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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

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.

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.

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.

Feb 05, 2025

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.

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.

Jan 30, 2025

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.

Jan 29, 2025

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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.

Jan 28, 2025

R&D

The case for combining pumped-hydro storage with floating PV Researchers in Italy have analyzed the techno-economic viability of enhancing three pumped hydro plants in Italy with floating PV on the lower basin. They say that, with their wide results, consequences could be extrapolated to similar regions.

Jan 27, 2025

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