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How closed-loop pumped hydro plants work. Image: Al Hicks, NREL.

NREL: Closed-loop pumped hydro ‘smallest emitter’ among energy storage technologies

August 21, 2023
Closed-loop pumped hydro energy storage (PHES) has fewer emissions associated with its development, construction and use than other leading options for large-scale energy storage.
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