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Renewables

Kidston solar + pumped hydro project wins another $5m from ARENA
Stage 2 of Genex Power’s solar and pumped hydro project set to reach financial close in 2018, with help of new federal government grant.
Sophie Vorrath

Nov 17, 2017

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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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South Australia leads again as saltwater pumped hydro storage takes shape
South Australia is ready to lead again, this time with saltwater pumped hydro storage. Here’s an inside look at what is planned.
Simon Holmes à Court

Sep 29, 2017

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Renewables

Tasmania ups quest to become renewable energy “battery of Australia”
ARENA tips $2.5m into feasibility studies for doubling of Tasmania hydro capacity and developing 2.5GW of pumped hydro storage.
Sophie Vorrath

Sep 22, 2017

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Policy & Planning

Want energy storage? Here are 22,000 sites for pumped hydro across Australia
The race is on for storage solutions that can help provide secure, reliable electricity supply as more renewables enter Australia’s electricity grid.
Andrew Blakers Bin Lu and Matthew Stocks

Sep 21, 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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Storage

Australia’s pumped hydro storage potential worth thousands of Tesla big batteries
ANU researchers identify 5,000 potential pumped hydro energy storage sites, which they say could support a 100% renewable Australian grid – 35 times over.
Sophie Vorrath

Aug 3, 2017

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Storage

Batteries vs pumped storage hydropower – a place for both?
Two very different storage technologies – one old, one new; one that takes years to build, one that can be built ‘within 100 days (or it’s free)’. How else do they differ, and is there a place for both?
Donald Vaughan & Nick West

Jun 21, 2017

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Renewables

Queensland fast-tracks auction for 400MW renewables, energy storage
Queensland govt reasserts commitment to 50% RET, and its independence from federal government, with $1.6bn plan.
Sophie Vorrath

Jun 5, 2017

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Renewables

Queensland looks to hydro power plans for Burdekin in state’s north
Palaszczuk government investigating feasibility of 50MW, or bigger, hydro power station at Burdekin Falls Dam.
Sophie Vorrath

May 1, 2017

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Utilities

Plunging battery costs raise doubts over Tasmania’s $3 billion hydro plans
Tasmania’s grand plans to spend $3 billion on pumped hydro and new links to become the “renewable battery” of Australia may be undone by the plunging cost of battery storage.
Giles Parkinson

Apr 21, 2017

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Storage

Battery storage already competitive with pumped hydro, says ARENA
ARENA says battery storage as cheap as pumped hydro – for smaller storage projects. But both will be needed in a high renewable grid.
Sophie Vorrath

Apr 3, 2017

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