Next Step in Making Pumped Hydro a Tassie Reality

Next step in making pumped hydro a Tassie reality

Image: Greg Brave/stock.adobe.comHydro Tasmania is pushing to have its Cethana pumped hydro project approved, launching a renewed application under the EPBC Act. The company launched an initial referral in mid-2023 but was sent back by the Federal Government to complete further studies, prompting extensive geotechnical and engineering work and expansion of the project footprint. Cethana is set to be developed in the vicinity of the existing dam …

Tasmania doubles down on storage

Coastline of Tasmania, Australia | Photo Credit: Dudlajzov/Stock.Adobe.comTasmania is accelerating its role in Australia’s energy transition with significant renewable energy developments emerging in 2026. At the centre of the state’s strategy is the Cethana Pumped Hydro Energy Storage Project, a major long-duration storage proposal by Hydro Tasmania. The 750 megawatt (MW facility), as part of the broader Battery of the Nation vision, has been r…

Can Tasmania’s first pumped hydro operation become a reality?

Image: Greg Brave/stock.adobe.comHydro Tasmania is pushing to have its Cethana pumped hydro project approved, launching a renewed application under the EPBC Act. The company launched an initial referral in mid-2023 but was […] The post Can Tasmania’s first pumped hydro operation become a reality? appeared first on Pump Industry Magazine.