Nestled in the town of Combrée in western France, a highly specialised biowaste-to-energy recovery centre is transforming organic waste into energy and fertiliser products. The technology is set to become a significant player in the circular economy, and is on its way to Australia. Strategically located near the bustling urban centres of Rennes, Nantes, Angers, Le Mans, Cholet and Laval, the Méta Bio Energies […]
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Sydney water drives collaboration with tool to prevent roadworks disorder
Utility Journalist Asset management, Sponsored Editorial, Water 0Discover how Sydney Water is using a cloud-based scheduling tool to reduce traffic congestion by ensuring road opening and resurfacing is minimised. Causing angst and frustration for commuters and ratepayers of Sydney, poorly planned underground maintenance projects can result in traffic congestion – only for separate maintenance works to dig up the same location within weeks or months. With Sydney Water citing […]
Easing the stress in trenchless pipelines
Utility Journalist Pipelines, Projects, Sponsored Editorial, Trenchless technology, Water 0Over the past decade, Australia’s water utilities have become increasingly reliant on trenchless methods of pipeline installation and rehabilitation. This trend has in turn resulted in a demand for higher performance, long-life polyethylene pipes that will provide reliable service for 100 years or more. It is this requirement that motivated Iplex to look toward the evolution of PE100 pipe materials – materials that […]
A machine learning approach to improving grid resiliency
Utility Journalist Digital Utilities, Sponsored Editorial 0by Sunil Kotagiri, Lead Consultant, Utilities and Geospatial BU, Cyient As the Internet of Things (IoT) proliferates across the utility network, the increased number of smart devices, Distributed Energy Resources (DER), and Information and Communication Technology (ICT) infrastructure are creating operational complexities, new business paradigms and benefit scenarios. An increase in DER across the distribution network mandates real-time generation and supply modelling, bringing […]
HUBER QPRESS installation marks a milestone
Lauren Cella News, Projects, Sponsored Editorial, Water and Wastewater Treatment 0The installation of a HUBER QPRESS sludge dewatering system at the sewage treatment plant (STP) in Pemberton, Western Australia, marks another major milestone in plans to increase the plant’s treatment capacity. In 2016, after a new oxidation carousel was built at the plant, Hydroflux HUBER supplied an inlet works solution to remove screenings and grit from the sewage before it reaches the carousel. […]
The battle is on to find Australia’s best tasting tap water
Lauren Cella News, Sponsored Editorial, Water 0The Water Industry Operators Association of Australia (WIOA) will stage the 3rd Ixom Best Tap Water in Australia competition on Wednesday 18 October 2017 in Launceston, Tasmania, the town from which last year’s winning sample was taken. Using a blind taste test approach samples will be arbitrated on colour, clarity, odour and taste. The winners from the state Ixom Tap […]
20A Flat Pin Plug and Socket release extends ISO range
Lauren Cella Company news, News, Sponsored Editorial 0Marking 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 […]
Screening solution helps irrigate sporting fields and parklands
Lauren Cella Irrigation, News, Projects, Sponsored Editorial, Water and Wastewater Treatment 0As part of the upgrade of the Goulburn Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) in New South Wales, Hydroflux Huber is installing advanced screening technology to protect a state-of-the-art membrane bioreactor (MBR) process that will produce a high-quality effluent for reuse for irrigation on sporting fields and parklands. The upgrade, which is being led by Haslin Constructions, will ensure sewer discharge meets […]
Panel success for Zinfra with WaterNSW
Lauren Cella Company news, News, Sponsored Editorial, Water 0Zinfra 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 […]
Beyond the risk matrix
Lauren Cella Asset management, Condition Assessment, News, Sponsored Editorial 0By Dane Boers, Senior Reliability Engineer, ARMS Reliability For more than a decade, the risk matrix has been the go-to decision making tool for assessing risk, and for good reason. The risk matrix is practical, easy to use and flexible enough to apply to various risk types and situations, including: Assessing risks of a particular asset Deciding which investments or […]
NHP brings to market the EXEL-L and the EVL High Bay LED lighting ranges from Cortem, perfectly suited to all applications within hazardous environments. These ranges promise the most efficient LED technology as they are designed to achieve the highest lumen output per watt rating on the Australian and New Zealand market. These products prove to be not only market leaders, but also offer […]
Corrosion challenges facing utility companies
Lauren Cella Asset management, Corrosion, News, Sponsored Editorial 0By Wes Fawaz, Executive Officer, Australasian Corrosion Association (ACA) My organisation often reports that the continuing challenge for utility companies is the management, mitigation and remediation of the corrosion of their assets. This is both costly and inconvenient to the companies themselves, their customers and, in many cases, the general public. During discussions with members of the ACA, I have […]
Redesigned Flat Pin Plug improves versatility and optimises performance
Lauren Cella News, Sponsored Editorial 0NHP is pleased to introduce the newly redesigned ISO 3 Flat Pin Plugs offering, greater flexibility and improved installation time. Available in 10 and 15 Amp versions, the updated range has implemented enhanced functionalities, ensuring you experience the benefits at their fullest. Installation is made quick and easy with a swing away internal cord grip and more compact components. Also […]
Sludge pump savings in Norway
Lauren Cella Instrumentation, Control & Monitoring, News, Projects, Sponsored Editorial 0Pulsar’s Norwegian distributor Sigum Fagerberg has supplied a Sludge Finder 2 sludge blanket monitor to Skådeviga treatment works, reducing pump starts by half and reducing pumping duration by a minimum of 20 per cent, as well as improving sludge quality. Skådeviga treatment works lies in the beautiful area of Flekkefjord in the south of the Norway. When challenged to offer […]
New oxygen analyser targets combustion efficiency in boilers
Lauren Cella Instrumentation, Control & Monitoring, News, Sponsored Editorial 0Michell Instruments has announced the launch of the XZR250 oxygen analyser for monitoring combustion control in industrial boilers. It was developed to meet customer demand for a cost-effective, easy to operate instrument, with a probe designed to cope with the high temperatures in the flue. Effective combustion control has growing importance for operators as it not only helps increase fuel efficiency but […]
Over the past decade, Australia’s water utilities have become increasingly reliant on trenchless methods of pipeline installation and rehabilitation. There are many benefits to be gained through the use of trenchless technologies, including substantial cost savings, reduced environmental impacts and minimised disturbance to communities when compared to the traditional open trench methods of installation. Iplex Pipelines, recognising the growth opportunities […]
Are you making the most of technology to better manage and maintain your assets?
Utility Journalist Asset management, Digital Utilities, Instrumentation, Control & Monitoring, Sponsored Editorial 0There’s a proliferation of spatial data available at our fingertips – why aren’t utilities using this technology to remotely access a real-world view of their own assets? Look around right now. There are probably several devices you could use to access detailed satellite imagery, turn-by-turn directions from here to anywhere, or even a street-view of a shopfront in New York […]
Discover a light, ultra-portable and precise protection test set
Utility Journalist Digital Utilities, Electricity, Sponsored Editorial, Telecommunications 0A new addition to the CMC product family from OMICRON, the CMC 430 is the lightest and most precise protection test set in the world. Weighing in at a mere 8.7kg, and with a robust design – including edge protection – the CMC 430 is ideally suited to portable applications, even when subjected to harsh ambient conditions and extreme temperature […]
Optimisation of chemical dosing in sewer networks
Utility Journalist Sponsored Editorial, Water, Water and Wastewater Treatment 0by Gino Iori, Derek Cunningham, Catherine Rout and Elline Camilet, Sydney Water Hydrogen sulphide (H2S) gas in sewer systems can cause significant corrosion and odour issues, but dosing chemicals into sewer networks is an effective means of controlling gas levels. Sydney Water Corporation recently undertook a project to optimise the chemical dosing in the Malabar Wastewater Network through the development […]
Rehabilitation of critical water main infrastructure for Sydney Water
Utility Journalist Digital Utilities, Sponsored Editorial, Trenchless technology, Water 1Sydney Water Corporation (SWC) is arguably the largest water utility in the Southern Hemisphere and is highly regarded in Australia and around the world for innovative approaches to water management. In January 2017, Sydney Water approached Primus Line in regards to the rehabilitation of two critical trunk mains. Trunk main rehabilitation At Pymble in Sydney, a DN225 CICL main 47m […]
When it comes to vehicles to help service the utility industry, clients are after a product that can be fully customisable to the job it needs to perform. MFI Service Bodies understand the requirements of commercial vehicles, and they offer a range of solutions that can meet the needs of almost any application. MFI Service Bodies know commercial vehicles and […]
Dealing with corrosion above or below the ground
Utility Journalist Asset management, Pipelines, Sponsored Editorial 0With more than 50 years of experience in the Australian market, Denso Australia has the solutions to help modern utilities mitigate the potentially crippling effects of corrosion. Denso’s range of products has been developed to treat and prevent corrosion for above or below ground substrates in all environmental and climatic conditions. Common applications include pipelines, valves and fittings, tanks, structural […]
Zinfra negotiates new contract with TasWater
Lauren Cella Civil Construction, News, Pipelines, Projects, Sponsored Editorial, Water 0Zinfra has negotiated a new contract with TasWater to deliver the Regional Towns Water Supply Program – Work Package Two. Zinfra’s Senior Project Manager, Peter McLean, said, “Zinfra was shortlisted from an Expression of Interest (EOI) we submitted in late January to go through a two month Early Contractor Involvement (ECI) phase during which we prepared a preliminary design for […]
New multipoint thermal flow meters improve air/gas flow measurement
Lauren Cella Gas, Instrumentation, Control & Monitoring, News, Sponsored Editorial 0Boilers, stack environmental emissions monitoring and reporting (U.S. EPA CEMS), or flue gas/scrubber balancing, will find an optimal solution in Fluid Components International’s (FCI) family of multipoint thermal flow meters. FCI’s advanced multipoint air/gas thermal flow meters combine state-of-the-art electronics technology with application-matched, precision flow sensors and calibration in a rugged package designed for the most demanding plant operating environments. They […]
Managing assets for optimal outcomes
Laura Harvey Asset management, Desalination, Features, Safety and Training, Sponsored Editorial, Water, Water and Wastewater Treatment 0Effective management of assets can mean the difference between average and exceptional performance. At the Perth Seawater Desalination Plant in Western Australia, SUEZ has combined strategic asset management and deep innovation to realise significant gains. The Perth Seawater Desalination Plant (PSDP) at Kwinana, 30 kilometres south of Perth’s CBD, is operated by SUEZ for the state-owned Water Corporation. The first […]
HDD heavyweights install large diameter HDPE under waterway
Utility Journalist Pipelines, Projects, Sponsored Editorial, Trenchless technology 0Pipeline Drillers has achieved one of its longest and largest horizontal directional drills, crossing under a waterway for Unitywater. Located on the Sunshine Coast, the drill extended 908m from the Kawana Sewage Treatment Plant to cross under the Wyuna Canal and onto Kawana Way to install the 900mm diameter, high-density polyethylene pipe. After being awarded the principal contract for the […]
On the rocky Antarctic plateau adjacent to the Larsemann Hills, at temperatures down to minus 40°C, India has been operating a science research station since 2012. To enable researchers to continue their vital work in extreme conditions during the Antarctic winter, the facility required especially robust drinking water and heating solutions. The research station, named “Bharati”, after the Hindu of wisdom and knowledge, […]
Digitisation: opportunity, not threat
Utility Journalist Asset management, Digital Utilities, Safety and Training, Sponsored Editorial, Water 0It’s a message utilities have been hearing with increasing urgency in recent years – we must innovate, and digitise, in order to stay relevant in a rapidly changing world. But while most utilities know they need to digitise their operations, the question of how to do this across multiple elements of a large scale business – many of which have […]
Start-ups lead the way in the future of energy
Utility Journalist Digital Utilities, Electricity, Renewable Energy, Sponsored Editorial, Sustainability 0Silicon Valley was recently abuzz with the completion of the first of three modules in the Free Electrons Accelerator Program. The program saw 12 innovative energy start-ups joined by eight leading global utilities and the program accelerators to commence a journey to jump-start their company’s clean energy future. Hosted from April 30 to May 6, module one immersed the eight leading global utilities […]
Diverting groundwater with trenchless
Lauren Cella News, Pipelines, Projects, Sponsored Editorial, Water 0Coliban Water is currently managing a project which will divert the rising groundwater associated with Bendigo’s historic mines away from the city. Utilising trenchless technology, Veolia has built a pipeline which forms an integral part of the interim solution to this problem. The Bendigo Groundwater Project interim solution involves the construction of a 5.4km pipeline, connecting a new groundwater treatment […]
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