Laurence Kemball-Cook - CEO and Founder of Pavegen Pavegen founder and CEO, Laurence Kemball-Cook, has suggested Australia could save billions of dollars by introducing a system of decentralised power grids. Mr Kemball-Cook says it makes no sense for massive power stations to be located long distances from where the energy is consumed. Speaking ahead of his keynote address to All-Energy [...]
The Australian Energy Market Operator has released their 2014 Electricity Statement of Opportunities. The Electricity Statement of Opportunities (ESOO) provides an assessment of supply adequacy in the National Electricity Market (NEM) over the next 10 years, highlighting opportunities for generation and demand-side investment. For the first time in the history of the NEM, the report indicates that no new thermal [...]
"The clean energy sector faces a difficult future unless it transforms. It is a case of collaborate or die," says one of the experts scheduled to appear at the All-Energy Australia conference at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre on October 15th and 16th. Greg Pope, Business Manager for Energy and Resources with Frazer-Nash, one of the world’s largest engineering consultancies, [...]
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has announced $101.7 million of support for Moree Solar Farm, which upon completion will be one of the largest solar plants in Australia. ARENA CEO Ivor Frischknecht congratulated renewable energy company Fotowatio Renewable Ventures (FRV) who are set to begin construction on the project shortly. “Moree Solar Farm will be the first large-scale solar plant [...]
Hunter Water and local dairy farmers have embarked on a ground breaking project as part of a four-year, $4 million investment in improving the quality of the region's water supply and boosting local fish stocks. The Catchment Improvement Program is the largest ever improvement to the health of local drinking water and sees Hunter Water working with dairy farmers in Port Stephens [...]
The Victorian Department of State Development, Business and Innovation is seeking tenders from suitably qualified contractors for the development and implementation of a risk assessment framework as part of the Victorian Water Science Studies. Submissions close: 2:00PM Melbourne time, Thursday the 28th of August 2014. For further information or application details see the tender webpage.
The Tasmanian Department of Education wishes to appoint a suitably experienced contractor to undertake the design, construction and commissioning of solar PV systems at the Huon Valley and South East Trade Training Centres (Sorell and Triabunna Campuses). Submissions close: 2:00PM Hobart time, Wednesday the 3rd of September 2014. For further information or application details see the tender webpage.
WA Water Minister Mia Davies has presented the managers of Port Hedland International Airport with a Champion Award as part of the Water Corporation’s Water Efficiency Management Plan (WEMP) program. The WEMP program assists businesses that use more than 20 million litres of drinking water per year to reduce water use, with awards presented to those who achieve significant savings. [...]
Ergon Energy has recieved the 2014 Clean Energy Council (CEC) Industry Award for Innovation for its Doomadgee solar farm project in Queensland’s north west. The CEC awards identify industry excellence with the award for innovation recognising the design and development of a ground-breaking Australian clean energy project. Announced recently, the award was presented to General Manager Energy Solutions and Isolated [...]
Mackay Regional Council (QLD) has taken action to increase water and energy efficiency by adopting new technology to detect leaks, save water and reduce energy costs. QLD Water Supply Minister Mark McArdle praised Mackay Mayor Deirdre Comerford and her council for their forward thinking with the decision to install advanced water metering systems. The Mackay Regional Council’s automated meter reading [...]
Infigen Energy is currently seeking tenders from suitably qualified contractors in the ACT and surrounding regions for the construction of overhead and underground electrical lines for an ACT windfarm. Contractors are encouraged to list relevant experience in the renewable energy industry. Submissions close: Wednesday the 20th of August 2014. For further information or application details see the tender webpage.
ACTEW Water’s Enlarged Cotter Dam project has received two national sustainability awards at the Institute of Public Works Engineering Australasia Awards in Queensland. The Cotter sustainability program won both the Sustainable Infrastructure Category and the Overall Winner Award. In addition to securing the Canberra region’s water for generations to come, the massive construction project also achieved the following: A 7km [...]
Australia’s national science agency, the CSIRO, has released a report on greenhouse gas emissions from Australian coal seam gas (CSG) production wells. The study was undertaken due to the fact that coal seam gas (CSG) is a rapidly expanding industry in Australia but very little measurement based information was previously available regarding fugitive emissions from the CSG production process. The [...]
Canadian-based energy company TransAlta Corporation (Australia) has signed an agreement with Horizon Power to fund, design, build and operate a 150 megawatt combined cycle gas power station at South Hedland to meet future Pilbara electricity demand. Fortescue Metals Group and Horizon Power are foundation customers of the new $570million power station, to be built in South Hedland’s Boodarie Industrial Estate. [...]
Those working in the sewer and water industries have a better idea than most about where waste goes after you flush the toilet or where soap suds end up after swirling down the bath hole. Queensland Urban Utilities recently offered the general public a rare chance to find out in person when the Oxley Creek Sewage Treatment Plant opened for [...]
Seqwater has installed ten new observation bores and other environmental monitoring equipment to enhance its capability to protect Bribie Island’s water supply. Seqwater Chief Executive Officer Peter Dennis said Seqwater’s environmental monitoring program ensured the sustainability of the island’s aquifer, as well as protected the unique environmental character of the island. “The bores allow us to monitor changes in the [...]
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has announced $4.5 million support for a 1 MW, $11.6 million hybrid renewable energy project on Lord Howe Island. ARENA CEO Ivor Frischknecht congratulated the Lord Howe Island community, and said the project was set to transform the energy generation of one of Australia’s iconic, heritage-listed destinations. “The Lord Howe Island Board is leading this exciting [...]
Australian government agency ARENA has recently been investigating the opportunities to integrate renewable energy into the grid, and the challenges associated with this. Utility recently spoke to ARENA CEO Ivor Frischknecht about some of the challenges and opportunities presented by renewable grid integration. The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) was established by the Australian Government in 2012 to make renewable [...]
Clean Energy Week is the perfect time for a rational discussion about how Australian energy users subsidise Solar Panels, CEO of the Energy Networks Association John Bradley has said. Addressing a Clean Energy Week forum on the future of the electricity grid, Mr Bradley said the Review of the Renewable Energy Target should confront subsidies that were past their use [...]
The Water Industry Operators Association of Australia (WIOA) is accepting registrations for the 77th Victorian Water Industry Operations Conference and Exhibition at the Bendigo Exhibition Centre on 3 & 4 September. Water industry personnel involved in the operation and maintenance of urban, rural and industrial water related infrastructure for the management, conveyance, treatment, discharge and reuse of water and trade [...]
IKEA has positioned itself as a global leader in the field of sustainability, and with a target of being completely energy independent by 2020, it’s hard to argue with their commitment to the cause. Recently, the Swedish furniture giant unveiled plans to generate solar power to run its Australian stores and warehouses – and potentially feed excess power back into [...]
Jemena has marked a major milestone in the supply of gas in NSW with State Minister for Resources and Energy, Anthony Roberts, together with Tony Issa, Member for Granville, and Paul Adams, Managing Director of Jemena, turning the first soil for the construction of a new $13 million facility at Greystanes. Once completed in April 2015, the new facility will [...]
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency recently announced $18.5 million of support for a renewable energy, diesel hybrid project at Coober Pedy in South Australia. ARENA CEO Ivor Frischknecht said Energy Developments Limited (EDL) is proposing to combine wind, solar and diesel to provide the town with 70 per cent renewable energy over the life of the project. “With ARENA’s support, EDL is [...]
Seqwater (QLD) has teamed up with the Noosa and District Landcare Group to improve catchment resilience in a continued effort to achieve a sustainable water supply for the growing region’s future. Seqwater signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the group to partner on initiatives to improve raw water quality outcomes in the Upper Mary, Six Mile, Yabba and Obi Obi [...]
The Board of the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has endorsed the International Geothermal Expert Group’s report on the barriers and opportunities for geothermal energy in Australia. ARENA Chair Greg Bourne said ARENA convened the group to analyse the geothermal sector in Australia and present the Board with options for realising the potential of goethermal in the coming decades. “We brought together [...]
A river health management study under way at Jacksons Creek (VIC) could be replicated in the United States. Academics and students from the US and Melbourne have converged on Gisborne to observe the Water Quality Offsets Framework study, led by Western Water. “The study is testing the creek for contaminants, and identifying the primary pollutants,” Western Water’s Managing Director, Neil [...]
New solar PV standards now allow Ergon Energy customers to connect solar PV systems that do not export to the network and potentially pave the way for them to add battery energy storage systems in future. Chief Executive Ian McLeod said the new standards provided additional options over and above the existing arrangements and were consistent with Ergon's commitment to [...]
As the stormwater industry evolves to meet the needs of modern society, the industry is gaining a better understanding of how actions downstream can have major environmental impacts upstream – leading to a considered approach to managing the impacts of urban runoff. What do Melbourne’s Royal Botanic Gardens and the Great Barrier Reef have in common? Of course there’s the [...]
Since 2012, the Australian Energy Market Operator has been investigating the potential to integrate excess energy generated by wind turbines around Australia into the National Electricity Market. AEMO has provided Utility with an update on the progress that has been made, and the challenges that lie ahead for the integration of large scale renewable energy into the grid. In December [...]
Progress has been made on Alinta Energy’s Port Augusta solar thermal feasibility study. ARENA CEO Ivor Frischknecht said Alinta has narrowed down the options for a renewable energy solution for the South Australian community. “Alinta commissioned Parsons Brinkerhoff earlier this year to examine the available solar thermal technologies and potential plant locations,” Mr Frischknecht said. “Parsons Brinckerhoff found that a [...]
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