Portable Power Solutions

Here is how this works in practice. Our portable power inventories across Australia cover whisper diesel power packs (15kVA, 30kVA, 60kVA, 100kVA, 200kVA, and 500kVA twin-set rigs) for studio overflow and remote location work, Anton Bauer Titon and CINE 90 block batteries, Bebob, Hawk-Woods, and Blueshape on-camera packs, and today's lithium V-mount and Gold-mount cinema batteries for distributed LED runs.

Here is the short of it. Sydney crews work direct from Disney Studios Australia. The Alexandria production corridor with rental support from Panavision Australia, Lemac, and KitWest. Gold Coast sites pull from rental houses around Village Roadshow Studios for Aquaman-scale global shoots.

Here is the breakdown. Outback shoots. Uluru-Kata Tjuta (UNESCO 1987 — Anangu sacred site), Kakadu (UNESCO 1981), Purnululu/Bungle Bungle (UNESCO 2003) — run on stand-alone diesel/solar hybrid towers with full fuel logistics, dust filtration, and 40 degree summer derating built into each power calc. Tasmanian Wilderness (UNESCO 1982) and Daintree (oldest tropical rainforest at 180 million years) shoots are scheduled around weather and access windows.

Here is what that looks like on the ground. Australian power supply is 230V/50Hz single-phase and 400V three-phase — different from US 110V/60Hz. This routinely catches visiting global crews. We set up licensed electricians (state-licensed A-Grade for any house-supply or short-term supply work) and Safe Work Australia compliance including RCD-covered distribution, qualified test-and-tag, isolation transformers for water and underwater work, and AS/NZS 3001/3002 caravan-and-mobile and entertainment-industry electrical compliance.

Here is how the picture comes together. Aboriginal Land Council consultation is non-negotiable for any country-bound power packs placement at Uluru, Kakadu, or Purnululu, and Parks Australia, Parks and Wildlife Tasmania, NPWS NSW, and DBCA WA grant variance permits for fuel storage and noise during sensitive cultural and ecological windows. Producer Offset and Location Offset forms flows through Screen Australia.