Balliemeanoch Pumped Storage Hydro
Balliemeanoch Pumped Storage Hydro is a proposed pumped storage hydro (PSH) scheme in the Scottish Highlands.[1][2]
If built, the project will be the largest pumped-hydro schemes in Scotland, storing 45GWh of energy, equating to 30 hours of generation at the maximum capacity of 1.5GW.[2]
Like the nearby Cruachan Power Station, the project would use Loch Awe as the lower reservoir. Surplus electricity from the national grid would be stored by pumping water from the loch up to a greatly enlarged mountain loch Lochan Airish in the hills to the East. Lochan Airish lies at approximately 360m above Ordnance Datum (AOD), 9km northwest of Inveraray and 3km east of the village of Balliemeanoch.[2]
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[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Alice Grundy (February 8, 2022). "ILI Group to develop 1.5GW pumped storage hydro project". News. Solar Power Portal. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
- ^ a b c Biggar Economics (May 2023). "The Economic Impact of Pumped Storage Hydro" (PDF). Scottish Renewables. Scottish renewables. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
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