Electromagnetic Machines
The Snowy Mountain Scheme
The Snowy Mountains Hydroelectric Scheme is one of the most complex hydroelectric power plants in the world. It is based in the South Eastern Mountains of Southern New South Wales and the ACT in Australia. The Scheme diverts water that would otherwise flow east towards the coast through trans-mountain tunnels to a series of dams and pumping stations until it is released into the Murray and Murrumbidgee River for irrigation (Broad, 2014). The Scheme consist of sixteen major dams, seven power stations, a pumping station, 145 kilometres of trans-mountain tunnels and 80 kilometres of aqueducts.
The Snowy Hydro plant currently provides roughly 32% of all energy that is available to the Eastern power grid of Australia. It provides enough power after one day of generating power, to supply all of Sydney, Brisbane, Canberra, Melbourne and Adelaide during the peaks hours of power consumption. The plant prevents around 4,500,000 tonnes of Carbon Dioxide being released into the atmosphere per year (Hogan, 2006).
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