Pumped Hydro

Storage

State’s only pumped hydro generator to get complete overhaul
Queensland to invest $48 million on its only pumped hydro project as it looks at options for new projects.
Joshua S Hill

Sep 23, 2025

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Pumped Hydro

Lower cost batteries, and market changes sink proposed pumped hydro project in NSW
Pumped hydro has defeated another hopeful, this time with a global energy giant that has given up its dream of a project in NSW.
Rachel Williamson

Sep 18, 2025

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Renewables

Wind and solar lulls may not be as bad as thought, but they could be expensive
What happens when the wind don’t blow and the sun don’t shine? New study says such events will be infrequent, expensive, but won’t result in power shortfalls.
Giles Parkinson

Aug 11, 2025

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Storage

EnergyAustralia focuses on storage as retail margins crimp its wholesale gains
EnergyAustralia says its focus is on storage – grid-scale and home batteries and pumped hydro – but makes no mention of new wind and solar.
Giles Parkinson

Aug 4, 2025

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Storage

“Not long enough:” The race for deep storage as NSW and Victoria prepare for coal exits
Head of new state owned green bank says immediate priority is ensuring 22,000 MWh of storage reaches financial close within the next few years.
Giles Parkinson

Jul 30, 2025

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Commentary

How pumped hydro could cover for “wet and windless” weeks in the West
South-west WA needs large-scale, long-duration energy storage for overnight storage and “wet windless weeks in winter”. The cheapest option is pumped hydro.
Andrew Blakers

Jun 20, 2025

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Storage

Australian and French energy giants team up for pumped hydro plant to replace coal
French nuclear giant to take majority interest in proposed pumped hydro project next to one of the last coal generators in NSW.
Giles Parkinson

Jun 19, 2025

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Storage

Giant four-hour battery proposed next to Australia’s biggest operating pumped hydro plant
Plans to install a four-hour big battery next to the largest operating pumped hydro generator in Australia have been submitted for federal environmental assessment.
Sophie Vorrath

Jun 3, 2025

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Pumped Hydro

“Spartan work camps” and bad catering: Snowy 2.0 pumped hydro workers strike for more pay
Snowy 2.0 workers to strike, demanding higher pay to make up for poor conditions and food at the delayed and over budget project.
Rachel Williamson

May 20, 2025

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Storage

Genex slashes wind plans, adds big battery as it reshapes hub around delayed pumped hydro plant
Genex halves wind project and adds battery storage to Kidston renewable hub, based around the landmark pumped hydro project that is now running behind schedule.
Giles Parkinson

May 13, 2025

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Storage

NSW launches new tender for 1 GW of long duration storage, with longer timelines for pumped hydro
NSW launches new tender for long duration storage, seeking at least 1 GW of capacity by 2034 – ahead of the planned closure of the last of its coal generators.
Giles Parkinson

May 9, 2025

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Storage

Turnbull sells two pumped hydro storage projects to help AGL switch from coal to renewables
A company owned by Malcolm and Lucy Turnbull has sold nearly 1.4 GW of 10-hour pumped hydro energy storage projects to major Australian gentailer AGL.
Sophie Vorrath

May 8, 2025

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