Disaster Management

A final report that investigated the response from privately owned power companies to the extreme storms in February 2024 has...

Traffic tunnels are dangerous places, but with the addition of two critical pieces of equipment, the humble smoke spill motor...

Electricity and connectivity are critical to navigating natural disasters, and ensuring communities have access to these services in times of...

Reliable power is critical for telecommunication companies and an outage can have devastating financial and reputational consequences. Here, we look...

The Neerim North mobile network is set to be bolstered by a new renewable hydrogen back-up system, as part of...

The Victorian Government has released an interim report regarding the severe storms that caused 530,000 homes to be without power...

The progressive digitalisation and networking of machines and systems has lead to an increasing fusion of safety and security as...

Western Power is working to restore power to thousands of homes after severe storms swept through Bunbury and other suburbs,...

More than 1,000 people were left without power on 5 April after a substation in the Sydney CBD was flooded....

Following Victoria’s devastating 2009 bushfires, 45 substations in the highest bushfire risk areas in the state were mandated to install...

A package of new resilience measures is currently being developed and tested by United Energy, which would see powerlines in...

A fire has broken out near Bauhinia Downs, Queensland, at Jemena’s Queensland Gas Pipeline (QGP). 6 March update Jemena crews...

The Victorian Government said it has appointed an expert panel to conduct a Network Outage Review into the catastrophic storm...

AusNet has now restored power to all of its customers who were affected by the severe storms that struck Victoria...

A total of 66,000 residents and business owners have had their power restored by Ergon Energy repair crews who worked...

When Western Australia’s Kimberley region was devastated by once-in-a- century floods, innovative thinking and plenty of planning, teamwork and communication...

By Steph Barker, Journalist, Energy Magazine Australia has a long history of natural disasters, including fire, floods and storms. In...

Car manufacturer Tesla has been ordered to pay $155,460 in penalties after it was issued with ten infringement notices from...

United Energy has been convicted of failing to properly maintain vegetation clearance around powerlines in south-east Melbourne and the Mornington...

The Australian Government, in conjunction with the Government of the US State of California, has announced a new Memorandum of...

The Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) has forecasted a less severe winter than 2022, but warned that the dangers extreme...

NBN Co is conducting a trial which will use wind power to support temporary network infrastructure and improve network resilience...

The Australian Capital Territory Government has introduced a new regulation to make rental homes more energy efficient through meeting a...

In Australia and New Zealand, extreme weather events — such as droughts, heavy rainfall, and flooding — are growing in...

Ongoing generator failures at Callide Power Plant have resulted in recent disruptions to all four of its generating units, with...

In preparation for bushfire season, Transgrid has undertaken extensive aerial inspections along 13,000km of transmission lines to ensure its adherence...

$7.5 million for backup power systems, and $9.8 million for rural microgrids are part of the Victorian Government’s new plans...

EnergyAustralia’s significant repair and maintenance works on the Morwell River Diversion (MRD) structure, which cracked during 2021 rain and flooding...

Essential Energy was front-and-centre throughout the NSW floods disaster, sharing some unique insights on restoring and maintaining power and, importantly,...

Endeavour Energy will deliver a $4.8 million resilient energy community microgrid on the New South Wales South Coast, providing a...