energy

Minicast: The Link Between Transformation And Sustainability
In this week’s Minicast, Schneider Electric’s Zone President and Managing Director, Pacific, Gareth O’Reilly explains the link between the fourth industrial revolution and a “fourth energy revolution”. Which-50’s Minicast publishes each Tuesday. Follow Which-50 on LinkedIn to be the first to view it.

Majority of Origin workloads now migrated to AWS cloud
Origin has migrated more than 60 percent of its workloads to AWS, covering the majority of its mission-critical workloads including billing and customer care, energy trading, operations management, and its enterprise data lake. The migration to AWS will help Origin achieve its goal to operate 100 per cent in the

Australian start-up Renewtrak appoints former Afterpay exec as CEO
Australian based start-up Renewtrak has appointed Mathew Cagney to the role of CEO. The appointment follows the elevation of investor and BridgeClimb founder, Paul Cave, to its board. Renewtrak is an automated and intelligent platform that allows technology companies to take control of their recurring revenue streams, automate renewals, upsell

Energy startup Evergen makes two strategic hires
Renewable energy systems and software provider Evergen has made two new technology hires – Solution Architect Lucy Carpinelli and Senior Software Engineer Emad Nashed. The company said, the strategic appointments will help Evergen maintain the momentum around the business and continue on its growth trajectory as it moves towards its

AWS commits to major renewable energy investment in Gunnedah Solar Farm
Amazon Web Services has announced it has committed to purchasing 60 megawatts of power from the Gunnedah Solar Farm in NSW, the first such investment for the company outside of the US and Europe. That project, which is due to be operational next year will ultimately provide AWS with 142,000

AWS commits to major renewable energy investment in Gunnedah Solar Farm
Amazon Web Services has announced it has committed to purchasing 60 megawatts of power from the Gunnedah Solar Farm in NSW, the first such investment for the company outside of the US and Europe. That project, which is due to be operational next year will ultimately provide AWS with 142,000

Integration is key to tackling two disruptive challenges in utilities
Australia’s utility sector is undergoing a period of significant transformation. On the one hand, new energy providers are emerging offering higher levels of service, and even changes in the way energy is priced and consumed. Just over the horizon is the looming impact of the new consumer data right, that

Cover Story: Australian consumers’ new data right holds disruptive potential in energy sector
Australia’s energy sector is set to be shaken up by the same data portability regime currently disrupting the country’s banking industry. Built to empower consumers through access to their data, Australia’s Consumer Data Right brings with it new challenges and opportunities to a sector already in flux. Currently, a mix

Digital will create a two-sided energy market in Australia, says AEMC
Australia is headed towards a “completely new” two-sided energy market because of digital technology and consumer power generation, according to the Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC), the statutory body which governs the national electricity and gas markets. In the new “wholly connected” market consumers will be rewarded for buying and

Four forces driving change in Australia’s energy sector
The Australian energy sector is at an inflection point, and the changes are set to cause pain for incumbent utilities companies which are constrained by legacy systems. That’s the assessment from Joe Locandro, Chief Digital and Transformation Officer for the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO). Webinar: Register now to find