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Nepal Himalaya offers considerable potential for pumped storage hydropower

open access: yesSustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments, 2023
There is a pressing need for a transition from fossil fuel to renewable energy to meet the increasing energy demands and reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The Himalayas possess substantial renewable energy potential that can be harnessed through hydropower projects due to its peculiar topographic characteristics and abundant water resources ...
Rupesh Baniya   +11 more
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Pumped hydropower storage

open access: yes, 2021
Pumped hydropower storage (PHS), also known as pumped-storage hydropower (PSH) and pumped hydropower energy storage (PHES), is a source-driven plant to store electricity, mainly with the aim of load balancing.
Ahmad Arabkoohsar, Hossein Namib
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Pumped hydropower energy storage

open access: yes, 2023
This chapter presents an overview of the fundamentals of pumped hydropower storage (PHS) systems, a history of the development of the technology, various possible configurations of the systems, and an overview of the current status of these systems. The chapter also presents the energy and exergy models of PHS systems for their use in thermodynamic ...
Sadi, Meisam   +3 more
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Development of an investment model for pumped storage hydropower

open access: yes, 2023
The energy market is evolving, with a prediction of heavily increased consumption and, consequently, increased production. In parallel, EU directives with targets prioritising fossil-free electricity production, reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and becoming climate neutral by 2050, poses a challenge for the current state of electricity production ...
Gustavsson, Pontus, Swanmark, Eric
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The Capacity Configuration of a Cascade Small Hydropower-Pumped Storage–Wind–PV Complementary System

open access: yesApplied Sciences
Distributed renewable energy sources with significant output fluctuations can negatively impact the power grid stability when it is connected to the power grid.
Bin Li   +3 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Global resource potential of seasonal pumped hydropower storage for energy and water storage [PDF]

open access: yesNature Communications, 2020
The potential of seasonal pumped hydropower storage (SPHS) plant to fulfil future energy storage requirements is vast in mountainous regions. Here the authors show that SPHS costs vary from 0.007 to 0.2 US$ m−3 of water stored, 1.8 to 50 US$ MWh−1 of ...
Julian D. Hunt   +7 more
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Life-cycle impacts of pumped hydropower storage and battery storage [PDF]

open access: yesInternational Journal of Energy and Environmental Engineering, 2017
Energy storage is currently a key focus of the energy debate. In Germany, in particular, the increasing share of power generation from intermittent renewables within the grid requires solutions for dealing with surpluses and shortfalls at various ...
Andrea Immendoerfer   +3 more
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Pumped-Storage Hydropower Plants: The New Generation

open access: yes, 2017
This chapter describes some current trends and future challenges related to pumped-hydro energy storage (PHES) with special emphasis on the mechanical aspects of hydraulic machinery, power electronics devices used for variable speed operation, and utilities’ operation strategies.
Cavazzini, Giovanna   +6 more
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Transient Simulation of Underground Pumped Storage Hydropower Plants Operating in Pumping Mode [PDF]

open access: yesEnergies, 2020
The increasing penetration of variable renewable energies (VRE) in the European electricity mix requires flexible energy storage systems (ESS), such as pumped storage hydropower (PSH). Disused mining voids from deep closed mines may be used as subsurface
Javier Menéndez   +3 more
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An optimal scheduling strategy for a wind-solar-hydropower-pumped storage complementary system considering source-load uncertainty

open access: yesZhejiang dianli
To enhance the flexibility regulation capability of new-type power systems and address the volatility and uncertainty brought by large-scale renewable energy integration, an optimal scheduling strategy for a wind-solar-hydro-pumped storage complementary ...
HE Yingjing   +5 more
doaj   +2 more sources

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