An abandoned mine becomes a world-first solar and storage project

It was a forgotten town, deserted in the dust.

Kidston – once a working gold mine – closed for good in 2001, leaving two big holes in the ground – nothing but scars on the landscape, in the words of 5th generation local, Miranda Ryan.

But what may have seemed like a forgotten ghost town, was actually a golden opportunity – soon to be realised in a world-first solar + pumped hydro combo, which is just like a big battery that can provide renewable energy 24/7.

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