Rethinking Pumped Storage Hydropower in the European Alps: A Call for New Integrated Assessment Tools to Support the Energy Transition

Rethinking Pumped Storage Hydropower in the European Alps: A Call for New Integrated Assessment Tools to Support the Energy Transition

The European Alps are well positioned to contribute significantly to the energy transition. In addition to sites with above-average potential for wind and solar power, the “water towers” of Europe provide flexible, low-carbon power generation as well as energy storage. In the future, hydropower syst...

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Main Authors: Astrid Björnsen Gurung, Axel Borsdorf, Leopold Füreder, Felix Kienast, Peter Matt, Christoph Scheidegger, Lukas Schmocker, Massimiliano Zappa, Kathrin Volkart
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: International Mountain Society 2016-05-01
Series:Mountain Research and Development
Subjects:
Austria
energy transition
Alps
environmental impacts
pumped storage hydropower
sustainability assessment
Switzerland
Online Access:http://www.bioone.org/doi/full/10.1659/MRD-JOURNAL-D-15-00069.1

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