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- It’s one of Europe’s last pristine rivers. Can scientists save it from 50 dams? Fri, 17 Nov 23, 4:00pmThe Neretva, in Bosnia and Herzegovina, is one of the most biodiverse rivers on the continent – supporting bears, wolves, lynx and many rare species – but more than 50 planned dams could permanently transform the ecosystem
- Aussie Snowy 2.0 Pumped Hydro 0.8% Progress Since June Wed, 25 Oct 23, 4:00amAt this rate Snowy 2, the keystone of Australia's renewable energy roadmap, will take over 40 years to complete.
- Snowy Hydro 2.0 eyes return to tunnelling after delays and cost blowouts Fri, 1 Sep 23, 7:05amChief executive says pumped hydro project remains ‘critical’ to energy transition away from fossil fuels
- Green Tasmania, the “Battery of Australia”, Runs Out of Electricity Sat, 12 Aug 23, 7:00am"... this is putting a handbrake on our economy." The post Green Tasmania, the “Battery of Australia”, Runs Out of Electricity first appeared on Watts Up With That?.
- $5.9bn and rising: Snowy 2.0 wrestles with delays and budget blowouts Sun, 18 Jun 23, 6:00amMuch is riding on its success – not least the decarbonisation of the electricity grid – but critics say an independent review is desperately needed
- ‘Mind-boggling how big’: Snowy 2.0 dogged by delays, budget blowouts and politics Sun, 18 Jun 23, 6:00amMuch is riding on its success – not least the decarbonisation of the electricity grid – but critics say an independent review is desperately needed
- Snowy Hydro looks to resume boring within weeks pending environmental approvals Mon, 12 Jun 23, 9:00amProposed changes include a slurry plant to help dig through soft rock, as National Parks Association says ‘enormous damage’ caused already
- Weather tracker: power prices dip to negative in Europe amid clean energy boost Mon, 29 May 23, 7:08pmLow demand combined with sunny conditions and meltwater lifts hydro and solar production
- “80% Renewables by 2030 – Its Bullsh*t”: Former Snowy 2 Pumped Hydro Boss Slams Aussie Green Energy Plans Fri, 5 May 23, 11:00am"... you were being realistic and they didn't want to hear it. ..." - Aussie climate and energy minister Chris Bowen has been accused of pushing aside experts who criticise his green energy fantasies.
- Snowy Hydro 2.0 project hit by delay of up to two years and another cost blowout Wed, 3 May 23, 10:57amGovernment-owned company pushes earliest start date of pumped hydro project to the second half of 2028
- Australia at risk of electricity supply shortages as renewable projects lag behind coal plant closures Tue, 21 Feb 23, 1:00amSuccessive La Niñas have eased demand but with many renewable and storage projects now delayed, the energy market operator has revised its projections
- Australia’s Biggest Renewable Energy Project, Snowy 2.0, grinds to a halt, with a stuck bore Tue, 14 Feb 23, 6:49amThe new hole in the ground in the Snowy 2.0 scheme. By Jo Nova Complexity has a price, and a renewables grid is a bit like a 240 volt moving Rubiks cube. Here we see an unnecessary project hit by a random factor that in turn...
- Snowy Hydro: drilling confirmed halted on part of multibillion-dollar project after tunnel collapse Sun, 12 Feb 23, 6:00amExclusive: Labor says the latest setback in the pumped hydro scheme, which had already been delayed to 2027, was inherited from the previous government
- Energy mix: how is electricity generated in Great Britain? Tue, 7 Feb 23, 11:00pmGraphs show the sources of generation in a country that has one of the most diverse ranges in Europe
- We don’t need ‘miracle’ technologies to fix the climate. We have the tools now | Mark Z Jacobson Tue, 7 Feb 23, 10:22pmWind, water and solar energy is cheap, effective and green. We don’t need experimental or risky energy sources to save our planet