A Queensland water company has teamed up with a global leader in integrated event management solutions to provide Queensland water utilities with new cloud based network monitoring solutions. Unitywater is partnering with TaKaDu to offer TaKaDu’s IoT cloud-based solution to small water utilities across Queensland. Unitywater and TaKaDu have been working together since June 2013 when Unitywater started a long-term engagement […]
Register now for the WIOA Queensland Water Industry Operations Conference and Exhibition will be held 1 and 2 June 2016 at the Central Queensland University Sports Centre in Rockhampton. This event is expected to attract more than 600 water professionals to Rockhampton for two days where operational employees in the water industry will share the latest ideas, equipment and technology available […]
A Queensland water and sewage utility has won a national Infrastructure Project Innovation Award at the Australian Water Awards, for a project that involved the decommissioning of a significant treatment plant. Unitywater’s winning project was the reconfiguration of the Coolum, Suncoast and Maroochydore sewage treatment plants, which resulted in the closure of the Suncoast plant at Bli Bli. This project […]
nbn has announced growth in all key area for the quarter, with 902,948 premises now having an active nbn service and 166,896 new homes and businesses signed up to the network over the last quarter. During the last quarter, the number of homes ready-for-service surpassed two million, reaching 2.01million with a further 338,287 homes and businesses added to the nbn […]
Goulburn-Murray Water (GMW) has announced the departure of its managing director, after five years in the position. The Chair of GMW, Sarah Scales, announced that current Managing Director John Calleja was leaving the company. Mr Calleja joined GMW in July 2011 with 15 years financial management and economic regulation experience across public and private sectors. The GMW board has acknowledged […]
Origin Energy has announced the date of Executive Director, Finance and Strategy, Karen Moses’ retirement, and has established a new Chief Financial Officer role that will report directly to the Managing Director. Ms Moses announced her intention to retire at the 2015 AGM in October 2015 and will step down from her current role on 16 May 2016. Ms Moses […]
A new cloud-tracking solar photovoltaic (PV) technology has entered the Australian market, after its pilot project received $569,200 in ARENA funding. Fulcrum3D has sold its first CloudCAM cloud tracking systems to utility-scale solar customers. The new system enables cheaper renewable energy by forecasting the power output of solar photovoltaic (PV) plants. ARENA CEO Ivor Frischknecht said the sales were the […]
APA Group has entered into a non-binding memorandum of understanding with a CSG explorer for the delivery of gas from the Galilee Basin to the east coast. APA Group has agreed to work with Comet Ridge to facilitate options for the delivery of gas from Comet Ridge’s gas resources in the Galilee Basin in north eastern Queensland to the east […]
Irrigation Australia is much more than a conference and exhibition, with activities designed to satisfy people from the many different sectors in the irrigation industry. If you are looking for something different, why not catch up with the latest in irrigation and water technology – and your colleagues – by booking into the study tour? See firsthand the facilities at […]
City West Water has appointed a new managing director who has 13 years experience in the water industry including a senior position at Melbourne Water. David Ryan will commence in his role as City West Water’s new Managing Director on 14 June 2016. City West Water’s Chairman, David Middleton, said Mr Ryan was appointed to the position after an extensive […]
Change happens gradually, until one day it happens suddenly. The way we store and deliver power is undergoing change and disruption. Will this future happen before there is time to think strategically and develop plans? Is our grid ready for largest scale addition of aggregated distributed energy? Would earlier adoption and integration of EV’s to the grid be less disruptive? […]
A major energy company has announced it will purchase 100 per cent of the energy generated by North Queensland’s Clare Solar Farm. Origin Energy will purchase energy generated by the solar farm to provide solar power to Queensland’s communities and industries. Deputy Premier Jackie Trad said Origin’s announcement further boosts the State’s credentials as a leader in renewable energy generation. […]
Evoqua Water Technologies’ Memcor business has been named 2015 Asia Pacific Membrane Filtration Company of the Year by growth consulting firm Frost & Sullivan. Part of the Frost & Sullivan Asia Pacific Best Practices Awards, the recognition is based on Evoqua’s extensive 30-year history of innovation and customer focus around the world. Frost & Sullivan Research Associate, Jonathan Leong said,”Spanning […]
An Australian energy company has extended its $30million electricity sales contract with the New South Wales Government for another 12 months. ERM Power has extended its NSW Government contract which covers government departments and agencies across more than 10,000 sites, including emergency services centres, medical facilities and schools. ERM Power was awarded the initial contract in July 2013, and has […]
Barwon Water (VIC) is seeking an experienced engineer who specialises in pipeline, pump station and associated infrastructure design. The role is located in the Geelong region and will support Barwon Water’s Infrastructure Delivery team to develop designs, tender documentation and asset construction. The successful applicant will have: A proven ability of industry best practice and understanding of relevant Australian Standards […]
Australia has a new Shadow Minister for Resources and Shadow Assistant Minister for Resources, following Gary Gray’s announcement that he will not contest the next election. Jason Clare has been appointed Shadow Minister for Resources, and Dr Jim Chalmers was announced as the new Shadow Assistant Minister for Resources. The appointments follow the retirement from Shadow Cabinet of Mr Gray […]
Hunter Water has begun a project to supply water to residents living inside the Williamtown Investigation Area, following water contamination around the Williamtown Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) base. In early 2016, fire-fighting foam chemicals PFOS/PFOA were found in some surface water, groundwaters and in small numbers of fish in areas around the RAAF base. Since the discovery, residents were […]
New safety regulations have recently come into effect which require Victorian electricity companies to use new technology that can halve the risk of powerlines starting bushfires. The Electricity Safety (Bushfire Mitigation) Regulations 2015 require electricity distributors to install Rapid Earth Fault Current Limiter (REFCL) technology across their networks. The device stops an electrical current within milliseconds of a power line […]
A Queensland water treatment plant that processes water from its connected coal seam gas development has been named the Industrial Water Project of the Year at the 2016 Global Water Awards. The 100,000m³/d Northern Water Treatment Plant (WTP) won the award for its work treating produced water piped from Queensland Gas Corporation’s (QGC) coal seam gas extraction operation near Wandoan. […]
nbn’s broadband satellite service Sky Muster™ is now available to be sold by broadband retailers in Australia. Since blasting 36,000km into space in October 2015, the satellite and ten nbn ground stations have undergone extensive testing and monitoring, including end-user trials. Around 200 homes in regional and remote areas have trialled the Sky Muster satellite service and have been […]
TransGrid, Ergon, AGL, Tesla and Renault have teamed up to call on the Federal Government to support an emerging energy initiative. The companies are co-signatories to a submission that has been prepared to increase the uptake of electric vehicles (EV) in Australia. The Path Forward for Electric Vehicles in Australia was created by ClimateWorks, with input from Transgrid, NRMA, AGL, […]
The Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC) has expanded its senior management team with the appointment of a new Senior Director of Market Development. Suzanne Falvi has been appointed AEMC’s new Senior Director of Market Development, having previously been a Senior Lawyer in the AEMC’s Legal team and acting in a Senior Management team role since February 2016. AEMC Chief Executive […]
A new wastewater technology that can be used to replace primary sedimentation has been developed as part of a major research project into energy efficiency. The Huber Liquid Drum was developed through a research project into alternative technologies that contribute towards improved energy utilisation. This new application is part of Hydroflux Huber’s range of drum-screen technology and Councils and water authorities around Australia now […]
Origin Energy has been awarded a contract to construct Australia’s largest car park canopy solar installation. Origin won the competitive tender to design, build and maintain solar canopies for Westfield Marion, South Australia’s largest shopping centre, which is jointly owned by Scentre Group and Australian Prime Property Fund Retail. Approximately 240 car parking spaces will be covered by 14 separate […]
Time is running out to book for Energy Networks 2016 – Energy in Transition. Don’t miss your chance to be a part of this vital, national conversation. Energy Networks 2016 will be held at the Adelaide Convention Centre from Wednesday 18 May – Friday 20 May 2016. The Hon Josh Frydenberg MP, Minister for Resources, Energy and Northern Australia, will […]
The Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association (APPEA) has published a fact sheet about gas seeps and bubbles in Queensland’s Condamine River, following the release of a video by a NSW Greens MP who lit the river on fire. The video shows New South Wales Greens MP Jeremy Buckingham lighting the surface of the river which bursts into flames. Mr […]
More than 600 water professionals across Australia will attend the Water Industry Operators Association of Australia (WIOA) 41st Queensland Water Industry Operations Conference and Exhibition on 1 and 2 June 2016. The conference and exhibition will be held at the Central Queensland University Sports Centre in Rockhampton where employees in the water industry will share ideas and look at new […]
Unitywater has won a 2016 Asia Pacific Spatial Excellence Award for its fast response times to Dial Before You Dig enquires. Unitywater was awarded the Performance Award, which recognises high performance of member companies when responding to Dial Before You Dig enquiries related to the location of underground infrastructure. Competition entrants are judged on a range of criteria, including speed […]
nbn has appointed the founder and former CEO of iiNet to its board, following the departure of non-executive director Simon Hackett. Mr Michael Malone has been appointed a non-executive director on the nbn board, commencing immediately. nbn Chairman Dr Ziggy Switkowski said, “Michael is a long-standing and respected member of the telecommunications industry. “His experience will complement the diverse backgrounds […]
Contractor John Holland, on behalf of Parkes Shire Council, has begun work on a new sewage treatment plant and a water treatment plant in Parkes, New South Wales. The new sewage treatment plant is designed to replace the existing treatment plant, which was originally constructed in 1936, and will provide an energy efficient, modern, reliable and robust sewage treatment process […]
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