Electricity Storage-Pumped and Elated Hydro, Superconducting Magnetic, Fuel Cell Supercapacitor, Compressed Air, Flywheel and Ammonia Power Storage

Modern Technologies and Trends to Store Electricity and Energy in Huge Quantities to meet Peak Hour demands in the Grid

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Energy storage in huge quantity remained great challenge for Scientist since long. There are many invention and innovation but still challenge is present. Many Scientist around the Globe are working to find solution. Many Scientists are giving us innovative solution and important lead which may be utilized for our future.


Lead-Acid Battery and Capacitors are well known devices which are used for storage of electricity but these devices can’t store electricity in huge quantity.


Superconducting magnetic energy storage, Hybrid capacitor-Battery Storage device, Super Capacitors, Fuel cells, Synthetic Zeolite to store Solar energy, Ammonia Energy Storage, Flywheel Energy Storage and Compressed Air Storage Power Plants are said to be at developmental stage and Scientist are working very hard to find feasible solution. We hope these innovations will give us promising results and solve our problems in near future but till then we have a more viable solution for Storage of Electricity in huge quantity which is Pumped Storage Hydro Power Plant.


Superconducting Magnetic Energy Storage

Superconducting Magnetic Energy Storage (SMES) systems store energy in the magnetic field created by the flow of direct current in a superconducting coil.


compressed air energy storage

In compressed air energy storage, off-peak power is taken from the grid and is used to pump air into a sealed underground cavern to a high pressure. Compressed air energy storage technology involves taking excess energy from a power plant or renewable energy, using it to run air Compressor to store energy.



Supercapacitors and Ultracapacitors

Supercapacitors and Ultracapacitors are the new super battery for energy storage. supercapacitors will supply power to the system when there are surges.


synthetic zeolites have shown positive results for solar energy storage.


Fuel Cell

A fuel cell is an electrochemical cell that converts a source fuel into an electric current.



Pumped storage Hydro power Plant

For storing energy in bulk quantity Pumped storage Hydro power Plant may be viable solution. In pumped storage hydro power plant energy is stored by lifting water to upper pond during off-peak period. Stored water’s potential energy is utilized
during peak hour.


Generally electricity may be purchased during off-peak period for almost negligible price and same may be sold at very high prices at peak load hours. Installing such pump storage hydro power plant may solve many problems such as voltage and frequency control. Such pump storage hydro power plant provides stability to our Grid. Installing Pumped storage Hydro Power Plant may be profitable venture and same may prove as great business ideas for generating profits.



Reversible Pump -Turbine and Motor- Generator set is being used for that purpose and its efficiency is more than 70%.



Sea, Lake and River Water may be stored at height by Pumps in Reservoirs and same may be utilized for generation of electricity by reversible pump-turbine set at Peak load. Even used mines filled with water may be used for Installing Small Pumped storage Hydro Power Plants.



High Initial cost and long erection period for Pumped Storage Hydro Power Plant are limiting factor but benefits of Pump Hydro Power Plants are tremendous hence same may be termed as only viable or feasible solution for storage of energy at present which not only gives us huge quantity of electricity at peak hour but also it is useful for management of our Grid.


Pumped Storage Power Plants may be backbone for intermittent Renewable such as Wind Solar Power. Energy produced by renewable may be utilized to pump water to higher Reservoir which may be utilized during demands.


Elated Hydro Power Plant

Capacity of existing Hydro power Plant may be increased to meet peak hour demand is also very much cost effective Idea. Hydro Power Station which is running on base load may be elated by addiction of capacity. Losses due to pumping may be avoided by elated Hydro Power Plant.



Readers are requested to provide Promising and Feasible Leads on which our Scientist may work to create Miracle. Finding solution for storing electricity or energy is need of the hour to utilized intermittent Renewable Power such as Solar or Wind Energy which is clean energy.

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Electricity or Energy Storage Research and Innovation Mission

Pumped Storage Hydro Power Plant, Elated Hydro Power, Superconducting magnetic energy storage, Hybrid capacitor-Battery Storage device, Super Capacitors, Fuel cells, Synthetic Zeolite to store Solar energy and Compressed Air Storage Power Plants