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Where the geography allows, pumped storage should be expanded. There was an interesting proposal for a massive pumped storage Strathdearn[0] It has the capaci
by stoneman24 3y ago
Where the geography allows, pumped storage should be expanded.
There was an interesting proposal for a massive pumped storage Strathdearn[0]
It has the capacity of about 6800 gigwatt hours (283 gigawatt days)
which is about 1000 times the existing scottish current pumped storage in Cruachen.
The article claims to cover the existing daily power requirements of UK and be able to export to europe.
I am not a civil engineer or geologist so it might be too big, not practical and too expensive.
lots of smaller schemes might be better, but an interesting read
[0] https://scottishscientist.wordpress.com/2015/04/15/worlds-biggest-ever-pumped-storage-hydro-scheme-for-scotland/ https://scottishscientist.wordpress.com/2015/04/15/worlds-bi...