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  1. We've discussed pumped storage as a way of maximising the benefit of renewable energy before here, so great to see three new pumped storage facilities in Northern Scotland given the go ahead this week.... While this needs to be balanced with other forms of storage, the location near much renewable generation, will reduce the problem of the interconnectors (and the log-jam in expansion) at least.

    #renewables #energy #PumpedStorage

    theguardian.com/environment/20

  2. We've discussed pumped storage as a way of maximising the benefit of renewable energy before here, so great to see three new pumped storage facilities in Northern Scotland given the go ahead this week.... While this needs to be balanced with other forms of storage, the location near much renewable generation, will reduce the problem of the interconnectors (and the log-jam in expansion) at least.

    #renewables #energy #PumpedStorage

    theguardian.com/environment/20

  3. #NationalGrid: Live

    Once again, we’re in negative price territory for #Electricity generation with over 80% coming from #RenewableEnergy sources and we’re also net-exporting it to other countries and putting energy into #PumpedStorage too.

    grid.iamkate.com/

    #UK #Renewables #Enviornment

  4. #NationalGrid: Live

    Once again, we’re in negative price territory for #Electricity generation with over 80% coming from #RenewableEnergy sources and we’re also net-exporting it to other countries and putting energy into #PumpedStorage too.

    grid.iamkate.com/

    #UK #Renewables #Enviornment

  5. #NationalGrid: Live

    Once again, we’re in negative price territory for #Electricity generation with over 80% coming from #RenewableEnergy sources and we’re also net-exporting it to other countries and putting energy into #PumpedStorage too.

    grid.iamkate.com/

    #UK #Renewables #Enviornment

  6. #NationalGrid: Live

    Once again, we’re in negative price territory for #Electricity generation with over 80% coming from #RenewableEnergy sources and we’re also net-exporting it to other countries and putting energy into #PumpedStorage too.

    grid.iamkate.com/

    #UK #Renewables #Enviornment

  7. #NationalGrid: Live

    Once again, we’re in negative price territory for #Electricity generation with over 80% coming from #RenewableEnergy sources and we’re also net-exporting it to other countries and putting energy into #PumpedStorage too.

    grid.iamkate.com/

    #UK #Renewables #Enviornment

  8. @InfoMgmtExec
    Off-river pumped hydro energy storage (PHES) is not on-river energy generation. PHES doesn't need a river. It doesn't even need fresh water. For bulk storage capacity, there is no cost-competitive alternative technology at present. Iron-air batteries look promising, as do other chemistries, but can we afford to wait for them?

    I live in a coal mining area. We have lots of big holes in the ground. PHES is a viable, environmentally benign use for them.
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okinawa_
    #RenewableEnergy #EnergyStorage #PumpedStorage

  9. @InfoMgmtExec
    Off-river pumped hydro energy storage (PHES) is not on-river energy generation. PHES doesn't need a river. It doesn't even need fresh water. For bulk storage capacity, there is no cost-competitive alternative technology at present. Iron-air batteries look promising, as do other chemistries, but can we afford to wait for them?

    I live in a coal mining area. We have lots of big holes in the ground. PHES is a viable, environmentally benign use for them.
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okinawa_
    #RenewableEnergy #EnergyStorage #PumpedStorage

  10. If you happen to have the right geography:

    "Researchers with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory said closed-loop #PumpedStorage #hydropower will have a lower carbon footprint throughout the lifecycle of the technology, from construction to decommissioning, than other renewable #EnergyStorage technologies like lithium-ion batteries. "

    opb.org/article/2023/09/05/ren

  11. If you happen to have the right geography:

    "Researchers with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory said closed-loop #PumpedStorage #hydropower will have a lower carbon footprint throughout the lifecycle of the technology, from construction to decommissioning, than other renewable #EnergyStorage technologies like lithium-ion batteries. "

    opb.org/article/2023/09/05/ren

  12. Drax granted approval for £500m pumped storage hydro plant - Energy Live News

    energylivenews.com/2023/07/25/

    Confusingly written article (suspect the author wasn't aware that Cruachan already houses pumped storage), but important progress if the expansion is of significant size.
    #energy #Hydro #PumpedStorage

  13. @AeonMach @jbenjamint I’d agree with you about not pinning our hopes on #hydrogen. But I used to live in the Gt Glen and saw the scale of environmental damage done by early pumped storage schemes - #LochNess/#LochMhor at #Foyers. But not only the early ones! The #GlenDoe scheme above #FtAugustus flooded a massive basin of #peatland supporting. good breeding populations of rare waders …dunlin, golden plover & greenshank… in the #Monadhliath

    #pumpedStorage not the answer.

  14. @AeonMach @jbenjamint I’d agree with you about not pinning our hopes on #hydrogen. But I used to live in the Gt Glen and saw the scale of environmental damage done by early pumped storage schemes - #LochNess/#LochMhor at #Foyers. But not only the early ones! The #GlenDoe scheme above #FtAugustus flooded a massive basin of #peatland supporting. good breeding populations of rare waders …dunlin, golden plover & greenshank… in the #Monadhliath

    #pumpedStorage not the answer.