Preliminary design study of underground pumped hydro and compressed-air energy storage in hard rock. Volume 1. Executive summary. Final report

Technical Report · Fri May 01 04:00:00 EDT 1981

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6424953· OSTI ID:6424953

Potomac Electric Power Company (PEPCO) and Acres American Incorporated (AAI) have carried out a preliminary design study of water-compensated Compressed Air Energy Storage (CAES) and Underground Pumped Hydroelectric (UPH) plants for siting in geological conditions suitable for hard rock excavations. The work was carried out over a period of three years and was sponsored by the US Department of Energy (DOE), the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) and PEPCO. The study was divided into five primary tasks as follows: establishment of design criteria and analysis of impact on power system; selection of site and establishment of site characteristics; formulation of design approaches; assessment of environmental and safety aspects; and preparation of preliminary design of plant. The salient aspects considered and the conclusions reached during the consideration of the five primary tasks for both CAES and UPH are presented in this Executive Summary, which forms Volume 1 of the series of reports prepared during the study. The investigations and analyses carried out, together with the results and conclusions reached, are described in detail in Volumes 2 through 13 and ten appendices.

• Research Organization: Potomac Electric Power Co., Washington, DC (USA); Acres American, Inc., Columbia, MD
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-77ET28013
• OSTI ID: 6424953
• Report Number(s): EPRI-EM-1589-Vol.1; ON: DE81029440
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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