Australia turns a former gold mine into a pumped-hydro storage hub, using two disused pits to store 2,000 MWh of electricity
- PC: Australian Renewable Energy AgencyAustralia's Kidston Renewable Energy Hub is repurposing a former gold mine in Far North Queensland into a pumped-hydro energy storage facility.
- The K2-Hydro project will use two disused mine pits as upper and lower reservoirs, with a planned capacity of 250 MW and 2,000 MWh of storage, providing approximately eight hours of energy storage.
- According to the Australian Renewable Energy Agency, the facility is designed to store electricity and release it when demand is high, with a start-up time expected to be less than 30 seconds.
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- PC: Australian Renewable Energy AgencyAustralia's Kidston Renewable Energy Hub is repurposing a former gold mine in Far North Queensland into a pumped-hydro energy storage facility.
- The K2-Hydro project will use two disused mine pits as upper and lower reservoirs, with a planned capacity of 250 MW and 2,000 MWh of storage, providing approximately eight hours of energy storage.
- According to the Australian Renewable Energy Agency, the facility is designed to store electricity and release it when demand is high, with a start-up time expected to be less than 30 seconds.
Sources: Times of India