Pumped Hydro

Storage

Queensland coal giant adds pumped hydro to growing energy storage mix
State owned generation company is buying a share in the so-called “Big-T” pumped hydro project proposed for 45km northeast of Toowoomba, as it moves away from coal.
Sophie Vorrath

Oct 7, 2024

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Pumped Hydro

Snowy buys extra boring machine to support “disappointing” Florence as testing unearths more problems
A new boring machine will be operational by the end of 2025 and supplied by the same company that made the “disappointing” and frequently stuck Florence.
Rachel Williamson

Aug 26, 2024

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Pumped Hydro

New consultation round opened for giant pumped hydro project
Queensland Hydro is setting up three different consultation avenues for locals to weigh in on the 2GW/24h Borumba project.
Rachel Williamson

Jul 10, 2024

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Drought forces Tasmania to fire up its biggest gas plant for first time in five years
Tasmania fires up its biggest gas generator for first time in five years. It says this is because of low water levels, not low wind.
Giles Parkinson

Jun 20, 2024

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Storage

AGL eyes quicker and cheaper pumped hydro “conversions” to back up wind and solar
AGL may convert some existing hydropower assets into pumped hydro, which it says will be quicker and cheaper than building from scratch.
Sophie Vorrath

Jun 14, 2024

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Storage

Snowy 2.0 boring machine Florence now stuck for a month in hard rock
Snowy 2.0’s trouble-laden tunnel boring machine still stuck in hard rock a month after coming to latest halt, as contractors try to blast their way through with high pressure water jets.
Giles Parkinson

Jun 13, 2024

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Commentary

How much storage? What’s the cost? Now you can build your own Integrated System Plan
Worried about what will happen when the wind don’t blow and the sun don’t shine? And the cost of filling those gaps? An online model allows you to build your own ISP.
Alex Wonhas

Jun 11, 2024

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Storage

Snowy 2.0’s updated business case is flawed, again
Last week an updated Business Case for Snowy 2.0 was released. Like every aspect of this hapless, over-hyped project it is late, inadequate, and unrealistically optimistic.
Ted Woodley

May 30, 2024

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Storage

Snowy Hydro not sure when Florence the boring machine can be set free
“We got it wrong by about half a meter and it blew through into the tunnel.” Another incident at Snowy 2.0 project as TBM Florence remains wedged in hard rock.
Giles Parkinson

May 29, 2024

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Commentary

Latest Snowy 2.0 business case a surprise, but batteries might eat its lunch
Snowy Hydro has upped the valuation of its troubled pumped hydro project, but battery storage could add competition.
David Leitch

May 24, 2024

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Storage

Once too soft, now too hard: Snowy 2.0 tunnelling machine Florence comes to a stop again
Snowy 2.0’s luckless Florence tunnel boring machine is stopped again, this time after reportedly taking a wrong turn and getting stuck in hard rock.
Joshua S Hill

May 22, 2024

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Storage

Battery storage is about to overtake global capacity of pumped hydro
Battery storage is often dismissed as an “immature” technology, not ready for a renewables dominated grid. But within a year it is likely to overtake pumped hydro, and still has big advances ahead.
Giles Parkinson

May 14, 2024

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