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Tag Archives: pumped hydro
Hydropower has a very low energy density
To store the energy contained in 1 gallon of gasoline requires over 55,000 gallons to be pumped up 726 feet (CCST 2012). As a thought experiment look at what it would take generate all of America’s 4,058 TWh electricity, where … Continue reading
Posted in Energy Storage, Hydropower, Pumped Hydro Storage (PHS)
Tagged electric, energy density, hydropower, PHS, pumped hydro
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