Gippsland Water has appointed its new Managing Director following a national search and an exhaustive interview process. Sarah Cumming has been appointed to the position. Ms Cumming has served on the Gippsland water board for the past five years and, most recently, worked as the General Manager of Corporate Services at Latrobe City. Current Managing Director David Mawer’s term will […]
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Dr Helen Nugent has decided to step down from her position on the Origin Energy board, after 14 years, in order to take up a new role at an electricity infrastructure company. Dr Nugent is now Ausgrid’s Independent Chairman. Origin Chairman, Gordon Cairns, said, “I would like to congratulate Helen on her appointment, which recognises her stature as one of […]
TasWater responds to Treasurer’s ‘crisis’ claims
Lauren Cella News, People and appointments, Sustainability, Water 0The Chairman of TasWater, Miles Hampton, has responded to Tasmanian Treasurer Peter Gutwein’s claims that there is a “crisis” in the state’s water and sewerage system, reassuring the community that there is no basis to these claims. Mr Hampton said, “As Chairman of the Board of TasWater, I want to reassure the community that there is neither a “crisis” in […]
APA Group has announced an increase of 40.5 per cent in net profit after tax in the first half of the 2016/17 financial year due, in part, to acquisitions and new projects. Net profit after tax for the first half of the financial year was $139.8 million, up from $99.5 million at the same time in the 2015/16 financial year. […]
APA’s new wind farm deal
Lauren Cella Civil Construction, Company news, Demand management, Electricity, News, Projects, Renewable Energy 0APA Group has entered into a 12-year offtake agreement with an energy supplier that will underpin the construction of the 130MW Badgingarra Wind Farm in Western Australia. The agreement is for Alinta Energy to purchase all of the energy and the Large-scale Renewable Generation Certificates (LGCs) generated by the wind farm. The Badgingarra Wind Farm will be located adjacent to […]
Origin’s new CFO
Lauren Cella Company news, Electricity, Features, Gas, News, People and appointments 0Origin Energy has appointed Woodside Energy’s Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President as its new Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Lawrie Tremaine will take on the role of CFO, joining Origin’s Executive Leaders Team and reporting to CEO, Frank Calabria. Mr Tremaine joined Woodside in 2006 from Alcoa where he held senior financial roles in Australia and across the Asia […]
Abergeldie acquires Harker Underground
Lauren Cella Civil Construction, Company news, News, Trenchless technology 0Abergeldie Complex Infrastructure is acquiring New Zealand tunnelling and microtunnelling company, Harker Underground Construction, with the transaction expected to be finalised on 28 February 2017. Abergeldie Complex Infrastructure has reached an agreement with Mike Harker, the son of Harker Underground Construction’s founder, Graeme Harker, to jointly purchase Harker Underground Construction Limited. Under the agreement, Abergeldie will own 80 per cent […]
New solar and battery storage facility for SA
Lauren Cella Batteries & Storage, Civil Construction, Company news, Demand management, Electricity, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Solar 0Snowy Hydro is partnering with renewable energy investor and developer Equis to construct a 100MW solar facility with on-site battery storage in Tailem Bend in South Australia. Snowy Hydro has a power purchase agreement with Equis for the project which will have a combined power and large-scale generation certificates price around 40 per cent less than prevailing South Australian market […]
APA announce new gas pipeline
Lauren Cella Civil Construction, Company news, Demand management, Features, Gas, News, Pipelines, Projects 0APA Group has made a deal with a subsidiary of Santos for the development of a new 450km pipeline from Santos’ proposed Narrabi Gas Project in New South Wales to the existing APA-owned East Coast Grid. The Western Slopes Pipeline (WSP) will connect to the existing APA-owned East Coast Grid through the Moomba Sydney Pipeline at the Bundure mainline valve […]
A Hong Kong-based consortium is planning to acquire DUET Group, which owns Western Australia’s Dampier Bunbury Pipeline, Victorian gas distribution business Multinet Gas and a 66 per cent stake in United Energy. The consortium, comprising Cheung Kong Infrastructure (CKI), Cheung Kong Property (CKP) and Power Assets Holdings (PAH), has entered into a Scheme Implementation Agreement for the acquisition of DUET. […]
Barwon Water’s new Managing Director has officially commenced her role, after being appointed in October 2016. Tracey Slatter began her duties on 16 January, 2017. A highly qualified senior executive, Ms Slatter has more than 20 years experience in local government and the Victorian public service. Most recently, Ms Slatter was Chief Executive Officer at the City of Port Phillip. […]
The Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) has appointed its new CEO, effective Monday, 20 March 2017, who has extensive experience in international energy markets. Audrey Zibelman will take over from acting CEO Karen Olesnicky. Ms Zibelman has extensive international experience in the public, private and not-for profit energy sectors, most recently having held the position of Chair of the New […]
Former APGA president and key figure in the Australian gas pipeline industry, Jim McDonald, sadly passed away on 27 December 2016. Jim began his career in the pipeline industry in 1971 at Esso Australia and was there for 15 years before taking on the position of CEO at NT Gas. This led to a role at AGL as the General […]
Major Australian spatial industry associations merge
Lauren Cella Company news, Mapping & GIS, News 0The Spatial Industries Business Association (SIBA) and the Geospatial Information Technology Association Australia and New Zealand (GITA ANZ) have merged, creating an expanded organisation for the spatial industry. The new association will continue to deliver services to members as the leading association representing the collective spatial ‘industries’ and the ‘users’ of geospatial technology, particularly those involved in the infrastructure life […]
Water pipeline contract awarded
Lauren Cella Asset management, Civil Construction, Company news, Contracts awarded, Maintenance, News, Pipelines, Projects, Water 0The New South Wales Government has awarded the contract to build, own and operate the 270km Murray to Broken Hill water pipeline, as part of one of the largest regional water security investments in the state. WaterNSW was awarded the contract which is part of the State Government’s $500 million commitment to provide safe and secure water to Broken Hill. […]
NHP partners with Switch Automation for intelligent energy management software system
Jessica Dickers Company news, Digital Utilities, Gas, IOT, Sponsored Editorial, Telecommunications, Water 0NHP is partnering with local IoT experts, Switch Automation, to deliver InfoSyte, an exclusive energy management software solution from NHP tailored for the Australian and New Zealand markets. As a powerful cloud-hosted energy management platform, InfoSyte has the ability to integrate with energy, water and gas measuring devices along with other facility systems such as building management systems (BMS) and heating, ventilation and air conditioning […]
National Irrigators Council’s new CEO
Lauren Cella Company news, Irrigation, News, People and appointments 0Australia’s peak irrigator representative organisation, the National Irrigators Council (NIC), has appointed a former New South Wales Minister as its new CEO. Former New South Wales Primary Industry Minister Steve Whan will take over the position from outgoing CEO Tom Chesson from 24 January 2017. NIC Chairman Gavin McMahon said Mr Whan will bring a breadth of experience in the […]
Transgrid’s new executive appointments
Lauren Cella Company news, Electricity, News, People and appointments 0Transgrid has appointed two new executives, marking a step towards a more diverse base of experience for the company’s executive leadership group. Anna Matysek has been appointed the Executive Manager of Strategy and Regulation, and Chris Pemberton was appointed the Executive Manager of Corporate Services as well as the CIO. TransGrid CEO, Paul Italiano, said the company is delighted to […]
ACCC takes legal action over “flushable” wipes
Lauren Cella Asset management, Company news, Condition Assessment, Maintenance, News, Pipelines, Policy, Water and Wastewater Treatment 0The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is taking several companies to court for allegedly making false and misleading claims that their wet wipes were “flushable”.The ACCC has instituted proceedings in the Federal Court against Kimberly-Clark Australia and separately against Pental. The ACCC alleges that, by labelling these products as “flushable”, consumers were led to believe that the products had […]
Leigh Creek water and sewer services transferred
Lauren Cella Asset management, Company news, Desalination, Maintenance, News, Pipelines, Water, Water and Wastewater Treatment 0Operation and maintenance of Leigh Creek’s water and sewerage services, including the town’s desalination plant, sewerage treatment site, bores and related pipework, will transfer management to SA Water. The transfer will take effect from 14 December 2016 and is part of a transition of the township’s management from Flinders Power Partnership to the State Government. South Australian Minister for Water […]
Zinfra delivers power infrastructure in tough outback conditions
Jessica Dickers Civil Construction, Company news, Electricity, Projects, Sponsored Editorial, Substations 0The outback town of Cloncurry in Queensland is alive with Zinfra field workers contracted by mining company MMG to design, construct and commission the high voltage electricity infrastructure to power their Dugald River zinc mine. The work was awarded to Zinfra in two separate packages. The first package of works involves the design and construction using helicopter stringing methods of […]
Victorian Water Professional of the Year awarded
Lauren Cella Company news, News, Water, Water and Wastewater Treatment 0The Australian Water Association has named the Victorian Water Professional of the Year for 2016. Dr Melita Stevens, a Melbourne Water Principal Scientist and microbiologist with a background in public health and risk assessment, received the award. Dr Stevens has been involved in the development of risk-based management systems for drinking water and recycled water, including contributing to both World […]
Victoria’s Renewable Energy Advocate appointed
Lauren Cella Electricity, News, People and appointments, Policy, Renewable Energy 0The Victorian Government has made the first appointment for the new position of Victorian Renewable Energy Advocate (VREA). Simon Corbell, who was previously Deputy Chief Minister and Minister for the Environment and Climate Change of the ACT, was appointed to the position. In his previous role, Mr Corbell drove the delivery of large scale solar and wind farms and oversaw […]
Hydroflux acquires water asset company
Lauren Cella Company news, News, Water, Water and Wastewater Treatment 0Hydroflux has acquired a leading supplier of clarifiers, anaerobic digester equipment and package sewage treatment plants to expand its product range and support treatment plant contractors. Hydroflux acquired EPCO Australia and plans to continue its strategic partnership between equipment designer and regional water specialist, Simmonds and Bristow. Adrian Minshull, CEO of Hydroflux, said the Hydroflux Group intended to participate in […]
CitiPower and Powercor have established Beon Energy Solutions, a re-branding of previous Energy Solutions that provides energy solutions for utility, commercial and residential customers. In the 10 months since it launched as CitiPower and Powercor Energy Solutions in January 2016, the team has grown rapidly and achieved commercial success by focusing on facilitating customer choice in an open and competitive […]
Power and Water Corporation board shakeup
Lauren Cella Company news, Electricity, News, People and appointments, Renewable Energy, Water 0The Northern Territory Government has announced changes to the Power and Water Corporation’s board. Northern Territory Treasurer, Nicole Manison, said the corporation was still facing significant challenges following the structural separation process. “We will be recruiting a new Chair for the Power and Water Corporation to meet the current financial challenges and emerging issues that this multi-faceted utility will face,” […]
Origin announces leadership changes
Lauren Cella Company news, Electricity, Gas, News, People and appointments 0Origin has made changes to its leadership team, with six new members and a reorganised structure. Origin Chief Executive Officer, Frank Calabria, said, “These changes remove a leadership layer from the Energy Markets business, simplify the structure and bring operational leadership roles up onto the leadership team. “The team reflects our need to deliver better operational performance today while preparing […]
Ausgrid’s Board of Directors has appointed a new Chief Executive Officer, to take effect immediately. New CEO, Richard Gross, who was an advisor to AustralianSuper and IFM Investors on their Ausgrid investment, has extensive experience in the energy sector, its infrastructure and operations and the regulatory environment. The board will also be led by independent Chairman Peter Magarry following AustralianSuper […]
Partial sale of Western Power
Lauren Cella Civil Construction, Company news, Demand management, Electricity, News, Powerlines 0The Western Australian Government has announced it will sell 51 per cent of Western Power, with the proceeds to go towards state infrastructure. Western Australian Treasurer and Minister for Energy, Mike Nahan, said 51 per cent will be sold through public float but the government will remain the largest shareholder. “Under the 51 per cent public float proposal, the State […]
International solar deal uses Australian technology
Lauren Cella Company news, Demand management, Electricity, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Solar, Sustainability 0A landmark agreement to roll out Australian designed solar heliostat technology in China will provide climate mitigation benefits for both countries. The deal between CSIRO, which invented the the specialist heliostat technology, and Chinese company Thermal Focus, will help China reach its renewable energy targets and produce 1.4GW of concentrated solar thermal (CST) by 2018, and up to 5GW by […]
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