Arche Energy Pty Ltd

14/02/2020

Representing the CopperString project, Andrew Murdoch was pleased to present to MITEZ along with a number of other exciting projects that will drive growth, efficiency and decarbonisation of the North West Minerals Provence.

31/10/2019

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22/06/2019

CopperString 2.0 - Building prosperity for Northern Queensland.

CopperString 2.0 is a high-voltage transmission line that will connect the people and communities of Mount Isa and the North West Minerals Province to the National Electricity Grid.

10/03/2019

There are some very low marginal loss factors in the regions in AEMO's draft calculations for 2019-20.

In my most recent bog, I explore the role of and principles determining MLFs in the NEM.

It's not all bad news, consumers win and energy intensive industry in the regions get a helping hand.

Marginal Loss Factors – Winners and Losers March 10, 2019 andrewmurdoch Leave a comment A little bit of surprise, and perhaps some disappointment, in the media resulting from AEMO’s publication of its draft Marginal Loss Factors for 2019-20. I thought that it might be a good time to look at the ...

07/03/2019

Interesting times in the world of energy.

25/07/2018

Should the Queensland GoC generators follow AGL, Alinta and Engie's lead and take some high carbon generation capacity out of the market to make space for newer, lower carbon alternatives?

Is it time to say goodbye to a unit or two at Tarong? July 26, 2018 andrewmurdoch Leave a comment The rate of solar pe*******on in Queensland is simply mind-blowing. Every day, I read of a new project. So with all of this new capacity coming on, do we still need all of the State owned coal plant? Th...

17/07/2018

With the duck curve becoming more prevalent on the NEM, aero-derivative gas turbines operating in concert with large scale solar offer a low carbon, reliable firming service.

Firming capacity and the aero-derivative gas turbine July 18, 2018 andrewmurdoch Leave a comment We are seeing no end to the construction of solar farms on the NEM, additionally rooftop solar continues to pe*****te at a great rate of knots. This is leading to the duck curve becoming more pronounced,...

05/07/2018

When good Engineering and Safety Leadership does not happen.

When good Engineering and Safety Leadership does not happen July 5, 2018 andrewmurdoch Leave a comment I have been following the Dreamworld coronial inquest in the media and it makes me reflect on the role, and value, of modern safety engineering practices and the need for engineering competence at....

23/06/2018

https://archeenergy.com.au/green-hydrogen-green-gas-turbines-and-the-beak-to-belly-ratio/

Green hydrogen, green gas turbines and the beak to belly ratio June 20, 2018 andrewmurdoch Leave a comment Green hydrogen, green gas turbines and the beak to belly ratio I have been playing around with my hydrogen spreadsheet in my spare time for a while now and I am starting to draw a few conclusio...

23/06/2018

https://archeenergy.com.au/technical-due-diligence-efficiency-and-effectiveness/

Technical Due Diligence Efficiency and Effectiveness June 13, 2018 andrewmurdoch Leave a comment Technical Due Diligence – Efficiency and EffEctiveness The technical due diligence process is intended to give the potential purchaser of an asset an accurate understanding of the state of an asset, so...

23/06/2018

https://archeenergy.com.au/early-contractor-involvement-the-whys-and-hows/

Early Contractor Involvement – the Whys and Hows June 3, 2018 andrewmurdoch Leave a comment I have now run a number of early contractor involvement (ECI) processes and I have to say that I really enjoy them as they bring out the best in the owner and contractor teams and they are a lot of fun. If ...

06/06/2018

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