Transient Simulation of Underground Pumped Storage Hydropower Plants Operating in Pumping Mode

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 reservoirs of underground pumped-storage hydr...

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Main Authors: Javier Menéndez, Jesús M. Fernández-Oro, Mónica Galdo, Jorge Loredo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-04-01
Series:Energies
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/13/7/1781