Swedish pumped hydroelectric power station site selection

Can pumped hydro storage plants be built in Sweden?

Finnish clean energy company Fortum has initiated a two-year feasibility study to explore prerequisites for new pumped hydro storage plants in Sweden. The company has said it will examine commercial, technological, environmental and regulatory conditions for the new plants.

How much power does Sweden have to unlock from existing hydropower assets?

Earlier this month, advisory firm AFRY released the results of a study, conducted on behalf of the Swedish Association of Engineers, showing that Sweden has up to 4000MW of capacity to unlock from existing hydropower assets. Fortum has initiated a two-year feasibility study to explore prerequisites for new pumped hydro storage plants in Sweden.

Where are Fortum's hydropower plants located?

The geographic focus of the feasibility study are in Lekstjärnen, next to Fortum’s hydropower plant in Trängslet in Dalarna County, and Bastvålen and Höljessjön in Värmland County. Currently, Fortum operates three pumped storage power plants; Kymmen, Letten and Eggsjön in Värmland, Sweden, with an installed capacity of 89,5MW.

How has the Green Revolution impacted pumped hydro storage plants?

Since the green revolution, the attention given to environmental problems has risen which had a significant impact on the planning of energy facilities, including pumped hydro storage plants.

How to Plan pumped hydro-energy storage in Cameroon?

A decision-making model based on multiple criteria analysis for pumped hydro-energy storage plant site selection is provided. Sustainability is a key issue to address when planning pumped hydro-energy storage. The foremost ranking of some pumped hydro-energy storage opportunities in Cameroon is proposed.

What is pumped-hydro energy storage (PHES)?

This necessitates the fast development of energy-storage technologies, among which the pumped-hydro energy storage (PHES)–whose implementation started in Europe in 1929 [ 3 ]–is the most established technology for utility-scale electricity storage [ 4 ].