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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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Storage

Victoria seeks 100MW energy storage in $20m tender
Victoria’s Andrews govt launches $20m tender for proposals to work with state’s networks to install up to 100MW of grid-scale energy storage by 2018.
Sophie Vorrath

Mar 14, 2017

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Storage

EnergyAustralia outlines plans for 100MW pumped hydro plant in SA
EnergyAustralia, Arup Group and Melbourne Energy Institute brief govt on plans for pumped seawater energy storage plant in SA.
Sophie Vorrath

Feb 21, 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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Storage

Turnbull hypes energy storage, sends mixed message on renewables
The PM’s call to arms on energy storage R&D is a welcome sign of forward policy thinking on renewables. Or is it?
Sophie Vorrath

Feb 2, 2017

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