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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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Other Good Stuff

Women in hydro, and why more are needed: “Women and men don’t think the same way”
Following CEC’s Women in Renewables Leaders’ Pledge, we spoke with the women who’ve done a lot of work in hydro this year.
Jane Nicholls

Sep 20, 2018

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Renewables

Answers to 7 key questions on pumped-hydro storage
Separating facts and fiction about pumped-hydro storage technology .
Jane Nicholls

Sep 4, 2018

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Renewables

Tasmania may double size of hydro plant, in first step of big battery plans
ARENA backs feasibility study in Hydro Tasmania’s plan to double capacity of 104MW Tarraleah Hydro Scheme – a “start” for bigger “battery of the nation” plans.
Sophie Vorrath

Jun 21, 2018

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Commentary

Tasmania touts its “Battery of the Nation” – half the cost of Snowy 2.0
Tasmania’s pumped hydro potential of 4800MW from just 14 “high potential” sites, at half the cost of Snowy 2.0 – and renewable.
Sophie Vorrath

Jun 6, 2018

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Renewables

Victoria plan to use old mines for pumped hydro heads to next stage
Victoria government backed plan to convert disused Bendigo mineshafts into pumped hydro energy storage will undergo full feasibility studies.
Sophie Vorrath

Mar 21, 2018

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Markets

Will Turnbull’s Snowy Hydro continue its war against battery storage?
Turnbull’s purchase of Snowy Hydro means he is now both utility owner and policy maker. More concerning is that the newly purchased Snowy Hydro has a strong economic interest in preventing the battery storage market from taking off.
Giles Parkinson

Mar 2, 2018

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Renewables

“Future is storage:” SA govt pumps for four more hydro projects
South Australia government provides funding for feasibility studies into four large pumped hydro projects in the wind and solar-rich upper Spencer Gulf.
Giles Parkinson

Feb 8, 2018

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Storage

South Australia unveils another big battery, this time with solar
Tilt Renewables to build another SA big battery, this time next to new solar farm and the existing Snowtown wind farm. It is also looking at a 300MW/1350MWh pumped hydro project in the foothills near Adelaide.
Giles Parkinson

Feb 7, 2018

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Markets

First thoughts: Snowy 2.0 will lift emissions without more renewables
Snowy 2.0 only makes sense if Australia has a much higher share of renewables than contemplated under the NEG.
David Leitch

Dec 21, 2017

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100% renewables with pumped hydro would use 1/4 the water of coal and gas
ANU’s Andrew Blakers says switching Australia to 100% solar, wind, pumped hydro energy storage would cut water use by a factor of four.
Sophie Vorrath

Dec 7, 2017

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Is NEG just an elaborate plan to fund Turnbull’s vanity project?
Latest advice from Energy Security board makes it clear that on current policy settings the NEG will not reduce emissions, cut costs or invite new wind and solar investment. But there may be something else afoot – Malcolm Turnbull’s vanity project.
Giles Parkinson

Nov 23, 2017

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