The 400kW hydroelectricity plant at St Albans Reservoir is part of Melbourne Water’s efforts to reduce cost of living...
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Retired NSW coal industry site to become pumped hydro project
Kody Cook, , Electricity, Hydro Power, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, 0ZEN Energy has proposed a plan to turn degraded coal industry land near Lake Burragorang into a clean energy...
CEO of Hydro Tasmania to step down
Steph Barker, , Hydro Power, News, People & Appointments, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, 0Hydro Tasmania’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Ian Brooksbank, will step down on 3 October 2024, the company’s Chair, Richard...
Securing a clean energy future for Queensland
Energy Journalist, , Energy Efficiency, Features, Hydro Power, Projects, Renewable Energy, 0One of the new entities created in the QEJP to deliver the transition is Queensland Hydro. It was established...
Snowy 2.0 announces excavation breakthrough
Kody Cook, , Company news, Hydro Power, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, 0Snowy Hydro has announced that it has broken through the final 3m of the Snowy 2.0 pumped hydro power...
Works progressing on Kidston Pumped Hydro
Kody Cook, , Batteries & Storage, Electricity, Hydro Power, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, 0Genex Power has released an update on the construction of its 250MW/2,000MWh Kidston Pumped Storage Hydro Project. Genex’s Engineering,...
Lake Lyell Pumped Hydro Concept Design released
Kody Cook, , Electricity, Hydro Power, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, 0EnergyAustralia has released the Concept Design for its proposed Lake Lyell Pumped Hydro Project, outlining key details such as...
Major milestone for Kidston Pumped Hydro
Kody Cook, , Hydro Power, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, 0Genex Power has announced that its 250MW/2,000MWh Kidston Pumped Storage Hydro Project has reached a major milestone with the...
EOIs open for $14.2B Borumba pumped hydro
Kody Cook, , Hydro Power, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, 0Expressions of Interest (EOI) are now open for underground works on the Borumba pumped hydro energy project in the...
New milestone for Lake Lyell Pumped Hydro Project
Yasmin Isaacs, , Energy Efficiency, Hydro Power, News, Renewable Energy, 0EnergyAustralia has announced the commencement of technical and environmental studies for its proposed Lake Lyell Pumped Hydro Project, which...
Hydro Tasmania releases emissions reduction plan
Kody Cook, , Company news, Hydro Power, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, 0Hydro Tasmania has announced its Towards Net Zero plan, which involves a raft of initiatives to measure, reduce and...
Hydro Tasmania appoints new Chair of the Board
Kody Cook, , Company news, Hydro Power, News, People & Appointments, 0Hydro Tasmania has announced the appointment of a new Chair of the Board, after the previous Chair held the...
$117M investment for international green hydrogen hub in QLD
Steph Barker, , Electricity, Hydro Power, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, 0The Queensland Government and Federal Government have partnered in a consortium to deliver a $117 million investment in green...
Snowy 2.0: the critical storage enabling our renewable energy future
Energy Journalist, , Batteries & Storage, Features, Hydro Power, Renewable Energy, 0As Snowy Hydro embarks on another great era of transformation and innovation, they discuss Snowy 2.0’s importance to provide...
Hydro Tasmania to purchase Tarraleah Village for scheme workforce
Tayla Oates, , Company news, Hydro Power, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, 0Hydro Tasmania has announced it is purchasing the historic Tarraleah Village for $11.2 million to support the Battery of...
Snowy 2.0 project announces delays
Tayla Oates, , Civil Construction, Company news, Hydro Power, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, 1Snowy Hydro’s Snowy 2.0 project has been delayed by a further 12-24 months. Snowy 2.0’s management team are working...
$123M upgrade to Tasmanian hydropower icon begins
Tayla Oates, , Civil Construction, Energy Efficiency, Hydro Power, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0Hydro Tasmania is redeveloping the Tarraleah hydropower scheme, with $123 million invested for upgrade works and to assess the...
$800K for hydrogen gateway school program in QLD
Tayla Oates, , Hydro Power, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Safety and Training, Spotlight, 0The Hydrogen Gateway to Industry Schools Partnership is helping to skill the future energy workforce of Queensland, with over...
Construction milestones recorded at Snowy 2.0
Tayla Oates, , Company news, Hydro Power, News, Spotlight, 0Construction at Snowy 2.0, the next phase of the Snowy Mountains Hydro-electric Scheme, is continuing to advance, with a...
Australia enters clean energy partnership with the Netherlands
Tess Macallan, , Hydro Power, News, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, 0Australia has formed a partnership with the Netherlands, fostering collaboration that will support the creation of a hydrogen supply...
Phoenix Pumped Hydro station upgrade funded by NSW Government
Tayla Oates, , Hydro Power, News, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0The Phoenix Pumped Hydro station will soon provide renewable electricity for up to 400,000 New South Wales households after...
Kidston hydro project creating jobs for QLD
Tess Macallan, , Hydro Power, Hydrogen, News, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, 0The Genex Kidston Hydro Storage Project will generate approximately 900 jobs for Far North Queensland, while delivering renewable energy....
Construction begins at WA pumped hydro microgrid
Holly Tancredi, , Hydro Power, Microgrids, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, 0Western Australia’s first pumped hydro renewable microgrid project has officially begun construction on the site and is set to...
ANU uncovers 1500 pumped hydro sites
John Thompson, , Hydro Power, News, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, 0Researchers from the Australian National University (ANU) have identified up to 1500 locations which could support the development of...
20GWh pumped hydro conversion declared ‘state significant’
John Thompson, , Company news, Hydro Power, News, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, 0Promising 20GWh of renewable energy, Evolution Mining’s Mt Rawdon Pumped Hydro (MRPH) project has been declared state significant for...
Two milestones for Kidston pumped hydro
Holly Tancredi, , Hydro Power, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, 0The Kidston Pumped Hydro Project in North Queensland has achieved two major project milestones. The Genex Kidston Connection Project...
$17.5m upgrade puts hydro power station back on track
Rebecca Todesco, , Electricity, Hydro Power, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, 0Hydro Tasmania’s No. 1 machine at Trevallyn Power Station has returned to service, following a recent $17.5 million refurbishment. ...
$62B clean energy plan to make QLD renewable energy capital
Rebecca Todesco, , Hydro Power, News, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, Sustainability, 1A bold new $62 billion clean energy future has been announced for Queensland – including the largest pumped hydro...
EnergyAustralia awarded $11M for pumped hydro studies
Rebecca Todesco, , Hydro Power, News, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, 0EnergyAustralia has been awarded $11 million in funding as part of the New South Wales Government’s Pumped Hydro Recoverable...
JV secures funding for Muswellbrook pumped hydro project
Rebecca Todesco, , Hydro Power, News, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, 0A joint venture of AGL and Idemitsu Australia Resources (IAR) – Muswellbrook Pumped Hydro – has signed an agreement...
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