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Snowy profits steady amid pumped hydro strains, while CEO Barnes sees his take-home benefits sink below $2 million
Snowy Hydro reports a modest uptake in profits in the year to June 2026 while the boss takes a benefits haircut for a second year in a row.“Reset 3.0” doesn’t answer the biggest questions about Snowy’s $25 billion-plus pumped hydro gamble
Engineering marvel or financial folly? We’ve been here before – a cost blowout and a delay to Snowy 2.0 – but is there a point of no return for this giant project?
“Very disappointing”: Snowy confirms pumped hydro costs double again to a possible $25bn, hit with more delays
The cost of Snowy 2.0 has doubled again, this time up to a potential $25 billion, with commissioning delayed by another year to the end of 2029.
Australia’s best-selling home battery brand launches new product, with a heater to protect cells in winter
The China-based home battery maker that dominated Australia’s rebate-fuelled boom has unveiled its latest offering – and this time it might not need a jacket to get through Melbourne winters.
Battery
More batteries, both big and small, mean solar farms don’t have to shut down so often
One of the biggest headaches for owners of utility-scale solar farms in the last few years has been the huge increase in negative price intervals in the middle of the day, with some facilities forced to switch off – rather than pay someone else to take their power – more than half the time. That […]
“Reset 3.0” doesn’t answer the biggest questions about Snowy’s $25 billion-plus pumped hydro gamble
Engineering marvel or financial folly? We’ve been here before – a cost blowout and a delay to Snowy 2.0 – but is there a point of no return for this giant project?
Pumped Hydro
Snowy profits steady amid pumped hydro strains, while CEO Barnes sees his take-home benefits sink below $2 million
Snowy Hydro reports a modest uptake in profits in the year to June 2026 while the boss takes a benefits haircut for a second year in a row.“Reset 3.0” doesn’t answer the biggest questions about Snowy’s $25 billion-plus pumped hydro gamble
Engineering marvel or financial folly? We’ve been here before – a cost blowout and a delay to Snowy 2.0 – but is there a point of no return for this giant project?
Solar Thermal
Molten silicon storage hopeful 1414 Degrees takes full ownership of Aurora Energy Precinct
Australian thermal storage developer takes full ownership of energy precinct that once proposed to host a landmark solar thermal plant before evolving into a hybrid renewables and storage hub.
“Proud moment:” Australian solar thermal pioneer powers up hybrid hydro system in Brazil
Australian solar innovator powers up a demonstration of its unique technology using concentrated solar to produce and store electricity and heat in a first international project.
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