Advances in Underground Energy Storage for Renewable Energy Sources

• Other Authors: Loredo, Jorge (Editor), Menéndez, Javier (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel, Switzerland MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2021
• Subjects: Research & information: general; Technology: general issues; energy storage; underground pumped storage; economic feasibility; ancillary services; day-ahead market; underground space; mining structures; underground reservoir; empirical analysis; numerical modelling; hydropower plants; hydrogen; underground storage; leakage; monitoring; protocol; helium; aquifer; renewable energy; hydropower; mine; groundwater; environmental impacts; efficiency; wind energy; photovoltaics; wind curtailment; mesoscale atmospheric model; hydro-pumped storage; abandoned mines; underground reservoirs; CAES; analytical modelling; sealing layer; environmental impact; hydrogen storage; sealing liners; Liner Rock Caverns; epoxy resin; hydrogen permeability; exergy; salt caverns; pumped storage hydropower; energy storage system; quarry; open pit; hydrochemistry; n/a
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Energy storage currently plays an important role in the electricity systems. Innovative energy storage solutions will play an important role in ensuring the integration of renewable energy sources into the electrical grids in the European Union. Pumped storage hydropower systems are the most mature...