A major Scottish pumped storage hydro project at Loch Ness is positioned for further development under new Norwegian ownership.
Norwegian hydropower electricity producer Statkraft - which describes itself as Europe’s largest renewable power generator - has announced it will acquire the Red John Pumped Storage Hydro Scheme from Scottish clean energy…
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How to increase the world’s use of pumped hydro energy storage
One way of overcoming the intermittency of renewable energies such as wind and solar, is pumped hydro energy storage (PHES). Pumped storage isn’t a new idea, but one whose strengths and practicality are becoming more compelling to countries keen to improve the resilience of their energy networks and depend more…