Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Tue, 14 May 2024 13:03:54 +0000
A pumped storage project in Kentucky is being touted as a model example of how land that once was the site of a coal mine can be repurposed for a […]
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Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Fri, 20 Dec 2019 16:06:12 +0000
Jacobson’s latest study carefully uses with current technologies and currently available resources for storage and transmission. The latest evidence is that there are much cheaper alternatives than his team models, underselling the potential
Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2019 14:15:32 +0000
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In a new attempt to secure a concrete role for the international hydropower industry within the decarbonization movement, several utilities, equipment manufacturers, universities, research centers, and consultancies have scaffolded to demonstrate how modern hydropower plants can provide flexibility to markets that are increasingly inundated by variable generation like wind and solar. On Dec. 10, the […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Wed, 09 Oct 2019 14:24:39 +0000
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Four projects have won a competition launched by the Department of Energy (DOE) in April 2019 to help shorten the commissioning time for pumped storage hydropower projects and revitalize the hydropower industry. The grand prize winners or the Furthering Advancements to Shorten Time (FAST) Prize competition were selected by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: POWER| Date: Wed, 01 May 2019 00:00:00 +0000
The power grid is a pretty complex system. Electricity is generally produced on an as-needed basis. Generators ramp up and down based on demand. However, energy storage systems are beginning to change how
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Read moreCredit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 04 Apr 2019 12:36:21 +0000
The Department of Energy (DOE) unveiled a slate of measures to help U.S. hydropower thrive as costs for wind and solar plummet. Measures will include a roadmap to identify hydro’s value in a future grid, and a first-of-its-kind prize designed to encourage innovative and faster pumped storage construction techniques. In her opening speech at Waterpower […]
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Read moreThe Frades II pumped-storage hydro project in Portugal took advantage of existing dams to incorporate a scheme that includes the largest variable-speed reversible units installed in Europe. The facility
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