The Western Australian Government has announced a lead contractor to build Western Power’s $50 million South-Metro depot in Forrestdale....
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Economy boost with Tarong Power Station overhaul
Imogen Hartmann, , Civil Construction, Electricity, Networks, News, Projects, Spotlight, 0The $36 million Tarong Power Station overhaul is set to employ a peak workforce of over 500, and boost...
$100 million powerline project for Sunshine Coast
Kim Ho, , Civil Construction, Company news, Disaster Management, Electricity, Managing Disruption with AioT and predictive analytics, Networks, News, Policy, Powerlines, Projects, Spotlight, 0Work is complete on a $100 million project to install a 17km long, 132,000V powerline, which will support the...
UQ’s solar farm claims global renewable energy first
Kim Ho, , Civil Construction, Company news, Distributed Generation, Electricity, News, Renewable Energy, Solar, Sustainability, 0The University of Queensland has become the first university in the world to have all its power come from...
$67 million in Queensland electricity works resume
Kim Ho, , Asset Management, Civil Construction, COVID-19, Electricity, Networks, News, Policy, Powerlines, Spotlight, Substations, 0Powerlink has recommenced a $67 million program of electricity infrastructure construction works across regional Queensland. The state’s publicly-owned transmission...
How to build an electrolyser
Kim Ho, , Civil Construction, Electricity, Features, Gas, Hydrogen, Projects, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, Sustainability, 2Hydrogen’s potential, both domestically and on the international export market, is well documented, however there has been little focus...
Signs of hope as Arrow sanctions Surat Gas Project
Kim Ho, , Civil Construction, Company news, COVID-19, Features, Gas, Pipelines, Projects, Renewable Energy, Sustainability, 0In a welcome boost for the industry, Arrow Energy has sanctioned commencement of the first phase of its Surat...
New plan to connect Port Kembla gas terminal to Victoria
Kim Ho, , Civil Construction, Company news, Gas, News, Pipelines, Policy, Retail, Sustainability, 0Jemena has outlined a plan to connect a proposed LNG import terminal at Port Kembla to the Eastern Gas...
Commercial scale hydrogen projects compete for millions in funding
Eliza Booth, , Asset Management, Civil Construction, Energy Efficiency, Hydrogen, Networks, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0The first stage in Australia’s commercial scale hydrogen production is underway with more than $3 billion of renewable hydrogen...
Telecommunications delivery successful at Western Sydney Airport
Kim Ho, , Civil Construction, Company news, Electricity, News, Pipelines, Projects, Spotlight, Substations, Telecommunications, 0Critical telecommunications infrastructure has successfully been delivered at Western Sydney International (Nancy Bird) Airport. TransGrid Telecommunications was contracted to...
Cross-sector calls for clean energy in economic recovery plan
Kim Ho, , Civil Construction, Company news, COVID-19, Distributed Generation, Electricity, Energy Efficiency, News, Renewable Energy, Solar, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0The Australian Energy Council, the Energy Efficiency Council and the Property Council of Australia are among fifteen major organisations...
Energex’s Greenslopes depot to kick off
Imogen Hartmann, , Civil Construction, COVID-19, News, Projects, 1Energex is expecting work to soon begin on the $32.5 million redevelopment of its Greenslopes depot, creating a boost...
AER greenlights Queensland-NSW Interconnector
Kim Ho, , Civil Construction, Electricity, News, Policy, Powerlines, Projects, Spotlight, 0The Australian Energy Regulator (AER) has approved the final element of the Queensland-New South Wales Interconnector (QNI) regulatory process....
Solar cells in windows a “game-changer” for renewables
Kim Ho, , Asset Management, Civil Construction, Electricity, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Smart Energy, Solar, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0Researchers at Monash University have made a breakthrough in solar technology, incorporating semi-transparent solar cells into glass to allow...
Redesigned Tallawarra Power Station expansion approved
Imogen Hartmann, , Civil Construction, Electricity, News, Projects, 0EnergyAustralia’s proposed expansion of its power station at Tallawarra in New South Wales has gained regulatory approval, following a...
Regional SA gas plant ready to pump again
Imogen Hartmann, , Civil Construction, Gas, News, Projects, 0The Katnook Gas Processing Facility in South Australia has gone through a $6 million redevelopment and is ready to...
Pioneering SA Hydrogen facility breaks ground
Imogen Hartmann, , Civil Construction, Gas, Hydro Power, Hydrogen, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, 0Construction has officially begun at Australian Gas Networks’ (AGN) pioneering hydrogen production facility at the Tonsley Innovation District, south...
First stage of hybrid renewable project powers up
Eliza Booth, , Civil Construction, Electricity, Energy Efficiency, Networks, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, 0Global distributed energy producer EDL has switched on its 23MW power station that integrates photovoltaic solar with gas and...
SA’s Hornsdale battery to receive major expansion
Eliza Booth, , Asset Management, Batteries & Storage, Civil Construction, Electricity, Networks, News, Renewable Energy, Retail, Smart Energy, Sustainability, Uncategorized, 0The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has announced $8 million in funding to renewable energy producer, Neoen Australia, for...
World Energy Outlook 2019: no single solution to transforming global energy systems
Eliza Booth, , Asset Management, Civil Construction, Condition Assessment, Electricity, Energy Efficiency, Gas, Hydrogen, Networks, News, Policy, Projects, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, Stakeholder Engagement, Sustainability, 0The International Energy Agency (IEA) has released its flagship publication, The World Energy Outlook 2019, which explores the impact...
SA Virtual power plant contributes to a secure and reliable network
Eliza Booth, , Asset Management, Batteries & Storage, Civil Construction, Electricity, Energy Efficiency, Microgrids, Networks, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Retail, Smart Energy, Solar, Stakeholder Engagement, Sustainability, 0The Australian Energy Market Operator’s (AEMO) virtual power plant (VPP) trial is performing strongly and is showing how distributed...
Timing change for Emissions Reduction Fund auction
Eliza Booth, , Civil Construction, Electricity, Energy Efficiency, Networks, News, Policy, Projects, Renewable Energy, Stakeholder Engagement, 0The Clean Energy Regulator has announced that the next Emissions Reduction Fund auction will be held on 25–26 March...
Darling Downs Solar Farm officially opens
Eliza Booth, , Asset Management, Civil Construction, Electricity, Energy Efficiency, Networks, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Solar, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0The Darling Downs Solar Farm in Queensland has officially opened and is now generating and delivering renewable energy into...
Granville Harbour wind farm hits new milestone
Eliza Booth, , Civil Construction, Electricity, Energy Efficiency, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Sustainability, Wind, 0Tasmania’s $280 million Granville Harbour wind farm, near Zeehan on the state’s west coast, has reached a new milestone...
Victoria powers ahead with new hydrogen facility
Eliza Booth, , Asset Management, Civil Construction, Electricity, Hydrogen, Networks, News, Projects, Spotlight, 0Victoria is cementing itself as a future hydrogen leader with works commencing in the Latrobe Valley on a new...
Crookwell wind farm proposal rejected
Eliza Booth, , Civil Construction, Electricity, Energy Efficiency, Networks, News, Policy, Projects, Renewable Energy, Stakeholder Engagement, Sustainability, Wind, 0The NSW Independent Planning Commission has rejected the proposed Crookwell Stage 3 wind farm in New South Wales in...
Barker Inlet Power Station begins generating power
Eliza Booth, , Civil Construction, Electricity, Networks, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Sustainability, 0AGL’s $295 million Barker Inlet Power Station (BIPS) has begun generating energy as it nears the final stages of...
Thunderbolt Hydro Power Station officially opens
Eliza Booth, , Civil Construction, Electricity, Energy Efficiency, Hydro Power, Hydrogen, Networks, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, 0Tasmania continues to be a leader in clean energy with the Thunderbolt Hydro Power Station in Tasmania’s Central Highlands...
Government commit $1 billion to grid reliability
Eliza Booth, , Asset Management, Batteries & Storage, Civil Construction, Electricity, Energy Efficiency, Hydrogen, Networks, News, Policy, Projects, Renewable Energy, Solar, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0Power reliability will get a $1 billion boost as part of the Government’s plan to ensure Australian households, businesses...
Additional support for transmission investment
Eliza Booth, , Asset Management, Civil Construction, Condition Assessment, Electricity, Networks, News, Pipelines, Projects, 0The Commonwealth Government and the NSW Government have joined together to announce its support of additional transmission investment for...
Farewell, Liddell: AGL’s renewable pledge
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