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Australia’s competition regulator the ACCC has moved to ensure access to reliable and efficient energy supplies is maintained during the COVIDQ-19 crisis, by authorising cooperation between the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO and gas and electricity industry operators.

Sydney-based energy retailer Mojo Power has signed a memorandum of understanding with energy industry disrupter carbonTRACK to deploy carbonTRACK’s technology in a live deployment with targeted customers.

Monash University is undertaking a $2.3 million research project  in partnership with the energy industry looking at how emerging technologies are helping to shape the future energy needs of Australian households.

The Australian Solar Council and the Energy Storage Council have combined to form the Smart Energy Council, a new peak industry body for the solar, storage and smart energy industries.

Energy retailer EnergyAustralia has launched the next generation Redback Smart Hybrid System which it claims puts households and businesses in control of their energy consumption.

Energy procurement and energy contract management company, Energy Action, has appointed former MetLife Insurance chief information officer, Mathews George, as its inaugural CIO.

Current, an energy start-up within global energy giant and financial services company General Electric (GE), is to acquire Australian technology start-up, Daintree Networks.

The ACCC continues to maintain a watchful eye on the comparator website industry, with the release of new consumer and industry guidance on the operation and use of comparator websites.

The Internet of Things (IoT) has quickly reached scale in the massive Chinese market with connectivity boosting major industries and creating a new consumer market in the country for connected vehicles, home appliances and wearables.

Energy infrastructure company Jemena has selected SAP Cloud for Customer solution to support its restructured process lines across its major assets – electricity, water and gas.

Schneider Electric has promoted Gareth O’Reilly to the top regional job for its Australia-New Zealand business.

Sydney-based national recruitment and executive search firm Launch Recruitment has expanded its management and sales and marketing team with three new senior appointments.

Technology entrepreneur and founder of Internode, Simon Hackett, has forked out $2.2 million of his own money to take a stake as the single biggest shareholder in battery storage developer RedFlow.

Business and financial advisory firm Deloitte has formed an alliance with the Silicon Valley-based big data analytics provider Guavus to service the Australian market.

A soon-to-be launched website is aiming to give consumers a place to vent their grievances and complaints about service providers in a number of industries including energy, insurance, telecommunications and banking.