02 December – AGL breaks ground on 250MW $180m battery | Flinders River water tender now open | Future gas infrastructure plans released
25 November – New TasWater CEO | $40 million for offshore wind projects | Utilities unite to track COVID-19
11 November 2021 – Energy Network Australia Award winners revealed | TasWater’s active leakage management tech | Major energy company appoints new CEO
04 November 2021 – 14 water utilities join forces to cut emissions | Global Smart Grid partnership launches | Winners of the AWA awards revealed
28 October 2021 – Reimagining dam safety management | Federal Government outlines plan for net zero by 2050 | Mt Kynoch Water Treatment Plant upgrade contract awarded
21 October 2021 – New desalination plant location chosen | Upgrading corroded power poles on the spot | Water utility wins prestigious award
14 October 2021 – SA’s COVID-19 wastewater program goes global | 50km desalination plant pipeline underway | $3.5B Marinus Link passes major milestone
07 October 2021 – Major interconnector project given the go-ahead | Water utility’s 3 new board members | 2021 Energy Statistics revealed
30 September 2021 – $3.7m for two water infrastructure business cases | Joint 5G project boosts powerline safety | SA Water’s smart asset management tech
23 September 2021 – Huge week for executives: Sydney Water’s new chairman, CEO resigns after a decade, VIC’s historic board appointment | $150m funding for hydrogen hubs
16 September 2021 – The four utilities shortlisted for an Energy Network Award | Scalable water technology on trial in VIC | Milestone for digital water meter rollout
9 September 2021 – WSAA urges action on IA water reform advice | Largest-ever upgrade for regional VIC electricity grid | $61.5m for WA renewable hydrogen
2 September 2021 – Renewable tender auction to create 2,000 jobs | What is flushable? Industry reacts to new standard | AEMO: Positive outlook for electricity future
26 August 2021 – Jemena announces green finance framework | $1.48 billion for Murray Darling water projects | United Energy’s world-first pole-mounted battery trial
19 August 2021 – Sydney Water’s three digital pillars to staying cyber safe | Utility CEO announces retirement | ACCC flags gas supply shortfall
12 August 2021 – Tenders open for Borumba Pumped Hydro | Industry responds to Government’s Gas Roadmap | New infrastructure needed for renewable transition
5 August 2021 – HumeLink progresses to next step | New satellite monitoring programs for water assets | What utilities need to know about stormwater management
29 July 2021 – Renewable gas no longer a pipe dream | Milestone for SEQ Water Treatment Plant upgrade | $25.6 million funding for microgrids
22 July 2021 – TasWater’s new tech identifies water losses | Queensland-NSW Interconnector milestone | $1.5m pipeline stage 2 complete
15 July 2021 – AGL to mothball key piece of power station | South East Water’s biosolids breakthrough | World’s largest renewable hub in WA
8 July 2021 – QLD drops millions on utility upgrades | Powercor trials powerline drone tech | Power companies fined over rule breaches
1 July 2021 – $34.9M VIC battery and hydrogen hub | $22M water pipeline complete | New energy and water partnership
24 June 2021 – NSW Budget a win for water and EVs | Unitywater embraces intelligent asset management | GWW’s inaugural board of directors
10 June 2021 – Mega pumped hydro station for QLD | Sydney Water wins Global Water Award | Project EnergyConnect to go ahead
27 May 2021 – Unlocking Australia’s hydrogen potential | Callide Power Station explosion update | $154M for water/energy in VIC Budget
20 May 2021 – Powercor plan for 20 grid-scale batteries | Supporting Pride in Water | Western Power prepares for strike impacts
13 May 2021 – 2021-22 Federal Budget revealed | Australian Water Award winners announced | $100M for large-scale hydrogen plants
6 May 2021 – $1.2M to repair critical QLD weir | EnergyAustralia appoints new MD | Improving water access for remote communities
29 April 2021 – Melbourne Water wins asset management award | $500 million in hydrogen funding | AGL CEO steps down
22 April 2021 – Granite Belt Irrigation Project tenders announced | Meet Greater Western Water’s inaugural MD | WA’s post-cyclone power restoration underway
15 April 2021 – Landers Shute WTP upgrade complete | Energy trainees embrace virtual reality simulators | New Climate Change Authority appointments
8 April 2021 – Hobart Dam upgrades underway | ACT electricity prices to spike | Landmark achievement for QLD-NSW Interconnector
1 April 2021 – Federal funding for pumped hydro plant | Energy flood recovery package announced | Big Rocks Weir becomes a coordinated project
25 March 2021 – Dam levels rising from floods | Seqwater replaces critical pipeline | Dynamic operating envelopes for DER
18 March 2021 – AGL engages in renewable company acquisition | $15M to boost Rookwood Weir capacity | CEO calls for more women in utilities
11 March 2021 – Powercor rolls out Solar Hotspots Program | Uni develops innovative wastewater technology | Virtual power plants explained
4 March 2021 – Superbugs treat QLD wastewater | AEMC releases new power standards | VIC bioenergy project underway
25 February 2021 – NSW develops first statewide water strategy | United Energy rolls out new technologies | Ballarat Sewer Build begins
18 February 2021 – Endeavour Energy approved for bushfire recovery costs | Sydney Water’s cool new infrastructure | Battery storage trial hits third round
11 February 2021 – AEMO appoints new CEO | Networks undertake EV charge management trial | Melbourne’s transformative new sewerage system
4 February 2021 – Improving utility cyber security capabilities | AGL launches mobile service | $3 million for regional QLD water supply
28 January 2021 – Hunter Water appoints new Chair | Federal Government prioritises domestic gas supply | Gippsland Water upgrades kick off
21 January 2021 – Seqwater reaches water supply project milestone | AGL fined by regulator | Students join South East Water sustainability project
14 January 2021 – Sydney Water partners on $5 billion recycled water project | Nation’s biggest battery plans progress | Water Corporation Board appointments
17 December 2020 – Sydney Water appoints Digital GM | Australia’s first grid-scale flow battery headed for SA | Top 5 stories of the year revealed
10 December 2020 – $500 million of SA Water contracts awarded | AEMO’s digital system overhaul | Melbourne Water’s pathway to net-zero emissions
3 December 2020 – Unpacking the QLD Budget | Hydrogen-powered microgrid headed for WA | TasWater’s $1.8 billion sewerage investment
26 November 2020 – VIC Budget’s utility impacts revealed | $8 million EV trial kicks off | Jemena and Sydney Water partner on green gas project
19 November 2020 – Smart meters making a splash | QLD appoints first Hydrogen Minister | Victoria’s big energy efficiency spend
12 November 2020 – NSW launches Electricity Infrastructure Roadmap | In conversation with Power and Water’s CEO | Victoria’s controversial big battery plan
5 November 2020 – Endeavour Energy’s new CFO | Melbourne water companies combine | Procurement process begins for NT big battery
29 October 2020 – Big battery bound for NSW | 2020 Digital Utility Award winners announced | Goulburn-Murray Water prioritises mental health
22 October 2020 – Former AEMC chief joins EnergyAustralia | WA Budget spends big on water infrastructure | AWA Board of Directors appointed
15 October 2020 – Directors appointed to Origin Board | Melbourne Water makes top innovation list | WA Whole of System Plan highlights renewables
8 October 2020 – What the Federal Budget means for utilities | WA’s big battery boost | Ewen Maddock Dam works underway
1 October 2020 – AEMO CEO to step down | Water Corporation appoints new Chair | Plans to extend Eastern Gas Pipeline
17 September 2020 – Gas ultimatum sparks industry backlash | New tech turns biosolids to hydrogen | Sewer testing detects Coronavirus traces
10 September 2020 – New CEO at Hydro Tasmania | Energy market redesign paper published | WIOA winners talk water industry success
3 September 2020 – AGL acquires Click Energy | Climate roundtable warns of unavoidable damages | Operating a dam at full capacity
27 August 2020 – Origin appoints new Chair | WSAA focuses on digital tech | First Australian company joins EV100
20 August 2020 – Energy customers benefit from smart apps | WaterNSW unveils plans for new weir | ARENA funds future grid project
13 August 2020 – Burdekin Falls Dam declared coordinated project | Smart EV charging trial | SA Water CFO appointed
6 August 2020 – AEMO releases long-awaited ISP | SunWater appoints CEO | TransGrid wins procurement awards
30 July 2020 – ARENA appoints new board members | WaterNSW launches Water Insights portal | Half a million awarded for grid stability
23 July 2020 – Billion dollar cyber security boost | Gippsland Water appoints new GMs | Renewable hydrogen shortlist announced
16 July 2020 – ReWaste plant takes innovation award | Second NSW Renewable Energy Zone | Recycled water supply feasibility study underway
18 June 2020 – AEMC publishes demand response rule | Power and Water CEO appointed | Flushable wipes appeal dismissed
11 June 2020 – AGL and Microsoft sign cloud partnership | Victoria’s new renewable organics networks | Western Sydney Airport gets connected
28 May 2020 – Sewage to hydrogen innovation | WaterNSW’s $1 billion dam partnership | Technology to transform Australia’s energy system
21 May 2020 – Sydney Water’s sustainability success | Chief appointments in the energy sector | $285 million Transgrid project approved
14 May 2020 – ARENA funds $500K system strength study | New CEO for Western Power | Rural and urban collaboration key for water sector
30 April 2020- Energy’s next frontier | City West Water appoints new MD | ARENA seeks Bioenergy Roadmap input
23 April 2020 – Leadership changes at Horizon Power and Endeavour Energy | NSW water action plan developed
16 April 2020 – AWA seeks members’ feedback | Pandemic sparks energy affordability debate | Pipeline to Success program launched
9 April 2020 – Waste-free wastewater with steel by-product | COVID-19 won’t impact urban water preparation | QLD-NSW Interconnector clears AER review
2 April 2020 – Energy industry works to meet AER expectations | Robots herald a new age of asset management | nbn tackles COVID-19 data demands
26 March 2020 – Utilities mitigate COVID-19 risk | Bushfire learnings for COVID-19 | Resources and energy exports to hit $299 billion
19 March 2020 – Victoria lifts moratorium on gas exploration | Utility industry responds to COVID-19 | WSAA launches Innovative Technology Program
12 March 2020 – Queensland completes critical energy works | Hydro Tasmania CEO steps down | ACCC cracks down on energy prices
5 March 2020 – $4.2 million hydrogen plant for Queensland | EnergyAustralia racks up $80,000 in penalties| Water tops Infrastructure Priority List
27 February 2020 – Hydrogen and solar projects propel Australia into the future
20 February 2020 – Victoria overrides national energy laws to fast-track major projects
13 February 2020 – Shell and Santos lead surge of solar projects
6 February 2020 – Women in utilities: celebrating female leadership in the water industry
30 January 2020 – New MD for South East Water and green light for SA-NSW interconnector
23 January 2020 – Exclusive interview with SA Water’s new CEO
16 January 2020 – Horizon Power awards 20-year contract; plus utilities assist with bushfire recovery efforts
9 January 2020 – Utility networks damaged in Australia’s bushfire crisis
