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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...
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...
Billion dollar funding boost for Australian cyber security
Eliza Booth, , Cyber Security, News, Policy, Projects, Safety, 0Australia’s cyber security sector has received a major boost with the Federal Government announcing the nation’s largest investment in...
Energy Networks Conference: new dates announced
Kim Ho, , Company news, COVID-19, Disaster Management, Disruption, News, Professional Services, Safety, Training, 0Energy Networks Australia has further postponed its Energy Networks Conference and Exhibition until 2021. The event, which has historically...
Injunction orders EnergyAustralia to comply over life support undertaking
Kim Ho, , Company news, Electricity, Industry insight, News, Policy, Professional Services, Retail, Safety, 0The Federal Court has ordered EnergyAustralia to use best endeavours to comply with an enforceable undertaking regarding life support...
Increasing reliability and reducing wildlife-related fire risk in the power grid
Imogen Hartmann, , Disaster Management, Energy Networks, Managing Disruption with AioT and predictive analytics, Partner Solutions, Safety, 0The strategic installation of insulating components and barriers can minimise the impact of wildlife on power grid assets. If...
Fault detection technology prevents powerline fall in Victoria
Kim Ho, , Asset Management, Company news, Condition Assessment, Disaster Management, Disruption, Electricity, Energy Networks, Inspection, Managing Disruption with AioT and predictive analytics, News, Professional Services, Safety, 0An incident in Victoria has shown the importance of Early Fault Detection (EFD) systems, with a broken conductor strand...
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, Professional Services, Projects, Safety, Spotlight, 0Powercor is rolling out bushfire mitigation programs across regional Victoria using a range of technologies and safety devices. Crews...
Fast and easy partial discharge testing with the Omicron MPD 800
Kim Ho, , Asset Management, Electricity, Inspection, Partner Solutions, Professional Services, Safety, Software, Technical, 0The new MPD 800 universal partial discharge (PD) measurement and analysis system from Omicron represents the next generation of...
$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...
Learning from mistakes: inside the energy industry’s biggest cyber attacks
Eliza Booth, , Asset Management, Automation, Big Data, Communications, Cyber Security, Cyber Security Content Hub, Cyber Security Content Hub, Electricity, Energy Networks, Safety, Smart Energy, Thales, 0Sometimes, the best way to understand the threat cyber attackers can pose is by taking a closer look at...
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...
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....
Energy market bodies collaborate on COVID-19 management
Imogen Hartmann, , COVID-19, News, Policy, Safety, Spotlight, 0Three of Australia’s energy market bodies have teamed up to manage the impact of COVID-19 on the energy sector....
Energy industry implements COVID-19 contingency plans
Imogen Hartmann, , COVID-19, Customer, Disaster Management, Electricity, Energy Networks, News, Safety, Spotlight, 0The Australian energy industry has implemented contingency plans to maintain security of supply during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Australian...
Stand-alone Power Systems – a role to play in bushfire prevention?
Imogen Hartmann, , Disaster Management, Features, Safety, 0by Andrew Dillon, Chief Executive Officer, Energy Networks Australia After a catastrophic summer bushfire season, Energy Networks Australia Chief...
VIC to NSW transmission investment “critical”
Imogen Hartmann, , Electricity, Energy Networks, News, Projects, Safety, 0AEMO and TransGrid have published a joint Project Assessment Conclusion Report (PACR), recommending critical short-term investment to increase the...
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...
Electricity distributors adopt VR tech for training
Imogen Hartmann, , Electricity, News, Safety, Smart Energy, Training, 0CitiPower, Powercor and United Energy have rolled out the use of Virtual Reality (VR) programs as a training tool...
WA’s largest battery powers Kalbarri
Imogen Hartmann, , Batteries & Storage, Electricity, News, Projects, Safety, 0The largest utility-scale battery to be connected to the Western Power electricity network has been transported to Kalbarri, where...
Detecting cyber intrusions in a digital substation
admin, , Cyber Security, Disaster Management, Features, Partner Solutions, Safety, Technical, 0The threat of cyber attack is very real, as energy utilities rapidly move to digitise their operations. As part...
ESB to provide reliability advice and security measures
Imogen Hartmann, , Cyber Security Content Hub, Electricity, News, Projects, Safety, Secure Energy, Spotlight, 0The Energy Security Board (ESB) has been tasked with providing advice on the implementation of interim measures to preserve...
Turning up the heat on the energy industry
Imogen Hartmann, , Disaster Management, Disruption, Electricity, Energy Efficiency, Gas, News, Safety, Sustainability, 0With the National Electricity Market about to come under significant pressure as the summer season kicks off, the Australian...
Providing greater protection to embedded network customers
admin, , Embedded Networks, Energy Networks, Features, Safety, 0Embedded networks serve hundreds and thousands of Australians who live and work in apartment buildings, shopping centres, retirement villages,...
Weathering the storm – Arming Australia’s grid against the evolving threat landscape
admin, , Disaster Management, Energy Efficiency, Features, Industry insight, Safety, Smart Energy, 0Renewable investments have sky-rocketed in the context of ambitious government targets; however, investments in systems, assets and markets that...
Senate passes new energy misconduct legislation
Eliza Booth, , Customer, Electricity, Energy Networks, News, Policy, Projects, Retail, Safety, Spotlight, 0New measures designed to deal with misconduct in the electricity sector have now passed the Senate. The new legislation,...
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...
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Cost-effective and time-optimised substation asset testing November 25, 2020
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Safely grounded: timing measurements on gas-insulated switchgear November 25, 2020
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