Utilities
Energy Developments
Limited - Generator Reporting System.
EDL operates a power generation station at the BHP Cannington silver mine
located in North-West Queensland, 200km south east of Mount Isa. The power
station is critical to BHP's mining operations, as such the reporting and
storage of station load shed and run-time event data is considered paramount
for effective management. In response to imposed constraints and an extremely tight timeline, VRT created the Generator Reporting System. GRS is a multi-site application specialising in the capture, reporting and long term storage of key production data.
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Department of
Defence - Regional Utility Management System.
VRT, in conjunction with Citect and meter manufacturer EDMI, have
recently completed the first phase of the major Regional Utilites Management
System (RUMS) for the Australian Department of Defence. This system covers
the major South Queensland bases of Enoggera, Amberley and Oakey, and will
be a major contributor to Defences Greenhouse Gas Emission objectives in the
coming years. Read more »
CS Energy
- Mica Creek Revenue Management.
Mica Creek is a small power station managed by CS Energy, located near Mount
Isa that supplies feeders to the Mount Isa Mines sites and the local grid.
VRT, in conjunction with Datec, were selected to provide a MV90 industry
equivalent tariff metering system. Read
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Ergon Energy - Power
Distribution Management. Ergon Energy has the responsibility for the
supply of electricity to some 413,000 km2 of South West
Queensland. This vast area includes only 90,000 people and it takes
approximately 40,000 km of supply lines to get power to them. This low
population density and large geographical dispersal makes the control and
monitoring problem unique. A distributed MacroView server architecture was
deigned the most appropriate solution to address the issues of great distance and diverse
location. Read more »
Cairns City Council -
Water & Waste Water Management. Cairns is the hub of the tourist
Mecca in Far North Queensland. The many natural attractions include tropical
rainforest, lakes and waterfalls, the Great Barrier Reef and the warm winter
weather. Among its many responsibilities, the City of Cairns provides water
and waste water services for the Cairns area which doubles in population at
the peak of the winter tourist season. MacroView acts as a telemetry system
for the remote monitoring of the water and waster water system consisting of
two treatment plants, the city's reservoir system and approximately 200
pump stations. Read more »
