Grid-scale pumped hydro energy storage for the low countries
Magazine article, 2023
Penetration of intermittent renewable energy sources into the power grid requires large-scale energy storage to ensure grid stability. Pumped Hydro Energy Storage (PHES) is among the most mature, environmentally friendly, and economical energy storage technologies, but has traditionally only been feasible at sites with large natural topographic gradients. ALPHEUS addresses this by developing reversible pump-turbines efficient at low heads, that operate between an enclosed inner basin (that functions as the upper or lower reservoir) and a shallow sea or lake.
Author
Jeremy Bricker
Delft University of Technology
University of Michigan
Håkan Nilsson
Chalmers, Mechanics and Maritime Sciences (M2), Fluid Dynamics
Pål-Tore Storli
Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)
Daan Truijen
Ghent university
Jeroen De Kooning
Ghent university
Antonio Laguna
Delft University of Technology
Kristina Terheiden
University of Stuttgart
Bernd Engel
Technische Universität Braunschweig
NIls Goseberg
Technische Universität Braunschweig
Roelof Moll
Delft University of Technology
Hydrolink Magazine
1388-3445 (eISSN)
Vol. 2 16-20Augmenting grid stability through Low-head Pumped Hydro Energy Utilization & Storage (ALPHEUS)
European Commission (EC) (EC/H2020/883553), 2020-04-01 -- 2024-03-31.
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