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It seems to work well in Scotland, but then there aren't exactly the same drought problems. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cruachan_Power_Station https://en.wik
by elektromekatron 11y ago
It seems to work well in Scotland, but then there aren't exactly the same drought problems.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cruachan_Power_Station https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cruachan_Power_Station
- keithpeter 11y agoThere are quite a few pumped storage schemes in UK [1]. We have the advantage of the national grid (and a smaller country!) so we can have a mix of base load stations and spin up higher cost peak demand stations. Pumped storage allows some base load power to be stored against demand peaks. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pumped-storage_hydroelectricity https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pumped-storage_hydroelectricit...
- geomark 11y agoIt's also been in use in Thailand not far from where I live. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lam_Takhong_Dam https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lam_Takhong_Dam Initially it had 500 MW of capacity and was later upgraded to 1,000 MW. http://www.egat.co.th/en/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=46&Itemid=117 http://www.egat.co.th/en/index.php?option=com_content&view=a...