A Melbourne start up business will launch innovative technology that repurposes batteries from electric vehicles (EV) for use as behind-the-meter household energy storage. Relectrify has developed advanced battery control technology that reduces the cost of repurposing electric vehicle batteries, while boosting performance and lifetime. The technology combines both power electronics hardware and battery optimisation software. Once EV batteries reach the end of […]
A Queensland government-owned generator has entered into a ten-year agreement with the 60MW Kennedy Energy Park near Hughenden in North Queensland to purchase the electricity output and a proportion of the large-scale generation certificates from the planned hybrid generation facility. Kennedy Energy Park Director, Rob Fisher, welcomed the agreement with CS Energy. “The agreement with CS Energy means that this […]
A joint venture is set to construct one of the largest photovoltaic (PV) plants in Australia, the Lilyvale Solar Farm near Emerald in Queensland. Gransolar and ACCIONA Industrial will carry out the project with the solar farm set to have a capacity of 100 MW(AC). The project will be carried out as a turnkey or EPC (Engineering, Procurement and Construction) […]
Australia’s only high-tech manufacturer of electric vehicle charging stations, has opened its new expanded facility in Brisbane, creating 50 new jobs and increasing manufacturing capacity by 600 per cent. Minister for Main Roads and Road Safety and Minister for Energy, Mark Bailey, congratulated Tritium on its success while also launching an Australian first electric vehicle (EV) strategy, ‘The Future is […]
Marking the first in a series of exciting range extensions to the ISO Plugs, Sockets and Switches offering, NHP is pleased to announce the introduction of the ISO 20A Flat Pin Plug and Socket. Within this range extension, three series are being released including the 20A Flat Pin plugs, 20A Flat Pin Socket Outlets, and 20A Flat Pin Switched Socket […]
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull met with gas producers Santos, Shell and Origin Energy on 27 September 2017 to discuss the future of Australia’s east coast gas supply, with the gas producers guaranteeing that there will not be short of gas in 2018. On 25 September 2017, the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) and Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) released […]
Construction is underway at Mount Isa on the Queensland end of the $800 million Northern Gas Pipeline. Minister for State Development, Dr Anthony Lynham, turned the first sod at Mount Isa on the Northern Gas Pipeline with the project’s builder, leading Australian energy company, Jemena. Dr Anthony Lynham said the project was already generating jobs and business opportunities in the […]
An international alliance has bought a majority stake in Adelaide-based energy company ZEN Energy. The deal will see GFG Alliance invest in renewable energy to help drive down energy costs. GFG Alliance is an international group of businesses, founded by the British Gupta family, which bought Whyalla’s Arrium steelworks in July 2017 and took control of the operation this month. […]
nbn has developed an initiative that will leverage big data, machine learning and existing capabilities to improve NBN end-user experience and help resolve issues faster. When faults occur, nbn’s Tech Lab will help the team determine whether a fault can be dealt with remotely and immediately or whether a field technician needs to visit an end-user home to resolve the […]
City West Water has been recognised by the Minister for Water, Lisa Neville, for reaching 45 per cent female representation across its workforce. The following statistics were announced at the VicWater Annual Conference 2017 in Melbourne: 45 per cent of City West Water’s total workforce are female (total workforce of 448 employees) 40 per cent of senior leaders are female […]
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull met with AGL executives in Canberra to discuss the future of the Liddell Power Station. While AGL plans to close the plant in 2020, the government is trying to keep it open for a further five years passed its scheduled closure in order to maintain stability in the electricity grid. Following the meeting, AGL committed to […]
Each year, Sydney Water reuses 100 per cent (180,000 tonnes) of biosolids produced, with a majority used on farms being incorporated into the soil. The vast majority of biosolids collected from 23 of its wastewater treatment plants across Greater Sydney is trucked to broadacre farms in the Central West and South West of NSW with the remainder used for mine […]
A Far North Queensland company has been awarded a tender to install a rooftop solar farm in the remote indigenous community at Lockhart River. Minister for Housing and Public Works, Mick de Brenni, said Cairns renewable energy specialist Australian Sustainable Energy (ASE) has been awarded the contract to install the solar farm on government-owned buildings. Mr de Brenni said the […]
Zinfra has secured a position on the WaterNSW asset replacement panel, known as the Maintain Capability Program. This panel position gives Zinfra access to bid as one of three providers for a workflow of $150 million over four years between 2018 and 2021. The Maintain Capability Program will ensure asset replacement and related maintenance works are delivered efficiently across WaterNSW’s […]
Australian Pipelines and Gas Association (APGA) President Shaun Reardon has announced the appointment of a new Chief Executive. Steve Davies took up the position of Chief Executive on 11 September 2017. Mr Davies has spent nine years with APGA in various policy roles, most recently as National Policy Manager, and has a profound understanding of the many issues affecting pipeline […]
Legislation for the Tasmanian Government to takeover TasWater has passed through the Lower House. This is the first step to Tasmanians receiving better water and sewerage services sooner and at lower prices, without putting upward pressure on rates. The Bill will now head to the Upper House, where if it passes the State Government will take control of TasWater from […]
Finalists for the 2017 Premier’s Sustainability Awards in Victoria have been announced. Yarra Valley Water is a finalist for the environmental protect category for a waste to energy facility. The proposed facility saves food waste and processes it into biogas via anaerobic digestion with plans to divert 33,000 tonnes of waste per year from landfill and power two treatment plants. […]
The drive towards even more efficient irrigation water use and world’s best metering standards will be enhanced by an memorandum of understanding (MOU), signed by Australia’s two leading irrigation industry bodies Irrigation Australia (IAL) and the National Irrigators’ Council (NIC). Australia’s irrigation sector is world leading when it comes to using the least possible water to produce the highest possible output. Developments […]
The Queensland Government is partnering with global giants such as Boeing and Shell along with small to medium enterprises to develop remotely piloted aircraft systems – innovative partnerships that have sky-high potential for local industries. The Queensland Government provided the Advance Queensland funding in a first-of-its kind partnership with global aerospace giant The Boeing Company, in conjunction with Boeing subsidiary […]
Energy Queensland is partnering with global energy-tech company GreenSync to create Australia’s biggest ‘virtual power plant’. Treasurer, Curtis Pitt, said the virtual power plant was a cloud-based, load control system created to manage extreme electricity demand during severe temperature events. “This virtual power plant system will have a positive impact on the affordability, reliability and sustainability of electricity supply during […]
A new decentralised energy exchange platform has been launched, allowing customers, communities and utilities to trade energy. The deX platform, designed by GreenSync, is an open exchange where energy capacity can be transacted between businesses, households, communities and utilities. Like any marketplace, deX software facilitates an exchange between market participants, ensuring open access that is safe, reliable, simple and transparent. […]
nbn has released its Corporate Plan 2018-2021, revealing new operational targets and expectations for the next four years. nbn end-of-rollout targets include: nbn has reported it remains on track with its rollout target to complete the network build in 2020 within $49 billion peak funding Geospatial mapping accuracy predicts 300,000 fewer premises in existence in Australia, resulting in an expected […]
Santos has announced a location swap agreement facilitating the delivery of at least 18 PJ of gas per annum into the southern domestic market. Under the three year agreement (with an option to extend for a further year), which takes effect in January 2018, Santos will take delivery of gas at Wallumbilla. Santos will then provide an equivalent quantity of […]
APA has announced a new gas transportation agreement (GTA) has been executed with a Western Australian based gold mining company. The GTA with Dacian Gold will enable APA to deliver gas to power Dacian’s Mt Morgans Gold Project, located approximately 750km northeast of Perth in the Goldfields region of Western Australia. The GTA, with a term of 10.5 years, will […]
Unitywater has signed a contract with an IoT software company to extend their partnership by three years to continue optimising its network efficiency, improve customer service, and reduce water loss. The water and sewerage service provider, based in South East Queensland, has implemented TaKaDu’s system across 90 per cent of its network, previously preventing billions of litres of water loss […]
Endeavour Energy has announced the appointment of a new CEO. Endeavour Energy’s Independent Chairman, Robert Webster, announced the appointment of Tony Narvaez as CEO, effective Tuesday 15 August 2017. “The Board is delighted to welcome Tony to lead Endeavour Energy’s transition into a world class electricity distributor,” Mr Webster said. “Tony joins us from Victoria’s United Energy and Multinet Gas, […]
Guy Chalkley was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Western Power in August 2016, after acting in the role from March in that same year. As Guy marks his official 12-month anniversary in the top job, we sat down to talk with him about the changing energy industry, integrating renewables into the network and embracing change as an opportunity – not a threat.
Dr Gordon de Brouwer PSM has advised that he wishes to leave his position as Secretary of the Department of the Environment and Energy from 8 September 2017 to pursue other interests. Dr de Brouwer has had an extensive and distinguished career with three decades of public service in academia and the public sector. Dr de Brouwer was a G20 […]
Senator Matt Canavan has stepped aside from the Ministry and resigned as Minister for Resources and Northern Australia after knowledge of his Italian Citizenship status was brought to light. “According to the Italian Government I am a Citizen of Italy,” Mr Canavan said. “In 2006 my mother lodged documents with the Italian Consulate in Brisbane to become an Italian citizen. […]
Jemena has announced the appointment of its new Chief Financial Officer (CFO) following an extensive six month global search. David Gillespie – who is currently General Manager of Jemena’s Corporate Finance group – will commence as CFO from Monday, 7 August 2017. His appointment comes after Jemena’s current CFO, Joanne Pearson, announced her retirement earlier this year. Mr Gillespie is […]
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