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Technical Information
Examples of Pumped Storage Plants

Limberg II - Austria
Raccoon Mountain - United States
Goldisthal - Germany
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UABs - Pumped Storage Plants are reversible hydroelectric plants with a daily cycle and closed or semi-open circuit.
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How it works:
Pumps water from the lower reservoir to the upper one, during periods of lower demand, taking advantage of excess generation from solar and wind plants to store energy;
It generates energy by discharging water from the upper reservoir to the lower reservoir during the period of greatest demand.

Irena 2023

Source: The changing role of hydropower: Challenges and opportunities, International Renewable Energy Agency, Abu Dhabi.
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