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New fans installed in Heysen Tunnels refurbishment
21 December, 2023
Work to install 23 new exhaust fans in Australia’s Heysen Tunnels has begun, as part of the ongoing upgrade of the tunnels’ systems.

Main access tunnel completed for Kidston hydro project
13 November, 2023
The main access tunnel has been completed for Australia’s Kidston pumped storage hydro project, involving the world’s first conversion of a gold mine into a hydroelectric pumped storage facility.

From Gold Mine to Hydroelectricity – Kidston Pumped Storage Project
26 September, 2023
At the annual joint BTS and MinSouth meeting, held on 9 February at the Institution of Civil Engineers, in London, Clare Önal – a Principal Engineer with the tunnels team of Mott MacDonald – gave a presentation on the conversion of an abandoned gold mine at Kidston in Queensland, Australia, to a pumped storage hydroelectric (PSH) scheme. Andrew Hindmarch, Senior Principal Tunnel Engineer of Mott MacDonald was the rapporteur