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Snowy 2.0 project safety review underway after ventilation fan implodes

A union representative says it is a "miracle" no-one working on the Snowy 2.0 pumped-hydro project was injured when a ventilation fan imploded and sent metal shrapnel flying through the air. Snowy ...
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Snowy 2.0 cost blowouts might be OK if the scheme stored power more cheaply than batteries. But it won’t

Victoria University provides funding as a member of The Conversation AU. Two years ago, Snowy Hydro announced a reset for its troubled Snowy 2.0 giant pumped hydro project amid cost blowouts. The ...
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White elephant? Hardly – Snowy 2.0 will last 150 years and work with batteries to push out gas

Andrew Blakers receives funding from ARENA and DFAT. The latter is to help uptake of solar and pumped hydro in south-east Asia. Harry Armstrong-Thawley currently receives funding from ACAP and an ...