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Genex secures development approval for Kidston pumped hydro
Genex gets all clear to add 250MW pumped hydro storage to solar – and perhaps wind – at old Kidston gold mine in north Qld.
Sophie Vorrath
Sep 21, 2018
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Renewables
Kidston pumped hydro storage capacity to be boosted by 25%
Genex Power’s Kidston solar and pumped hydro plant could provide 2000MWh of storage, and 8 hours of continuous generation, rather than six.
Sophie Vorrath
Oct 20, 2017
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Renewables
Genex solar + pumped hydro project clears another hurdle
Genex signs agreement to connect its Kidston Renewable Energy Hub to the grid, taking the project one step closer to completion.
Sophie Vorrath
Aug 18, 2017
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Solar
CEFC, French bank, tip $100m debt into Kidston 50MW solar farm
Phase one of plans to turn disused Queensland gold mine into massive solar and pumped hydro storage project reaches financial close.
Sophie Vorrath
Feb 14, 2017
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Renewables
Kidston solar and pumped hydro plant clears another hurdle
Genex Power to begin “financing activities” for planned solar and pumped hydro plant, after a feasibility study provided the all-clear to develop the unique project.
Sophie Vorrath
Nov 8, 2016
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Qld solar-paired pumped hydro plant could reach 450MW
Genex Power says a new design for its Kidston pumped hydro plant could increase peak generation capacity by 120MW.
Sophie Vorrath
May 2, 2016
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Genex plans “world first” 150MW solar PV plant next to pumped hydro storage
Genex proposes 150MW solar project for former Queensland gold mine, to be built alongside a major pumped hydro storage – a world first.
Giles Parkinson
Oct 8, 2015
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