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6 minute read
The rise of renewable energy and the demand on the national grid is changing. There’s a pivotal need for generation that’s flexible – and that can respond to sudden peaks in demand within minutes. Why is that important – and what does it look like?
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4 minute read
How many dollars does it take to change tens of thousands of light bulbs? We know exactly how many: $500,000, every year, just in maintenance costs. That’s one of many reasons we’re upgrading our power station lighting to long-lasting LEDs.
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5 minute read
Rooftop solar is great – unless you can’t access it. 2019 Gill Owen Essay Prize winner Elise Wood explores the inequality & consequences created by barriers to accessing distributed energy.
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4 minute read
The pipelines that supply AGL Hydro are seriously big. Drones are increasingly becoming the best way to inspect this infrastructure – while reducing the risk to divers and others.
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3 minute read
Over the past few weeks, working from home has become the norm rather than the exception. With a $500m tech investment in the past few years, we’re prepared to weather the storm.
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3 minute read
Despite Australia’s considerable gas reserves and position as one of the world’s largest exporters of gas, we are set to face gas shortages over coming years in the south eastern states. How did this occur?
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2 minute read
Will today’s children ever drive a car? Will they ever even use a keyboard? How long will they live? Energy Impact Partners managing director Shayle Kann shares his eight ‘big bets’ for the future.
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3 minute read
Ken’s family has worked in hydro for three generations. Now Ken, who grew up in Mount Beauty, is using drones to take his work at AGL Hydro to great new heights.
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3 minute read
Ever-evolving technology allows us to measure more things, faster & more accurately, on our sites than ever before. Our EGM Group Ops Doug Jackson and GM #Data & Analytics Dayle Stevens talk about what Big Data means for the future.
