Here is an example of a large pumped storage project in Wales. I understand that one has been done in conjunction with wind in the Los Angeles area but wasn't able to find it with a quick google search.
http://www.darvill.clara.net/altenerg/pumped.htm Steve Schoeffler ----- Original Message ----- From: "Matt Fombong" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, January 29, 2005 2:57 AM Subject: Re: [microhydro] wind/microhydro is it crazy? > > > > Hi Murray, > > > > My organization is involved with developing community-own micro hydropower sites in remote parts if West-Central Africa. We have encountered several cases of very high flows in the rainy seasons and very low or even absent flows in the dry seasons. > > > > Yours is a very bright idea and there are several advantages to it. In fact I have a similar concept as means to compensate for the great reduction in stream flow during the dry season in Africa. Wind is unpredictable and comes when it may not be needed thus requiring a storage of the current generated. Wind Pumped Storage (WPS)- my designation- is versatile since the electricity as alternating current (which can be transformed and sent to far away users) is generated only when needed > > > > Now that someone else has also thought about it, I will start working on it. > > I will appeal to members to help us with their ideas and possible existing solutions or plans. > > > FOMBONG Matty FRU, Executive Director, > Rural World Resources International > Impersonal Life Center, Old Town, > P O Box 522, Mankon, > Bamenda > North West Province, > CAMEROON > Tel: 00237 7867111 > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> In low income neighborhoods, 84% do not own computers. At Network for Good, help bridge the Digital Divide! http://us.click.yahoo.com/EA3HyD/3MnJAA/79vVAA/FGYolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Does your company feature in the microhydro business directory at http://microhydropower.net/directory ? If not, please register free of charge and be exposed to the microhydro community world wide! NOTE: The advertisements in this email are added by Yahoogroups who provides us with free email group services. The microhydro-group does not endorse products or support the advertisements in any way. More information on micro hydropower at http://microhydropower.net To unsubscribe: send empty message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/microhydro/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
