Ondergrondse pomp accumulatie centrale in nederland: vooronderzoek (Pumped Storage hydroelectric plants with underground reservoirs in the Netherlands: preliminary report)
The use of a pumped storage hydroelectric plant based on water power in the rural electricity net makes it possible to realize performance improvements and fuel savings in the existing plants. Because for an installation with above- and below-ground reservoirs which are controlled on the surface only a few locations are suitable in the Netherlands (gradient from 50 - 150 meters), in such a technique the reservoirs should be made as large as possible. In a design suitable for the Netherlands an underground pump hydroelectric storage plant (OPAC) should be possible by constructing a reservoir at a considerable depth underground. Such a plant could be built with a capacity from 500 to 1,200 MW in order to provide adequate support for the daily peak demands of the other electric power plants, whereby then it could be realized that expensive peak power could be produced cheaply.
- Research Organization:
- Technische Hogeschool Delft (Netherlands)
- OSTI ID:
- 5570892
- Report Number(s):
- PB-83-163253
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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