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Genex Power is developing the 250MW Kidston Pumped Storage


Hydro Project in Queensland, Australia. Image courtesy of Genex Power


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Pumped storage hydropower capacity rises as global development accelerates EnergyAustralia and EDF partner on Lake Lyell


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Highlighting why pumped storage is moving back into the center of grid


planning discussions, re-emerging as a strategic enabler


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Contacts


Pumped storage 6


12 A Wakeup call


Powering pumped storage potential


HYDROGRID CEO Janice Goodenough speaks to IWP&DC about the company’s newly launched pumped storage module, the rising global momentum for long- duration hydropower storage, and how smarter software can unlock flexibility, resilience, and commercial value in this powerful renewable asset


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A Strategic Consideration Mark Macaulay and Roddy Cormack from Dentons Projects team give an insight into long duration energy storage and the role of pumped storage in the UK


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A European power black out should be seen as a wakeup call to ensure the challenge of providing enough energy storage does not become an ignored crisis. Here we look at some of the new projects in development that could address this call


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Making a difference From the small island state of Tasmania to far north Queensland and now to other countries – including the massive Indian market – Entura is sharing expertise to support a pumped hydro renaissance and the global renewable energy transition. Richard Herweynen and Nick West of Entura tell us more


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Underground energy revolution ahead


As the UK gears up for a renaissance in pumped storage hydro, Angus MacGregor emphasizes the importance of sustainable practices and community impact in achieving net-zero goals by 2030


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In the Pipeline Plans are underway to ensure the UK soon adds to its pumped storage portfolio, which hasn’t seen the development of a new project for over 40 years


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Powering up stored energy


The first-ever International Forum on Pumped Storage Hydropower will take place this September in Paris. Backed


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by UNESCO, the Government of Indonesia, and the IHA, the event aims to put long- overlooked pumped storage technology at the centre of the energy transition


The world’s pumped


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Project data Tabular data on pumped storage plants worldwide


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Further pumped storage development across the globe; digital transformations; interviews with industry players


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