Powerlink’s Bouldercombe Substation has taken delivery of a high voltage transformer weighing more than 200t. The Bouldercombe Substation is...
Substations
Transgrid modifies preferred route for VNI West
Katie Livingston, , Electricity, News, Powerlines, Spotlight, Substations, 0Transgrid has modified the preferred route for its VNI West project in response to feedback from recent consultations. The...
The lightning strike that inspired a powerful purpose
Energy Journalist, , Electricity, Features, Networks, Powerlines, Substations, 0Sefanit has been asking big questions her whole life. Electricity fascinated her as a child, and she yearned to...
Transformer delivered to Powerlink’s Greenbank Substation
Kody Cook, , Batteries & Storage, Electricity, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, Substations, 0Powerlink’s Greenbank Substation has received a 326t transformer for its latest grid-scale battery connection project. The transformer was transported...
Powerlink and Bureau of Meteorology renew partnership
Kody Cook, , Company news, Electricity, Networks, News, Spotlight, Substations, 0Powerlink Queensland and the Bureau of Meteorology have renewed their partnership to share knowledge and data to deliver better...
Network upgrade underway for Douglas Shire
Kody Cook, , Electricity, Networks, News, Spotlight, Substations, 0Ergon Energy Network has announced that it has begun civil works on the Mossman Substation in Douglas Shire, paving...
Powerlink agreement for live substation consultancy in Asia Pacific region
Yasmin Isaacs, , Electricity, News, Projects, Spotlight, Substations, 0Powerlink Queensland and engineering consultancy agency, RET international (RETi) have signed an agreement to together deliver consultancy services to...
Solving challenges in high voltage power across the Australia Pacific LNG project
Utility Journalist, , Electricity, Features, Gas, LNG, Substations, 0Electrical wellheads submerged in floodwaters, power boxes overheating in 45-degree weather, maintaining ageing infrastructure, meeting rising energy demand –...
Utilising trusted partners to ensure energy project safety and success
Tess Macallan, , Asset Management, Electricity, Sponsored Editorial, Substations, 0Decommissioning ageing power assets can present major safety risks to power sector employees and the general public if not...
$15M zone substation upgrade for VIC network
Steph Barker, , Electricity, News, Spotlight, Substations, 0Jemena has invested $15 million to replace major plant infrastructure at its Footscray East zone substation (ZSS). The recently...
EnergyConnect substation completes first concrete pour
Tayla Oates, , Asset Management, Batteries & Storage, Civil Construction, News, Powerlines, Projects, Renewable Energy, Safety and Training, Spotlight, Substations, Sustainability, 0Transgrid has reached a major milestone in the construction of one of the biggest substations in the Southern Hemisphere,...
Geelong power safety upgrade faces important test
Steph Barker, , Electricity, News, Powerlines, Spotlight, Substations, 0New bushfire safety technology installed at a Zone Substation in Gheringhap, Victoria has begun stress-testing to help protect customers...
Working together for substation success
Holly Tancredi, , Electricity, Sponsored Editorial, Substations, 0As one of Australia’s leading providers of high voltage electricity transmission network services, Powerlink undertakes an extensive program of...
What is a substation? Behind the technology driving transmission and distribution networks
Energy Journalist, , Electricity, Features, Substations, 0By John Thompson, Journalist, Energy Magazine Substations are the backbone of Australia’s energy grid, connecting electricity generators to essential...
Transgrid delivers $45M VNI upgrade, unlocking 170MW
John Thompson, , Networks, News, Projects, Spotlight, Substations, 0Upgrades totalling $45 million have been delivered to Transgrid’s Victoria-New South Wales Interconnector (VNI) increasing capacity by 170MW. Transgrid...
Restoration of Mooroopna Zone Substation nears completion
Holly Tancredi, , Electricity, News, Substations, 0Powercor has re-energised Mooroopna Zone Substation, restoring power to homes and businesses and marking the final stages of its...
Working together from concept to completion
Holly Tancredi, , Electricity, Projects, Sponsored Editorial, Substations, 0To deliver an affordable and reliable energy supply to Sydney, Transgrid has been undertaking major works to upgrade the...
74-tonne transformer successfully installed at Melbourne substation
Stephanie Nestor, , Electricity, News, Projects, Spotlight, Substations, Transformers and Switchgear, 0CitiPower has lowered a 74-tonne high-voltage electricity transformer into its Dock Area Zone Substation, as part of an ongoing...
SA Power Networks’ new substation under construction
Stephanie Nestor, , Electricity, News, Projects, Spotlight, Substations, 0Works are underway on a large-scale project by SA Power Networks, which includes a new substation at St Kilda...
Largest QLD-NSW Interconnector substation upgrade complete
Lauren DeLorenzo, , Civil Construction, Electricity, News, Spotlight, Substations, 0The upgrade of the Tamworth substation is now complete, the largest of five substations to undergo works as part...
Smart technology installation begins at VNI upgrade project
April Shepherd, , Electricity, News, Spotlight, Substations, 0Transgrid’s Victoria-NSW Interconnector (VNI) upgrade project has begun the installation of smart technology at the Stockdill substation, to enable...
Major contracts awarded for EnergyConnect interconnector
Lauren DeLorenzo, , Electricity, Networks, News, Projects, Spotlight, Substations, 0Two major contracts have been awarded for the construction of the South Australian component of the EnergyConnect high voltage...
Major contracts awarded for EnergyConnect interconnector
Lauren DeLorenzo, , Electricity, Networks, News, Projects, Spotlight, Substations, 0Two major contracts have been awarded for the construction of the South Australian component of the EnergyConnect high voltage...
CSIRO: Australia’s minerals are key to renewable energy
April Shepherd, , Company news, Electricity, Embedded Networks, Energy Efficiency, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Retail, Smart Energy, Solar, Spotlight, Substations, Wave, Wind, 0CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency, has revealed new research forecasting a bright new future for Australia’s critical mineral resources...
Powercor proposes faster renewable energy connections
April Shepherd, , Batteries & Storage, Company news, Electricity, Energy Efficiency, Hydro Power, News, People & Appointments, Powerlines, Projects, Renewable Energy, Solar, Spotlight, Substations, 1Powercor has unveiled plans to connect renewable energy projects to the grid faster in Victoria, and proposed the connection...
Mildura electricity network undergoes safety upgrades
Imogen Hartmann, , Electricity, Networks, News, Powerlines, Projects, Spotlight, Substations, 0Upgrade work is underway for the installation of an advanced bushfire safety device for Mildura’s local electricity network. Powercor...
Whyalla City substation gets an update before summer peak
Imogen Hartmann, , Electricity, Networks, News, Substations, 1SA Power Networks is powering ahead with its $4 million refurbishment of the Whyalla City substation to improve power...
$67 million in Queensland electricity works resume
Kim Ho, , Asset Management, Civil Construction, COVID-19, Electricity, Networks, News, Policy, Powerlines, Spotlight, Substations, 0Powerlink has recommenced a $67 million program of electricity infrastructure construction works across regional Queensland. The state’s publicly-owned transmission...
Powerlink proceeds with $13m substation upgrade
Imogen Hartmann, , Electricity, Networks, News, Projects, Substations, 0Powerlink is set to proceed with its upgrade on a 50-year-old substation near Ipswich following a unique acceptance testing...
Telecommunications delivery successful at Western Sydney Airport
Kim Ho, , Civil Construction, Company news, Electricity, News, Pipelines, Projects, Spotlight, Substations, Telecommunications, 0Critical telecommunications infrastructure has successfully been delivered at Western Sydney International (Nancy Bird) Airport. TransGrid Telecommunications was contracted to...
Innovative flood response powers flood-ravaged Kimberley communities
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