Hydropower and Desalination Could Work Better Together Researchers modeled combined systems that could be cheaper and more efficient

A greener future requires, in part, more large-scale energy storage systems. The most common system is pumped-storage hydropower, in which excess energy is stored by pumping water to a higher elevation and releasing it to drive a turbine when energy demand rises. Pumped storage currently accounts for 96 percent of utility-scale energy storage in the United States. [Lire plus…]