UK hills could be used as energy “batteries” after engineers developed a pioneering hydropower system embedded underground.
The hillside projects would mimic the UK’s traditional hydropower plants by using surplus electricity to pump water uphill, and later releasing the water back down the hill through turbines to generate electricity when needed.
It could unlock hundreds of potential hydropower sites across the UK, which would be quicker and cheaper to build than traditional hydropower dams and also lead to fewer negative environmental impacts.
Disponível em: http://www.theguardian.com. (Adaptado). Acesso em: 10 fev. 2021.
Uma equipe de engenheiros desenvolveu um sistema que adapta uma das formas mais antigas de armazenamento de energia, a energia hidrelétrica, para liberar eletricidade.
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