The Big Storage That Can Make Aussies 100% New Energy
Pumped hydro storage 'could make Australia run on renewable energy alone within 20 years'
Stephen Smiley and Caroline Winter, September 20, 2017 (Australian Broadcasting Company)
“…Australia has the capacity to store up to 1,000 times more [New Energy] than it could ever conceivably need…[Researchers at the Australian National University (ANU)] found at least 22,000 suitable locations for pumped hydro sites…[and concluded the country] could transition to [100% Ndew Energy] in 20 years if just a few of those sites were built…Pumped hydro works by pumping water uphill between two connected reservoirs when power is plentiful, and dispatching power to the grid [by letting it flow downhill through turbines] when demand is high or when wind and solar do not work…[A] typical pumped hydro facility could deliver maximum power for between five hours and one full day [and can] be quickly dispatched…The technology behind pumped hydro is not new…[and is] widespread in Europe…[The researchers found tens of thousands of potential] sites Australia-wide…” click here for more
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