Today, Australia mining is currently the beneficiary of a ‘mini boom’ – driven by strong prices for key commodities and increasing investment.

Globally, and particularly in Australia, business is walking the talk on energy innovation – and it is cause for excitement.

Bioenergy and bioproducts have the potential to be a significant growth sector for the Australian economy, in conjunction with growing the agricultural sector and regional communities. As with any emerging sector, government support can play an important role in removing barriers and accelerating the development of new projects.

Australia’s water industry is on the path to major technological change and the introduction of Digital Water Metering (DWM) is part of the journey.

“Empowerment” and “choice” are two of the current buzz words consumers are hearing every week as the electricity and broader power generation sector rapidly evolve.

The policy landscape for electricity market reform is complex, with many different proposals spread across state governments, the federal government and energy market institutions.

We are now, more than ever, seeing strong interest in hydrogen globally including power generation, zero-emission fuel cell transport (cars, buses, trucks, trains, ships, forklifts, aerospace), energy storage, and industrial uses.

The electricity industry is experiencing technological disruption that many other industries have already faced and needs to adapt regulation to meet customer expectations.

It’s getting hotter and Australia is talking battery storage and whether the Telsa battery in South Australia will help keep the lights on.