Pumped hydro is the driving force of Queensland's new energy plan, but how does it work?
abc.net.au/news/what-is-pumped-hydro-queensland-renewable-energy-plan/101488110If there is one takeaway from Queensland government's renewable energy plan, it is that the state is committed to pumped hydro technology.
The announcement was made by Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk in her State of the State speech on Wednesday in which she outlined the 10-year energy plan.The second and larger facility will be called the Pioneer-Burdekin pumped hydro project and will be situated 70 kilometres west of Mackay.It's an energy storage system that moves water between two dams, one at the top of a hill and another at the bottom, through a turbine.
Stephen Wilson, energy advisor and an adjunct professor at the University of Queensland, said pumped hydropower works similar to rechargeable batteries but with water and gravity.
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