IASH Journal- International Association for Small Hydro
Year : 2022, Volume : 11, Issue : 2
First page : ( 3) Last page : ( 6)
Print ISSN : 2250-0103. Online ISSN : 2250-0111.

Pumped storage plants : An alternative energy storage

Kumari Madhwi

Manager, THDCIL

Online published on 3 May, 2023.

Abstract

For last few years, countries across the globe are struggling to mitigate their carbon emission. Earlier, the Kyoto Protocol and now “The Paris Accord” on which 194 countries & European Union have signed, of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC) is a vouch of the global commitment for reduction in carbon emission. This concern has changed the entire energy market spectrum world over-and India is not unaffected by this. The energy sector is now more inclined towards renewable resources-in place of fossil fuels. This has resulted in the increased share of renewable energy resources in the electricity grid specially the wind & the solar energy. But at the same time, the integration of wind & solar power into the grid has posed a serious challenge due to their variability. Therefore, Pumped Storage Plants (PSPs) have emerged as a prominent source of clean energy for maintaining the grid stability. This paper discusses the importance of PSPs in such changing environment.

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Keywords

Carbon Emission, Renewable Energy, Electricity Grid.

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