United Energy crews have installed 22 Early Fault Detection (EFD) devices across parts of the high voltage network in...
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$11 million CopperString 2.0 boost
Imogen Hartmann, , Electricity, Energy Networks, News, Powerlines, Projects, Spotlight, 0The Federal Government has announced an $11 million investment to progress the CopperString 2.0 project to Final Investment Decision...
Powercor launches vegetation-inspecting helicopters
Imogen Hartmann, , Electricity, Energy Networks, Inspection, News, Powerlines, Projects, Spotlight, 0Powercor is commissioning two new helicopters to conduct vegetation and powerline inspections over Warrnambool, using a new scanning technology....
Fed, VIC governments combine for interconnector
Imogen Hartmann, , Electricity, Energy Networks, News, Powerlines, Spotlight, 0The Federal Coalition and Victorian Labor governments have come together, revealing a part agreement to jointly underwrite early works...
Powerlines undergrounded on Mornington Peninsula
Imogen Hartmann, , Asset Management, Disaster Management, Electricity, Energy Networks, News, Powerlines, Projects, Safety, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0United Energy has ungrounded 600m of high voltage powerlines in one of the highest risk bushfire areas along the...
Federal Government fast tracks three energy projects
Imogen Hartmann, , Electricity, Energy Networks, News, Powerlines, Projects, Renewables, Spotlight, 0The Federal Government has fast-tracked three “critical” energy projects: Marinus Link, Project Energy Connect interconnector and Victoria to New...
Geelong powerlines undergrounded for bushfire safety
Imogen Hartmann, , Disaster Management, Electricity, Energy Networks, News, Powerlines, Projects, Sustainability, 0Powercor is moving over 15km of powerlines west of Geelong underground, as part of its extensive bushfire mitigation program...
Victoria invests in powerline bushfire safety
Imogen Hartmann, , Electricity, News, Powerlines, Projects, Safety, 0The Victorian Government has announced a further $7 million in funding for its $750 million Powerline Bushfire Safety Program...
$100 million powerline project for Sunshine Coast
Kim Ho, , Company news, Construction, Disaster Management, Electricity, Energy Networks, Managing Disruption with AioT and predictive analytics, 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...
$67 million in Queensland electricity works resume
Kim Ho, , Asset Management, Construction, COVID-19, Electricity, Energy 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...
AEMO: stronger system resilience needed
Imogen Hartmann, , Disaster Management, Electricity, Energy Networks, Managing Disruption with AioT and predictive analytics, News, Powerlines, Spotlight, 0AEMO has published its 2019-20 National Energy Market (NEM) Summer Operations Review Report, highlighting the need for enhanced energy...
$180,000 upgrade for regional Victorian electricity network
Kim Ho, , Asset Management, Company news, Disaster Management, Electricity, News, Powerlines, Safety, Spotlight, 0Electricity distributor Powercor is carrying out critical upgrade works to improve the reliability of the electricity network in regional...
Ararat bushfire safety device granted final approval
Kim Ho, , Asset Management, Company news, Electricity, Inspection, News, Powerlines, Safety, Spotlight, 0Energy Safety Victoria has officially approved a safety device installed in Ararat by electricity distributor Powercor. Victoria’s energy safety...
AER greenlights Queensland-NSW Interconnector
Kim Ho, , Construction, Electricity, News, Policy, Powerlines, Projects, Spotlight, 0The Australian Energy Regulator (AER) has approved the final element of the Queensland-New South Wales Interconnector (QNI) regulatory process....
Powercor runs bushfire safety tests in Ballarat
Kim Ho, , Company news, Disaster Management, Electricity, News, Powerlines, Safety, 0Electricity distributor Powercor has launched a program to test the safety of the area’s energy network from bushfire risk....
‘Time reversal’ tech to slash power line repair time
Imogen Hartmann, , Disaster Management, Electricity, Energy Networks, News, Powerlines, Smart Energy, Spotlight, 0Monash University researchers have developed new ‘time reversal’ technology which could revolutionise power line repairs. The technology can rapidly...
QLD’s $6 million transmission line maintenance work complete
Imogen Hartmann, , Electricity, Energy Networks, News, Powerlines, 0Work has recently been completed on Queensland’s $6 million critical transmission line maintenance in the state’s far north. Helicopters,...
WA trials funding option for undergrounding
Imogen Hartmann, , Electricity, Energy Networks, News, Powerlines, Projects, Spotlight, 0A new funding model will be trialed in Western Australia to develop powerline undergrounding in the state. Western Power’s...
Powercor conducts forensic powerline patrols
Imogen Hartmann, , Condition Assessment, Electricity, Energy Networks, News, Powerlines, Projects, 0Powercor crews have carried out a series of forensic patrols of powerlines in the Otway Ranges, in an effort...
Ausgrid gets the power back on
Imogen Hartmann, , Customer, Disaster Management, Electricity, News, Powerlines, Safety, Spotlight, 0Ausgrid has restored power to its customers following prolonged outages across NSW caused by wild weather across the state....
Life-saving technology for powerlines awareness
Imogen Hartmann, , Electricity, Energy Networks, Features, Powerlines, Projects, Safety, 0Energy Queensland has 1.7 million power poles and over 225,000km of overhead and underground powerlines across Queensland. Unfortunately, powerlines...
United Energy completes successful powerline safety technology trial
Imogen Hartmann, , Condition Assessment, Disaster Management, Electricity, News, Powerlines, Projects, Safety, Spotlight, 0United Energy has completed a two year trial of technology designed to protect powerlines from the effects of extreme...
Essential Energy working to restore power in fire affected NSW
Eliza Booth, , Asset Management, Condition Assessment, Disaster Management, Energy Networks, Inspection, News, Powerlines, Safety, 0Essential Energy has mobilised more than 150 personnel from across NSW to restore power to thousands of homes and...
Power Ledger signs deal for South Australian VPPs
Eliza Booth, , Batteries & Storage, Community Engagement, Customer, Distributed Generation, Electricity, Embedded Networks, Energy Efficiency, Energy Networks, Microgrids, News, Powerlines, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Sustainability, 0Energy trading software company, Power Ledger, has partnered with Australian electricity wholesaler, Powerclub, for the large scale roll out...
Funding flows for Australia’s first Solar Gas Hybrid project
Eliza Booth, , Asset Management, Batteries & Storage, Construction, Electricity, Energy Efficiency, Energy Networks, Engineering, News, Powerlines, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Spotlight, Substations, Sustainability, Wind, 0Australia’s first major iron ore mining operation which will run solely on renewable energy during the day is set...
New legislation to keep electrical line workers safe
Eliza Booth, , Electricity, Energy Networks, News, Policy, Powerlines, Professional Services, Projects, Safety, Standards, Technical, Training, 0Under new legislation, introduced to Parliament by the Victorian Government, electrical line workers will soon be protected by a...
$3.8 million transmission line project to secure area’s power supply
admin, , Asset Management, Electricity, Energy Networks, News, Powerlines, Technical, 0Powerlink is replacing hundreds of insulators on the 47-year-old transmission line located on Brisbane’s southside, helping to secure the...
Power and Water rolls out fault prediction trial
admin, , Electricity, Energy Networks, News, Powerlines, Secure Energy, 0Northern Territory’s Power and Water Corporation will run a trial to anticipate and locate faults on overhead powerlines in...
Supreme Court determines Western Power not at fault for Parkerville bushfire
admin, , Electricity, Energy Networks, News, Powerlines, 0The Supreme Court of Western Australia has finalised the judgment made earlier in 2019 that Western Power was not...
Powerlink commences $6 million transmission line maintenance works
admin, , Asset Management, Electricity, Energy Networks, News, Powerlines, Projects, 0Powerlink has commenced a $6 million maintenance project on a transmission line in Far North Queensland. The 4km of...
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