pumped storage

American  

noun

1. a system for generating hydroelectric power for peak periods by pumping water from a lower to a higher reservoir during low-demand periods and then releasing it during peak periods.

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pumped storage British  

noun

1. (in hydroelectric systems) a method of using power at a period of low demand to pump water back up to a high storage reservoir so that it can be released to generate electricity at a period of peak demand

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Example Sentences

It’s called pumped storage, and it’s not a new concept.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2024

The Ness District Salmon Fishery Board wants an immediate moratorium on further pumped storage hydro schemes after plans were lodged for a third.

From BBC • Jan. 5, 2024

As of 2022, the company depended on coal for 41% of its power generation, compared with 23% for hydroelectricity, wind, solar and pumped storage.

From Washington Times • Nov. 29, 2023

"We propose closed-loop pumped storage hydropower units by storing water in upper and lower reservoirs, impounded by buttress dams constructed from prefabricated structural steel modules," Wittmeyer said.

From Science Daily • Oct. 10, 2023

Sitharaman also proposed government incentives for energy storage systems in India that would aid round-the-clock renewable energy use and announced a new framework for pumped storage systems for hydropower.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 1, 2023