Pumped storage hydropower is the greenest renewable energy technology for large-scale energy storage, a new study suggests. Researchers with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory said closed-loop ...

Journalist Robert Kunzig explains how an old technology could complement wind and solar installations to decarbonize the electric grid. However, big upfront costs and thorny land-use issues would ...

Grid stability and fast response: In order to handle spikes in demand, pumped hydro facilities can quickly ramp up to full ...

Discover the most innovative energy storage solutions transforming renewable energy reliability and sustainability. We tour ...

Tractebel will support the refurbishment of the Dinorwig pumped-storage power plant in North Wales, the largest facility of ...

A £300m investment at the Dinorwig and Ffestiniog pumped storage hydro stations in North Wales has been approved. The funding ...

About 1,800 sites in Alaska are suitable for the development of closed-loop pumped storage hydropower projects, and many more are suitable for open-loop pumped storage, according to a study by Argonne ...

Dairyland Power Cooperative is collaborating with Mine Storage International AB (Mine Storage) and Michigan Technological University to explore the potential for pumped underground storage hydropower ...

Last year, despite the growing global demand for energy, countries began to report record levels of energy-dumping, or ...

Last weekend, looking for someplace new to explore, my wife and I drove down to Northfield, Mass., to check out the cross-country ski center. The skiing was great, and it occurred to me that readers ...