Jemena and Zinfra have released their 2022 Sustainability Report: A Year of Evolution along with a new online Sustainability Hub. The report highlights steps taken by Jemena and its sister company Zinfra – both part of the SGSPAA Group – to deliver the Group’s Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) Plan throughout 2022. The Group ESG Plan captures activities under way [...]
The second stage of Central Highlands Water’s Ballarat Sewer Build is now well underway, crossing the Yarrowee River last week. The $25 million sewer project will provide for another 100 years of growth and safe sanitation for the city, with 6km of duplicated sewer running from Ballarat East to Ballarat South. Stage 1 of the project – completed in early [...]
W-Lab is a technology program, created in partnership with the Water Services Association of Australia (WSAA), Isle Utilities and ThinkPlace, to identify the key challenges and to unite the local water industry in strategic problem solving. A W-Lab Roadmap was originally created in 2020 to present solutions to the local water industry, using innovative technologies. This roadmap was revitalised and [...]
Sydney Water’s Johnstons Creek Naturalisation project was named the winner of the Excellence in Asset Management award at the Stormwater Australia National Awards for Excellence. The project involves the naturalisation and stabilisation of 610m of the Johnstons Creek stormwater channel between Rozelle Bay and The Crescent in Annandale, located in Sydney's Inner West. Sydney Water’s revitalisation included planting tens of [...]
The Snowy Hydro 2.0 project has been delayed by a further 12–24 months as the management team works to reset the delivery timeline and budget with its principal contractor, Future Generation Joint Venture (FGJV), as part of an ongoing project review. The reset will ensure that this critically important clean energy infrastructure project is placed on a robust and sustainable [...]
The Bango Wind Farm – Squadron Energy’s latest renewable energy project – is now fully operational, generating clean, renewable energy and is capable of generating enough electricity to power 144,000 New South Wales homes annually. The wind farm consists of 46 turbines and will prevent 543,000t of carbon emissions being released into the atmosphere annually. It will also play a [...]
The Western Australian Government has announced – ahead of next week's State Budget – a $55 million investment in strategic water and wastewater infrastructure to support the creation of more than 15,000 new homes across the city. The program will be delivered by the Water Corporation to support the creation of more diverse, affordable housing in areas marked for new [...]
Cumberland Council and energy retailer, Nectr, have entered into a ten-year electricity supply agreement to supply renewable energy to 250 Council facilities, including aquatic centres, libraries, commercial offices, sports fields, car parks, and streetlights in the Cumberland Council precinct. This deal will showcase the business, social and environmental benefits for a large-scale shift to greener, cleaner energy. In a time [...]
Jemena’s Gas Networks 2050 Advisory Board concluded a program of formal collaboration sessions, as part of ongoing work by Jemena to develop its 2025–2030 pricing and services plan for the New South Wales gas distribution network. Jemena’s engagement program will hear directly from customers over the next 18 months, as a new plan is prepared for consideration by the Australian [...]
The Federal Government has announced an investment of $9.2 million to design an enduring arrangement for First Nations peoples to own, access, and manage water in the country. First Nations have been calling for enduring water holding arrangements for more than a decade. Currently, First Nations peoples hold rights to about 40 per cent of Australian land through native title [...]
The future of water management drew Paul Arnold to the industry – here’s why Urban Utilities’ new CEO thinks now is the most exciting time to work in water. After more than three decades in the resources sector, Paul Arnold is now at the helm at one of Australia’s largest water service providers, Urban Utilities. Formerly the Chief Executive and [...]
Transgrid has launched a program to future-proof the power system as Australia transitions to renewable energy and coal generators retire, following an Expression of Interest process that resulted in more than 60 potential technology solutions. Transgrid recently turned to the world’s innovators to find efficient and cost-effective technology to develop a new approach to network system strength, and keep the [...]
Melbourne’s water corporations have partnered to launch the Greater Melbourne Urban Water and System Strategy – Water for Life, a shared plan to secure Melbourne’s water supplies for the next 50 years. Developed by Greater Western Water, Melbourne Water, South East Water and Yarra Valley Water, the strategy aims to balance Melbourne’s water needs by increasing efficiencies, diversifying water sources [...]
Transgrid has begun construction of one of the biggest substations in the Southern Hemisphere, which will comprise complex equipment including the two synchronous condensers, five phase shifting transformers, three power transformers and four shunt reactors. The substation is part of Transgrid’s massive $1.8 billion EnergyConnect interconnector project. Crews have been working around the clock to lay the concrete foundations for [...]
The largest wind farm in Australia will soon be under construction in Victoria, a landmark project supporting Victoria’s transition to a clean energy future. The wind farm is due to be built in the Golden Plains Shire, just 60km north-west of Geelong. Victorian Minister for Energy and Resources, Lily D’Ambrosio, turned the sod on the 215-turbine wind farm site. Once [...]
The latest Clean Energy Australia Report shows that rooftop solar continues to be a significant contributor to Australia's renewable energy sector – accounting for 25.8 per cent of total renewable energy generation in 2022. The report also indicates that 310,000 new rooftop solar systems, with a total capacity of 2.7GW, were added to the grid in 2022, and more than [...]
SA Water has commenced the installation of a new water main in Port Vincent, which stretches for around 990m and runs under Lime Kiln Road, Kent Road, Alma Street, and Correll Street, as part of a four-year, $155 million water main management program by SA Water. SA Water’s General Manager of Sustainable Infrastructure, Amanda Lewry, said these works will involve [...]
In 2020, Franklin Harbour District Council implemented a new 23km gravity-fed water scheme to supply up to 200kL of water a day to a large remote farming area north-west of Cowell in South Australia, overcoming challenges around a mountain range separating the area to the connection point. The scheme had to deal with the fact that the farming area was [...]
The Australian Federal Government has officially submitted its annual National Inventory Report to the United Nations (UN), covering emissions estimates from 1990 to 2021 and providing in-depth information on how Australia measures and reports its emissions. This report is the first in the world to meet the emissions reporting requirements of the Paris Agreement. For Australia to attract crucial investment [...]
The Australian Capital Territory Government has signed a partnership agreement with Eku Energy to deliver a 250MW/500MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) facility as part of the Big Canberra Battery project. The Williamsdale BESS, which will have the ability to store enough renewable energy to power one-third of Canberra for two hours during peak demand periods, will cost between $300 [...]
A new online course has been launched to educate developers, builders, and plumbers about water efficiency labelling and their legal obligations under the Water Efficiency Labelling and Standards (WELS) Act 2005. In just 45 minutes, participants will be able to complete the free course and learn about the important role they can play in saving water, energy and lowering the [...]
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has announced $50 million in funding for two research and development rounds focused on renewable hydrogen and low emissions iron and steel. Funding for successful research and development projects will be provided over two phases, with an initial laboratory-based research phase followed by a commercialisation phase aimed at scaling up and demonstrating research breakthroughs. [...]
The Victorian Government’s VicGrid has begun public consultations regarding new transmission connections necessary for offshore wind farms. Victorian Minister for Energy and Resources, Lily D’Ambrosio, announced that VicGrid has begun public consultation in Gippsland and Portland on a coordinated approach to new transmission connections that are essential for offshore wind. VicGrid, will lead four phases of planned, respectful and ongoing [...]
The Western Australia’s Electric Vehicle (EV) Network has reached a significant milestone with the first chargers becoming operational in Geraldton and Northampton, marking the longest EV Network in Australia stretching over 7,000km from Kununurra in the north, to Esperance in the south and east to Eucla. In Geraldton, two 150kW fast chargers will be located on the bustling and vibrant [...]
The Western Downs Green Power Hub in Queensland has reached the end of construction on the largest solar farm in Australia. Totalling more than one million solar panels, the 400MW Western Downs Green Power Hub has the capacity to power the equivalent of 235,000 Queensland homes and is connected to the Queensland SuperGrid by a new 275kV line built by [...]
The RACE for 2030 Cooperative Research Centre, in partnership with RMIT, Coliban Water, C4Net, Sydney Water, and Monash University, has launched its new Energy Flexibility for Water Corporations Project, which aims to address the challenges of the renewable transition for high demand users to net zero carbon emissions. The transition to renewable energy is critical for a more sustainable future, [...]
A water recycling plant on Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula has been shortlisted for Water Reuse Project of the Year at the 2023 Global Water Awards, the only Australian project to be selected. South East Water’s Boneo Water Recycling Plant achieved global recognition for its sustainability, placing it among the top projects of its kind in the world. The Global Water Awards [...]
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has announced $120 million in funding for the first round of the Community Batteries Funding Program. The program aims to support the deployment of community batteries across Australia to lower energy bills, cut emissions and reduce pressure on the electricity grid. ARENA Chief Executive, Darren Miller, said community batteries represent the next step in [...]
Macquarie Asset Management’s Green Investment Group (GIG) and Shell Energy Operations will develop a 200MW/400MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) in Victoria with the capacity to power 80,000 homes across Victoria for an hour during peak periods. The project, to be built on two hectares of land within the Rangebank Business Park in Melbourne’s southeast, has reached financial close and [...]
Esperance, Western Australia, has transitioned to electric power, with a total of 400 residents and businesses electing for electrification, and supporting the state aim of net zero by 2050. The private gas network owner and operator has ceased supplying reticulated gas to the Esperance community. The majority of residents and businesses have now made the switch from reticulated gas to [...]
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