For farmers seeking more independence from the grid, the water in their dams could offer yet another form of energy self-reliance.
pumped hydro
WA’s first pumped hydro microgrid gets underway in Walpole
Construction of Western Australia’s first – but definitely not last – pumped hydro based microgrid is underway in the fringe-of-grid town of Walpole.
Victoria investigates potential for solar and pumped hydro at former mining centres
Some of Victoria’s key former gold and coal mining centres targeted by $1m fund to support development of community renewables, and solar and pumped hydro.