Optimal investment timing and capacity choice for pumped hydropower storage

Pumped hydropower storage can smooth output from intermittent renewable electricity generators and facilitate their large-scale use in energy systems. Germany has aggressive plans for wind power expansion, and pumped storage ramps quickly enough to smooth wind power and could profit from arbitrage o...

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Main Authors: Fertig, Emily (Contributor), Doorman, Gerard (Author), Apt, Jay (Author), Heggedal, Ane Marte (Author)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Engineering Systems Division (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2016-06-17T19:07:50Z.
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