Pumped Hydro Storage

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Energy Storage Technology
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs Pumped Storage Hydroelectricity
gptkbp:alternativeTo gptkb:Compressed_Air_Energy_Storage
Battery Storage
gptkbp:canBe Closed-Loop System
Open-Loop System
gptkbp:commissioned 1890
gptkbp:component gptkb:steam_locomotive
gptkb:Lower_Reservoir
gptkb:Pumping_Station
gptkb:Penstock
Upper Reservoir
gptkbp:cycleEfficiency 70-80%
gptkbp:environmentalImpact Land Use
Aquatic Ecosystem Disruption
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (low)
gptkbp:examplePlant gptkb:Raccoon_Mountain_Pumped-Storage_Plant
gptkb:Dinorwig_Power_Station
gptkbp:examplePlantLocation gptkb:Tennessee,_USA
Wales, UK
gptkbp:globalCapacity2021 ~180 GW
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Pumped Hydro Storage
gptkbp:largestPlant gptkb:Bath_County_Pumped_Storage_Station
gptkbp:largestPlantLocation gptkb:Virginia,_USA
gptkbp:marketRole Peak Shaving
Ancillary Services
Black Start Capability
Frequency Regulation
gptkbp:notableCountry gptkb:China
gptkb:Germany
gptkb:Japan
gptkb:Switzerland
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:operationalLifetime 40-60 years
gptkbp:period Seconds to Minutes
gptkbp:powerSource Electrical to Gravitational Potential
Gravitational Potential to Electrical
gptkbp:principle Potential Energy Storage
gptkbp:regulates National Energy Authorities
gptkbp:relatedConcept gptkb:hydroelectric_power_station
Energy Arbitrage
Grid Flexibility
gptkbp:requires Water Source
Large Land Area
Elevation Difference
gptkbp:shareOfGlobalStorage2021 >90%
gptkbp:usedFor gptkb:Renewable_Energy_Integration
Load Balancing
Grid Energy Storage
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Energy_Storage_Projects
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7