Transgrid has announced that it will soon be making use of new drone technology for the inspection of transmission...
Drones
DJI’s latest release, the Matrice 300 RTK drone, combines the long flight time of the Matrice 300 with the...
Powerlink has employed the use of drone technology to string transmission lines between the tallest towers on its statewide...
Powercor tests new drone tech for powerline checks
Holly Tancredi, , Asset Management, Drones, Features, 0The latest drone technology is being used to monitor the quality of network assets, in a recent trial conducted...
How drones and AI are changing solar farm management
Holly Tancredi, , Asset Management, Condition Assessment, Drones, Solar, Sponsored Editorial, 0Not only can AI-driven drone data management pinpoint faults down to an individual panel level, solar farm owners can...
Bringing high-tech drones to Queensland
Holly Tancredi, , Asset Management, Condition Assessment, Drones, Features, 0The Queensland Government is building a $14.5 million commercial drone flight testing facility at Cloncurry Airport in the state’s...
Western Power undertakes visual inspection drone trials
Admin, , Condition Assessment, Drones, Networks, News, Smart Energy, Spotlight, 0Western Power has commenced a trial of drones to undertake visual inspections of faults around its electricity grid. As...
Drone shot down during maintenance
Elisa Iannunzio, , Asset Management, Company news, Condition Assessment, Drones, Electricity, News, 0According to The Age, one of Evoenergy’s maintenance drones believed to be worth almost $500,000 was shot down near...
Drones to deal with network damage
Lauren Butler, , Condition Assessment, Disaster Management, Drones, Electricity, Networks, News, 0Restoring power after natural disasters could soon be easier, with drones set to assist in inspecting and repairing damage...
Drone autonomy for improved power pole inspection
Lauren Butler, , Condition Assessment, Drones, Features, Powerlines, 0The energy industry is already enjoying some of the benefits drone technology is able to provide, but now a...
Funding for new solar drone technology
Energy Journalist, , Condition Assessment, Drones, News, Renewable Energy, Solar, Uncategorized, 0An Adelaide company developing capability for the commercial manufacture of solar powered drones will receive $150,000 in support under...
Innovative flood response powers flood-ravaged Kimberley communities
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