Hydropower along with nuclear are the two largest sources of low‐carbon electricity today and provide an essential foundation for the energy transition. However, hydro is difficult to expand at scale without impacting major rivers and waterways and creating negative impacts for downstream communities.  Pumped hydro using excess cheap renewable energy to pump water back up hill at times of low energy demand is emerging as a key energy storage option.

But no form of energy is truly renewable.  All forms of energy have environmental impacts (e.g., mining, landfill).  The total market size of critical minerals like copper, cobalt, manganese and various rare earth metals grows almost sevenfold between 2020 and 2030 in the net zero pathway.  However, renewables are an essential component of the global electrification movement.  Growth of power generation in the renewables sector is increasing dramatically. Energy storage is the key to allowing renewables to build the four pillars of energy security (affordability, availability, reliability and sustainability).

This webinar series covers the new Version 9.0 Australian Curriculum (Earth and Space Sciences), namely, AC9S9U03, AC9S9H03, AC9S9H04 (Year 9), AC9S10U04, AC9S10H02, AC9S10I08 (Year 10).

This webinar will take no more than 45-60 minutes of your time. Extra time for Q&A can follow as required.

All attendees will receive a certificate of attendance from the Australian Science Teachers Association (ASTA).