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Earba Storage Project
The Earba Storage Project is a proposed pumped-storage hydroelectricity (PSH) scheme in the Scottish Highlands. If built, the project will be the largest pumped-hydro scheme in Scotland and the UK, storing 40GWh of energy with a maximum generating capacity of 1.8GW. This is around 22 hours at full power. The scheme is being developed by Gilkes Energy, a subsidiary of the Kendal-based turbine manufacturer Gilbert Gilkes & Gordon. It would be located on the Arverikie Estate, between Loch Laggan and Loch Ericht, about east of Fort William, Scotland, Fort William and south-west of Newtonmore. The estate and Ardverikie House were used in the 2000s TV series Monarch of the Glen (TV series), Monarch of the Glen. Current Status The planning application for the scheme was submitted in March 2024. In March 2025, the project was granted Electricity Act 1989, Section 36 planning consent by the Scottish Government. Construction is expected to take around six or seven years. Proposals ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pumped-storage Hydroelectricity
Pumped-storage hydroelectricity (PSH), or pumped hydroelectric energy storage (PHES), is a type of hydroelectric energy storage used by electric power systems for load balancing (electrical power), load balancing. A PSH system stores energy in the form of gravitational potential energy of water, pumped from a lower elevation reservoir to a higher elevation. Low-cost surplus off-peak electric power is typically used to run the pumps. During periods of high electrical demand, the stored water is released through water turbine, turbines to produce electric power. Pumped-storage hydroelectricity allows energy from Intermittent energy source, intermittent sources (such as solar power, solar, Wind power, wind, and other renewables) or excess electricity from continuous base-load sources (such as coal or nuclear) to be saved for periods of higher demand. The reservoirs used with pumped storage can be quite small, when contrasted with the lakes of conventional hydroelectric plants of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
