Snowy 2.0’s newest TBM is on move - Our newest tunnel boring machine (TBM) for the Snowy 2.0 Project recently passed factory acceptance testing and has now been disassembled for transport to site! This state-of-the-art TBM has been custom-built to navigate the challenging Long Plain Fault Zone.
Getting this mighty machine ready for transport is no small task:
- 12m-diameter cutterhead
- 54 breakbulk items
- 23 x 40’ containers
- Over 5,250 tonnes of cargo
- Advanced slurry treatment and grouting systems
- Capability to handle hard rock, high water pressure, and fractured zones
Next stop: Port Kembla, and then on to Marica! Once reassembled and formally named, the TBM will begin excavating later this year.
Watch the disassembly in action here and stay tuned for more.
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About the Project
Webuild and Clough, as part of the Future Generation Joint Venture, are delivering the civil and electro-mechanical works for the Snowy 2.0 Project which will link two existing Snowy Scheme dams, Tantangara and Talbingo, through underground tunnels to the depths of up to one kilometre and an underground power station with pumping capabilities.
Snowy 2.0 will provide an additional 2,200 megawatts of dispatchable, on-demand generating capacity and approximately 350,000 megawatt hours of large-scale storage to the National Electricity Market, enough to ensure the stability and reliability of the system during prolonged weather events, such as wind or solar droughts.
Snowy Hydro already plays a critical role in ensuring system stability at times of peak demand, and Snowy 2.0 will enhance this existing capability and ensure that it continues to provide a secure and reliable transition to renewables.
Learn more about Snowy 2.0 here.