by Debbie Thorpe | May 10, 2018 | Energy Storage, Hydroelectricity, Pumped Hydro Storage
ARENA (Australian Renewable Energy Agency) announced that they will be supporting a feasibility study to assess the potential to turn a mothballed mine in South Australia into a 90MW pumped hydro energy storage (PHES) plant. On behalf of the Australian Government, the... by Debbie Thorpe | May 10, 2018 | Energy Storage, Hydroelectricity
The future of pumped hydro energy storage just got a multi-million grant from the South Australian government. A feasibility study for pumped hydropower plants near Whyalla, Port Augusta, and Port Germein was promised with grants ranging from $500,000 to $4.7m. “The...