Hydro Tasmania has advised of changed access for recreation at some of the waterways it manages across the state.

Hydro Tasmania is proud to support the inaugural Tasmanian Volunteering Awards, launched today by the Premier, Will Hodgman. These awards recognise individuals who give their time willingly to the community and promote volunteering and the significant contribution it makes to the state. Hydro Tasmania is a corporate member of Volunteering Tasmania and has worked with the organisation since the inception of Hydro’s employee volunteering program in 2011.

Hydro Tasmania has rejected claims made by Professionals Australia regarding the operation of a proposed joint venture involving its consulting business Entura.

Hydro Tasmania has clarified a statement made to today’s Parliamentary scrutiny hearings into Government Business Enterprises. Discussing the positon of Hydro Tasmania’s storages and current imports of energy across Basslink, CEO Steve Davy noted that imports were supplying 40-50% of Tasmania’s energy demand. This is not correct. What Mr Davy intended to state was that the current level of import fluctuates between 30 – 40 per cent. For November, it was 38 per cent.

Hydro Tasmania is collaborating with the University of Tasmania and the United States Office of Navy Research on research aimed at removing a barrier to greater use of renewable energy in off-grid power systems.

Hydro Tasmania’s world-leading renewable energy innovation will help reduce the amount of diesel fuel needed to generate power and produce clean drinking water at one of Western Australia’s tourism jewels.

Hydro Tasmania’s world-leading renewable energy integration project on King Island has attained another huge milestone.

Hydro Tasmania has an agreement with Tasmanian company SFM Environmental Solutions to harvest submerged special species timber from Lake Pieman, in a venture known as Hydrowood. Hydrowood has begun underwater logging operations at Lake Pieman/Reece Dam and this activity will continue for approximately two years. An exclusion zone around the operation is defined with yellow buoys. Instructions stating the marine channel to use and other restrictions will be posted on signs.

Hydro Tasmania is exploring a potential joint venture with leading Chinese energy companies to build a stronger future for its professional services business Entura.

A strong focus on cost savings and business efficiency has enabled Hydro Tasmania to deliver a financial result significantly better than forecast a year ago. Hydro Tasmania achieved a result of $62.3 million (before fair value adjustment and revaluations) in 2014–15.