, Construction, Digital and smart utilities, Electricity, Engineering, Features, Projects, Substations, 0

CitiPower is nearing completion of one of the most complex electrical engineering projects the Melbourne CBD has ever seen,...

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Industry and community collaborate on award-winning mini-grid project

Charlotte Pordage, October 22, 2019, Community engagement, Digital and smart utilities, Electricity, Features, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Sustainability, 0

by Matthew Charles-Jones, Founding Member, Totally Renewable Yackandandah & Community Engagement, Mondo The trifecta of tumbling costs, climate change...

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A balancing act: managing networks with high levels of distributed energy

Charlotte Pordage, October 22, 2019, Asset management, Digital and smart utilities, Electricity, Features, IOT Internet of Things, SCADA, Smart grid, Smart Utilities, 0

by David Edwards, Technical Visionary, Horizon Power Horizon Power aims to deliver energy solutions for regional communities in Western...

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Robert Butler: an industry stalwart

Charlotte Pordage, October 21, 2019, Features, Interviews, 0

Back in 1956, when Robert Menzies was Prime Minister and Betty Cuthbert was winning gold medals, a young Robert...

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Encouraging greater investment in renewable energy

Charlotte Pordage, October 14, 2019, Digital and smart utilities, Electricity, Features, Interviews, Renewables, Smart Utilities, Sustainability, 0

Three leaders working in renewable energy discuss what they think is needed to unlock the next wave of prosperity...

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Movers and shakers: Melbourne Water leads water industry innovation

Charlotte Pordage, October 14, 2019, Big Data, Digital and smart utilities, Features, IOT Internet of Things, Projects, Smart Utilities, Software, Water, Water efficiency, 0

Melbourne Water was acknowledged in the influential Most Innovative Companies list, published by the Australian Financial Review and Boss...

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Investing in the future of water assets

Charlotte Pordage, October 11, 2019, Asset management, Corrosion, Disaster Management, Features, Leak detection, Maintenance, Safety, Water, 0

This paper considers how the rehabilitation of concrete tanks can be executed to effectively extend service life and maintain...

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Surviving a crisis: getting through when the worst case scenario hits

Charlotte Pordage, October 11, 2019, Asset management, Community engagement, Disaster Management, Electricity, Features, Managing Disruption with AioT and predictive analytics, Safety, 0

All energy utilities have a plan in place for when any range of natural disasters hit, but what do...

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Sydney Water’s innovative approaches to predict, discover and repair leaks

Charlotte Pordage, October 10, 2019, Asset management, Condition Assessment, Construction, Digital and smart utilities, Features, Inspection, Leak detection, Maintenance, Safety, Stormwater, Sustainability, Water, Water efficiency, 0

In order to reduce the cost of replacing pipes and to minimise disruption, Sydney Water is implementing new technologies...

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Safer ground: native animals relocated from major LNG project

Charlotte Pordage, October 10, 2019, Community engagement, Construction, Features, Gas, Land access, Sustainability, 0

Almost thirty thousand native animals have been moved to safety, as part of a major environmental program at Chevron’s...

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Creating a safer industry

Charlotte Pordage, August 13, 2019, Events, Features, Safety, Water, 0

With the Victorian Government amending the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004, to provide for the criminal offence of industrial...

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The IoT power play

Charlotte Pordage, August 13, 2019, Asset management, Digital and smart utilities, Features, IOT Internet of Things, Smart grid, 0

By Simon Vardy, Utilities Strategy Lead, Accenture Australia and New Zealand; Tony Histon, Transmission & Distribution Lead, Accenture Asia Pacific,...

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Full water savings for stormwater harvesting scheme

Charlotte Pordage, August 12, 2019, Features, Irrigation, Projects, Stormwater, Sustainability, Water, Water efficiency, Water treatment, 0

Maintaining numerous world-class sporting fields and extensive surrounding reserves requires significant amounts of water for irrigation, which can be costly,...