Pilbara breaks new ground with renewable energy Stay informed. >H{LvD[>x?_^a It went from nothing to bankruptcy right before Christmas," Carolyn White said. Leaked documents obtained by 7.30, The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald reveal the Chinese-owned energy giant does not appear to have proper systems in place to protect sensitive customer information. August - Stunning low costs inspire Alinta to ramp up renewables push, flag early coal exit - Australian utility Alinta Energy is ramping up its push into renewables, citing stunning low costs that will enable dispatchable wind and solar to compete with existing fossil fuel plant. 7,263 (or 1.5%) of Alinta Energy's customers lodged complaints against the company in 2021-22.
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Alinta Energy to be investigated over handling of customer - ABC Alinta Energy may be putting the personal information of its 1.1 million gas and electricity customers at risk. `hlU(;\&O&@AD&@~eNf62$. [9] According to Walker; We fundamentally see the ability to: one, capture a significant amount of our historic data and have that available for machine learning and AI to run. T^ kgB#HtOOw==6f:{bz_jZ-?Wxb:/6/?_JeQQ\%JGI*MoV_~,4N#iH.#D-S>([t_]e: 2Y'I,;9O*LxNh*K NpTQ:1':ApDvJY The organisation needed a modern digital platform able to support the growth of the business and to meet its regulatory obligations. ABout AlintA EnErgy AnD tHiS AnnuAl rEport each stapled security in alinta energy Group (aSX:aeJ) comprises one share in alinta energy limited, an australian Rules 124(1)(a), 124(1)(b), 124(1)(c), 124(3)(b)(ii) and 125(4)(c) of the National Energy Retail Rules. 118 0 obj
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Were doing something like 150 million records per run. Welcome to our 2020 Sustainability Report, the 21st annual report of our sustainability progress. Alinta Fortescue Solar Gas Hybrid Project, This project is classified as hybrid technology. Stay up to date with this valuable knowledge by following us on social, or by signing up to ARENAWIRE or the ARENA Insights newsletter. Read our previous Sustainability Reports below: 2020/21,2019/20,2018/19,2017/18,2016/17,2015/16,2014/15. Last chance to get your entries in for the 2023 Microsoft Partner of the Year Awards! One of Alintas early wins has come from its retail pricing analytics engine which is fuelled by data from the ADH and has proved an enormous support for Alintas retail pricing team. 98 0 obj
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Net zero operations 41 % reduction in absolute emissions against the 2019 baseline Enhancing biodiversity supported biodiversity projects in Georgia, Trkiye and Trinidad and Tobago Reducing methane 0.05 % methane intensity (calculated using our existing methodology) More clean energy 5.8 GW "In the last four years, Alinta Energy has issued 13 bankruptcy notices and note that only one of these has resulted in a bankruptcy.". Alinta Energy Retail Sales Pty Ltd (Alinta Energy) paid penalties totalling $200,000 following the issuing of ten infringement notices by theAustralian Energy Regulator (AER). Chow Tai Fook was given approval to buy Alinta for $4 billion in April 2017 on the proviso it would satisfy a series of conditions that were not made public. The ADH in fact underpins all of Alintas back office functions, supporting everything from finance to HR. Alinta's sustainability goal is to produce 1000MW of renewable energy by 2020. Under the new owners, Alinta has been aggressively signing up more than 2,000 new customers a day. However, despite providing energy efficiency information on its website and producing a sustainability report, the company failed to comply with Renewable Energy Target requirements in 2016, and bought a $1 billion coal-fired power station in 2017. The Alinta Data Warehouse is at the heart of Alinta's operations, providing the single source of information for the enterprise, its customers and for regulators. It currently operates solar and wind farms, and is building a lithium-ion battery storage system. The higher the percentage, the better. The family sold assets to repay the outstanding debt but in mid-January, as it was fighting bushfires, Alinta wanted it to pay its legal bills. The higher the percentage, the better. "There was no letter saying, you know, your account will be disconnected. October - Alinta concedes coal plant may shut 15 years early - Alinta Energy chief executive Jeff Dimery has conceded that the group's coal-fired power station in Victoria may close as many as 15 years early in comments that support Energy Security Board chairman Kerry Schott's expectation that coal power will be gone from Australia by the mid-2030s. In a statement, a spokesperson for Alinta Energy said the company took "compliance with privacy laws seriously" and customer data was stored in "secure data centres in Australia". ):rGRqVAgfCD
u580AeC]Ho>. On behalf of the Australian Government, the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has today announced $24.2 million in funding to Alinta Energy Pilbara Finance Pty Ltd (Alinta) to develop its Solar Gas Hybrid project to power Fortescue Metals Groups (Fortescue) Chichester mining hub. An Alinta spokesman said eight cases of fraud were reported to the Australian Energy Regulator and Essential Services Commission in March 2019. 27 May 2020 Inquiry into Future Directions for the Consumer Data Right Alinta Energy welcomes the opportunity to respond to the Treasury's issues paper on the Inquiry into the Future Direction of the Consumer Data Right. This may change however (see Alinta in the news, 2021 below). Alinta Energy may have failed to protect customers' Medicare and passport numbers, credit card details and, in some cases, health records Leaked documents obtained by 7.30, The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald reveal the Chinese-owned energy giant does not appear to have proper systems in place to protect sensitive customer information. <>
. See something that's not quite right in this article? The . Alinta Sales Pty Ltd (ABN 92 089 531 984) trading as Alinta Energy A Level 18 Raine Square, 300 Murray Street, Perth WA 6000 P PO Box 8348, PERTH BC, WA 6849 T +61 8 9486 3170 F +61 8 9266 4688 W alintaenergy.com.au 19 March 2021 RET and Energy Section Clean Energy Regulator GPO Box 621
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eSZniCb$cMMHwqMb{! As part of Alintas project, a 60 MW solar PV facility will be constructed and approximately 60 kilometres of new transmission lines will link Fortescues Christmas Creek and Cloudbreak mines with the new solar farm. How much extra could mortgage repayments be, now the cash rate is 3.85 per cent? name@example.com), Alinta concedes coal plant may shut 15 years early, Alinta Energy pays penalties for life support breaches, Alinta yet to comply with FIRB sale conditions, Alinta Energy accused of putting customers' sensitive information at risk, Alinta Energy considers early closure of Victoria's Loy Yang B coal-fired power station, Business lobby groups accused of 'undermining' climate change policy, Stunning low costs inspire Alinta to ramp up renewables push, flag early coal exit, Alinta signs up for huge solar and battery project in South Australia. The data provides the intelligence to support operational and strategic decision making as well as acting as the foundations for Alinta to meet its reporting requirements. We were very concerned about the alleged conduct, in particular Alintas lack of identification of customers in hardship, Ms Savage said. Alinta Managing Director Jeff Dimery described the solar farm, which is part of the Alinta Fortescue Solar Gas Hybrid installation, as a benchmark renewable project. He said the start of operations is a giant leap forward in the race to a low-carbon energy future. KjA7i=t[T=)M[|8'MoqeLx5y agyVdzf5f]btCQaZv/=*jEn)YjS0#rxqQY+ The ADH, built using Azure Synapse, provides those strong data rich foundations that will allow Alinta to continue to grow, develop new customer services, meet regulatory requirements and power ahead. hbbd```b`` "H#qR"E`)`v8fM`>" ddU@q620
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Alinta Energy powers ahead with cloud-based data warehouse and AI The project will also see the transmission lines connect the Chichester Hubs mines and Roy Hill to Alintas existing 145 MW gas-fired Newman Power Station and its 35 MW / 11 MWh battery storage system. jl(r*J}WE?qC8969%^H_R7)d|r:oew"Xg_tKa5G7z~r{1L!Fn9:!zFQYQ*>Ccs)q-]'uER,Q*"rCeFz^v;P R}GMp4o3F~kAim0$L'i}SaT,2q|[!v^Kfgf)yAO[z6@p(@?:C=VX-zk\V/lE Hopefully so will the Australian cricket team. A spokeswoman for Treasury said: "We can confirm that Alinta Energy is engaging constructively with the Foreign Investment Review Board to implement remedial activities endorsed by FIRB. pv magazine offers daily updates of the latest photovoltaics news.
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PDF Submitted via email: energytransformation@energy.wa.gov.au. AER Chair Clare Savage said the investigation, which was brought about by complaints to various state Energy Ombudsman offices, also indicated that Alinta may have failed to implement its own hardship policy during this period, including by automatically cancelling customers payment plans instead of contacting them to assist with the missed payment. Through projects such as this, ARENA is helping industry to reduce emissions.
PDF Is the proposed reporting structure suitable for demonstrating how a Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. They said Alinta Energy had "one reportable data breach incident" in January this year concerning a single individual and it had met its compliance obligations addressing the issue. The Chichester Hub Solar Farm which is developed, owned and operated by Alinta Energy has been operating at full capacity since late November. Alinta signs up customers using different sales . Based in Queensland Australias Sunshine State he joined pv magazine Australia in 2020 to help document the nations ongoing shift to solar. Market overview: Large-scale storage systems, Market overview: Microgrid control systems, The smarter E Europe 2019 special edition, Energy Storage North America Special 2018, Clean Power Research: Solar data solutions to maximize PV project performance, renewable energy power network in the Pilbara region. Alinta Energy has owned and operated power stations and the infrastructure to deliver power to Australian homes and businesses for more than 20 years. rWo^ zw`] (5%i"0Z{1,H
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Alinta Energy accused of putting customer data at risk - 7.30 - ABC A series of internal documents provided by a whistleblower show that almost three years after the then-treasurer Scott Morrison approved the sale of Alinta to Chinese company Chow Tai Fook on advice from the Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB), the company's compliance and privacy monitoring systems appear to be inadequate. endobj
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Power plant profile: Elysian Wind Farm, Australia The company supplies power through a network of transmission towers, substations . This score is based on the number of complaints measured as a proportion against the number of customers. The ADH acts as a secure source of data detailing Alintas energy generation, as well as data from market regulators and networks and Walker is planning to add feeds from weather agencies and other sources to help with trading in the future. Fortescue CEO Elizabeth Gaines said completion of the solar farm marks a major milestone in the delivery of Fortescues decarbonisation strategy, as the company works toward its ambitious target of being carbon neutral by 2030 for Scope 1 and 2 emissions. The company owns and operates a number of power plants throughout Australia and in New Zealand. Neither the organisation, nor its products, make any carbon neutral claims. We see . '?v!$WPT/.EU4V5?cl~&/M]6>W,}`}B6__6 [70H34}J1a_@GQL=k$zE[_W9?Ev/l:T|@)B|$Uxq9JS7p9M
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The project is a practical example of Fortescue delivering on its ambitious carbon neutrality target and demonstrates that renewables can power the energy needs of Australias mining and resources sector, she said. The ADH will also play a pivotal role in ensuring Alinta is ready to respond to the Five-Minute Settlement requirement when that is introduced by the Australian Energy Market Operator. "There clearly wasn't much pre-vetting or due diligence done in the sale of Alinta, otherwise how could they [the government] allow a company with such a reckless approach to privacy and data to be sold to an overseas company?" May 2020 - Alinta yet to comply with FIRB sale conditions - Chinese-owned Alinta Energy has admitted it is still not fully compliant with conditions set in 2017 by the Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB) for its $4.1 billion takeover by Hong Kong-based Chow Tai Fook Enterprises. provide a de-registration notice to customers as required prior to de-registering the customer. We are committed to our FY25 target to support the development of 1,500MW of renewable generation and energy storage capacity. TAFE Queensland delivers seamless blended learning with Microsoft 365. 4 Ford Sustainability Report 2019/20 STRATEGY AND GOVERNANCE PUTTING PEOPLE FIRST PROTECTING OUR PLANET CREATING TOMORROW, .
Smart Energy & Sustainability - Alinta Energy ARENA has funded a range of renewable energy projects in the mining and resources sector, including AERs Port Gregory wind farm that will power a garnet mine, solar hybrid projects at Gold Fields and Agnew gold mines, Santos beam pump trial in the Cooper Basin.
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Alinta Energy improves systems and waives more than $1 million in We invest in projects to support the next generation of energy technologies. I cant understate the engineering challenge of designing and building a renewable solution on this scale, in a harsh environment like the Pilbara, to meet the reliability standards of mines like these.. However, it does not have a position on fossil fuels and so far has made little effort to comply with Renewable Energy Target requirements. 1 Assessment of Supporting Frameworks Report for the AEC (June 2017) Our commitment to doing right by our employees, our communities and the environment is captured in our policies: Injury Management and Rehabilitation Policy, We built one of WA's biggest wind farms using industry-leading wind turbines, We buy renewable energy from solar and wind farms across Australia. Every time an Australian batsman heads to the crease, Alinta Energys logo gets an outing. It does not offer GreenPower or carbon offsets to its customers, despite advertising sustainability.
PDF Alinta Energy Retail Sales Pty Ltd - esc.vic.gov.au D9/ Z2v4yKJP Read more at The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald. In an Australian first, up to 100% of daytime operations at two major iron ore mines have been powered entirely by renewable energy, as . Chinese-owned energy giant Alinta is accused of potentially putting consumer information of their million-plus customer base at risk. CHOICE Expert Rating: 59%Green electricity score: 31% Complaints score: 98% Call response score: 60%, How does Alinta Energy generate power?Coal: 28%Gas: 65%Renewables: 7%. 1 0 obj
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The mining sector in Australia which is vital to our economy accounts for approximately 10 per cent of our energy use, so it is hoped these projects will encourage more mining operations to look to renewable energy and low emission solutions., Alinta Energy Managing Director & CEO Jeff Dimery said that working together, we are on the cusp of demonstrating that renewables can drive Australias economic powerhouses forward even for remote and complex industrial applications., Fortescue CEO Elizabeth Gaines said: This landmark project is a first on this scale for the Pilbara and will reduce carbon emissions from stationary generation by around 40 per cent at Fortescues Christmas Creek and Cloudbreak mining operations, while driving long-term sustainable cost reductions to maintain Fortescues global cost leadership position..
Walker adds that ADH also supports Alintas online presence and will be key to the new user experiences that it has on the drawing board. Alinta Energy is one of the first companies in Australia to use Azure Synapse Analytics, the latest evolution of Azure SQL Data Warehouse which promises a limitless analytics service bringing together enterprise data warehousing and big data analytics. <>/Metadata 146 0 R/ViewerPreferences 147 0 R>>
PDF Alinta Energy Group Annual Report 2010 It runs a large polluting coal-burning power station in Victoria and several gas power stations. Alinta Energy's Facebook official page. Data via the Australian Energy Regulator updated annually. As of June 2018 it had totalled 543MW of renewable energy. The White family, a second-generation dairy farming family in Victoria, received a bankruptcy notice in late November 2019 after missing a $2,000 payment on an electricity bill. A joint investigation by The Age, Sydney Morning Herald and ABC's 7.30 reveals that Chinese-owned Alinta Energy may be breaching Australian privacy laws by failing to protect its customers' personal information. FFI's acquisition of Xergy's commercial assets to form Ionix. Fortescue is to be the offtaker of the project which will help to reduce the use of diesel by around 100 million litres annually, as the mines currently rely on diesel generators. Under Jeff's stewardship Alinta Energy has consistently grown EBITDA and decreased debt, whilst simultaneously expanding its market presence and customer base. It currently operates solar and wind farms, and is building a lithium-ion battery storage system. And in the case of Alinta customers, if you were required to make an upfront payment or see a financial counsellor when you indicated you needed help, relief may be available., Pipeline Capacity Trading and Day Ahead Auction, Compliance issues register: ISP & Actionable RIT-Ts, Public register of non-scheme pipeline exemptions, Regulatory Sandboxing Energy Innovation Toolkit, Alinta Energy Retail: alleged hardship breaches.