Jemena is trialling Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) advanced image capture technology to boost the reliability of its electricity...
Powerlines
$10.6 million committed to WA underground power projects
Mikayla Bridge Electricity, News, Powerlines, Spotlight 0The Western Australian Government has committed $10.6 million for underground power plants in Hilton and Shelley, including the removal...
Powercor seeks major safety upgrade cost approval
Lauren DeLorenzo Asset Management, Electricity, Networks, News, Powerlines, Projects, Safety and Training, Spotlight 0Powercor has submitted an application to the Australian Energy Regulator (AER) for the approval of a major program to...
HumeLink planning gets underway
Lauren DeLorenzo Electricity, Networks, News, Powerlines, Projects, Spotlight 0Transgrid’s proposed HumeLink project has begun the first phase of its planning process with the submission of a Scoping...
Powerline bushfire safety trial for Macedon Ranges
Lauren DeLorenzo Asset Management, Disaster Management, News, Powerlines, Safety and Training, Spotlight 0A new pilot technology has been installed in the Macedon Ranges which will instantly detect and cut off electricity...
Powercor program to boost safety ahead of bushfire season
Lauren DeLorenzo Asset Management, Company news, Disaster Management, Electricity, Networks, News, Powerlines, Safety and Training, Spotlight 0Powercor has announced a new safety program that will see 7,000 power poles replaced or reinforced per year, beginning...
Powercor has pleaded guilty to one criminal charge brought against them by Energy Safe Victoria (ESV) following the 2018...
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...
Microgrid and powerline initiatives for bushfire-prone regions
Lauren DeLorenzo Disaster Management, Electricity, Energy Efficiency, Microgrids, Networks, News, Powerlines, Solar, Spotlight 0In an effort to increase energy resilience in high-risk bushfire areas, the Victorian Government has announced new powerline and...
Energy Safe Victoria (ESV) is intensifying its focus on council tree-clearance processes and regulations, increasing inspections to reduce the...
Helicopter inspections for regional QLD powerlines
April Shepherd Electricity, News, Powerlines, Spotlight 0Ergon Energy is undertaking aerial inspections of power lines throughout a large area in regional Queensland, using low flying...
Keeping the sparks from flying: reducing the risk of Australian bushfires
Eliza Booth Disaster Management, Electricity, Networks, Powerlines, Sponsored Editorial, Transformers and Switchgear 0In Australia, bushfires have directly resulted in millions of dollars in financial damage, the destruction of sensitive natural areas...
New drone technology is under trial in the Ballarat region, as Powercor uses the technology to inspect powerlines in...
Western Power has moved Carlisle North’s power from overhead to underground, the first of three suburbs in the Town...
TransGrid relaunches Lumea to focus on renewable energy
April Shepherd Company news, Electricity, Energy Efficiency, News, People & Appointments, Policy, Powerlines, Projects, Renewable Energy, Smart Energy, Spotlight 0TransGrid has relaunched its commercial arm, Lumea, to provide infrastructure services to renewable energy generators and large usage customers. ...
Powercor proposes faster renewable energy connections
April Shepherd Batteries & Storage, Company news, Electricity, Energy Efficiency, Hydro Power, News, People & Appointments, Powerlines, Projects, Renewable Energy, Solar, Spotlight, Substations 0Powercor has unveiled plans to connect renewable energy projects to the grid faster in Victoria, and proposed the connection...
Fire-preventing powerline tech installed in VIC
Imogen Hartmann Disaster Management, Electricity, Networks, News, Powerlines, Projects 0As part of a $4.2 million program to install covered conductor technology, Powercor has installed the fire-preventing technology in...
Machinery operators urged to beware of powerlines
Imogen Hartmann Electricity, Networks, News, Powerlines, Safety and Training 0Energy Safe Victoria (ESV) has recorded four serious powerline incidents in regional Victoria in the past three weeks, prompting...
Columboola Solar Farm hits milestone
Imogen Hartmann Electricity, Networks, News, Powerlines, Projects, Renewable Energy, Solar, Spotlight, Sustainability 0In a milestone for the Columboola Solar Farm project, Powerlink has completed the construction of eight transmission towers to...
SA-NSW interconnector gains ElectraNet’s commitment
Imogen Hartmann Electricity, Networks, News, Powerlines, Projects, Spotlight 1The proposed SA-NSW interconnector is a step closer to the final approval stage, with ElectraNet submitting its commitment to...
VIC to NSW Interconnector costs approved
Imogen Hartmann Electricity, Networks, News, Powerlines, Projects, Spotlight 0Costs to upgrade the Victoria-New South Wales Interconnector (VNI Minor) have been given the go-ahead from the Australian Energy...
LiDAR Choppers to inspect Macedon Ranges powerlines
Imogen Hartmann Asset Management, Condition Assessment, Electricity, Networks, News, Powerlines, Projects, Spotlight 0Powercor will be deploying helicopters fitted with Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) technology to fly over parts of the...
Mildura electricity network undergoes safety upgrades
Imogen Hartmann Electricity, Networks, News, Powerlines, Projects, Spotlight, Substations 0Upgrade work is underway for the installation of an advanced bushfire safety device for Mildura’s local electricity network. Powercor...
Early Fault Detection installed on VIC peninsula
Imogen Hartmann Asset Management, Electricity, Networks, News, Powerlines, Safety and Training, Spotlight 0United Energy crews have installed 22 Early Fault Detection (EFD) devices across parts of the high voltage network in...
$11 million CopperString 2.0 boost
Imogen Hartmann Electricity, 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 Condition Assessment, Electricity, Networks, 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, 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, Networks, News, Powerlines, Projects, Safety and Training, 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, Networks, News, Powerlines, Projects, Renewable Energy, 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, Networks, News, Powerlines, Projects, Sustainability 0Powercor is moving over 15km of powerlines west of Geelong underground, as part of its extensive bushfire mitigation program...
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