Modular design expands applications of pumped storage

Conference · Mon Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1990

OSTI ID:5879438

Eastwood, J E; Olsen, D ^[1]

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1. Pacific Turbine Systems, Inc., San Francisco, CA (US)

Pumped storage is widely recognized as the most efficient available technology for the storage of electrical energy. Escalating regulatory difficulties, together with high costs and long construction times, however, have led many utilities to abandon pumped storage as a resource option. Modular hydroelectric pumped storage (MHPS) is a proprietary design approach revolving around two man-made reservoirs which standardizes major components of plant engineering and construction. Key elements of the design are outlined, new applications of pumped storage resulting from this approach are discussed, and preliminary indications of the effect of the design approach on permitting, costs and schedules are presented.

• OSTI ID: 5879438
• Report Number(s): CONF-901034--
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

13 HYDRO ENERGY
130300* -- Hydro Energy-- Plant Design & Operation
130500 -- Hydro Energy-- Economic
Industrial
& Business Aspects
ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES
COST
DESIGN
HYDROELECTRIC POWER PLANTS
MODULAR STRUCTURES
PEAKING POWER PLANTS
PERMITS
POWER PLANTS
PUMPED STORAGE POWER PLANTS
SCHEDULES