Work has recently been completed on Queensland’s $6 million critical transmission line maintenance in the state’s far north. Helicopters,...
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A new funding model will be trialed in Western Australia to develop powerline undergrounding in the state. Western Power’s...
Powercor crews have carried out a series of forensic patrols of powerlines in the Otway Ranges, in an effort...
Ausgrid has restored power to its customers following prolonged outages across NSW caused by wild weather across the state....
Energy Queensland has 1.7 million power poles and over 225,000km of overhead and underground powerlines across Queensland. Unfortunately, powerlines...
United Energy has completed a two year trial of technology designed to protect powerlines from the effects of extreme...
Essential Energy has mobilised more than 150 personnel from across NSW to restore power to thousands of homes and...
Energy trading software company, Power Ledger, has partnered with Australian electricity wholesaler, Powerclub, for the large scale roll out...
Australia’s first major iron ore mining operation which will run solely on renewable energy during the day is set...
Under new legislation, introduced to Parliament by the Victorian Government, electrical line workers will soon be protected by a...
Powerlink is replacing hundreds of insulators on the 47-year-old transmission line located on Brisbane’s southside, helping to secure the...
Northern Territory’s Power and Water Corporation will run a trial to anticipate and locate faults on overhead powerlines in...
The Supreme Court of Western Australia has finalised the judgment made earlier in 2019 that Western Power was not...
Powerlink has commenced a $6 million maintenance project on a transmission line in Far North Queensland. The 4km of...
Australian energy utilities are faced with the incredible challenge of having to manage networks that exist in conditions as...
A new reporting tool from Jemena allows customers to report pole and wire faults online. The Pole and Wire...
Victorian Minister for Planning, Richard Wynne, has made changes to state planning rules to ensure planning permits will now...
A new Grattan Institute report has found the common argument that the intermittent nature of renewables is responsible for...
Powerlink Queensland is conducting helicopter inspections across Northern Queensland to maintain the reliability and safety of its electricity network....
Powerlink has begun maintenance on the critical transmission line that brings power from Barron Gorge Power Station to the...
Energy Queensland and its subsidiary distribution utilities, Ergon Energy Network and Energex, are deploying a new technology to improve customer...
Powerlink has begun helicopter patrols across Southern Queensland to maintain the reliability and safety of its electricity network. Patrols...
The energy industry is already enjoying some of the benefits drone technology is able to provide, but now a...
AusNet Services will undertake large-scale maintenance works in East Gippsland, with an extended fire season expected over summer. Derek...
The Australian Energy Regulator (AER) has announced that it will be improving its Regulatory Investment Test (RIT) guideline, following...
Power and Water has worked to minimise interruptions to powerlines in the Top End, with fruit bats becoming caught...
by Dr Cagil Ozansoy, College of Engineering and Science, Victoria University Next February, Victorians will mark the 10th anniversary...
Basslink’s undersea power cable between Tasmania and Victoria will take an additional six weeks to fix. The Basslink cable...
Powerlink Queensland has completed a $10 million project replacing 3.8km of parallel transmission lines to ensure the safe, reliable...
According to Alan Pears from RMIT University, 2017 is the year when many long-festering energy policy problems must be...
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