EnergyAustralia has announced the commencement of technical and environmental studies for its proposed Lake Lyell Pumped Hydro Project, which...
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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...
AGIG warns: Greens’ gas ban wastes hydrogen potential
Ciaran O'Mahony, , Gas, Hydro Power, Hydrogen, News, Policy, Sustainability, 0Australian Gas Infrastructure Group (AGIG) has responded to the South Australian Greens (SA Greens) Party’s proposed banning of new...
Work begins on landmark hydrogen research facility
Ciaran O'Mahony, , Energy Efficiency, Hydro Power, Hydrogen, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Sustainability, 1Work has commenced on Australia’s first fully integrated hydrogen fuel cell research and development facility at Deakin University’s Warrnambool...
Hydroelectric microgrid works begin in WA first
Lauren DeLorenzo, , Energy Efficiency, Hydro Power, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0Western Australia’s first pumped-hydro microgrid will bolster energy reliability in the region, with construction now underway in Walpole. The...
Additional $75m for TAS Battery of the Nation projects
Stephanie Nestor, , Electricity, Hydro Power, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, 0The Federal Government has announced a further $75 million for the Marinus Link electricity interconnector and Tasmania’s Battery of...
Turning the tide: decarbonising with hydropower
Holly Tancredi, , Features, Hydro Power, Renewable Energy, 0A report from the Clean Energy Council (CEC) highlights how investment in hydropower, one of the oldest and most...
Construction begins for Kidston pumped hydro storage project
Lauren DeLorenzo, , Hydro Power, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, 0Queensland’s Kidston pumped hydro storage project, which will repurpose disused gold mine pits, has kicked-off construction with tunnel digging...
Top stories from 2021
Lauren DeLorenzo, , Company news, Electricity, Energy Efficiency, Gas, Hydro Power, Hydrogen, Networks, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0As the country navigated extreme weather events and the ongoing effects of the pandemic, 2021 saw Australia set the...
Industry responds to 2022 Draft ISP
Lauren DeLorenzo, , Electricity, Energy Efficiency, Hydro Power, Networks, News, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0The energy industry has responded to AEMO’s Draft 2022 Integrated System Plan (ISP), which describes the steps needed to...
How hydropower can fuel the renewables transition
Lauren DeLorenzo, , Energy Efficiency, Hydro Power, Networks, News, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, 0A new report from the Clean Energy Council details the potential of hydropower in meeting renewable energy targets, as...
Farewell, Liddell: AGL’s renewable pledge
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