Pumped hydro project that reuses old goldmine expected to win federal funding

World-first combined solar and pumped hydro generator in Queensland set to be fully operational by 2021o How an abandoned goldmine will be converted into pumped hydro storage A pumped hydro project that reuses an old goldmine in north Queensland is close to securing federal funding.The combined solar and pumped hydro generator is set to provide a quarter of the power needed to cover the shortfall from the closure of the Liddell coal-fired power station in New South Wales and can do it before 2021. Continue reading...