Spain learning to produce energy with water with the construction of a reversible hydroelectric. A project almost as striking as that of Villa Mir Energía, made with a reversible hydroelectric power plant in Granada. A center of these features, reversible hydroelectric or pumping stationit’s a hydroelectric power station that goes beyond transforming the potential energy of water into electricity.
Moreover, you can repeat the process in reverse. That is, increase the potential energy of water (for example, by elevating it to a reservoir) and consuming it for that purpose electrical energy.
So it can be used as a storage system for energy (as if it were a giant battery). In this way it contributes to balancing the network load. In other words, it covers energy demand during peak hours and shops energy during off-peak hours.
The storage of pumping energy states the energy from intermittent sources (such as solar or wind energy) and other renewable energy sources, or surplus sources energy of sources (such as coal) are kept for periods when they are needed (i.e. where demand is greatest).
Although it is common for these plants to turbine/pump water between two reservoirs at different heights, there is a specific case called “pure pumping plants” where the upper reservoir is replaced by a huge reservoir whose only water supply is the reservoir . pumped to the lower reservoir.
Spain is committed to a reversible hydroelectric power plant to generate energy with water
Nature betting on it again hydropower energy in Galicia. The company presented itself to the Ministry of Ecological Transition a new proposal for increasing one reversible pumped hydroelectric power station. He called it “Belesar III” and will be located at the dam Os Peares, on the Miño River. Its construction will require an estimated investment of 200 million euros.
The announcement of Belesar III It comes after the company received the denial of another project with similar features Galicia. In 2021, the company presented to the previous Ministry of the Environment (Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the current demographic challenge) the plan to the reversible hydroelectric power station by Chamber shellslocated in the province Onsense.
They predicted a capacity of 375 MW, which they planned to become one of the most important Spain. However, in January 2023, the project was rejected. Last year, 2024, the energy company tried again. Galiciawith optimal geology for hydroelectric production, remains an important consideration for these types of projects.
Spain is looking at a new way to create energy with water: reversible hydropower
Following this line, the new one months ago reversible hydroelectric pump station projected by Iberdrola in Alcantara, Spain. The initiative to build the new Reversible hydroelectric pumping station Alcántara II, located in Alcántara, Extremaduraobtained the Environmental Impact Assessment (DIA) favorable, according to the resolution of the Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge.
In this way, the project will be given the green light and permission to access the network, pending the next issuance of the prior administrative authorization.
This reversible pump station It will have an installed capacity of 440 MW, with a reversible energy storage of 16 million kWh, corresponding to the average daily consumption of more than 4 million people and providing the electrical system with up to 37 hours of robustness when the devices are fully charged. . An additional 1,000 GWh will be produced annually through this plant.
Now that these projects are in progress, Spain learning to produce again energy with water con reversible hydroelectric. A reality similar to that of the Cantabrian subsidy for the construction of a hydroelectric power plant in Mioño.