Assessment of European Pumped Hydropower Storage Potential (This is posted on behalf of the JRC – Joint Research Centre) Dear colleagues We have finished our modelling of the potential for pumped hydropower storage in 21 European countries (see list below). This potential is the result of adding up individual results from 3500 sites (topology A – one existing reservoir) and up to 2500 ... »
Roger, My own analysis has also shown that there is insufficient value in the difference between peak and off peak electricity prices to make energy storage economic. However, this may not be the only revenue stream for an energy storage system. Mechanisms that may provide greater return are as you say, within islanded communities (where electricity is typically diesel generated), reducing peaks (... »
Mark Jacobson and Mark Delucchi recently published two papers in Energy Policy expanding upon our article on 100% wind, water, and solar power for the world, published in Scientific American in November 2009. I am attaching corrected in-press proofs of the articles. Mark and I continue to work on various aspects of this, so we welcome comments on these papers. (Please do not distribute them system... »
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Hydro Capacity in the EU-15 and Norway 22 days the energy storage capacity of hydro across Western Europe, (the EU15 countries plus Norway and Iceland), expressed in terms of average daily electricity demand 177 TWh the storage capacity, put another way. That’s the same as 0.604 quads, 22MTCe, 15 MTOe, 152Pcal, 637PJ, or 465kWh per person across the 381 million people in the EU15+Norwa... »
Storage hydropower roughly produces 405 TWh per year in the scenario area and has a storage volume of roughly 241 TWh. Hydropower Scandinavia: Finland 3.062 GW (14.04 TWh) Norway 27.524 GW (132.82 TWh) Sweden 16.236 GW (65.38 TWh) Sum: 46.820 GW (212.23 TWh) http://www.eia.doe.gov/international/RecentHydroelectricInstalledCapacity.xls http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/international/RecentHydroelectric... »
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Today, The Times has claimed that Britain's potential renewable resources are insufficient to meet demand, and therefore that Britain needs new nuclear plants. This is reported as having been stated by the new Chief Scientific Advisor to DECC, Professor David MacKay FRS, the author of the free online book: Sustainable Energy Without the Hot Air - though it appears that The Times invented this quot... »
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