Horizon Power has undertaken a $3.8 million electrical network infrastructure upgrade to standardise the electricity supply across 13 Aboriginal...
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EOI for Waratah Super Battery
Lauren DeLorenzo Batteries & Storage, Civil Construction, Energy Efficiency, Networks, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Spotlight 0The Energy Corporation of New South Wales (EnergyCo) will launch a procurement process to identify battery developers and a...
Construction begins on Kidston Pumped Storage Hydro Project
Mikayla Bridge Civil Construction, News, Projects, Spotlight 0Genex Power Ltd (Genex) has commenced construction on the world’s first co-located solar and pumped storage hydropower plant at...
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...
Western Power’s milestone apprentice intake
Lauren DeLorenzo Civil Construction, News, Safety and Training, Spotlight 0Western Power has recruited 31 new apprentices — the largest intake in eight years — to foster the future...
Proposed Western Victoria transmission line route revealed
Lauren DeLorenzo Civil Construction, Electricity, Networks, News, Powerlines, Projects, Spotlight 1The Western Victoria Transmission Network Project (WVTNP) is one step closer to completion with the announcement of a proposed...
VIC-NSW Interconnector reaches clean energy milestone
Lauren DeLorenzo Civil Construction, Electricity, Networks, News, Projects, Spotlight 0The ACT’s Transgrid Stockdill substation has finished civil works, signaling a step forward for the Victoria-NSW Interconnector (VNI) upgrade....
Contract awarded for Melbourne treatment plant solar farm
Eliza Booth Asset Management, Civil Construction, Electricity, Energy Efficiency, News, Renewable Energy, Solar, Sustainability 0Work is set to begin on the construction of a 19MW solar farm at Melbourne Water’s Eastern Treatment Plant...
Lead contractor named in Western Australia’s new central energy hub
Eliza Booth Civil Construction, Networks, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, Sustainability 0The Western Australian Government has announced a lead contractor to build Western Power’s $50 million South-Metro depot in Forrestdale....
Economy boost with Tarong Power Station overhaul
Imogen Hartmann Civil Construction, Electricity, Networks, News, Projects, Spotlight 0The $36 million Tarong Power Station overhaul is set to employ a peak workforce of over 500, and boost...
$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...
UQ’s solar farm claims global renewable energy first
Kim Ho Civil Construction, Company news, Distributed Generation, Electricity, News, Renewable Energy, Solar, Sustainability 0The University of Queensland has become the first university in the world to have all its power come from...
$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...
How to build an electrolyser
Kim Ho Civil Construction, Electricity, Features, Gas, Hydrogen, Projects, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, Sustainability 1Hydrogen’s potential, both domestically and on the international export market, is well documented, however there has been little focus...
Signs of hope as Arrow sanctions Surat Gas Project
Kim Ho Civil Construction, Company news, COVID-19, Features, Gas, Pipelines, Projects, Renewable Energy, Sustainability 0In a welcome boost for the industry, Arrow Energy has sanctioned commencement of the first phase of its Surat...
New plan to connect Port Kembla gas terminal to Victoria
Kim Ho Civil Construction, Company news, Gas, News, Pipelines, Policy, Retail, Sustainability 0Jemena has outlined a plan to connect a proposed LNG import terminal at Port Kembla to the Eastern Gas...
Commercial scale hydrogen projects compete for millions in funding
Eliza Booth Asset Management, Civil Construction, Energy Efficiency, Hydrogen, Networks, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, Sustainability 0The first stage in Australia’s commercial scale hydrogen production is underway with more than $3 billion of renewable hydrogen...
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...
Cross-sector calls for clean energy in economic recovery plan
Kim Ho Civil Construction, Company news, COVID-19, Distributed Generation, Electricity, Energy Efficiency, News, Renewable Energy, Solar, Spotlight, Sustainability 0The Australian Energy Council, the Energy Efficiency Council and the Property Council of Australia are among fifteen major organisations...
Energex’s Greenslopes depot to kick off
Imogen Hartmann Civil Construction, COVID-19, News, Projects 1Energex is expecting work to soon begin on the $32.5 million redevelopment of its Greenslopes depot, creating a boost...
AER greenlights Queensland-NSW Interconnector
Kim Ho Civil 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....
Solar cells in windows a “game-changer” for renewables
Kim Ho Asset Management, Civil Construction, Electricity, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Smart Energy, Solar, Spotlight, Sustainability 0Researchers at Monash University have made a breakthrough in solar technology, incorporating semi-transparent solar cells into glass to allow...
Redesigned Tallawarra Power Station expansion approved
Imogen Hartmann Civil Construction, Electricity, News, Projects 0EnergyAustralia’s proposed expansion of its power station at Tallawarra in New South Wales has gained regulatory approval, following a...
The Katnook Gas Processing Facility in South Australia has gone through a $6 million redevelopment and is ready to...
Pioneering SA Hydrogen facility breaks ground
Imogen Hartmann Civil Construction, Gas, Hydro Power, Hydrogen, News, Projects, Renewable Energy 0Construction has officially begun at Australian Gas Networks’ (AGN) pioneering hydrogen production facility at the Tonsley Innovation District, south...
First stage of hybrid renewable project powers up
Eliza Booth Civil Construction, Electricity, Energy Efficiency, Networks, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Spotlight 0Global distributed energy producer EDL has switched on its 23MW power station that integrates photovoltaic solar with gas and...
SA’s Hornsdale battery to receive major expansion
Eliza Booth Asset Management, Batteries & Storage, Civil Construction, Electricity, Networks, News, Renewable Energy, Retail, Smart Energy, Sustainability, Uncategorized 0The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has announced $8 million in funding to renewable energy producer, Neoen Australia, for...
World Energy Outlook 2019: no single solution to transforming global energy systems
Eliza Booth Asset Management, Civil Construction, Condition Assessment, Electricity, Energy Efficiency, Gas, Hydrogen, Networks, News, Policy, Projects, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, Stakeholder Engagement, Sustainability 0The International Energy Agency (IEA) has released its flagship publication, The World Energy Outlook 2019, which explores the impact...
SA Virtual power plant contributes to a secure and reliable network
Eliza Booth Asset Management, Batteries & Storage, Civil Construction, Electricity, Energy Efficiency, Microgrids, Networks, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Retail, Smart Energy, Solar, Stakeholder Engagement, Sustainability 0The Australian Energy Market Operator’s (AEMO) virtual power plant (VPP) trial is performing strongly and is showing how distributed...
Timing change for Emissions Reduction Fund auction
Eliza Booth Civil Construction, Electricity, Energy Efficiency, Networks, News, Policy, Projects, Renewable Energy, Stakeholder Engagement 0The Clean Energy Regulator has announced that the next Emissions Reduction Fund auction will be held on 25–26 March...
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