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The Highbury Pumped Hydro Energy Storage (PHES) will be located approximately 13km North East of Adelaide on the 350ha of an unused quarry site. It will have the capacity to store 1350MWh of energy and to generate up to 300MW for 4.5 hours. When the demand for electricity is high and supply is scarce, water would be released to generate electricity.
PROJECT DETAILS
Maximum storage capacity
Up to 1350MWh
Generation capability
Up to 300MW for around 4.5 hours
Location
Highbury, 13 Kilometres NE of the city of Adelaide, South Australia
Construction period
24 - 30 months
Investment
$430 Million
Employment
Between 200 - 300 during construction and three full time staff once operational.
The project involves the construction of pumped hydro energy storage facility, at the decommissioned Highbury quarry site 13 kilometres north east of the City of Adelaide. The pumped hydro facility would consist of an upper lake, which will be the existing water-filled former dolomite quarry, a lower lake along the Halls Road edge of the site, two penstock pipes connecting the lakes and a powerhouse building on the eastern shore of the lower lake.
The project would substantially improve the existing state of the 350ha unused Highbury quarry site which is owned by Holcim Australia, (formerly Readymix) and there is potential to include public recreational facilities in the design, in particular associated with the lower lake area.
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