Former senior water bureaucrat, Ken Matthews, has released an independent interim report into New South Wales’ water management and...
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Port Adelaide Wastewater Pump Station upgrade
Lauren Cella, , News, Projects, Pump stations, Sewer, Spotlight, Wastewater treatment, 0SA Water will install new odour control equipment at the Port Adelaide Wastewater Pump Station in West Lakes. The...
The Swanbank E Power Station near Ipswich will start supplying power again on 1 January 2018, after Queensland Government-owned...
Partnership to create virtual power plant
Utility Journalist, , Company news, Electricity, News, Spotlight, 0Energy Queensland is partnering with global energy-tech company GreenSync to create Australia’s biggest ‘virtual power plant’. Treasurer, Curtis Pitt,...
Palm Island water treatment plant completed
Utility Journalist, , News, Projects, Spotlight, Water, Water treatment, 0A new $1.4 million water treatment plant at Queensland’s Palm Island has been completed, and will supply residents with...
Australia’s first whole-of-government drone strategy open for consultation
Utility Journalist, , Drones, Inspection, News, Policy, Spotlight, 0The Queensland Government will implement Australia’s first whole-government drone strategy to address the business opportunities and regulatory challenges for...
nbn has released its Corporate Plan 2018-2021, revealing new operational targets and expectations for the next four years. nbn...
SA calls for renewable energy projects
Utility Journalist, , Electricity, News, Projects, Renewables, Spotlight, 0The South Australian Government is calling for three next generation renewable energy projects that will deliver clean, reliable and...
Solar: Western Australia’s next big export
Utility Journalist, , Electricity, News, Solar, Spotlight, 0A pre-feasibility study has found it is technically viable to export solar energy from the Pilbara to the ASEAN...
AGL has agreed to sell North Queensland gas assets to a consortium. The consortium includes Chinese gas distribution company Shandong...
$15 million SA water treatment plant upgrade
Utility Journalist, , News, Projects, Spotlight, Water, Water treatment, 0SA Water’s Morgan Water Treatment Plant will receive a $15 million upgrade to help meet demand and improve water...
nbn has reached another significant rollout milestone with six million homes and businesses now able to connect to the...
Survey works underway for sewer scheme extension
Utility Journalist, , News, Sewer, Sewer rehabilitation, Spotlight, 0Preliminary survey works have begun in areas of Heathcote as part of Coliban Water’s $5.8 million Heathcote Sewer Scheme...
Women in the water sector shine in top 50 ranking
Utility Journalist, , News, Spotlight, Water, Women in Utilities, 0An inaugural ranking recognising the top 50 women in the Victorian Public Sector has been released, acknowledging exceptional female leaders...
Recycled water for Doncaster Hill area
Utility Journalist, , News, Sewer, Spotlight, Water, Water treatment, 0Yarra Valley Water will soon begin work on finding a suitable location in the Doncaster Hill area for the...
In its recently released July 2017 LNG report, Energy Quest reported Australian LNG shipments jumped to a record 5.4...
30MW SA battery receives funding
Utility Journalist, , Battery storage, Electricity, News, Renewables, Spotlight, 0The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) is contributing $12 million towards a new large-scale battery being built at the...
nbn has announced it has exceeded its three core targets for the 2017 financial year. Over 12 months ending...
The Federal Government has announced funding support for the $155.6 million Northern Adelaide Irrigation Scheme (NAIS) which will create...
New solar thermal power contract awarded
Utility Journalist, , Contracts awarded, Electricity, Renewables, Solar, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0The South Australian Government has awarded the contract for construction of a 150 megawatt solar thermal power station with...
Unitywater extends partnership with TaKaDu
Utility Journalist, , Company news, IOT Internet of Things, News, Spotlight, Water, 0Unitywater has signed a contract with an IoT software company to extend their partnership by three years to continue...
Spencer Street Sewer Upgrade contract awarded
Utility Journalist, , News, Projects, Sewer, Sewer rehabilitation, Spotlight, Trenchless technology, 0City West Water has awarded the contract for the $24 million Spencer Street Sewer Upgrade project in Melbourne. Quinn...
34 new NBN sites are due to go live in August 2017 across Australia, adding to the existing network...
Preferred site for gas import jetty and pipeline announced
Utility Journalist, , Gas, News, Pipelines, Spotlight, 0AGL has announced Crib Point (Western Port) in Victoria as the preferred site for a gas import jetty and...
Innovative trial to evolve traditional electricity market
Utility Journalist, , Electricity, News, Renewables, Retail, Spotlight, Wind farms, 0The Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO), the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) and South Australia’s Hornsdale Stage 2 Wind...
New rock reamer to power through sewerage pipeline
Utility Journalist, , News, Pipelines, Projects, Sewer, Sewer rehabilitation, Spotlight, 0A new rock reamer will be used to build a new 2.5km sewerage pipeline that will service the southern...
5,000 potential pumped hydro sites identified
Utility Journalist, , Electricity, News, Renewables, Spotlight, Water, 0Research conducted by the Australian National University (ANU) has identified around 5,000 potentially suitable pumped hydro storage sites in...
The Queensland Government is getting ready to restart Swanbank E power station, securing gas and starting to recruit staff...
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has provided $5 million in funding to a Wollongong-based company to develop and...
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