EnergyAustralia South Australian (PHES) Feasibility Study
- $453k Funded by ARENA
- $1.02m Total project cost
Summary
The EnergyAustralia South Australian (PHES) Feasibility Study project aims to determine the technical and economic feasibility of a seawater Pumped Hydro Energy Storage (PHES) plant, located south-west of Port Augusta, in South Australia.
Need
PHES can provide large scale storage to balance the intermittency from various forms of renewable energy. The project has considerable demonstration potential, given the need for balancing generation and other services related to maintaining system stability.
Project innovation
The EnergyAustralia South Australian (PHES) Feasibility Study further inform the market on key challenges in deploying PHES in Australia using seawater.
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Report: Cultana Pumped Hydro Project Feasibility Study
EnergyAustralia undertook the project to determine the technical and economic feasibility of a seawater PHES plant located to the south-west of Port Augusta in South Australia.
Report: EnergyAustralia South Australian Pumped Hydro Energy Storage (PHES) Feasibility Study
Energy Australia undertook a feasibility study to determine the technical and economic feasibility of a seawater pumped hydro energy storage (PHES) plant located at Cultana, to the south-west of Port Augusta in South Australia.
Benefit
The application of pumped hydro using sea water could open up a significant opportunity to deploy this form of storage around Australia.
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