Customers of Endeavour Energy will see a decrease in their electricity bills following the Australian Energy Regulator’s final revenue decision for 2019-24, issued 1 May 2019. “This is a great outcome for one million customers in Greater Western Sydney, the Southern Highlands and the Illawarra who will receive a decade of declining network charges,” Endeavour Energy’s Chief Executive Officer, Tony [...]
The contract for the construction of the 60km Atlas Gas Pipeline has been awarded, with the first gas expected to flow before the end of 2019. Jemena announced it has appointed Spiecapag Australia to construct the pipeline — forming part of Jemena’s $140 million Atlas Gas Pipeline Project in south-west Queensland. Jemena’s Atlas Gas Pipeline Project Director, Mark Turner, said [...]
Hunter Water will connect more than 1100 residences in the Chisholm and Gillieston Heights areas of Maitland to recycled water, as part of its first residential recycled water scheme. It is estimated each household will use 40 per cent less drinking water, by instead using high-quality treated wastewater for a range of non-drinking purposes such as flushing toilets, machine washing [...]
Sydney Water’s Customer Hub has taken out a Global Water Award for 2019 Smart Water Project of the Year, following on from its achievement as the Australian 2019 Digital Utility of the Year - Water. The Smart Water Project of the Year award recognised the project that most effectively harnessed digital solutions to achieve excellence in water or wastewater management in [...]
Thirteen of Victoria’s water corporations have launched a new energy partnership, the first of its kind for Australia’s water sector, to minimise the sector’s greenhouse gas emissions whilst maintaining affordable water bills. From October 2019, the companies will purchase clean energy from the Kiamal Solar Farm in north-west Victoria at a much cheaper rate than would be possible individually, under [...]
AGL has secured the right to develop, own and operate a 250MW pumped hydro energy storage project in South Australia’s Adelaide Hills region. The project would be located at Hillgrove Resources Limited’s Kanmantoo copper mine. AGL’s Executive General Manager of Wholesale Markets, Richard Wrightson, said, “This is an exciting project, which is consistent with our plans to continue to invest [...]
The Federal Government has allocated $4.7 million to strengthening innovation and science links with China to address the challenges facing key industry sectors, with particular focus on alternative energy security technology. Minister for Industry, Science and Technology, Karen Andrews, said the Australia-China Science and Research Fund investment will bolster global partnerships and fuel economic growth. “Strengthening our global relationships builds [...]
A number of Australian water companies have joined with water companies from across the world to form the World Water Innovation Fund, with the aim to develop and accelerate the use of new technologies. The ambitious multi-million dollar fund aims to pool the intellect, resources and funding of some of the world’s most forward looking water companies to protect this [...]
A $5 million project is underway to secure the water supply of Warwick in Queensland, with a new reservoir and pump station expected to supply recycled water. The Queensland Government is contributing almost $2.5 million from the $295 million Building Our Regions initiative to the important water recycling project, which is set to be a game-changer for water supply in [...]
The University of New South Wales (UNSW) is making new partnerships that will investigate the potential of smart cities and hybrid energy storage systems. UNSW Sydney will lead Australia’s first fully integrated smart city trial in partnership with Providence Asset Group (PAG) and Tamworth City Council, in a deal announced at an event at the University. The trial will be [...]
Zinfra, one of Australia’s leading utility infrastructure service providers, has announced the commencement of a new Managing Director. Peter Iancov, who Zinfra has announced as the new Managing Director for the business, has joined the company to lead it through its significant growth aspirations for the next five years, including the continued foray into adjacent markets of renewables and transport, [...]
Barwon Water is further minimising greenhouse gas emissions at its treatment plants with a new solar and battery storage project that will triple the size of its solar farm. New solar panels at Barwon Water’s Black Rock Water Reclamation Plant will increase the solar farm from 1MW to 3MW, generating enough energy to meet 35 per cent of the plant’s [...]
The highly anticipated 2019-20 Federal Budget, which was announced on the evening of Tuesday 2 April, has some significant outcomes for the utility industry, promising continued emissions reductions and financial assistance for energy bills, but lacking allocations for drought management and the water industry. Since its delivery, the Federal Budget has been met with mixed responses from the Australian energy [...]
Ausgrid and distributed energy leader, Reposit Power, have launched a 1MW virtual power plant (VPP) for 233 customers across Sydney, the Central Coast and the Hunter region. Customers who choose to participate in the trial, which allows electricity from their batteries to be directed back into the grid, will receive direct cash payments from Ausgrid, through Reposit Power, of up [...]
Online retailer, Catch Group, has expanded its services with the announcement of an Australian energy group called Catch Energy, which will provide competitively priced energy and gas plans in partnership with 1st Energy. CEO of Catch Group, Nati Harpaz, stated that the company is looking forward to taking aim at the major energy retailers and helping Australians get the best [...]
The Albemarle Kemerton Plant is a $1 billion investment in Western Australia, and will become the country’s largest lithium hydroxide plant, with approval to produce up to 100,000 tonnes per annum of premium battery grade lithium hydroxide. Premier Mark McGowan joined the United States Ambassador to Australia, Arthur B. Culvahouse Jr., State and Federal Members of Parliament and Albemarle representatives [...]
The winners of the 2019 Digital Utility Awards have been revealed at a Gala Dinner at the Digital Utilities Conference in Melbourne. Six awards were handed out celebrating the utility industry’s greatest achievements in the digitisation of utility networks, processes and practices across Australia. The winners are: Best Customer Innovation Award - Jemena Best Use of New Technology Award - [...]
The behaviour of stored CO2 will soon be better understood, with researchers at CO2CRC’s Otway Research Facility at Nirranda South in Victoria having successfully completed well construction and logging as part of a new capture and storage (CSS) project. This is a key milestone in the new Prediction and Verification of Shallow CO2 Migration Project. The aim of the project [...]
The NSW Government has announced that Manly Hydraulics Laboratory has been granted extended accreditation to test non-urban water meters with a flow capacity of up to 1500L per second. Emma Solomon, Group Director of the Water Renewal Taskforce, said the additional accreditation will help meter manufacturers achieve pattern approval for the larger diameter meters and meet the demands of water [...]
Coliban Water has released its allocation forecast for the 2019/20 rural season, announcing that initial advice suggests that the season could open at 100 per cent allocation. Manager Regional Liveability, Steve Healy, said the forecast is initial advice at this stage and not what the final rural allocation may be when the next season opens in mid-spring. “Our opening allocation [...]
Off-grid renewable systems are being rolled out to supply affordable and reliable power to remote customers in Esperance, Western Australia. Site works to prepare for the installation of 13 Micro Power Systems (MPS) across 14 properties, with one system to service two properties, will commence in April 2019. MPS are stand-alone power systems that consist of solar and battery technology, [...]
Domestic gas deliveries have commenced from a natural gas facility in Wheatstone, Western Australia, giving consumers confidence about gas availability. Domestic gas infrastructure is central to the WA Domestic Gas Policy. Western Australia's reliable and affordable gas supply could also help businesses in other Australian jurisdictions grow, if they move their businesses to the state. As well as being reliable, [...]
Several recommendations from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s (ACCC) retail electricity pricing inquiry are being implemented, with reforms to lessen electricity prices for over half a million Australian consumers. The ACCC found in its retail electricity pricing inquiry that current discounting practices confuse consumers, as high headline discounts do not always result in lower electricity prices. For example, one [...]
The 2019 Berkeley Springs International Water Tasting competition took place from 21 to 24 February, with an Australian sample from Wannon Water competing for the world’s best tasting water. The Australian sample won a silver medal at the competition; a great result for the Australian water industry. Clearbrook in British Columbia, Canada, won the municipal competition for the fifth time, [...]
The first recipient of Victoria University and City West Water’s Celebrating Women in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) scholarship has been announced. Dawt Hnem Sung Sarum, nicknamed Nunu, was awarded the scholarship, which is valued at up to $15,000 over three years and is aimed at supporting the education of a future female engineer. It also includes mentoring by [...]
The energy resource potential of the Great Australian Bight is starting to be recognised, with the publication of a comprehensive environmental management plan for proposed drilling offshore of South Australia. The 1500-page draft Environment Plan (EP) was released by Equinor for public comment and will be finalised after feedback from the community. It marks the first time an EP for [...]
A major water utility has pleaded guilty to creating an environmental hazard in relation to a sewer spill that occurred at Kyneton in July 2016. Coliban Water took responsibility in the Kyneton Magistrates Court, stating that the sewer spill was a result of a burst on the sewer main that transfers the town’s wastewater from the Jeffrey Street Sewer Pump [...]
Water use in South East Queensland (SEQ) has hit record highs over the hot and dry summer months. Seqwater Chief Executive Officer, Neil Brennan, said January’s average water use was the highest since the Millennium Drought broke more than a decade ago. Over January water use peaked at an average of 239L per person per day. The previous highest record [...]
If elected on 23 March, the NSW Labor Party has vowed to deliver 7GW of renewable energy within a decade. NSW Labor has committed to use reverse auctions to build 6GW of renewable energy with storage, and establish a new state-owned corporation to deliver a further 1GW of renewables and storage. 4GW of renewables will be commissioned in its first [...]
According to The Age, an investigation is underway after an Evoenergy drone worth an estimated $500,000 was shot down near Canberra on 14 February while undertaking surveying works. An ACT Policing spokesperson reportedly confirmed the incident in Tennent, ACT, just after 2pm on 14 February. Evoenergy has not yet provided a statement, though its 2018 annual planning report suggests that [...]
Read the latest issue online
Sponsored Content
-
Safeguarding assets against erosion September 16, 2024
On Thursday 26 September 2024, the Streets Opening Coordination Council (SOCC) w...
-
Innovating facility management September 9, 2024
In today's fast-paced tech world, staying ahead in facility and asset management...
-
Converting waste into valuable resources September 6, 2024
As rising waste levy rates drive increased recycling efforts, ALLU buckets can h...
-
Faster on-site RH sensor validation September 4, 2024
Rotronic, part of Process Sensing Technologies, has launched a new version of it...
-
Registration opens for All Energy 2024 August 21, 2024
Visitors can now secure their tickets to the All Energy Australia Exhibition and...
