Sony prototype sends electricity through the air
System can power a 22-inch LCD TV over a distance of 50cm
View ArticleEnergy Developments rejects $415m takeover bid
Claims the offer doesn't reflect the full intrinsic value of the company
View ArticleOrigin Energy maintains guidance, ready for CPRS
The company believes itself prepared for the "inevitable" global shift from coal to natural gas
View ArticleGoogle applies to become electricity marketer
Google continues to broaden it business focus, now seeking permission to buy and resell electricity.
View ArticleUXC wins two electricity meter reading contracts
The contracts with EnergyAustralia and Integral Energy have a potential value of $28.7m
View ArticleComment: Asset life cycle optimisation: a salient lesson
The recent news that the Commonwealth Bank had written down its investment in Victoria's Hazelwood Power Station to only $1 million would certainly have shocked its owners, International Power, which...
View ArticleCountry Energy switches on managed print services
NSW government-owned energy supplier, Country Energy, has entered into a managed print services contract with HP to reduce time spent by IT staff managing printers by as much as 95 per cent. Country...
View ArticleElectricity network pricing changes to drive utility ICT spending: IDC
ICT spending within the utility sector in Australia is forecast to grow by five-year compound annual growth rate of of 2.3 per cent to more than $1.9 billion in 2015, according to IDC's Utilities...
View ArticleData opportunity 'enormous' for energy sector: ElectraNet
Big data analytics will be critical to the future of the electricity industry, according to the senior IT manager of ElectraNet.
View ArticleWestern Power speeds up electricity outage detection
WA-government owned energy supplier, Western Power, has deployed a cloud-based data analytics solution that enables engineers to investigate the locations and underlying causes of repeated outages...
View ArticleGE buys Australian startup Daintree Networks
GE business unit, Current, has purchased Melbourne-based technology startup, Daintree Networks for $100 million in its first global acquisition since its launch in October last year.
View ArticleTwo rural utilities seek CIOs
Two utilities are seeking CIOs: Essential Energy in New South Wales and Southern Rural Water in Victoria.
View ArticleCIO50 2016 #16: Chris Ford, SA Power Networks
Digital transformation is what Chris Ford does. This transformation, however, is something special. The turnaround in the perception of the IT department, Ford says, is the best he’s ever seen.
View ArticleAEMO welcomes first chief digital and technology officer
The Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) has appointed Joe Locandro as its inaugural chief digital and technology officer.
View ArticleCrypto-currency miners to plug straight into power station in blockchain hub...
IOT Group is seeking to establish a hub for crypto-currency miners that will plug directly into a Hunter Valley power station if it is recommissioned.
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