Colbún proposes 800 MW ocean-powered pumped storage project in Chile

Chilean utility Colbún has unveiled plans for a massive pumped storage hydropower project in northern Chile. The facility will use desalinated water from the Pacific Ocean to store energy and use it when it's most needed. From pv magazine ESS News site Pumped hydro (PHES) has long been the dominant energy storage technology wordwide, but today's rapidly growing battery energy storage fleet looks set to overtake the throne. According to some industry indsiders, the switch at the top in terms of gigawatts of power installed is likely to already happen next year as batteries become as mature and ...

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