Here at Your Project Manager we consider it our job to keep on top of all that is project management not just here in Queensland and Australia, but also worldwide. Just like others across all walks of life, we have our favourite online project management resources which help us to keep abreast of all the latest news, views, and advances in our sphere of expertise.
In the same way that you and your business use market knowledge to keep ahead of your competition, so it helps us to maintain the leading position of project management advice and on-site training.
Here are just a few of the things that we’ve found of most interest over the last few days and that we feel might be of interest to you, too:
Global engineering firm GHD concludes work on Adani’s Carmichael coal project
The global engineering and services firm GHD has told staff it has concluded its work on Adani’s Carmichael coal project after a 10-year association with the company. The announcement follows an intense campaign by activists, a movement of engineers to shift their industry away from fossil fuels, and significant internal pressure on management by GHD staff.
Sterling and Wilson Solar begins construction of 200 MW Solar Project in Australia
Sterling and Wilson Solar Ltd, a solar EPC solutions provider, has started construction of a 200 MW solar project in Australia. The turnkey solar EPC project is being developed by Lightsource BP, an independent company in the funding, development, acquisition and management of solar PV projects.
Australia’s largest hybrid microgrid project completes Stage 1
juwi Renewable Energy, the Australian subsidiary of international project developer juwi, has completed the first stage of the 23 MW hybrid power station, which will be Australia’s largest once completed.
Vestas joins Oz project to advance turbine lifting
Vestas, along with Van Oord and Mammoet is part of a project consortium in Australia trialling a technology for improving turbine lifting operations. The Australian government has provided financial and strategic support for the project, led by Verton Australia, which has developed a remote-controlled load-management system designed to control and rotate a load to its target destination.
Shell invests in ESCO Pacific to drive growth in Australian solar
Fossil fuel giant Royal Dutch Shell has snapped up a 49% stake in one of the biggest Australian utility-scale solar developers furthering its expansion into the market.
Fast, safe, professional – Ahrens deliver 3,000m2 warehouse extension in 8 weeks
Ahrens’ extensive experience in upgrades and refurbishments was crucial in delivering a 3,000m2 warehouse extension for Laminex within 8 weeks.
Thales and RMIT create new standard for space communication
A joint research agreement to define a Precise Point Positioning (PPP) service channel and standardisation of message format for use in the spatial information and positioning business sector was signed in Melbourne today by Thales and RMIT University.
