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A fast and fair energy transition demands a skilled, diverse workforce
The clean energy transition is set to create millions of new renewable energy jobs worldwide. It will, however, also bring major change for workers and communities who currently depend on...
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Who will develop and build our clean energy future – and what will it cost?
I have just ‘returned’ from the World Wind Energy Conference 2023, held just down the road from Entura’s Hobart office. At the conference there was an overwhelming sense that the energy transition...
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India and Australia can support each other’s clean energy journeys
The relationship between India and Australia goes far beyond our nations’ mutual love of cricket. We have deep people-to-people connections that have been formed over generations. At the beginning of...
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Monitoring tailing dams with unified data visualisation
This article is based on a recent presentation by Richard Lindqvist, a data integration specialist with Entura, at the ANCOLD Tailings Dam Operators Forum 2023. Richard describes the need,...
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Powering a greener mining future with hybrid renewables
This article reflects on a panel discussion chaired by Ray Massie at the Energy and Mines Australia Summit 2023, which you can read more about here. The discussion about powering mines with renewable...
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Designing dams for an uncertain climate future
Dams are critical infrastructure for water supply, irrigation, energy production, flood protection, or multiple purposes. They are usually designed to last at least 100 years, yet with good...
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Breathing new life into Australia’s aging wind farms
The wind industry, well-established in Europe for decades, took baby steps onto Australian soil in the late 1980s and 1990s. By the early 2000s, Australia’s new wind industry was ready to take off....
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Ten tips for developing your engineering career
From Baby Boomers to Gen Alpha, the generation names and characteristics come and go – but despite the changing working styles and preferences of older and younger engineers, some things stay the...
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Changing the climate future
The future isn’t what it used to be. The future we now expect is one of even more intense rainfall. What can we do about it? In Australia, there is now expected to be a 41–88 % increase in intense...
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Bifacial solar PV: shining light on all the angles
In the booming global solar industry, installation of bifacial panels has been rapidly overtaking conventional monofacial modules, particularly in utility-scale projects but increasingly at smaller...
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Understanding the challenges of medium-sized power systems
Power systems in the range of 200–500 MW face unique challenges, including how to incorporate increasing amounts of intermittent inverter-based renewable energy, such as solar PV and wind generation....
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From binoculars and boots to bytes and bots: harnessing remote sensing and AI...
For power and water developments to be truly sustainable, we must preserve and protect biodiversity. But it can be difficult to look after what you don’t know about or don’t understand. In the age of...
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Getting the answers you need: Technical due diligence for vendors, buyers,...
Technical due diligence (TDD) for a renewable energy project evaluates the risks and opportunities associated with the project to establish its technical and financial viability, compliance with...
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The life cycle of a dam – Bringing it all together
Dams, like all of us, go through several life stages. Some dams have harder lives. Some age more quickly. Some need a lot of attention, and some are more robust. Let’s talk a bit about a dam’s life –...
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Understanding the business risks of small dams and weirs
Small dams may pose significant business risks that are often under-appreciated, even if these dams don’t pose a safety risk to the community. Managing risk is a key part of running any sustainable...
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Growing the future of hydropower – observations from a career in the industry
Entura’s Senior Principal Hydropower, Flavio Campos, knows hydropower inside out. Flavio has recently joined Entura, after working around the world on significant hydropower projects ranging from 30...
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‘Dams for People, Water, Environment and Development’ – some reflections from...
Entura’s Amanda Ashworth (Managing Director) and Richard Herweynen (Technical Director, Water) recently attended the International Commission on Large Dams (ICOLD) 2024 Annual Meeting and...
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