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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

Slow progress at Snowy 2.0, with more “challenging” conditions ahead and a Florence clone
Snowy Hydro CEO says boring machine Florence needs to tunnel about 15 metres a day to keep Snowy 2.0 on track and says a fourth boring machine could be on the cards if the going gets tough again.
Sophie Vorrath

Feb 13, 2024

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Another dud Snowy Hydro project, squandering over $1.5bn of taxpayers’ money
Snowy Hydro’s Hunter Power Project has kept a low profile compared to Snowy 2.0 – but it has a strikingly similar list of troubles sending it over budget and off schedule.
Ted Woodley

Dec 6, 2023

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Storage

Truth behind Snowy 2.0 cost blowout buried with Florence, Senate Estimates hears
The Snowy 2.0 reset report has been comprehensively redacted, offering little insight into the project’s doubling of costs.
Sophie Vorrath

Oct 24, 2023

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Storage

Snowy 2.0 documents suggest the $12 billion project’s boring troubles are far from over
A planning application to fix Snowy 2.0 sinkhole and un-pause Florence offers insight into how the boring machine got stuck – and why more troubles could lie ahead.
Sophie Vorrath

Sep 6, 2023

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Storage

Snowy 2 Much: How can a 2.2GW water battery be worth more than $12 billion?
The Snowy Hydro “reset” comes with no details or analysis. The Australian public, as the ultimate shareholders, must be provided with a comprehensive report, not just a two page media release.
Ted Woodley

Sep 1, 2023

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Storage

“Australia’s biggest engineering debacle:” Snowy 2.0 costs double again to reported $12bn
Experts call for an independent review of Snowy 2.0 as costs of the controversial project are reported to have doubled again to $12 billion, not including transmission.
Sophie Vorrath

Aug 30, 2023

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Snowy 2.0 usage set to plummet by 2050 – and VNI West won’t save it
Reports reveal VNI West will not increase Snowy 2.0’s transmission capacity to Victoria at all – and that the usage of Snowy 2.0 will plummet after 2050.
Ted Woodley

May 18, 2023

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Snowy 2.0 “failing” on environmental basics, says withering new report
Snowy Hydro has failed to meet many of the 125 environment conditions placed on its massive pumped hydro project, with audits finding a growing list of problems.
Rachel Williamson

May 17, 2023

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Storage

I’m no apologist for Snowy 2.0 – but let’s not obsess over delays and cost blowouts
Snowy 2.0 is by no means perfect, but Australia’s renewables transformation will need a huge amount of energy storage – and pumped hydro is an important part of the mix.
Andrew Blakers

May 5, 2023

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Snowy 2.0 contractor and owner fined for river pollution in national park
Snowy Hydro and the major contractor for the Snowy 2.0 project hit by fines in the latest bad news to affect the controversial project.
Rachel Williamson

Apr 3, 2023

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Pumped Hydro

Snowy 2.0: The making of one of Australia’s most spectacular infrastructure debacles
On the sixth anniversary of its announcement, we look at six unenviable records the Snowy 2.0 pumped hydro project has set.
Ted Woodley

Feb 20, 2023

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