Mastodawn

Government considers dramatic intervention to save Tomago smelter

The federal government is considering a dramatic intervention in the electricity market to save the struggling Tomago aluminium…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #agreement #albanese #aluminimum #AU #Australia #Energy #intervention #Labor #power-purchase #renewables #snowyhydro #tomago
https://www.newsbeep.com/253116/

David Penington Aug 26, 2024

The Snowy 2.0 final investment decision document "outlined data gaps including that the 38 bores drilled along the full 26 km distance couldn’t provide enough information about “diverse ground conditions and lithological rock types” or to understand the already-known risks"
So Turnbull & co. went ahead, for double the original estimate & timeline, and were still 3 times too low & 4 years too fast, and counting!
https://reneweconomy.com.au/snowy-buys-extra-boring-machine-to-support-disappointing-florence-as-testing-unearths-more-problems/
#auspol #snowyHydro

Snowy buys extra boring machine to support “disappointing” Florence as testing unearths more problems

A new boring machine will be operational by the end of 2025 and supplied by the same company that made the “disappointing” and frequently stuck Florence.

RenewEconomy

AMonkeyInSilk 🇺🇦🇵🇸Jun 19, 2024

Interesting that Peter Dutton tries to support his nuclear ambitions by referring to the 2 other things the LNP ruined.
“At a press conference in Sydney, Dutton confirmed the power plants, if built, would be owned by the commonwealth government, a similar model to NBN Co and Snowy Hydro.”

Peter Dutton names seven potential nuclear power station sites but avoids questions on cost https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/jun/19/coalition-nuclear-plan-peter-dutton-power-station-sites-australia?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

#auspol #nbn #SnowyHydro #MagicalThinking

Peter Dutton names seven potential nuclear power station sites but avoids questions on cost

Coalition to push ahead with potential sites across Australia, but serious questions remain about viability and cost

The Guardian

Mojo ♻️Dec 7, 2023

Another dud #SnowyHydro project, squandering over $1.5bn of taxpayers’ money #auspol #renewables #lobbying

https://reneweconomy.com.au/another-dud-snowy-hydro-project-squandering-over-1-5bn-of-taxpayers-money/

Another dud Snowy Hydro project, squandering over $1.5bn of taxpayers’ money

Snowy Hydro’s Hunter Power Project has kept a low profile compared to Snowy 2.0 – but it has a strikingly similar list of troubles sending it over budget and off schedule.

RenewEconomy

AustralianHistoriesPodcast Oct 23, 2023

A sorry saga in what should have been another exceptional engineering feat, building on the Snowy Scheme kudos. 🙁

Want a refresher on the first Snowy Hydro project? 🎧https://www.australianhistoriespodcast.com.au/38-snowy-mountain-scheme-pt-1-inception/🎧

#snowyscheme #snowyhydro #AustralianHistory #OzHist #History #AustralianStories #SnowyMountains #Hydro

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https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-10-23/snowy-hydro-sinkhole-toxic-gas-tunnelling-four-corners/102995568🔗

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Whiskers 🇦🇺Sep 16, 2023

@mojo Very interesting. This will cause some political wriggling
#auspol #NSW #SnowyHydro

Mojo ♻️Sep 16, 2023

The #fish that could bring #SnowyHydro to a permanent stop #evasivespecies

https://michaelwest.com.au/the-fish-that-could-bring-snowy-hydro-to-a-permanent-stop/

The fish that could bring Snowy Hydro to a permanent stop - Michael West

In addition to Snowy Hydro cost overruns and endless delays, a biosecurity issue could bring the project to a permanent stop.

Michael West

AustralianHistoriesPodcast Sep 2, 2023

New episode is still a few days from release.
Maybe there’s time to revisit the Snowy Hydro episodes while you’re waiting? Very topical in the news these last few days. 🙂

🎧 https://www.australianhistoriespodcast.com.au/38-snowy-mountain-scheme-pt-1-inception/🎧

#History #AustralianHistory #AustralianStories #ozhist #AustralianPodcast #HistoryPodcast #SnowyHydro #SnowyMountainsScheme #Hydro #histodons