NSW energy minister Penny Sharpe says the Energy Security Corp will help address the spiralling costs of pumped hydro which lost out to battery storage in a recent tender.
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What do you call a coal plant on a 2050 grid? “Incredibly expensive insurance”
What is a forecast of 14GW of coal in Australia in 2050 doing in a net zero scenario?
Snowy 2.0 project gets new boss as Florence still stuck in the mud
Snowy names new head of Snowy 2.0 project but still unsure of cost blowouts, as the country’s other pumped hydro project reports good progress.
NSW to open second gigawatt scale wind, solar and storage tender on Monday
NSW to open second gigawatt scale tender for new wind and solar capacity and long duration storage. Will eight-hour batteries win the day again?
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.
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.
South Australia and Victoria to host first auctions under Capacity Investment Scheme
South Australia and Victoria will be the first states to hold auctions for storage under the new Capacity Investment Scheme.
Genex Power names new CEO to lead big battery and pumped hydro charge
The changing of the guard comes as Genex prepares to power up its first big battery, the 50MW/100MWh Bouldercombe project in Queensland.
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.
Snowy 2.0 project pushed back to late 2029, costs to blow out again
Snowy Hydro reveals more big delays and cost blow outs in troubled Snowy 2.0 pumped hydro project, now not likely to begin full production until late 2029.