The Nant de Drance underground hydropower plant has capacity to store enough electricity to charge 400,000 car batteries simultaneously
Developers of the 2.2 billion Swiss franc Nant de Drance plant in the canton of Valais, which came online in July, say the facility operates like a giant battery.
"In doing so, there are losses like any storage, but the yield is very good. We have about 80% efficiency over the complete cycle," director Alain Sauthier told Reuters on a tour this week.Turbines are seen in power house of the newly operational Nant de Drance pumped storage electricity power plant in Finhaut, Switzerland, August 4, 2022. REUTERS/Denis BalibouseIt takes less than five minutes to switch from full pumping mode to full power generation.
Typically the plant pumps water into storage in the afternoon, at night and on weekends, then generates power in the morning and evening when prices are higher, Sauthier said.
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