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> we can use it are already taken There are literally millions of unused locations identified that are suitable for pumped storage: https://re100.eng.anu.edu.
by bryanlarsen 3mo ago
> we can use it are already taken
There are literally millions of unused locations identified that are suitable for pumped storage: https://re100.eng.anu.edu.au/global/ https://re100.eng.anu.edu.au/global/
hydro generation sites are mostly taken. pumped storage doesn't need flow, just 2 reservoirs (one or both of which can be built) and a elevation change.
> a brand new dam
pumped storage facilities generally don't use dams.
- bluGill 3mo agoYou have to have something to keep the water contained between the two.
- bryanlarsen 3mo agoBut those aren't dams. Dams are something that stops the flow of water. And it's this stoppage that causes the environmental problems. Reservoir walls might look like dams, but they're not dams.