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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

Two years ago, Snowy Hydro announced a reset for its troubled Snowy 2.0 giant pumped hydro project amid cost blowouts. The supposed final cost was A$12 billion.

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Australia's close-up, cropped from 11 million photos

From Cyclone Tracy to Snowy Hydro, pictures by a government photography unit captured life in Australia over more than 50 years.

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The lofty loo built just for the Queen ... or is this royal flush a rumour?

It's apparently nicknamed The Queen's Loo (check out the view!).

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Diesel will fuel the Hunter Power Project at Kurri for longer

Move to run Hunter Power Project on diesel for 1100 hours.

Newcastle Herald

Fast charge: Gas-fired Hunter Power Project close to completion

Hunter Power Project on track for first power in December.

Newcastle Herald

Hunter Power Project construction giving trades and apprenticeships a boost

Hunter Power Project a Kurri creating valuable apprenticeships.

Newcastle Herald

Snowy 3.0? Experts say Australia has ‘so many good sites’ for more pumped hydro

Such schemes have their critics but the technology, which has been known for a century, could help many nations reach net zero

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Stirring films made the Snowy scheme a nationbuilding project. Could the troubled Snowy 2.0 do the same?

In 2017, then-Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull alighted from a helicopter to announce a grand plan: Snowy Hydro 2.0. It would turn the famous hydroelectric scheme into a giant battery, ready to power the green transition.

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Adaminaby is finally fixing a fishy faux pas

The new design of the Big Trout proved controversial. It's going to change.

The Canberra Times

Snowy Hydro’s 2.0 fortunes might finally be turning as drilling gets back on track

Just over half of the project’s construction is already complete as the project’s previously stalled 2,500-tonne tunnelling machine returns to the grind

The Guardian - AU

Better days ahead for Florence after a very dark year

Florence, the troubled tunnel boring machine, is back on solid ground and hard at work on the Snowy Hydro 2.0 project, but it's slow going.

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How switch to renewables converts to super profits for savvy companies

SNOWY HYDRO: Little for Lower Hunter as company smiles all the way to the bank

Newcastle Herald

Snowy Hydro told to clean up pollution problems inside park

NSW EPA issues another clean-up notice to Snowy Hydro 2.0.

The Canberra Times

Killingworth to Kurri pipeline's environmental impact put at $12m

The 21km route will traverse some of the Hunter's densest forest.

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Kurri gas plant cost blows out by 40 per cent

Snowy chief executive stands by the Hunter Power Project's value.

The Guardian - AU

Snowy Hydro 2.0 eyes return to tunnelling after delays and cost blowouts

Chief executive says pumped hydro project remains ‘critical’ to energy transition away from fossil fuels

The Guardian - AU

Snowy Hydro 2.0 costs blowout confirmed to be almost $13bn

The revised estimate for the scheme is contingent on completion by end of 2028 and may rise further if delays persist

Newcastle Herald

Former Snowy Hydro boss shocked over cost blowout

'That seems mad.'

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New transmission lines are controversial for nearby communities. But batteries and virtual lines could cut how many we need

Australia’s power grid was built to transport power from coal-fired power stations or the Snowy Hydro scheme to large cities and industrial precincts. The large transmission lines were designed with generation supply and demand, the shortest routes, and cost in mind.

Newcastle Herald

Kurri gas pipeline construction about to begin

APA says it is confident it will meet late 2024 deadline for pipeline project

The Guardian - AU

$5.9bn and rising: Snowy 2.0 wrestles with delays and budget blowouts

Much is riding on its success – not least the decarbonisation of the electricity grid – but critics say an independent review is desperately needed

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: Hunter Valley reeling after bus crash; AFL player bailed on burglary charges; and what grip strength says about health

Bus driver in custody after crash near town of Greta which left 10 dead and more than 20 injured

The Guardian - AU

Snowy Hydro looks to resume boring within weeks pending environmental approvals

Proposed changes include a slurry plant to help dig through soft rock, as National Parks Association says ‘enormous damage’ caused already

The Guardian - AU

Explosives equipment missing from massive Snowy Hydro work site

Worksafe NSW launches investigation as site staff told missing detonator and accelerant require other components to activate

ABC News

$100m spent on underground mapping before tunnelling woes, Snowy Hydro boss admits

Following the revelation made by Dennis Barnes at a Senate estimates hearing, an analyst predicts the project cost will blow out to at least five times the original figure.

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