THE CSR Viridian Dandenong glassmaking plant has reopened after a five-month shutdown for furnace rebuild and production line upgrade.
SEVENTEEN power engineering students have received $8000 bursaries from the Queensland Power Engineering Alliance to boost their studies.
VICTORIA’S Water Minister Tim Holding has met with the Power Grid Option Group (PGOG) to discuss the options for powering the state’s desalination plant project.
MINES and Energy Minister Geoff Wilson has announced an $80m upgrade project for the Bowen region’s electrical infrastructure , including a new substation and high voltage power line.
CALTEX has completed a $4m upgrade to its terminal in Brisbane, enabling more service stations to offer ethanol blended fuel.
ENERGEX will be embarking on a $2.9m project to upgrade its Bromelton power substation in Queensland.
THE NEED for maintenance management skills are not just restricted to industrial factories and plants, the NSW government has demonstrated, as it moves to develop consistent asset management programs with local councils.
QUEENSLAND Mines and Energy Minister Geoff Wilson said he has addressed the maintenance concerns raised by unions about the state’s electricity network.
THE WA Energy Minister Fran Logan will visit the Varanus Island gas plant, the site of an explosion which slashed his state’s gas supply by 30%.