Seawater pumped storage systems and offshore wind parks in islands with low onshore wind potential. A fundamental case study

Dimitris Al. Katsaprakakis and Dimitris G. Christakis

Energy, 2014, vol. 66, issue C, 470-486

Abstract: The scope of this article is to investigate the effects of introducing a WP-PSS (Wind Powered Pumped Storage System) in isolated electricity systems assuming unfavourable conditions such as low onshore wind potential and low PSS head height. These disadvantages can be compensated with the installation of offshore wind parks, larger reservoirs and double penstocks to allow simultaneous water fall and pumping using pipes of the greatest diameter that are currently commercially available. With the above modifications, the energy efficiency of the WP-PSS improves while the installation costs rise.

Keywords: Hydro power plants; Wind powered seawater pumped storage; Isolated insular systems; Offshore wind parks; Renewable energy sources; Wind energy penetration (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2014.01.021

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