Numerical modelling of water subsurface reservoirs during the operation phase in underground pumped storage hydropower plants

Javier Menéndez; Jorge Loredo

doi:10.1051/e3sconf/202015202001

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Issue		E3S Web Conf. Volume 152, 2020 2019 International Conference on Power, Energy and Electrical Engineering (PEEE 2019)


Article Number		02001
Number of page(s)		4
Section		Renewable Energy and Energy Engineering
DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202015202001
Published online		14 February 2020

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[1] Eurostat. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat. (Accesed 9 july 2019. [Google Scholar]

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[3] Menendez J, Loredo J, Fernandez-Oro J, Galdo M. Underground pumped-storage hydropower plants with mine water in abandoned coal mines. In: Proceedings of the IMWA 13th International Congress, 2017; pp. 6–13. [Google Scholar]

[4] Winde F, Kaiser F, Erasmus E. Exploring the use of deep level gold mines in South Africa for underground pumped hydroelectric energy storage schemes. Renew Sustain Energy Rev 2016;78:668–82 https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2017.04.116. [CrossRef] [Google Scholar]

[5] Menendez J, Loredo J, Fernandez-Oro JM, Galdo M. Energy storage in underground coal mines in NW Spain: Assessment of an underground lower water reservoir and preliminary energy balance. Renew. Energy 2019; 134:1381–1391. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2018.09.042 [Google Scholar]

[6] Pujades E, Orban P, Bodeux S, Archambeau P, Erpicum S, Dassargues A. Underground pumped storage hydropower plants using open pit mines: how do groundwater exchanges influence the efficiency? Appl Energy 2017;190:135–46. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2016.12.093 [Google Scholar]

[7] Menendez J, Ordóñez A, Álvarez R, Loredo J. Energy from closed mines: Underground energy storage and geothermal applications. Renew Sustainable Energy Rev 2019;108:498–512. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2019.04.007. [CrossRef] [Google Scholar]

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[10] Uddin, N., Asce, M., 2003. Preliminary design of an underground reservoir for pumped storage. Geotechnical and Geological Engineering, 21: 331. Doi: 10.1023/B:GEGE.0000006058.79137.e2 [CrossRef] [Google Scholar]

[11] Menendez J, Loredo J. Use of closured open pit and underground coal mines for energy generation: Application to the Asturias Central Coal Basin (Spain). E3S Web of Conferences 2019; 80: 01005. https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/20198001005 [CrossRef] [EDP Sciences] [Google Scholar]

[12] Hall A, Scott JA, Shang H. Geothermal energy recovery from underground mines. Renew Sustainable Energy Rev 2011;15:916–24. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2010.11.007 [CrossRef] [Google Scholar]

[13] Menendez J, Ordóñez A, Fernandez-Oro JM, Loredo J, Díaz-Aguado M.B. Feasibility analysis of using mine water from abandoned coal mines in Spain for heating and cooling of buildings. Renew Energy 2020;146:1166–1176. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2019.07.054 [Google Scholar]

[14] Peralta E, Breede K, Falcone G. Geothermal heat recovery from abandoned mines: a systematic review of projects implemented worldwide and a methodology for screening new projects. Environ Earth Sci 2015;73:6783–6795. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12665-015-4285-y. [Google Scholar]

[15] Menendez J, Fernandez-Oro JM, Galdo M, Loredo J. Pumped-storage hydropower plants with underground reservoir: Influence of air pressure on the efficiency of the Francis turbine and energy production. Renew. Energy 2019;143:1427–1438. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2019.05.099 [Google Scholar]

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