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Pumped storage hydropower has grown rapidly over the last fifty years, first to store energy produced by thermal and nuclear sta-tions during off-peak hours when demand is low, and since the turn of the century to deal with the intermittency of wind and solar power generation. By 2023 the global installed capacity of pumped storage projects had reached 179 GW, 28.4% of which was in China, 15.3% in Japan and 12.4% in the United States. The International Hydropower Association (IHA) estimates that pumped storage accounts for over 94% of the world’s long duration energy storage capacity. Despite progress in the development of battery technology for large-scale energy storage and research in alternatives to lithium-ion batteries, such as sodium-ion batteries, flow batteries, and solid-state batteries, it is unlikely that any of these technologies will be cost-competitive with pump storage hydro in the near future.
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In depth > Pumped Storage
Types, functions, and development status of pumped storage hydropower stations, by Zhongxin Luo, Xiaolin Luo and Xin Sui.
Measures to promote Pumped Storage Hydropower projects in Spain, by Tomas Ángel Sancho Marco and Imanol García Sendón.
Pumped Storage Hydropower in arid climates: a crucial asset for energy transition, by Benoît Houdant and Thomas Pinchard.
Design challenges in the renaissance of pumped-storage hydropower to support the energy transition, by Anton Schleiss.
The critical role of power intake/outlet structures in pumped storage schemes: Design challenges and optimization, by Azin Amini and Giovanni De Cesare.
Pumped-Storage Technology: Fixed vs. Variable speed, by Michael Schmid.
Integrated Simulation and Optimization Framework for Enhancing the Regulation Capacity of Pumped Storage Units, by Kan Kan, Fei Zhang, Huixiang Chen and Xiaotong Yan.
About the Editor
Angelos Findikakis received his first degree in Civil Engineering in 1968 from the National Technical University of Athens, Greece. After working on water resources planning and development studies in Greece he came to Stanford for graduate studies in 1973. Since 1980 he has been working for Bechtel Corporation in San Francisco. Over the years he worked on a broad range of water studies in support of the permitting, design and construction of several industrial projects including civil infrastructure, power, mining, oil and gas, and waste storage facilities. As a Bechtel Fellow since 1998 he advises senior management on questions related to his expertise, participates in strategic planning, and helps disseminate new technical ideas and findings throughout the organization.
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Issue 4, 2025: Adaptive Management for Climate Change
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Most articles published in every issue focus on a specific theme developed by the Editor with the support of the Hydrolink Advisory Board and the IAHR Executive Committee. If you would like to propose a theme for a future issue, or contribute an article on one of the planned themes, please contact either the editorial assistant, Estibaliz Serrano, or the editor, Angelos N. Findikakis.
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Angelos N. Findikakis, Bechtel Fellow, Bechtel Corp, USA
Mehedi Hasan Bappy, Research Engineer, Intelligent Medicine Inc., USA
Mistaya Langridge, McCloy Consulting Ltd, Ireland
Estíbaliz Serrano, IAHR Secretariat Madrid Office, Spain, publications@iahr.org
Luis Balairón, Director of Hydraulics Laboratory, CEDEX - Ministry Public Works, Spain
Jean Paul Chabard, Professor at Ecole des Ponts Paris Tech, Project Manager, EDF Research & Development, France
Jaap C.J. Kwadijk, Scientific director, Deltares, The Netherlands
Henrik Madsen, Head of Research and Development, DHI, Denmark
Rafaela Matos, Head of Hydraulics and Environment Department, Laboratório Nacional de Engenharia Civil (LNEC), Portugal
Sean Mulligan, VorTech Water Solutions and National University of Ireland Galway (NUIG), Ireland
Yasuo Nihei, Tokyo University of Science, Japan
Jing Peng, President, China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research, China
Olivier Bertrand, Project Manager, Artelia Eau & Environnement, France
James Sutherland, Principal Scientist, HR Wallingford, UK
José N. De Piérola, Senior Advisor in Water Resources Management, Peru
Peter Goodwin, Past President of IAHR, President of University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, United States of America