Are you interested in an apprenticeship with Australia’s largest producer of renewable energy? Applications for Hydro Tasmania's 2022 apprentice program are now open. These roles are currently available in the Cradle Coast: - Apprentice Mechanical Fitter (4 years), West Coast - Apprentice Electrician (4 years), North West Other roles are available elsewhere in Tasmania: - Apprentice Mechanical Fitter (4 years), Cambridge Workshop, Hobart - Trainee Supply & Inventory Officer [...]

Round 2 of the Energy & Infrastructure Workforce Development Fund and Energy & Infrastructure Training Market Development Fund are now open.Up to $450 000 is available for workforce development projects and up to $765 000 is available for training market development projects. Applications for workforce development funding close on 23 September 2021 and applications for training market development funding close on 30 June 2022 (and will be assessed and allocated [...]

Witnessing a massive dam spilling is an awesome experience, and with all this rain lately, a lot of dams around the state are spilling right now. Thinking about a road trip this weekend (road conditions allowing of course)? Currently the following lakes are spilling: - Trevallyn Pond - Lake Mackenzie - Lake Cethana - Lake Barrington - Lake Gairdner - Lake Paloona - Lake Augusta - Little Pine Lagoon - [...]

Would you like to have you say on on electricity storage and generation technology? TasNetworks are currently conducting a survey to better understand how and when their customers use energy storage and generation technology such as solar PV (solar panels), batteries and electric vehicles. This information will help TasNetworks create their plans for the future electrical system. The survey is open until the 31st of August 2021 and completed surveys [...]

Here's some fantastic news for Tasmania's renewable energy industry - Tasmania has dominated at the Clean Energy Council Industry Awards, with two out of the three Awards won by Tasmanian projects! The 2021 Clean Energy Council Award winners are: Innovation Award - Goldwind Australia designed and deployed the IdentiFlight system at the Cattle Hill Wind Farm in Tasmania, which uses high-precision optical sensors and artificial intelligence to detect endangered Tasmanian [...]

The next community information sessions for this project will be on Thursday and Friday next week at Sheffield. You don't need to register, just drop in at any time. 22 July 2021 2pm-6pm Sheffield Town Hall, 66 Main St, Sheffield 23 July 2021 9am-1pm Sheffield Town Hall, 66 Main St, Sheffield You can find more information about the project, and subscribe for updates here

The newly formed Tasmanian Renewable Hydrogen Industry Network is hosting a series of Renewable Hydrogen Business Forums in Launceston, Devonport and Hobart. The Tasmanian Renewable Hydrogen Industry Network will: - focus on the hydrogen industry as a whole, including local use of hydrogen and export opportunities; - help business to engage with industry experts and other Tasmanian businesses with interest in the hydrogen space; - feature hydrogen industry experts speaking [...]

Considering purchasing an electric vehicle for your next car? For the next two years, starting on the 1st of July 2021, the purchasing of either a new or used electric vehicle is exempt from stamp duty for Tasmanians. For a $40,000 car the saving could be $1600, and for a $70,000 car the saving could be $2800. Around three quarters of typical household emissions in other states can come from [...]

Are you interested in finding out more about the transmission upgrades and additions planned as part of the North West Transmission Developments? TasNetworks has developed a strategic transmission plan for the North West Tasmanian transmission network which considers future load and generation connection requirements, a second Bass Strait interconnector (Marinus Link), and existing and forecast transmission network constraints (parts of the North West Tasmania transmission network, including the existing Palmerston–Sheffield [...]

TasNetworks have today released two reports: the Project Assessment Conclusions Report (PACR) and the Wholesale Pricing Report. The purpose of the Project Assessment Conclusions Report (PACR) is to further test AEMO’s findings in its 2020 ISP by completing the Regulatory Investment Test for transmission (RIT-T) in accordance with the new regulatory arrangements for actionable ISP projects, which were introduced in July 2020. The Wholesale Pricing Report considers how Project [...]