Alinta signs early contractor partners for 900 MW pumped hydro project
Australian electricity and gas provider Alinta Energy has hired Malaysian engineering group Gamuda and European civil engineering outfit Ferrovial Construction to help it progress the design of its 900 MW, eight-hour duration Oven Mountain pumped hydro project in New South Wales.
Queensland eyes smaller options after pulling plug on 120 GWh pumped hydro project
The new Queensland government says it is investigating opportunities to build multiple smaller, more manageable pumped hydro projects after formally scrapping the 5 GW / 120 GWh Pioneer-Burdekin pumped hydro project slated for the state’s central coast.
NSW pumps up long-duration energy storage target to 28 GWh
The New South Wales government will pump up the state’s long-duration energy storage capacity target to 28 GWh by 2034 as it prepares for the exit of coal-fired power generation and greater renewable energy integration.
Stanwell adds 650 MW combined capacity to growing energy storage portfolio
Queensland state-owned generation company Stanwell has boosted its energy storage portfolio with two new developments with a combined capacity of almost 650 MW entering its project pipeline.
Queensland pumped hydro facility records highest generation in 40 years
Queensland electricity utility CleanCo has set a new quarterly generation record at its 570 MW Wivenhoe Power Station, which outshines all previous production milestones since the station opened in 1984.
Work packages awarded for 48 GWh pumped hydro project
Queensland Hydro has announced more than $190 million in work packages linked to the construction of the 2 GW / 48 GWh Borumba pumped hydro energy storage project being developed near Gympie in the state’s southeast.
Tasmania’s hydropower network upgrade clears way for Battery of the Nation vision
Australia’s largest generator of clean, renewable energy, Hydro Tasmania will invest $1.6 billion over the coming decade to upgrade and modernise its existing hydropower network, with spillover benefits for its Battery of the Nation ambition.
New tunnel boring machine to get Snowy 2.0 back on track for 2028 deadline
A new tunnel boring machine will be deployed at the $12 billion Snowy 2.0 renewable energy project to stay on track with its operational deadline of December 2028.
Genex Power $381 million takeover by Japanese utility J-Power is finalised
Japanese utility giant Electric Power Development Company, known as J-Power, has acquired Sydney-headquartered renewables energy and storage developer Genex Power with a $381 million deal backed by its shareholders.
Pumped hydro projects declared high priority by NSW government
Three pumped hydro projects that would deliver a combined 1,035 MW / 9,480 MWh of dispatchable capacity are among six projects that have been declared critical state significant infrastructure by the New South Wales government, potentially smoothing the way for their approval.
