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Genex's solar power plant at Kidston, where the company is building a 2,000MWh PHES plant. Image: Genex Power.

Genex Power developing Queensland clean energy project with 1,400MWh battery storage

August 10, 2022
Genex Power has bought up a 2GW clean energy project which it intends to build in five stages in Queensland, Australia.
Lake Cressbrook, Queensland. Image: Flickr user Allan Henderson.

Bechtel to work on 4GWh pumped hydro plant with battery storage in Queensland

August 5, 2022
Bechtel has been selected to work on design and planning of a large-scale pumped hydro energy storage (PHES) project in Queensland.
Wildfire season causes many problems each year in the US including impacts on the electric grid and peoples' ability to keep the lights on. Pictured is a 2013 wildfire at Yellowstone National Park. Image: Mike Lewelling, National Parks Service via Flickr.

Biden launches US$5 billion grid resiliency grant programme for disadvantaged communities

July 26, 2022
The US Department of Energy has launched 140 programmes to advance equitable development of climate, sustainability, and health measures.
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India adds Energy Storage Obligation policy to renewable energy purchase scheme

July 26, 2022
India’s government has added an Energy Storage Obligation alongside its Renewable Purchase Obligation for the first time.
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Iberdrola inaugurates 40GWh Tamega pumped hydro plant in Portugal

July 19, 2022
Spanish utility Iberdrola has inaugurated its ‘Tâmega Gigabattery’ in northern Portugal, a renewable energy complex including pumped hydro with an energy storage capacity of 40GWh.
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Billionaire’s infrastructure firm in lead to provide 500MW pumped hydro plant in Philippines

July 18, 2022
Prime Infrastructure Capital, owned by Filipino businessman Enrique K Razon, is in line to provide 500MW of pumped hydro power to national utility Meralco.
AGL's 53MW solar PV plant at Broken Hill. Image: AGL Energy.

Australian superannuation fund invests in pumped hydro and flow battery project company

July 12, 2022
Aware Super has identified a “significant strategic opportunity” to invest in an energy storage project developer.
Forecasted NEM capacity to 2050 under AEMO’s Step Change scenario. Source: AEMO.

Australia’s National Electricity Market ‘needs 46GW/640GWh of dispatchable energy storage by 2050’

July 1, 2022
As the role of coal declines and ends in Australia’s NEM, huge growth in dispatchable energy storage capacity will be needed in the mix.
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20GWh pumped hydro energy storage plant starting operations in Switzerland

June 29, 2022
A pumped hydro energy storage (PHES) plant with a capacity of 20GWh in Valais, Switzerland, will begin operations on Friday, 1 July.
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ROUNDUP: US has 35TWh of pumped hydro potential, 5.8GW grid capacity tender in Spain, 530MW of ESS projects progress in Philippines

June 14, 2022
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