Following renegotiations with Optus and Telstra to gain access to their copper and Hybrid Fibre Coaxial HFC networks, NBN Co has updated the product roadmap to include the expected dates of the HFC trials and initial product release. According to the roadmap, the HFC service and customer experience pilot will commence on 30 September 2015 and will run to 31 […]
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Coliban Water’s pipeline contractor Redline Mining & Infrastructure has returned to Harcourt, Victoria, to resume work on its Rural Modernisation Project. A revised program for the works to be completed is being prepared and, when it is finalised, a date for resumption of work will be confirmed. The $40 million project will replace 65 kilometres of open channels with a […]
Power and Water Corporation have awarded McConnell Dowell a contract for a lateral pipeline that will extend from the existing Wickham Point Pipeline to the new Inpex Gas Plant in Darwin, Northern Territory. The scope of works for this project includes the design, procurement, construction, and commission of metering skids and interconnecting 150mm 12” pipeline for gas transmission. Design work […]
Updates to NBN Co’s Multi-Technology Mix (MTM) planning process have been released under the Freedom of Information Act. The NBN Multi-Technology Deployment Principles determine which mode of technology will be used in any specific area to connect premises to the NBN network. As has been covered in our previous NBN feature, these principles mean that for most households and businesses: […]
Decmil Group Limited has been awarded an extension to its QCLNG Upstream Project – Wellsite Installation Services Contract for QGC. Estimated to be worth approximately $65 million for 2015, the project is an extension of the existing framework contract with QGC, and has been awarded to the Group’s wholly-owned subsidiary Eastcoast Development Engineering. The contract extension will see Decmil move […]
Reposit Power has launched GridCredits, a world first energy storage and trading system that allows households to compete head-to-head with energy companies and more than double the savings of an average solar power system. Reposit Power’s Director, Luke Osborne, said: “For the first time in history customers will be able to store their renewable energy and trade it back to […]
Sydney Water has completed the $46 million odour and corrosion abatement project at Cronulla Wastewater Treatment Plant in NSW. The upgrade aims to significantly reduce the risk of odours impacting on the surrounding community and improve the reliability and extend the economic life of the existing infrastructure at the plant. NSW Minister for Natural Resources, Lands, and Water, Kevin Humphries, […]
ElectraNet is developing a three year program of small scale projects designed to improve the capability of the transmission network in locations most important to determining spot prices and at the times most valued by users, commencing in 2015-16. These projects are contained within a Network Capability Incentive Parameter Action Plan developed under the Service Target Performance Incentive Scheme that […]
Sydney Water has completed modifications to the wastewater overflow structure adjacent to the Lime Kiln Bay Wetland in NSW. Member for Oatley, Mark Coure, said: “Sydney Water’s $0.5 million modification of the structure will reduce the frequency and volume of wastewater overflows into the Wetland. It will also have a positive effect on the odour and visual amenity for users […]
SA Water has completed a $3.5 million water supply upgrade for Coffin Bay, South Australia. Local residents are now receiving water through an 18km pipeline which connects the town to the rest of the Eyre Peninsula water supply network and allows the region’s summit storage tanks to gravity-feed the town. Installation of the pipeline began in mid-2014. SA Water’s Senior […]
ARENA is providing $21.5 million funding for 12 cutting edge projects through the first round of its Research & Development program, which is focused on solar excellence. The R&D program supports R&D projects that will advance the commercial deployment of renewable energy technology in Australia. “These are the top 12 projects from a very competitive round where 110 applications were received, peer-reviewed and ranked against […]
The process of disconnecting landline internet services and switching to the NBN will soon begin in Western Sydney. Around 20,000 homes and businesses in the area will be the first in Sydney to complete the transition. The old landline services will be switched off in parts of Penrith from 20 February 2015, followed by parts of Blacktown, Homebush, Riverstone, Richmond/Windsor and […]
An $11 million upgrade is being completed by Yarra Valley Water at Brushy Creek sewage treatment plant in Melbourne, Victoria. The upgrade also includes the refurbishment of six 2ML storage tanks which must first be individually cleaned and emptied. Pat McCafferty, Managing Director of Yarra Valley Water, said that the huge tanks are an important part of the plant, providing […]
The Sydney Catchment Authority (SCA) and State Water have merged to create Water NSW, a new organisation responsible for managing raw water supply across the state. Water NSW is responsible for developing infrastructure solutions for improved water supply and reliability, protecting water quality in its designated catchments, catchment protection in the Greater Sydney drinking water catchments, asset management, and flood […]
Ergon Energy’s plan to install network-scale battery storage in 2015 has been praised by peak distribution body Energy Networks Association (ENA), and used in a case study by Accenture Strategy in a recent report which looks at the challenges facing the Australian electricity sector. Ergon’s announcement that it would install 20 Grid Utility Support Systems (GUSS) on its Single Wire Earth Return (SWER) network was well […]
New regulations imposed by the Federal Government have caused TPG to temporarily withdraw its controversial fibre-to-the-basement rollout, which it had established in competition with the NBN. The regulations in question required TPG to fulfil certain requirements in order to sell their product, which they were unable to complete in time, as advised by their website: “On 14 December 2014, we were […]
The fifth IWA Cities of the Future Conference will take place in Sydney on 9-11 February 2015. This conference is a major opportunity to network and connect with global leaders in research, practice, and policy, and strengthen one’s knowledge on all underlying principles of “Cities of The Future”. The conference continues a decade of progress, bringing together the leading experts and cutting edge thinking […]
BG Group has announced the loading of the first cargo of LNG from its Queensland Curtis LNG (QCLNG) facility. The vessel being loaded is the Methane Rita Andrea. The second cargo of LNG from the facility will be loaded onto the Methane Mickie Harper. QCLNG is the world’s first LNG project to be supplied by coal seam gas. The start […]
Wyong Shire Council (NSW) is seeking tenders for an upgrade to sewage pumping station WS11 to address a number of service deficiencies including insufficient emergency storage, odour issues, and reliability of the existing emergency relief system. Submissions for this tender close Thursday 19 February 2015.
Manningham City Council (VIC) is seeking tenders for The Bolin Bolin Billabong Wetland Project, which involves the construction of a stormwater harvesting, treatment, storage, and distribution network adjacent to the Yarra River in Bulleen. The project incorporates three sites: Bolin Bolin Billabong treatment and storage pond, Bullen Park storage tanks, and Freeway Golf Course storage pond. Submissions for this tender […]
A contract has been awarded to build a $1 million sewage pump station in the West Mackay, Queensland. Mackay Regional Council Water and Sewerage portfolio councillor, Frank Gilbert, said that due to growth at Mackay Base Hospital and surrounding residential areas, the current sewage pump station on Bridge Road could no longer accommodate demand. “The hospital has recently undergone a […]
A $13.7 million upgrade to Prospect Dam has been completed to boost Sydney’s water security. “I am very pleased to announce that the upgrade and improvements to Prospect Dam that began in October last year have been completed, on schedule and on budget,” said NSW Minister for Natural Resources, Lands and Water Kevin Humphries. Prospect Dam is an integral part […]
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