Bechtel wins work on Australian pumped hydro facility to power more than a quarter of a million homes
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SYDNEY, Aug. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- BE Power and GE Renewable Energy have selected Bechtel to support the planning for a new pumped storage hydro energy facility named Big-T at Lake Cressbrook in southeast Queensland, Australia. The project will support the transition of Australia's baseload of electricity away from its aging coal generation power plants and it will contribute to the Queensland Government's target of 50% renewable energy generation by 2030.
Key Points:
- It will consist of a pumped hydro energy storage facility (400MW, 10 hours) and a battery energy storage facility (200MW, 1 hour), enough to power 288,000 homes with renewable energy.
- Once operational, the plant is expected to deliver significant savings in electricity costs and improve the reliability of supply to consumers.
- "We are pleased to secure the services of the global construction infrastructure leader Bechtel," said Scott Walkem, BE Power managing director.
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BE Power Group is a multi-faceted energy company that develops, constructs, and operates power plants, with more than $4.5bn of projects under development.