Horizon Power is working with the North Metropolitan TAFE (NM TAFE) to train energy workers in the operation and...
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$18M partnership for workplace safety technology in energy sector
Yasmin Isaacs, , News, Projects, Safety and Training, Spotlight, 0A newly formed partnership between CSIRO and multiple universities has sparked a new $18 million program, which aims to...
Tesla fined for breaching safety standards
Yasmin Isaacs, , Company news, Disaster Management, Electricity, News, Policy, Safety and Training, Spotlight, 0Car manufacturer Tesla has been ordered to pay $155,460 in penalties after it was issued with ten infringement notices...
Energy company to pay thousands after failing safety protocols
Yasmin Isaacs, , Company news, Condition Assessment, Disaster Management, News, Powerlines, Safety and Training, Spotlight, 0United Energy has been convicted of failing to properly maintain vegetation clearance around powerlines in south-east Melbourne and the...
World-first nuclear fusion project at UNSW Sydney
Kody Cook, , Electricity, News, Nuclear, Projects, Safety and Training, Spotlight, 0In a world-first project, students from UNSW Sydney will be wholly designing, building and operating a nuclear fusion device...
QLD Gov shares plans for Stanwell Clean Energy Hub
Kody Cook, , Electricity, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Safety and Training, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0The Queensland Government has revealed the first plans for the future Stanwell Clean Energy Hub, beginning with a facility...
New report shines light on customers vulnerable to energy disruptions
Kody Cook, , Company news, News, People & Appointments, Safety and Training, Spotlight, 0AusNet has commissioned a report by Yarra Energy Foundation (YEF) that outlines the vulnerabilities customers living with disability may...
VIC Gov creates clean economy plan to prep workforce for net zero
Kody Cook, , Electricity, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Safety and Training, Spotlight, 1The Victorian Government has released a ten-year clean economy plan which is set to create the training and skills...
Solar Victoria’s holistic approach to industry training
Energy Journalist, , Features, Renewable Energy, Safety and Training, Solar, 0By Stan Krpan, CEO, Solar Victoria Solar Victoria has an important job to do – forming a key part...
Transgrid empowers future engineers with university scholarships
Tayla Oates, , Civil Construction, Electricity, News, People & Appointments, Projects, Safety and Training, Spotlight, 0Transgrid has awarded scholarships to 17 students at Charles Sturt University as part of its commitment to support training...
Workforce upskilling and reskilling will be key to powering the energy transition
Energy Journalist, , Features, Safety and Training, 0Energy and resources companies are faced with a dual challenge: to create more sustainable business models during the energy...
Budget 2023-24: positioning Australia as a renewable superpower
Tayla Oates, , Electricity, Energy Efficiency, Gas, Networks, News, Policy, Projects, Renewable Energy, Safety and Training, Spotlight, Sustainability, 1The 2023-24 Federal Budget has included major investments in the energy sector, allocating funding to critical energy investments and...
Transgrid signs MoU for energy training and job opportunities in Hunter Valley
Tayla Oates, , Civil Construction, Electricity, Energy Efficiency, Networks, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Safety and Training, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0Electrical engineering students in the Hunter are set to see greater training and career opportunities thanks to a new...
Work begins on QLD hydrogen training hub
Tayla Oates, , Energy Efficiency, Hydrogen, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Safety and Training, Smart Energy, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0Work is underway on the new hydrogen training hub building at Gladstone State High School, where the Hydrogen Gateway...
National Net Zero Authority announced in 2023-24 Federal Budget
Tayla Oates, , Electricity, Energy Efficiency, News, Renewable Energy, Safety and Training, Spotlight, Sustainability, 1The Federal Government has announced, as part of the 2023-24 Federal Budget – it will establish a new Net...
QLD offer record apprenticeships to boost renewables rollout
Tayla Oates, , Electricity, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Safety and Training, Spotlight, 0Energex and Ergon Energy are set to offer a record number of new apprenticeships based around renewable technologies across...
Liddell Power Station shut down after 52 years of operation
Tayla Oates, , Asset Management, Civil Construction, Company news, Electricity, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Safety and Training, Spotlight, Stakeholder Engagement, Sustainability, 0AGL Energy’s Liddell Power Station has powered down after 52 years of operation, and is set to be repurposed...
EnergyConnect substation completes first concrete pour
Tayla Oates, , Asset Management, Batteries & Storage, Civil Construction, News, Powerlines, Projects, Renewable Energy, Safety and Training, Spotlight, Substations, Sustainability, 0Transgrid has reached a major milestone in the construction of one of the biggest substations in the Southern Hemisphere,...
$1.4 million to Victorian EV-specific courses
Tayla Oates, , Electric Vehicles, Electricity, Energy Efficiency, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Safety and Training, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0The Victorian Government has invested $1.4 million in a new purpose-built electric vehicle (EV) laboratory at the Kangan Institute’s...
$800K for hydrogen gateway school program in QLD
Tayla Oates, , Hydro Power, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Safety and Training, Spotlight, 0The Hydrogen Gateway to Industry Schools Partnership is helping to skill the future energy workforce of Queensland, with over...
New hydrogen and renewable training facility for QLD
Tayla Oates, , Hydrogen, News, Renewable Energy, Safety and Training, Spotlight, 0TAFE Queensland’s Bohle campus is undergoing a $17.2 million expansion, including the construction of a $12.45 million Hydrogen and...
New Federal energy apprenticeships to help reach emission targets
Tayla Oates, , Electricity, Energy Efficiency, News, Renewable Energy, Safety and Training, Sustainability, 0The Federal Government’s New Energy Apprenticeships program will focus on training a skilled workforce to build the necessary infrastructure...
New code to protect renewable technology purchases
Tayla Oates, , News, Renewable Energy, Safety and Training, Spotlight, 0The Clean Energy Council is replacing its Approved Solar Retailer program with the New Energy Tech Consumer Code (NETCC)...
Transgrid 2023 Apprentices now on site
Tayla Oates, , Civil Construction, Company news, News, Safety and Training, Spotlight, 0Transgrid’s 2023 apprentices are now on site at various locations across New South Wales, learning the ropes and working...
The next frontier of security and monitoring solutions
April Shepherd, , Asset Management, Safety and Training, Smart Energy, Sponsored Editorial, 0Leading provider of security and warning solutions Spectur has entered into an agreement to acquire 3 Crowns Technologies, a...
AER releases Wholesale Electricity Market Performance Report
Tayla Oates, , Electricity, Energy Efficiency, News, Safety and Training, Spotlight, 0The Australian Energy Regulator (AER) has released its Wholesale Electricity Market Performance Report, providing analysis of events and trends...
ANU energy researcher tells energy transition fable in new children’s book
John Thompson, , Company news, News, Renewable Energy, Safety and Training, 0An ANU Researcher from the Research School of Electrical, Energy and Materials Engineering has published a new children’s book...
Ongoing generator failures at Callide Power Plant
John Thompson, , Condition Assessment, Disaster Management, Electricity, News, Safety and Training, Spotlight, 0Ongoing generator failures at Callide Power Plant have resulted in recent disruptions to all four of its generating units,...
Unions sign world-first QLD energy charter
John Thompson, , News, Policy, Renewable Energy, Safety and Training, Spotlight, 0The Electrical Trades Union (ETU) has signed the Queensland Government’s world-first Energy Workers’ Charter, guaranteeing that workers made redundant...
Transgrid protects lineworkers with tower rescue training
John Thompson, , Networks, News, Safety and Training, Spotlight, 1Transgrid has taught life-saving pole and tower rescue techniques to powerline technicians at its recent training day in Western...
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