Numerical study of the Martelange mine to be used as underground reservoir for constructing an Underground Pumped Storage Hydropower plant
<p>Underground Pumped Storage Hydropower (UPSH) using abandoned mines has been considered as a potential high capacity Energy Storage Systems. In UPSH plants, the excess of electricity is stored in the form of potential energy by pumping water from an underground reservoir (abandoned mine i...
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| author | E. Pujades P. Orban P. Archambeau S. Erpicum A. Dassargues |
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| description | <p>Underground Pumped Storage Hydropower (UPSH) using abandoned mines has been
considered as a potential high capacity Energy Storage Systems. In UPSH
plants, the excess of electricity is stored in the form of potential energy
by pumping water from an underground reservoir (abandoned mine in this paper)
to a surface reservoir, while electricity is produced (when the demand
increases) discharging water from the surface into the underground reservoir.
The main concerns may arise from the water exchanges occurring between the
underground reservoir and the surrounding medium, which are relevant in terms
of environmental impact and UPSH efficiency. Although the role of the water
exchanges has been previously addressed, most studies are based on synthetic
models. This work focuses on a real abandoned slate mine located in
Martelange (Belgium). The effects of different rehabilitation works to
prepare the mine as an underground reservoir are assessed in terms of
groundwater exchanges and their associated consequences.</p> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c1223cd214534b13b6b64949fe2a39382022-12-22T00:05:44ZengCopernicus PublicationsAdvances in Geosciences1680-73401680-73592018-07-0145515610.5194/adgeo-45-51-2018Numerical study of the Martelange mine to be used as underground reservoir for constructing an Underground Pumped Storage Hydropower plantE. Pujades0P. Orban1P. Archambeau2S. Erpicum3A. Dassargues4Department of Computational Hydrosystems, UFZ – Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research, Permoserstr. 15, 04318 Leipzig, GermanyHydrogeology and Environmental Geology, Geo3, Dpt ArGEnCo, Aquapole, University of Liege, 4000 Liege, BelgiumHydraulics in Environmental and Civil Engineering (HECE), Dpt ArGEnCo, Aquapole, University of Liege, 4000 Liege, BelgiumHydraulics in Environmental and Civil Engineering (HECE), Dpt ArGEnCo, Aquapole, University of Liege, 4000 Liege, BelgiumHydrogeology and Environmental Geology, Geo3, Dpt ArGEnCo, Aquapole, University of Liege, 4000 Liege, Belgium<p>Underground Pumped Storage Hydropower (UPSH) using abandoned mines has been considered as a potential high capacity Energy Storage Systems. In UPSH plants, the excess of electricity is stored in the form of potential energy by pumping water from an underground reservoir (abandoned mine in this paper) to a surface reservoir, while electricity is produced (when the demand increases) discharging water from the surface into the underground reservoir. The main concerns may arise from the water exchanges occurring between the underground reservoir and the surrounding medium, which are relevant in terms of environmental impact and UPSH efficiency. Although the role of the water exchanges has been previously addressed, most studies are based on synthetic models. This work focuses on a real abandoned slate mine located in Martelange (Belgium). The effects of different rehabilitation works to prepare the mine as an underground reservoir are assessed in terms of groundwater exchanges and their associated consequences.</p>https://www.adv-geosci.net/45/51/2018/adgeo-45-51-2018.pdf |
| spellingShingle | E. Pujades P. Orban P. Archambeau S. Erpicum A. Dassargues Numerical study of the Martelange mine to be used as underground reservoir for constructing an Underground Pumped Storage Hydropower plant Advances in Geosciences |
| title | Numerical study of the Martelange mine to be used as underground reservoir for constructing an Underground Pumped Storage Hydropower plant |
| title_full | Numerical study of the Martelange mine to be used as underground reservoir for constructing an Underground Pumped Storage Hydropower plant |
| title_fullStr | Numerical study of the Martelange mine to be used as underground reservoir for constructing an Underground Pumped Storage Hydropower plant |
| title_full_unstemmed | Numerical study of the Martelange mine to be used as underground reservoir for constructing an Underground Pumped Storage Hydropower plant |
| title_short | Numerical study of the Martelange mine to be used as underground reservoir for constructing an Underground Pumped Storage Hydropower plant |
| title_sort | numerical study of the martelange mine to be used as underground reservoir for constructing an underground pumped storage hydropower plant |
| url | https://www.adv-geosci.net/45/51/2018/adgeo-45-51-2018.pdf |
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