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Opinion & Analysis
Unlimited energy storage in Europe Most studies of European 100% renewable energy overlook pumped-hydro energy storage (PHES), for the following, incorrect, reasons: there are few PHES sites; more dams on rivers are required; large areas of land are flooded; large amounts of water are required; there is a heavy environmental cost; and the capital cost of PHES is high. All these perceptions are wrong.
International Solar Energy Society
Mar 14, 2025
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Iberdrola switches on 210 GWh Spanish pumped hydro-battery project Iberdrola Spain has begun commissioning the 225 MW Valdecañas pumped hydro energy storage (PHES) plant which is hybridized with a 15 MW / 7.5 MWh battery energy storage system.
Pilar Sanchez Molina
Mar 07, 2025
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Policy
Accelerating pumped hydro energy storage in India A white paper by French energy company EDF has called for a loosening of permitting processes and tender eligibility to attract the international investors it says are needed to install the pumped hydro energy storage (PHES) sites the nation needs.
Uma Gupta
Mar 05, 2025
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Auctions
Philippines’ green energy auction heavily oversubscribed with nearly 7 GW of pumped hydro bids   The country’s Green Energy Auction (GEA-3) attracted a cumulative 7.5 GW of projects, far surpassing the 4.65 GW installation target.
Marija Maisch
Feb 13, 2025
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India’s Welspun plans 1.2 GW pumped hydro energy storage site in Odisha Welspun New Energy has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the government of Odisha to establish a 1.2 GW pumped hydro energy storage (PHES) site and a 1 GW floating solar project in the Indian state.
Uma Gupta
Feb 05, 2025
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Technologies
Pumped hydro and batteries can meet energy storage needs, study shows A new Australian National University study says long-duration pumped hydro on non-river sites, combined with batteries, can meet global energy storage needs.
Ev Foley
Feb 03, 2025
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Canceled Australian pumped-hydro site could see energy bills rocket Bill payers could be paying 60% more for their electricity in 2035 and 40% more per year through 2040 unless the government of Queensland can provide an alternative to the shelved 5 GW/120 GWh Pioneer-Burdekin pumped-hydro energy storage (PHES) project.
Max Hall
Jan 30, 2025
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Finance
India’s Avaada commits $2.39bn to energy storage, renewables The Indian renewables company signed a memorandum of understanding with the government of the state of Odisha at the Make in Odisha Conclave 2025, held on Jan. 28 and 29, 2025.
Uma Gupta
Jan 29, 2025
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Grid-scale
Contractors named for 12 GWh Australian pumped hydro storage site Malaysia's Gamuda Bhd. and Spain's Ferrovial S.E. can draw up the engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contract for a pumped hydro project which will be constructed alongside 650 MW of wind and solar generation capacity, in Queensland.
Max Hall
Jan 28, 2025
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