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Showcasing innovative pumped storage equipment and advanced storage management systems at pilot sites across Europe

Vouglans – Saut Mortier – Coiselet (VSMC) dams

Ain River, Bourgogne-France-Comté, France

EDF

about

  • Three reservoirs in cascade
  • Three Francis turbines and one pump turbine (Vouglans)
  • Capacity: 362 MW (generation) + 72 MW (storage)
  • Unconventional features: low head, tandem pumping

expected results

  • Optimised variable speed tandem pumping scheme
  • Increased capacity and reliability
  • Advanced optimisation algorithm for optimal use of the dam cascade

Le Cheylas power station

Isère Valley, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

EDF

about

  • Two reservoirs
  • Two pump turbines
  • Capacity: 500 MW (generation and storage)
  • Harsh conditions: sediment-laden fluid and high pump-turbine cycling

expected results

  • Rapid response to short-term market signals and reduced cycling
  • Accurate wear and tear assessment
  • Integrated advanced sensors for sediment monitoring

La Rance tidal power station

La Rance river estuary, Brittany, France

EDF

about

  • One of only two large-scale tidal power stations in the world
  • 24 bulb turbines
  • Capacity: 240 MW (generation)
  • Harsh conditions: salt water; unconventional features: low tidal head with 4-6 starts/stops per day

expected results

  • Advanced corrosion and anti-fouling solutions
  • Optimised biofouling removal tools and energy management
  • Adaptation of pumped storage plant (PSP) equipment to saltwater environments

Alqueva hydroelectric power station

Alqueva and Moura, Alentejo, Portugal

EDP

about

  • Largest dam and artificial lake in Western Europe
  • Two reservoirs
  • Four pump turbines
  • Capacity: 520 MW (generation and storage)
  • Harsh conditions: multiple start and stop cycles; unconventional features: triple hybrid plant (pumped storage, battery storage and floating photovoltaic)

expected results

  • Optimal management of the EU’s first triple hybrid PSP
  • Advanced controller for rapid deployment
  • Increased availability and flexibility

Vilarinho das Furnas dam

Homem River, North Region, Portugal

EDP

about

  • Two reservoirs
  • One multistage pump and one Francis turbine
  • Capacity: 146 MW (generation) and 70 MW (storage)
  • Harsh conditions: main inlet valve (MIV) and hydraulic short circuit (HSC) operation

expected results

  • Unregulated multistage pump (MSP)
  • Advanced MIV control algorithms in MSP schemes
  • HSC integration for net injection regulation

Pozu Figaredo

Mieres, Asturias, Spain

HUNOSA

about

  • Three mine pit reservoirs
  • One pump and one turbine
  • Capacity: 100 kW (generation and storage)
  • Harsh conditions and unconventional features: pumping dense fluids in an open pit coal mine

expected results

  • EU’s first hybrid PSP system in a coal mine
  • Feasibility analysis of similar schemes at the MW scale
  • Alternative economic models for former coal mining areas
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