The Federal Government has dismissed calls to phase-out coal after the top United Nations climate advisor urged Australia to...
Disaster Management
Deploying SPS for WA’s Cyclone Seroja recovery and beyond
Holly Tancredi, , Disaster Management, Features, 0by Lauren DeLorenzo, Journalist, Energy Magazine In April 2021, Tropical Cyclone Seroja ripped a 1,000km trail of damage through...
by Chris Gilbert, Energy Networks Australia, Senior Economic Advisor Dunkelflaute (dunk-el-flout-eh) is a German word meaning ‘dark lull’ and...
National modelling data to help electricity sector plan around climate risk
Holly Tancredi, , Disaster Management, Features, Projects, 0The Electricity Sector Climate Information (ESCI) project has delivered high-quality climate data for the electricity sector to use. The...
Black system or black swan: learnings from South Australia’s infamous 2016 blackout
Holly Tancredi, , Disaster Management, Electricity, Features, 0As South Australia's 1.7 million residents were plunged into darkness following a massive storm in 2016, one question was...
Keeping the sparks from flying: reducing the risk of Australian bushfires
Eliza Booth, , Disaster Management, Electricity, Networks, Powerlines, Sponsored Editorial, Transformers and Switchgear, 0In Australia, bushfires have directly resulted in millions of dollars in financial damage, the destruction of sensitive natural areas...
200 generators for VIC’s storm-affected residents
April Shepherd, , Disaster Management, News, Spotlight, 0200 generators will be distributed in Victoria’s east to households that are without power, following catastrophic storms and flooding...
Fire-preventing powerline tech installed in VIC
Imogen Hartmann, , Disaster Management, Electricity, Networks, News, Powerlines, Projects, 0As part of a $4.2 million program to install covered conductor technology, Powercor has installed the fire-preventing technology in...
Mobile contact voltage solution quickly identifies hazardous condition in schoolyard
Holly Tancredi, , Asset Management, Disaster Management, Electricity, Networks, Projects, Sponsored Editorial, 0As underground cable and distribution systems age, electrical faults occur with increasing frequency due to damage, workmanship issues and...
Shaping the energy sector with next-gen forecasting methodology
Imogen Hartmann, , Asset Management, Disaster Management, Electricity, Networks, News, Spotlight, 0For many Australians, 2020 has been shaped by many unprecedented events – from a widespread and severe bushfire season...
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...
Preparing critical infrastructure for disaster events
Imogen Hartmann, , Disaster Management, News, 0The Disaster Management Virtual Conference was held on Wednesday 23 September, marking week 4 of the Critical Infrastructure Summit. ...
Save the date: gather with energy industry colleagues in 2021
Energy Journalist, , Disaster Management, Renewable Energy, 0Energy Networks Australia has announced new dates for the Energy Networks Conference and Exhibition, which will now be held...
AEMO outlines summer reliability outlook
Imogen Hartmann, , Disaster Management, Electricity, Networks, News, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0The Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) has published its 2020 Electricity Statement of Opportunities (ESOO), forecasting electricity supply reliability...
Geelong powerlines undergrounded for bushfire safety
Imogen Hartmann, , Disaster Management, Electricity, Networks, News, Powerlines, Projects, Sustainability, 0Powercor is moving over 15km of powerlines west of Geelong underground, as part of its extensive bushfire mitigation program...
Achieving resilience through a new harsh reality
Energy Journalist, , Asset Management, Disaster Management, Electricity, Networks, 0With a series of unprecedented events testing Australia's ability to operate as normal, Charlie Richardson and Tony Histon share...
Where are the opportunities in a post-COVID world?
Imogen Hartmann, , COVID-19, Cyber Security, Disaster Management, Electricity, 0The economic impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic have been felt all around the world and in every industry. The...
COVID had “modest” impact on electricity demand: report
Kim Ho, , COVID-19, Demand Management, Disaster Management, Electricity, Managing Disruption with AioT and predictive analytics, Networks, News, Projects, Retail, Sponsored Editorial, Spotlight, 0A new report from the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) has shown that COVID-19 only had a modest effect...
$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...
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...
New report reveals energy market undergoing rapid change
Kim Ho, , Disaster Management, Electricity, Features, Managing Disruption with AioT and predictive analytics, Networks, News, Renewable Energy, Retail, Sponsored Editorial, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0The Australian Energy Regulator’s (AER) State of the Energy Market 2020 report depicts a market in a state of...
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...
WA plan to build 15,000 energy-efficient social housing homes
Kim Ho, , COVID-19, Disaster Management, Energy Efficiency, Features, News, Policy, Projects, Renewable Energy, Retail, Spotlight, Stakeholder Engagement, Sustainability, 0A new plan from WA’s Clean State initiative would see 15,000 energy efficient social housing homes constructed within three...
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...
AEMO: stronger system resilience needed
Imogen Hartmann, , Disaster Management, Electricity, Managing Disruption with AioT and predictive analytics, Networks, News, Powerlines, Spotlight, 0AEMO has published its 2019-20 National Energy Market (NEM) Summer Operations Review Report, highlighting the need for enhanced energy...
Supporting the transition to high levels of renewables in the NEM
Kim Ho, , Batteries & Storage, COVID-19, Disaster Management, Distributed Generation, Networks, Renewable Energy, Solar, Spotlight, Sustainability, Wind, 0With the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) forecasting that as much as 75 per cent of Australia’s energy could...
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...
Renewables: breaking records and leading the way for economic recovery
Kim Ho, , COVID-19, Disaster Management, Energy Efficiency, Renewable Energy, Solar, Sponsored Editorial, Sustainability, 0Despite policy uncertainty and transmission and connection challenges, the number of large-scale renewable projects underway in Australia at the...
Global oil market crash: the implications for energy around the world
Kim Ho, , COVID-19, Disaster Management, Features, Managing Disruption with AioT and predictive analytics, Retail, 0There have been many economic victims to COVID-19 around the world, and arguably one of the biggest has been...
Renewables sector remains resilient through pandemic
Kim Ho, , COVID-19, Disaster Management, Electricity, Energy Efficiency, News, Policy, Projects, Renewable Energy, Solar, Spotlight, Sustainability, Wind, 0The latest report from the Clean Energy Regulator shows that the renewable energy and emissions reduction sectors are retaining...
Innovative flood response powers flood-ravaged Kimberley communities
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