Condition Assessment

United Energy is using helicopters to scan powerlines across the Mornington Peninsula as part of its year-round bushfire mitigation and...

Western Power is preparing to deploy 24 drones as part of a trial to explore whether the technology can be...

Thermal imaging cameras offer significant advantages in substation monitoring, providing utilities with valuable insights into equipment health and operational efficiency....

Engineers at RMIT University have unveiled a new device to make testing seabed soil for offshore wind farms easier and...

A new study published by the University of New South Wales (UNSW) has found that photovoltaic (PV) modules are at...

United Energy has been convicted of failing to properly maintain vegetation clearance around powerlines in south-east Melbourne and the Mornington...

By Tess Macallan, Journalist, Energy Magazine Wind energy generation is a vital part of Australia’s electricity system and the second...

From a distance, it might look like an aerial performance, but the work being carried out by a helicopter above...

In an industry in a constant state of flux, and with environmentally-conscious decisions at the forefront of energy conversations, it’s...

Locating and detecting harmful gas emissions continues to be a pivotal aspect of efficient facility operations, and the latest optical...

The Clean Energy Council has sent a rule change request to the Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC) to support investors...

Australian Energy Market Operator’s (AEMO) latest market intelligence report  shows that renewable energy is driving down electricity costs and setting...

CSIRO and CoreLogic Australia are trialling a new artificial intelligence (AI) system pilot to estimate energy efficiency for homes across...

The March 2023 Resources and Energy Quarterly (REQ) publication has highlighted Australia's position as the world's largest lithium miner and...

The east coast gas market should see sufficient gas supply for 2023, as the latest report from the Australian Competition...

The Clean Energy Regulator's Quarterly Carbon Market Report (QCMR) for Quarter 4 (Q4) 2022 indicates a significant increase in renewable...

Ongoing generator failures at Callide Power Plant have resulted in recent disruptions to all four of its generating units, with...

Some risks are hard to ignore. The sound of a spinning turbine or snapping air breaker grabs your attention –...

Powercor will be deploying helicopters fitted with Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) technology to fly over parts of the Macedon...

Meet Fluke’s new pair of 377 FC and 378 FC Non-Contact Voltage True-rms AC/DC Clamp Meters with iFlex. Measure voltage...

Powercor is commissioning two new helicopters to conduct vegetation and powerline inspections over Warrnambool, using a new scanning technology. The...

Image: Haulotte’s HA20 LE PRO Articulating Hybrid Boom Lift. Image courtesy of Haulotte. For many companies, “going green” and the...

By Maryam Khallaghi, OMICRON Australia Cutting down on the time required for testing directly results in efficiency and cost effectiveness....

Jemena and Zinfra expanded their Victorian fleet in August with the unveiling of an Australian-first electric-powered elevated work platform –...

Not only can AI-driven drone data management pinpoint faults down to an individual panel level, solar farm owners can also...

With significant industry disruption, interstate and regional travel dramatically limited, and in some cases reduced capacity for revenue generation, asset...

The Queensland Government is building a $14.5 million commercial drone flight testing facility at Cloncurry Airport in the state’s north-west,...

Melbourne electricity distributor CitiPower is undertaking one of its largest infrastructure inspections beneath the city, while the metropolitan area remains...

The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has awarded almost $1 million to support new technology that optimises renewable energy output...

An incident in Victoria has shown the importance of Early Fault Detection (EFD) systems, with a broken conductor strand being...