A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed in Townsville aiming to increase training in one of Australia’s fastest...
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Training workers for net zero transition
Stephanie Nestor, , News, Renewable Energy, Safety and Training, Spotlight, 0The Energy Efficiency Council (EEC) has launched a certification framework to train energy workers to help with the transition...
Energy literacy program for culturally and linguistically diverse communities continues
Stephanie Nestor, , Electricity, News, Retail, Safety and Training, Spotlight, 0A program that helps culturally and linguistically diverse communities to negotiate a better deal on their power bills will...
Remote management key to powerline safety
Holly Tancredi, , Safety and Training, Sponsored Editorial, 0Downed powerlines are a major industry safety issue. Downed conductors and their subsequent touch and step potential field affect...
Solar batteries under recall due to fire risk
Lauren DeLorenzo, , Asset Management, Batteries & Storage, News, Safety and Training, Spotlight, 0The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has urged consumers with LG, Solax or Opal solar energy storage batteries...
Free solar training introduced in VIC
Stephanie Nestor, , News, Safety and Training, Solar, Spotlight, 0To support Victoria’s growing demand for solar installation, training for solar workers has been expanded as part of the...
Powercor seeks major safety upgrade cost approval
Lauren DeLorenzo, , Asset Management, Electricity, Networks, News, Powerlines, Projects, Safety and Training, Spotlight, 0Powercor has submitted an application to the Australian Energy Regulator (AER) for the approval of a major program to...
VIC wind farm operator, RMIT develop entrepreneurship program
Lauren DeLorenzo, , News, Projects, Safety and Training, Spotlight, Wind, 0A new entrepreneurship program developed by RMIT University and Global Power Generation (GPG), operator of the Berrybank 1 Wind...
Western Power’s milestone apprentice intake
Lauren DeLorenzo, , Civil Construction, News, Safety and Training, Spotlight, 0Western Power has recruited 31 new apprentices — the largest intake in eight years — to foster the future...
Powerline bushfire safety trial for Macedon Ranges
Lauren DeLorenzo, , Asset Management, Disaster Management, News, Powerlines, Safety and Training, Spotlight, 0A new pilot technology has been installed in the Macedon Ranges which will instantly detect and cut off electricity...
Ergon Energy restoring power to flooded Wide Bay-Burnett
Lauren DeLorenzo, , Disaster Management, Electricity, News, Safety and Training, Spotlight, 0Ergon Energy Network crews are working on restoring power to the Maryborough CBD and other flood-affected areas of Wide...
Powercor program to boost safety ahead of bushfire season
Lauren DeLorenzo, , Asset Management, Company news, Disaster Management, Electricity, Networks, News, Powerlines, Safety and Training, Spotlight, 0Powercor has announced a new safety program that will see 7,000 power poles replaced or reinforced per year, beginning...
Why thermal runaway is the real killer in battery fires
Holly Tancredi, , Asset Management, Batteries & Storage, Policy, Safety and Training, Sponsored Editorial, 0by Dawson Johns, Managing Director, Zenaji We have all heard of and seen the fires caused in Lithium-based batteries....
IEA: using drones to identify underperforming solar plants
April Shepherd, , News, Renewable Energy, Safety and Training, Solar, 0The International Energy Agency (IEA) Photovoltaic (PV) Power System Programme, has released a comprehensive PV inspection methods report, showcasing...
$1.5 million for VIC energy entrepreneurs
Lauren DeLorenzo, , Energy Efficiency, News, Renewable Energy, Safety and Training, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0Together with private sector energy leaders, LaunchVic will provide almost $1.5 million to help Victorian EnergyTech entrepreneurs create clean...
Training revamp to support clean energy future
Lauren DeLorenzo, , Energy Efficiency, News, Renewable Energy, Safety and Training, Solar, Spotlight, 0The Electrotechnology Training Packages’s renewable energy units will be updated for the first time in a decade in order...
Mitigating the risks of remote workplaces
Holly Tancredi, , Networks, Safety and Training, Sponsored Editorial, 0Infrastructure projects in remote Australia present unique challenges to managing site risks and creating safe worksites. Australian Private Networks...
Machinery operators urged to beware of powerlines
Imogen Hartmann, , Electricity, Networks, News, Powerlines, Safety and Training, 0Energy Safe Victoria (ESV) has recorded four serious powerline incidents in regional Victoria in the past three weeks, prompting...
SafeWork NSW cracks down on solar installation
Imogen Hartmann, , Networks, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Safety and Training, Solar, Spotlight, 0SafeWork NSW is conducting unannounced inspections of rooftop solar panel installations in a move to counteract heightened work health...
Early Fault Detection installed on VIC peninsula
Imogen Hartmann, , Asset Management, Electricity, Networks, News, Powerlines, Safety and Training, Spotlight, 0United Energy crews have installed 22 Early Fault Detection (EFD) devices across parts of the high voltage network in...
Workplace health and safety innovations in COVID-19 times
Eliza Booth, , COVID-19, Safety and Training, Sponsored Editorial, 02020 has been a year of challenges and change, particularly when it comes to workplace health and safety. “Business...
Powerlines undergrounded on Mornington Peninsula
Imogen Hartmann, , Asset Management, Disaster Management, Electricity, Networks, News, Powerlines, Projects, Safety and Training, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0United Energy has ungrounded 600m of high voltage powerlines in one of the highest risk bushfire areas along the...
Victoria invests in powerline bushfire safety
Imogen Hartmann, , Electricity, News, Powerlines, Projects, Safety and Training, 0The Victorian Government has announced a further $7 million in funding for its $750 million Powerline Bushfire Safety Program...
Billion dollar funding boost for Australian cyber security
Eliza Booth, , Cyber Security, News, Policy, Projects, Safety and Training, 0Australia’s cyber security sector has received a major boost with the Federal Government announcing the nation’s largest investment in...
Energy Networks Conference: new dates announced
Kim Ho, , Company news, COVID-19, Disaster Management, News, Safety and Training, Sponsored Editorial, 0Energy Networks Australia has further postponed its Energy Networks Conference and Exhibition until 2021. The event, which has historically...
Injunction orders EnergyAustralia to comply over life support undertaking
Kim Ho, , Company news, Electricity, Features, News, Policy, Retail, Safety and Training, Sponsored Editorial, 0The Federal Court has ordered EnergyAustralia to use best endeavours to comply with an enforceable undertaking regarding life support...
Increasing reliability and reducing wildlife-related fire risk in the power grid
Imogen Hartmann, , Disaster Management, Managing Disruption with AioT and predictive analytics, Networks, Safety and Training, Sponsored Editorial, 0The strategic installation of insulating components and barriers can minimise the impact of wildlife on power grid assets. If...
Fault detection technology prevents powerline fall in Victoria
Kim Ho, , Asset Management, Company news, Condition Assessment, Disaster Management, Electricity, Managing Disruption with AioT and predictive analytics, Networks, News, Safety and Training, Sponsored Editorial, 0An incident in Victoria has shown the importance of Early Fault Detection (EFD) systems, with a broken conductor strand...
$23 million Renewable Energy Training Facility backed by Queensland Government
Imogen Hartmann, , Electricity, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Safety and Training, 0A new Renewable Energy Training Facility is on the way for Queensland with the announcement of a $17 million...
Powercor conducts major bushfire mitigation works in Victoria
Kim Ho, , Asset Management, Company news, Disaster Management, Electricity, Managing Disruption with AioT and predictive analytics, News, Projects, Safety and Training, Sponsored Editorial, Spotlight, 0Powercor is rolling out bushfire mitigation programs across regional Victoria using a range of technologies and safety devices. Crews...
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