Print Email Facebook Twitter Local Hydroelectric Energy Storage Title Local Hydroelectric Energy Storage: A feasibility study about a small scale energy storage system combining hydropower, gravity power, spring power and air pressure Author Hendriks, M. Contributor Jonkman, S.N. (mentor) Reinders, K.J. (mentor) Van der Toorn, A. (mentor) De Vries, P.A. (mentor) Hornschuh, J. (mentor) Bitter, G. (mentor) Faculty Civil Engineering and Geosciences Department Hydraulic Engineering Date 2016-10-14 Abstract Renewable energy sources, like wind- and solar power, are expected to generate a greater part of the electricity production in the Netherlands each upcoming year. Besides all the advantages, the energy supply of these renewable energy sources fluctuates heavily as they mainly depend on the amount of wind and sun. Therefore, the electricity market is in need of a solution to mitigate supply fluctuations and deliver sustainable electricity even during dark and low-wind periods. My research focusses on the feasibility of a Local Hydroelectric Energy Storage system which can be applied in the built environment (see figure below). The use of proven technology from Pumped Hydro Storage plants combined with compressed air increases the water pressure and results in an energy dense storage solution which would be well suitable for flat countries such as the Netherlands. Subject LHESenergy storagelocal energy storagehydro storagehydroelectric energy storageelectricity storageelectricitystoragehydrohydroelectriclocalenergy To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:2abe6274-dcb4-4811-b344-0caa182cce09 Part of collection Student theses Document type master thesis Rights (c) 2016 Hendriks, M. Files PDF Local_Hydroelectric_Energ ... ndriks.pdf 14.01 MB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:2abe6274-dcb4-4811-b344-0caa182cce09/datastream/OBJ/view