INFRASTRUCTURE

Australian PM attends launch of second TBM at Snowy 2.0

Webuild and its partners in the Future Generation joint-venture celebrated with Australia’s prime minister and Snowy Hydro Ltd the commissioning of Kirsten, the most technologically advanced of the three tunnel-boring machines (TBMs) deployed for the development of the Snowy 2.0 pumped-storage scheme, the largest renewable energy project in Australia.

 Built by Future Generation - a joint venture between Webuild, Australian partner Clough and Lane Construction, a US subsidiary of Webuild - Snowy 2.0 will link the existing Talbingo Reservoir with Tantangara Reservoir through a network of tunnels

Built by Future Generation - a joint venture between Webuild, Australian partner Clough and Lane Construction, a US subsidiary of Webuild - Snowy 2.0 will link the existing Talbingo Reservoir with Tantangara Reservoir through a network of tunnels

Built specifically for Snowy 2.0 by Germany's Herrenknecht AG in collaboration with Webuild, the TBM, named after Australian astrophysicist Kirsten Banks, highlights the innovation that Webuild brings...

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