2022 Cluster Highlights

Professor Andrew Blakers

Research highlights

One of the sites in our global pumped hydro energy storage atlas was selected for the Pioneer-Burdekin 5 GW, 120 GWh pumped hydro energy storage system.

See page 18 in: "Queensland SuperGrid Infrastructure Blueprint."

The Blueprint states (p18) "The Queensland Government analysis used data from a range of sources including the 1,770 sites in the Australian National University (ANU) and Australian Renewable Energy Agency’s (ARENA) Project – An Atlas of Pumped Hydro Energy Storage. The Queensland Government undertook a risk-based, multi-criteria assessment to identify the best PHES sites at the lowest cost, and least impact ..."

Image: Site for the Pioneer-Burdekin 5 GW, 120 GWh pumped hydro energy storage system

International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) mounts global pumped hydro atlas on their website: Global Atlas (irena.org)

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