Pumped Storage Hydropower FAST Commissioning Technical Analysis

Technical Report · Fri Jul 17 04:00:00 EDT 2020

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1656708· OSTI ID:1656708

Bishop, Norman ^[1]; Han, Fang ^[2]; Johnson, Megan ^[2]; Uria-Martinez, Rocio ^[2]; Samu, Nicole ^[2]

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1. Knight Piesold and Co., Denver, CO (United States)
2. Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

This report was developed in tandem with the Furthering Advancements to Shorten Time (FAST) to Commissioning PSH Challenge and represents the underlying technical analysis that informed the competition. Lead by Oak Ridge National Laboratory, the report is designed to address barriers and solutions to PSH development by establishing baseline project development knowledge, defining key aspects of project development, and identifying opportunities to reduce project timelines, costs, and risks. The document’s scope includes post-licensing activities and excludes factors related to permitting or licensing.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States); Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States); National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States); Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Water Power Technologies Office (EE-4W) (Water Power Technologies Office Corporate)
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-00OR22725; AC02-06CH11357; AC36-08GO28308; AC05-76RL01830
• OSTI ID: 1656708
• Report Number(s): ORNL/SPR--2019/1299; 8267
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

13 HYDRO ENERGY
42 ENGINEERING
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hydrowires
pumped
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