Hydro Power

Hydro Tasmania’s Gordon Dam has turned 50, marking a key milestone in the state’s hydropower history.  On 25 November 1974,...

Stanwell has joined forces with a global pumped hydro operator to purchase the Cressbrook Pumped Hydro Energy Storage (PHES) Project. ...

A new deal with publicly owned generation company CleanCo Queensland will see Ipswich City Council’s facilities powered entirely by renewable...

The Borumba Pumped Hydro Project is entering its next stage, with Queensland Hydro awarding three major works packages totalling almost $190...

Australia is emerging as a global leader in sustainable development, driven by engineering innovation. With a focus on renewable energy,...

CQUniversity and Sunshine Hydro have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to develop and trial a novel piece of technology...

More than 5km of core samples have been collected as part of the Queensland Government’s Pioneer-Burdekin Pumped Hydro Project.  Once...

Hydro Tasmania has announced it will invest $1.6 billion over the coming decade to upgrade and modernise its existing hydropower assets....

By Associate Professor Katja Ignatieva, University of New South Wales Business School With a strong focus on accelerating the transition...

AEMO has released its Quarterly Energy Dynamics report, with winter weather leading to different generation trends and driving up electricity...

The Queensland Government has opened an electrical cadetship at 55 rural and remote depots across the state’s SuperGrid.   The...

Hydro Tasmania has received approval from the Federal Government to begin upgrading the Edgar Dam in Tasmania’s southwest.   The...

Work on the Snowy Hydro 2.0 project is still well underway despite an unexpected tunnel breakthrough during cavern excavation blasting. ...

The 400kW hydroelectricity plant at St Albans Reservoir is part of Melbourne Water’s efforts to reduce cost of living pressures...

ZEN Energy has proposed a plan to turn degraded coal industry land near Lake Burragorang into a clean energy powerhouse,...

Hydro Tasmania’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Ian Brooksbank, will step down on 3 October 2024, the company’s Chair, Richard Bolt,...

One of the new entities created in the QEJP to deliver the transition is Queensland Hydro. It was established to...

Snowy Hydro has announced that it has broken through the final 3m of the Snowy 2.0 pumped hydro power station’s...

Genex Power has released an update on the construction of its 250MW/2,000MWh Kidston Pumped Storage Hydro Project. Genex’s Engineering, Procurement...

EnergyAustralia has released the Concept Design for its proposed Lake Lyell Pumped Hydro Project, outlining key details such as the...

Genex Power has announced that its 250MW/2,000MWh Kidston Pumped Storage Hydro Project has reached a major milestone with the completion...

Expressions of Interest (EOI) are now open for underground works on the Borumba pumped hydro energy project in the Sunshine...

EnergyAustralia has announced the commencement of technical and environmental studies for its proposed Lake Lyell Pumped Hydro Project, which is...

Hydro Tasmania has announced its Towards Net Zero plan, which involves a raft of initiatives to measure, reduce and offset...

Hydro Tasmania has announced the appointment of a new Chair of the Board, after the previous Chair held the position...

The Queensland Government and Federal Government have partnered in a consortium to deliver a $117 million investment in green hydrogen...

As Snowy Hydro embarks on another great era of transformation and innovation, they discuss Snowy 2.0’s importance to provide the...

Hydro Tasmania has announced it is purchasing the historic Tarraleah Village for $11.2 million to support the Battery of the...

Snowy Hydro’s Snowy 2.0 project has been delayed by a further 12-24 months.  Snowy 2.0’s management team are working to...

Hydro Tasmania is redeveloping the Tarraleah hydropower scheme, with $123 million invested for upgrade works and to assess the viability...