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White elephant? Hardly—Snowy 2.0 will last 150 years and work with batteries to push out gas

When Snowy 2.0 is in the news, it's usually about money. The cost of the huge project has gone well beyond the initial A$6 billion estimate and will now cost more than $12 billion. Subscribe to our ...
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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. Last week, Snowy Hydro acknowledged ...
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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 ...