A global atlas of pumped hydro systems that repurpose existing …
Site selection for underground pumped storage plant using abandoned coal mine through a hybrid multi-criteria decision-making framework under the fuzzy …
Researchers Investigate Pumped Storage in Retired Underground Mines
They are investigating pumped storage — saving excess renewable power generated during sunny or windy days for use during periods of high demand — using old mine shafts. This is achieved by pumping the underground water up to the surface during periods of conventional excess power generation, then allowing the water to drain …
Research on development demand and potential of pumped …
According to a summary of the PSPP models using abandoned mines, the application of PSAM is analyzed, and the combination of pumped storage and …
Use underground mines for electricity storage, optimise mine water …
26th April 2024. Font size: - +. South Africa''s many underground mines can be used as batteries that store the clean electricity that the water descending for cooling can provide. At the same ...
Site selection for underground pumped storage plant using abandoned coal mine …
The development of underground pumped storage plant using abandoned coal mine (UPSP-ACM) has a significance to abandoned coal mine resources utilization and energy storage industry. The article studies on site selection of UPSP-ACM and proposes a decision framework to determine the optimal location based on the theory …
Pumped storage hydropower in an abandoned open-pit coal mine: Slope stability analysis under different water …
FIGURE 1. Distribution of abandoned coal mines in China during the years 2014–2018. have been abandoned. According to statistical data from the Chinese Academy of Engineering (Yuan et al., 2018 ...
A global atlas of pumped hydro systems that repurpose existing mining …
Pumped hydro energy storage comprises the majority of global energy storage for the electricity industry. A previous study identified 616,000 potential "Greenfield" closed-loop (off-river) pumped hydro sites around the world with combined storage of 23,000 Terawatt-hours (TWh). In this study, we identify 904 sites in mining areas ...
Site selection for underground pumped storage plant using abandoned coal mine …
Site selection for underground pumped storage plant using abandoned coal mine through a hybrid multi-criteria decision-making framework under the fuzzy environment: A case in China The development ...
Free Full-Text | Feasibility Study of Construction of …
The construction of pumped storage power stations using abandoned mines not only utilizes underground space with no mining value (reduced cost and construction period), but also improves …
Exploring the use of deep level gold mines in South Africa for underground pumped hydroelectric energy storage …
The fact that the hard rock formations are overlain by soluble dolomite may be even more important. Chemical dissolution of the dolomite ("Malmani Dolomite" see Fig. 1) over millions of years resulted in voluminous underground cavities and caves interconnected by fractures, fissure, faults, and dissolution slots in which large volumes of …
Distribution of heavy metals influenced by pumped storage …
This work provides a reproducible idea and method to assess the impact of using abandoned mines and mining subsidence water area for pumped storage …
Frontiers | Pumped storage power station using abandoned mine …
Making full use of the underground space with stable structures in the abandoned mines to build underground PSPS, on the one hand, can effectively save the …
Development status and progress of pumped storage in underground space of closed/abandoned mines
The development of closed/abandoned mine underground space pumped storage technology can provide some insights into the utilization of underground space resources in China and offer new pathways for ensuring national energy security and high-quality socio-economic development. Keywords: closed/abandoned mines. pumped storage.
Abandoned Mine Pits and Underground Tunnel-based Pumped …
Abstract: This paper presents a preliminary design for abandoned mine pits-underground tunnel-based pumped hydro storage (PHS) system. In the design, the continuous …
Frontiers | Pumped storage hydropower in an abandoned open-pit coal mine: Slope stability analysis under different water …
Despite the benefits, there are few PSH plant using abandoned open-pit coal mines being constructed, and related researches remain in initial stages. Nevertheless, Wessel et al. (2015) analyzed the economic evaluation of a PSH plant erected in an abandoned open-pit mine, and they found that PSH in an abandoned open-pit mine …
Stability analysis of pumped storage hydropower plant in abandoned open-pit mine affected by dynamic surface subsidence of combined mining ...
Environmental Science and Pollution Research - The construction of a pumped storage hydropower plant (PSHP) in an abandoned open-pit mine is a potential alternative to green mining and energy... Due to the frequent occurrence of geological disasters (Fig. 1. a, b, and c), the open-pit mine has affected the urban ecological …
Underground pumped-storage hydro power plants …
Underground storage hydro energy systems offer one way to achieve this, and one innovative approach involves repurposing abandoned underground mine shafts for pumped underground storage …
Obstacle identification for the development of pumped hydro …
Both DEMATEL and ISM can be used to analyze the obstacles faced by the construction of pumped storage power stations in abandoned mines. More importantly, …
Pumped Storage Hydropower in Abandoned Mine …
Pumped storage hydropower (PSH) plants built in abandoned mine shafts can convert intermittent electricity into useful energy. However, studies on basic theories and key technologies are a...
