Tag: pumped storage

GE gets pumped storage contract in Spain

GE gets pumped storage contract in Spain

May 5, 2023 |

GE has secured a contract from Red Eléctrica to supply six pumped storage turbines for the 200 MW Chira Soria pumped storage power plant in Gran Canaria, Spain. The contract was secured in a consortium with Cobra Infrastructuras Hidráulicas. Red Eléctrica is the sole transmission agent as well as the operator of Spain’s national electricity system. GE will commission, design, supply and transport the turbines and deliver generators, main transformers and electrical balance-of-plant equipment.

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GE to upgrade 500 MW Porabka Zar pumped hydro storage plant in Poland

GE to upgrade 500 MW Porabka Zar pumped hydro storage plant in Poland

April 28, 2023 |

GE Renewable Energy has secured a contract from PGE Odnawialna in Poland to replace four 125 MW pumped turbines and generators at Porabka Zar pumped hydro storage plant. GE Hydro Solutions will design, manufacture and supply equipment and provide the excitation and governing systems, as well as replace the 40-year-old turbines with new high-efficiency pumped turbines and motor generators. It will also replace the existing stay rings and stay vanes with new ones specially designed for Porabka Zar.

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<strong>Drax hires Studio Pietrangeli to build pumped storage plant</strong>

Drax hires Studio Pietrangeli to build pumped storage plant

March 10, 2023 |

Drax, a UK-based electric services company, has hired hydro-engineering consultant Studio Pietrangeli to enhance the layout of its Cruachan pumped storage expansion. The new underground pumped hydro facility, with a 600 MW capacity, will be constructed next to Drax’s current Cruachan complex in Argyll, Scotland. According to the agreement, Studio Pietrangeli will operate as the project’s owner’s engineer and provide assistance with vital tasks including optimising the layout and design of the new facility.

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rPlus Hydro files draft application for pumped storage project

rPlus Hydro files draft application for pumped storage project

June 7, 2022 |

rPlus Hydro, a subsidiary of the US-based renewable energy firm rPlus Energies, has submitted a draft licence application for the Seminoe Pumped Storage project in Wyoming. The application was submitted to state and federal agencies as part of the proposed pumped hydro energy storage project’s multi-year study and approval process, which will have a capacity of up to 900 MW.

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Robust Pumped Storage Growth To Reinforce Mainland China’s Renewables Growth

Robust Pumped Storage Growth To Reinforce Mainland China’s Renewables Growth

May 29, 2022 |

We have recently revised up our hydro-electric pumped storage generation and capacity forecasts for Mainland China, following positive developments in the sector. Mainland China is the top-performing market in Asia for pumped storage, with a total of 36.4GW of capacity as of end-2021. Over the coming years, we expect Mainland China’s hydro-electric pumped storage capacity to expand rapidly. In September 2021, the National Energy Administration (NEA) announced that it aims for hydro-electric pumped storage capacity to reach 62.0GW in 2025 and 120.0GW in 2030. 

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Innovative Pumped Storage Hydropower configurations and uses

Innovative Pumped Storage Hydropower configurations and uses

September 23, 2021 |

Pumped storage hydropower (PSH) operates by storing electricity in the form of gravitational potential energy through pumping water from a lower to an upper reservoir. First built since the end of the 19th  century,  PSH is a mature and proven technology for long-duration energy storage. It has continuously evolved to suit the needs of changing power systems,  providing a suite of power systems flexibility services such as inertia,  frequency control,  voltage regulation, and black-start capability, which are vital to support the growing shares of variable renewable energy in grid systems.

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US Hydropower Market Report, January 2021

US Hydropower Market Report, January 2021

February 17, 2021 | ,

Hydropower in the United States is used extensively for power system flexibility and resilience. In many parts of the country, hydropower provides more frequency regulation and reserves than its share of installed capacity. In nearly every balancing area assessed, hydropower was more extensively utilized for hourly ramping flexibility than any other resource.

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Australia’s New South Wales aims for $23.3 billion of private investments in renewables space

Australia’s New South Wales aims for $23.3 billion of private investments in renewables space

November 11, 2020 |

The state of New South Wales in Australia announced its plans to shift from coal-base power to renewables in the next decade. For this it aims to mobilise $23.3 billion of private investment into the renewables sector. The state authorities plan to attract private participation by improving the approval process, reducing bureaucratic hurdles and ensure timely clearances.

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ANDRITZ to supply electro-mechanical equipment for Greenko’s pumped storage plant in India

ANDRITZ to supply electro-mechanical equipment for Greenko’s pumped storage plant in India

October 7, 2020 |

ANDRITZ has received a contract from Greenko, one of the largest independent power producers in India, for the supply of electro-mechanical equipment for the 1,200 MW Pinnapuram pumped storage plant located in Andhra Pradesh, India. The contract includes design, manufacture, supply, transportation, erection, testing, and commissioning of four 240 MW units, two 120 MW reversible pump units, main inlet valves and associated auxiliaries.

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