Image/South East Water South East Water’s Research and Development team works to identify emerging trends and technologies to help solve problems presented by wastewater management and treatment, particularly in relation to sustainability and the circular economy. In this interest, South East Water has partnered with engineers from RMIT University and Manipal University, India, to trial pyrolysis, a groundbreaking technology that revolutionises how the biosolids produced through wastewater treatment be reused and recycled. Wastewater offers huge potential for renewable initiatives. With Austr ..read more

Biogas buffer storage dome upgrader equipment at the Malabar Biomethane Project. Photography/CassandraHannagan, courtesty of Jemena Appointed Managing Director of Jemena in late 2023, after 17 years with the business, David Gillespie’s wealth of leadership experience and long history in the industry made him an obvious choice for the role. He sat down with Utility Magazine to discuss the challenges currently facing the sector and the work that Jemena is undertaking to tackle them. Jemena owns and operates a large and diverse portfolio of energy assets including gas and electricity distributio ..read more

Image/Urban Utilities As climate change and population growth continue to put drinking water supplies under pressure, water utilities are exploring all options to ensure a secure and diverse water supply for generations to come. In South East Queensland, the population is expected to grow by two million people over the next 25 years. Ensuring a plentiful, safe, reliable, affordable and sustainable water future for the communities in our service region is a big job – and one that will require multiple solutions. Non-potable recycled water is one such solution. By increasing our use of recycled ..read more

Vertical seam application of Vascotaq. Image/Denso If left untreated tank base corrosion is a serious risk that will compromise the integrity of water storage systems, resulting in leaks, contamination and structure failure. Here, Denso Australia discusses the importance of implementing long-term corrosion prevention solutions, and answers some questions about its innovative visco-elastic coating system. Since the beginning of 2024, the team at Denso Australia have been hard at work training applicators nationwide on the ins and outs of its latest innovation – the Viscotaq Tank Chime Sealing ..read more

Digital Utilities Industries across the globe use water for fabricating, processing, washing, diluting, irrigating, cooling, and transporting products. Water is used in copious amounts across mining operations, smelting facilit  ies, petroleum refineries, chemical production, and food processing facilities just to name a few. The apparel industry alone, for example, consumes approximately 79 billion cubic meters of water per year — enough to fill 32 million Olympic-size swimming pools. That figure is expected to increase by 50 per cent by 2030. In the mining, minerals, and metals industr ..read more

A telecommunications tower The Federal Government has announced that it has launched a pilot audit and initial tranche of data, as part of work to deliver on its election commitment to audit mobile coverage and capacity across Australia.  The audit will help to better identify mobile coverage black spots and inform future co-investment with industry, while also assessing the accuracy of carrier coverage maps made available to the public. This data will also be considered in the context of the ongoing review of the Universal Service Obligation Accenture has been contracted to deliver the ..read more

Featured image: Milson Park at Westmead. Courtesy of Sydney Water. It’s the first project delivered under Sydney Waters’ Waterway Health Improvement Program. The $16 million investment transformed Westmead’s Milson Park into an urban oasis as part of the first project delivered under Sydney Waters’ Waterway Health Improvement Program. Integrating water through the creation of wetlands and improved water quality was designed to help Milson Park become a favourite of locals, offering respite from the concrete jungle and ensuring the community had a place to cool down. With the addition of urban ..read more

Image: https://www.shutterstock.com/g/FiledIMAGE The 2024-25 Budget includes investments in offshore wind, renewable energy zones and water recycling.  The Victorian Government said the Budget is designed to help Victorian families drive down the cost of their energy bills, protect the great outdoors and back the state’s world-class agricultural sector. A $1.8 billion investment in the Budget is designed to deliver more opportunities to explore the state, safeguard the agricultural sector and help the government meet its ambitious emissions reduction targets of 75-80 per cent by 2035. Th ..read more

The Manton Dam Return to Service project construction tender includes a new 20ML/day pumping station. Exact Contracting was awarded the $134 million contract to deliver the project. The Manton Dam Return to Service project is part of Stage 1 of the Darwin Region Water Supply Program, which includes the Adelaide River Off-Stream Water Storage (AROWS) project. The Territory Labor Government and Power and Water are delivering the Program in partnership with the Federal Government’s National Water Grid which has committed more than $300 million to support the delivery of the first stage. During t ..read more

The technology has been expanded to Broome, enabling thousands of customers to access rooftop solar. Horizon Power said the state-of-the-art technology is increasing access to renewable energy in towns in regional Western Australia, while improving the safety and stability of the state’s electricity network.  It’s part of a state-wide program launched by Horizon Power in February 2024. Horizon Power’s Smart Connect Solar project removes hosting capacity constraints in Broome, which have previously limited the number of solar installations across the town. The move is expected to provide ..read more