Centennial Coal has secured more than US$3.8 million in government funding to assess the feasibility of turning a coal mine near Newcastle, New South Wales, into a pumped hydro storage site that could supply 600 MW of renewables to the grid.From pv magazine Australia A technical review and AUD 13.04 million (US$9.9 million) pilot trial to determine the feasibility of using an underground mine for pumped hydro will occur at Centennial's Newstan Colliery in Fassifern, New South Wales. The 125-year old mine has been on "care and maintenance" since 2014. The trial will look to take advantage of the ...Den vollständigen Artikel lesen ...