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The connected worker
admin, , Communications, Events, Features, IOT Internet of Things, Technical, 0Over the last few years there has been a lot of focus on internet of things (IoT), machine learning...
SA’s virtual power plant: A new phase for Australian energy
admin, , Energy Networks, Features, Smart Energy, Technical, 0With virtual power plants (VPP) offering outcomes such as lower energy prices, increased grid stability and protection during outages,...
SA Power Networks announces new energy resources register
Imogen Hartmann, , Big Data, Electricity, Energy Networks, News, 0SA Power Networks has announced they will be providing data to the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) under the...
WA’s first energy company joins national Energy Charter
Imogen Hartmann, , Big Data, Electricity, Energy Networks, News, Professional Services, 0Horizon Power is the first Western Australian energy company to become a signatory for The Energy Charter. They join...
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...
Virtual power plants: Critical to Australia’s future energy network
admin, , Asset Management, Electricity, Energy Networks, Features, Industry insight, Projects, Renewables, Smart Energy, Technical, Uncategorized, 0by Alan Reid, Head of Business Relations, Reposit Power As Australia’s energy network continues to evolve in response to...
NSW Electricity Strategy to support rollout of smart devices
Eliza Booth, , Electricity, Energy Networks, News, Projects, Renewables, Smart Energy, Sustainability, 0The NSW Government has released a new electricity strategy, which prioritises action on energy efficiency, helps to remove the...
Ausgrid seeks feedback on EV charging infrastructure
Eliza Booth, , Asset Management, Community Engagement, Customer, Electric Vehicles, Electricity, News, Renewables, Smart Energy, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0Ausgrid is asking EV owners for their input to determine what additional charging infrastructure could be needed to ensure...
SA’s Hornsdale battery to receive major expansion
Eliza Booth, , Asset Management, Batteries & Storage, Construction, Customer, Electricity, Energy Networks, News, Renewables, Smart Energy, Sustainability, Uncategorized, 0The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has announced $8 million in funding to renewable energy producer, Neoen Australia, for...
SA Virtual power plant contributes to a secure and reliable network
Eliza Booth, , Asset Management, Batteries & Storage, Community Engagement, Construction, Customer, Electricity, Energy Efficiency, Energy Networks, Microgrids, News, Projects, Renewables, Smart Energy, Solar, Sustainability, 0The Australian Energy Market Operator’s (AEMO) virtual power plant (VPP) trial is performing strongly and is showing how distributed...
Revolutionising the oil and gas industry
Eliza Booth, , Automation, Big Data, Communications, Demand Management, Events, Gas, IOT Internet of Things, Partner Solutions, Smart Energy, Training, 0Australia is set to become the world’s largest gas exporter by 2020, yet the industry faces the ever-increasing threat...
Daintree microgrid feasibility study delivered
Eliza Booth, , Electricity, Energy Networks, Microgrids, News, Policy, Projects, Smart Energy, Sustainability, 0A feasibility study to allow Daintree Renewable Energy to take a new 100 per cent renewable microgrid project for...
New WA training program aims to upskill energy utilities workers
Eliza Booth, , Community Engagement, Electricity, Energy Networks, Engineering, News, Projects, Smart Energy, Training, 0The Western Australian Government has invested in a first-of-its-kind training program to upskill energy utility workers to meet the...
Solis Launches hybrid storage solution and 5G commercial inverters at All-Energy Australia
Eliza Booth, , Batteries & Storage, Events, Partner Solutions, Renewables, Smart Energy, Solar, Sustainability, Technical, 0Ginlong Technologies, a global leader in photovoltaic string inverter manufacturing, expanded its Solis portfolio with the launch of a...
Victoria’s first electric bus hits the road
Eliza Booth, , Electricity, News, Projects, Renewables, Smart Energy, Sustainability, 0Victoria’s first fully electric, locally built public bus will soon set off along one of Melbourne’s busiest routes, providing...
Net zero energy homes trial receives funding
Eliza Booth, , Batteries & Storage, Construction, Customer, Electricity, Energy Efficiency, Energy Networks, News, Projects, Renewables, Smart Energy, Solar, Sustainability, 0The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has announced $784,000 in funding to real estate group, Mirvac, to trial their...
Sydney heritage train becomes world’s first solar powered train
Eliza Booth, , Batteries & Storage, Electric Vehicles, Electricity, Energy Efficiency, Engineering, News, Projects, Renewables, Smart Energy, Solar, Sustainability, 0A heritage train in Sydney has become the world’s first solar powered train, powered by curved roof-top solar panels...
Charging stations power up EVs in Far North Queensland
Eliza Booth, , Electric Vehicles, Energy Efficiency, News, Projects, Renewables, Smart Energy, Sustainability, 0Electric vehicles are charging ahead in Far North Queensland with installation works well on the way for six AC...
New program supports regional microgrid feasibility studies
Eliza Booth, , Asset Management, Batteries & Storage, Community Engagement, Construction, Customer, Electricity, Energy Efficiency, Energy Networks, Microgrids, News, Projects, Renewables, Smart Energy, Smart Grid, Solar, Spotlight, Sustainability, Technical, 0The first step in unlocking investments in microgrids for regional areas has begun with the Australian Government’s $50 million...
Partnership provides cost-effective charging for EV drivers
Eliza Booth, , Electric Vehicles, Energy Efficiency, News, Projects, Renewables, Smart Energy, Sustainability, 0Australian energy provider, Powershop, has partnered with EV charging network, Chargefox, to provide customers a more cost effective way...
WA region goes off-grid with renewable power system
admin, , Energy Networks, News, Projects, Renewables, Smart Energy, Solar, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0Horizon Power has delivered Australia’s first off-grid renewable energy solution for rural customers, which is completely independent from the...
The connected worker
admin, , Energy Networks, Events, IOT Internet of Things, Partner Solutions, Smart Energy, 0Over the last few years there has been a lot of focus on Internet of Things (IoT), Machine Learning...
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...
The Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) will launch the DER Register, Australia’s first database of distributed energy resources in...
Ausgrid, AusNet Services and Energy Consumers Australia team up with Monash
admin, , Electricity, News, Projects, Smart Energy, Spotlight, 0Monash University has partnered with Ausgrid, AusNet Services and Energy Consumers Australia to produce Digital Energy Futures, a three-year...
New ACT laboratory to develop renewables technologies
admin, , News, Projects, Renewables, Smart Energy, 0The ACT Government will invest in a new Australian National University (ANU) laboratory to research and develop renewable energy...
ANU researchers make major breakthrough in solar generation
admin, , News, Projects, Renewables, Smart Energy, Solar, Spotlight, 0Researchers at the Australian National University (ANU) have achieved a breakthrough in solar generation with low-cost semi-transparent perovskite solar...
Strategies for the future resilience of our assets
admin, , Asset Management, Cyber Security Content Hub, Features, 0As a variety of challenges cast uncertainty over the future of Australia’s infrastructure, it is now more important than...
AI and machine learning are the future for drone-based asset inspections
admin, , Asset Management, Energy Networks, Inspection, Partner Solutions, Smart Energy, 0Now is an exciting time to be in the energy industry. Major technological advancements in Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs),...
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