Abstract
The paper explores several market opportunities and challenges for pumped storage hydropower (PSH) related to ongoing changes in the electric power grid. Two PSH technologies are investigated - single-speed pump/turbine and variable-speed pump/turbine units - under three variable generation penetration scenarios. The results provide a way to do relative comparisons of the opportunities and challenges that pumped storage hydro faces as the variable generation in a system increases.
| Original language | American English |
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| Number of pages | 11 |
| State | Published - 2018 |
| Event | HydroVision International - Charlotte, North Carolina Duration: 26 Jun 2018 → 28 Jun 2018 |
Conference
| Conference | HydroVision International |
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| City | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| Period | 26/06/18 → 28/06/18 |
NREL Publication Number
- NREL/CP-5D00-71675
Keywords
- PSH
- pumped storage hyrdropower
- variable generation