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Sam Which Is · @Heterokromia

154 followers · 802 posts · Server aus.social

I am about to move to a place with a 180m hill (nearly cliff) next door to it.
If I put a water tank at the top, and my neighbour puts a water tank at the bottom, can we use the hill as a battery?
How big is the smallest #PumpedHydro setup that makes any sense?

#pumpedhydro

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Ferdi Magellan · @FerdiMagellan

149 followers · 2433 posts · Server aus.social

RenewEconomy - NSW gets stunning low price for wind and solar in biggest renewables auction

@mpesce already happening

“…an eight hour big battery [] emerged as the winner of its first long duration storage auction, beating several highly fancied pumped hydro projects.”
#NSWPol #Auspol #Renewables
#BigBattery #PumpedHydro #SnowyHydro
#ClimateEmergency
https://reneweconomy.com.au/nsw-gets-stunning-low-price-for-wind-and-solar-in-biggest-renewables-auction/

#nswpol #auspol #renewables #bigbattery #pumpedhydro #SnowyHydro #climateemergency

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Ferdi Magellan · @FerdiMagellan

149 followers · 2433 posts · Server aus.social

RenewEconomy - Eight hour big battery trumps pumped hydro in NSW long duration storage tender

@mpesce

When was Snowy2.0 supposed to come on line? Batteries are coming in cheaper than pumped hydro already. And this is for storage not stability.

#NSWPol #Auspol #Renewables #BigBattery #PumpedHydro

https://reneweconomy.com.au/eight-hour-big-battery-trumps-pumped-hydro-in-nsw-long-duration-storage-tender/

#nswpol #auspol #renewables #bigbattery #pumpedhydro

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Riku Mattila · @rmattila

23 followers · 80 posts · Server energydon.fi

Kemijoki Oy is considering the construction of up to 4 GW of #PumpedHydro in 200..600 MW units. The river is already ruined so why not.

#energydon

https://yle.fi/a/74-20029118

#pumpedhydro #energydon

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Bob LeFridge · @BobLefridge

647 followers · 3899 posts · Server mastodon.nz

Stuff - Government to take Lake Onslow power project forward despite $16b price tag

Once up a time, Lake Onslow was called Dismal Swamp. In 1890 they dammed the Teviot River which feeds it and built a dam. In 1982 a new dam raised the water level by another 5m.

The government is continuing down the path of pumped hydro despite its estimated $16b price tag.

Is it a good idea? Are there workable alternatives? Because $16b would buy a lot of wind & solar, reducing the overall load on the grid.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/300831569/government-to-take-lake-onslow-power-project-forward-despite-16b-price-tag

#LakeOnslow #Onslow #PumpedHydro #Hydro

#lakeonslow #onslow #pumpedhydro #Hydro

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Martin Vermeer FCD · @martinvermeer

401 followers · 11361 posts · Server fediscience.org

Pyhäsalmi Mine - Wikipedia

@osma Depth 1400 m (YLE didn't find this worth mentioning). Actually with our bedrock, pumped-hydro installations could be built pretty much anywhere. Using a pre-existing mine saves some excavation work, which is inexpensive anyway using explosives.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyh%C3%A4salmi_Mine
#PyhäsalmiMine #PumpedHydro

#pumpedhydro #pyhasalmimine

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BigD · @BigD

103 followers · 971 posts · Server mastodon.nz

Open media

Took a drive into Lake Onslow out of interest. It lies inland of Roxburgh. Investigation is underway to explore enlarging for storage for pumped hydro. Initial est cost $4b.
The various tunnel options could support up to 1500MW, with up to six turbines/pumps of 250MW each. For comparison, New Zealand’s largest hydro plant is Lake Manapouri, with installed capacity of 850MW. Huntly power station (coal) has a total installed capacity of 953MW."
#pumpedhydro
#electricity

#pumpedhydro #electricity

Last updated 3 years ago

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