Central Park in Sydney’s CBD is a unique urban hub powered largely by a centralised trigeneration thermal plant. The plant provides the energy demands of each building on site via an underground thermal piping network. To expand this energy network to service surrounding infrastructure, a trio of trenchless crossings were dug beneath Broadway, beginning at an unusual depth of 20m […]
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Project developments, news, announcements and personnel movements from the Australian utility industry, updated daily.
Setting the agenda for smart meters in Australia
Jessica Dickers Digital Utilities, Electricity, News, Projects, Safety and Training, Smart meters, Stakeholder Engagement 0When industries and sectors evolve, very often a new set of rules and standards for products and services can be required. In these instances, there can be a number of pathways available to industry, including the implementation of national regulation, the development of industry codes of practice, or the development of Australian Standards. The energy supply sector has experienced many […]
The evolving role of power utilities in Australia
Jessica Dickers Batteries & Storage, Big Data, Electricity, News, Policy, Renewable Energy, Solar, Telecommunications 0By Sarah Wang, Senior Consultant, Industrial Practice, Frost and Sullivan Power utilities in Australia have played a critical role in ensuring the availability of electricity in every corner of the country. However, over the last ten years, the landscape of power generation has been gradually changing, moving away from a centralised to a partially distributed model, due to rising electricity […]
Plotting a path to digital success
Jessica Dickers Big Data, Digital Utilities, News, Pipelines, Smart meters, Telecommunications, Water, Water and Wastewater Treatment 0By Kevin Hutchings, Managing Director, South East Water The water industry has many individual examples of digital technologies delivering more sustainable, cost effective and flexible water solutions for customers, but its overall adoption of emerging technologies could be greater. Engagement, collaboration and a bold mindset are essential if the water industry is to take full advantage of the next wave […]
The Victorian Government is creating a new water plan for the state to ensure sustainable water management strategies are in place for the future. The plan’s nine key focus areas include: Responding to climate change Managing waterway and catchment health Managing water for agriculture Developing resilient and liveable cities and towns Recognising and managing for Aboriginal values Recognising recreational values […]
Companies urged to reconsider future strategies
Jessica Dickers Features, Gas, News, Projects, Renewable Energy 0A new report has urged oil and gas companies to reconsider their long-term strategies if they want to adapt to the industry’s transition to a low carbon system. The PWC report, New Energy Futures, perspectives on the transformation of the oil and gas sector, has found the sector’s long-term outlook and market dynamics have changed and the use of fossil […]
Darwin’s new Darwin Zone Substation has officially opened, replacing the City Zone Substation, which has reached the end of its economic life. The new substation comprises an indoor 66kV Gas Insulated Switchgear (GIS) as opposed to the existing outdoor 66kV switchyard. The 66kV GIS technology is able to address the Northern Territory’s harsh, local environmental conditions. NT Minister for Essential Services, […]
WaterNSW is upgrading one of New South Wales’ largest inland dams, the Burrendong Dam, by carrying out maintenance work on the dam’s outlet valves. The work will run from May-July 2016, a period of low irrigation demand, so the works will not disrupt customers. WaterNSW Manager Water Operations, Craig Cahill, said the lower river flow is to be diverted through […]
Advance water available for irrigators
Jessica Dickers Features, Irrigation, News, Projects, Water 0Murray Irrigation will make up to 200GL of water available to irrigators in advance, prior to the commencement of the 2016/2017 irrigation season allocations. Farmers can now apply to participate in the Snowy Advance Project, which allows farmers time to consider their options while regulatory approval is pending. Murray Irrigation and Snowy Hydro will make the water available as an […]
Job opportunity: WSAA Asset Management Program Coordinator
Jessica Dickers Company news, News, People and appointments, Water 0Water Services Association of Australia (WSAA), the peak body of the Australian urban water industry, is seeking a new Asset Management Program Coordinator. The chosen applicant will engage with representatives from across the Australian water sector, support customers through asset management solutions and develop a strong understanding of contemporary issues in asset management for the industry. WSAA is seeking an […]
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources, Barnaby Joyce, has announced that construction of New South Wales’ largest wind farm will begin at the end of April 2016. The $400million White Rock Wind Farm, located in New England (NSW), will produce enough renewable energy to power 75,000 homes. Chinese wind turbine manufacturer, Goldwind, will construct the wind […]
Tender: rising main contract
Jessica Dickers Open tenders and opportunities, Water and Wastewater Treatment 0Unitywater (QLD) is seeking tenders for the design and contract of two new rising mains at Nicklin Way, (SPS-LMT002 Rising Main) and Kawana Way, Kawana Island (SPS-MTN036 Rising Main). The SRM-LMT002 rising main works are part of a series of works to facilitate the upgrade of the Caloundra Sewage Transport System (CSTS), servicing the greater Caloundra area. Submissions to tender […]
Energy trial to integrate storage into the network
Jessica Dickers Batteries & Storage, Electricity, Embedded networks, Features, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Solar, Stakeholder Engagement 0The Western Australian Government has announced a four-year battery storage trial to explore the benefits of integrating solar and energy storage into a traditional electricity network. The $6.7million trial is a collaboration between Synergy and development partners LandCorp and Lendlease. The trial is partly funded by the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) who invested $3.3million in the project. Western Power […]
Moving Victoria’s powerlines underground
Jessica Dickers Electricity, News, Powerlines, Projects, Safety and Training, Stakeholder Engagement 0Funding is now available for residents in Victoria’s north-east and north-west to apply to have overhead powerlines that connect their property to roadside power poles buried underground. This should help protect their homes from the risk of bushfire. Hundreds of bare-wire private overhead powerlines are currently being replaced across the state as part of the Victorian Government’s $200million Powerline Replacement […]
Potential Wimmera Mallee Pipeline extension
Jessica Dickers Civil Construction, News, Pipelines, Projects, Water 0The Victorian Government will invest $1million in a feasibility study to determine if it can extend the Wimmera Mallee Pipeline to the West Wimmera Shire and Ararat Rural City. Grampians Wimmera Mallee Water (GWMWater) will conduct the study and investigate the feasibility of extending the pipeline network to cover an area of more than 300,000 hectares. The study will also […]
MidCoast Water’s 30-year water plan
Jessica Dickers Dams, News, Policy, Sustainability, Water, Water and Wastewater Treatment 0MidCoast Water has launched a 30-year water management plan for Taree (NSW) to provide sustainable water services for the future. MidCoast Water’s general manager, Ken Gouldthorp, and board chairperson Aled Hoggett launched the ‘Our Water Our Future’ strategic plan in April 2016. ‘Our Water Our Future’ details the issues MidCoast Water expects to face over the coming decades and provides […]
Bi-partisan support needed for onshore gas
Jessica Dickers Features, Gas, News, Pipelines, Policy, Projects 0NT Deputy Chief Minister and Business Minister, Peter Styles, will meet with the Northern Territory Chamber of Commerce to discuss the possibility of the state government providing additional funding to the North East Gas Interconnector (NEGI) pipeline. The sit down follows the announcement that Jemena, the contractor for the NEGI pipeline, has been forced to reduce the pipeline’s diameter after […]
The Northern Territory Government is seeking proponents for the development of an agricultural project which will provide new farming land by extending irrigation channels from Western Australia into the Northern Territory. The Ord Stage 3 irrigated agricultural development aims to provide 14,500 hectares of new farming land by extending the irrigation channels. NT Primary Industry and Fisheries Minister, Gary Higgins, […]
Wyong wastewater plant’s new infrastructure
Jessica Dickers Civil Construction, Maintenance, News, Projects, Pumps, Water and Wastewater Treatment 0Wyong Water will deliver an $11million upgrade to the Wyong South wastewater treatment plant in NSW, including the replacement of two aeration tanks and an odour control system. Wyong Water Director, Greg McDonald, said the upgrades not only replaced old, worn out infrastructure but also employed new technology based on lessons learnt over time. “We have four aeration tanks at […]
Federal Minister for Communications, Mitch Fifield, has launched a new fibre optic technology to be used in the NBN rollout in New South Wales. The technology is made at Prysmian’s manufacturing facility in Dee Why, a company which has already supplied more than five million kilometres of fibre optic cable to the NBN network. ‘Today’s launch is a great example […]
Energy Storage Council Conference 2016
Jessica Dickers Batteries & Storage, Electricity, News, Renewable Energy, Solar, Sponsored Editorial 0The second annual Energy Storage Council Conference will be held on 4–5 May 2016 at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, alongside the Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition. The Energy Storage Council Conference and Exhibition provides an opportunity for industry leaders, government and the energy sector to connect and discuss current technology research and development, industry projects, network integration, innovation […]
Remote Victoria to connect to water grid
Jessica Dickers News, Pipelines, Projects, Sustainability, Water 0The Victorian Government will connect the southwest Loddon Shire with Victoria’s water grid through the construction of 1300kms of pipelines linking the West Waranga Channel with the Wimmera Mallee Pipeline. Victorian Premier, Daniel Andrews and Victorian Minister for Environment, Climate Change and Water, Lisa Neville, joined Agriculture Minister, Jaala Pulford, to announce the project, which aims to provide water security […]
The future for Australia’s energy and resource sectors looks bright, with a predicted LNG export increase of 150 per cent, according to a new Resources and Energy Quarterly report. The report from the Chief Economist of the Department of Industry, Innovation and Science, for the March quarter, highlights the essential role resources and energy play in Australia’s economy. The quarterly […]
Tasmanian sewers not up to scratch
Jessica Dickers Civil Construction, Maintenance, News, Water and Wastewater Treatment 0A new report by Tasmania’s Independent Economic Regulator has found that despite the investment of $42million in sewerage infrastructure during 2014-2015, Tasmania’s wastewater assets fail to meet public health standards. Tasmania’s independent Economic Regulator has released the report which details the state of Tasmania’s urban water and sewerage industry. The 2014-2015 report covers TasWater’s second year of operation since the […]
Renewable energy auction to support battery storage
Jessica Dickers Batteries & Storage, Electricity, Features, News, Renewable Energy, Solar, Sustainability 0The ACT Government is holding a renewable energy auction to support the installation of battery storage in thousands of homes across the Territory. ACT Minister for the Environment and Climate Change, Simon Corbell, recently announced the auction for 109MW of renewable energy feed-in tariff capacity, which will also complete the territory’s investment to meet its commitment of supplying 90 per […]
The Power and Water Corporation is building a wine-glass shaped elevated water tank in Palmerston (NT) to provide a secure water supply to the region. The water tank will measure 28.5m in diameter and be able to hold the equivalent of 1.5 olympic swimming pools of water. NT Minister for Essential Services, Peter Chandler, said the project is fantastic achievement […]
Geelong to receive backup water supply
Jessica Dickers Desalination, News, Pipelines, Projects, Sustainability, Water 0Barwon Water will soon begin using the Melbourne to Geelong water pipeline and the Barwon Downs borefield to combat extended dry conditions in the Geelong region. The 59km pipeline will be tapped-into from the beginning of April, with the borefield currently being readied for operation. Barwon Water said customers will not pay any extra for these water sources as prices […]
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