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Pumped Hydro Energy Storage

  • A farm of kites lifting hoses (and/or bags) full of water high into the air can create a large common instantaneous head of water to drive a hydro-electric generator at higher-efficiency than ordinary pumped-hydro at a lower head. A simple valve suffices match load to generation, without complex gearing or close kite control.

    This is not Pumped-Hydro Storage as such, but a distinct AWES concept, partly related to long-discussed concepts for kite-based wildfire-fighting, irrigation, etc..

    CC BY NC SA      by Dave Santos   Discuss:  AirborneWindEnergy/conversations/messages/11523
     
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