Present status of pumped hydro storage operations to mitigate renewable energy fluctuations in Japan

This paper focuses on pumped hydro energy storage (PHES) plants’ current operations after electricity system reforms and variable renewable energy (VRE) installations in Japan. PHES plants have historically been developed to create electricity demand at night in order to operate base load power plan...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Shota Ichimura, Seiichiro Kimura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2019-10-01
Series:Global Energy Interconnection
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2096511719301082