{"id":191433,"date":"2024-09-26T16:31:43","date_gmt":"2024-09-26T20:31:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/noticias\/pumping-plant-hydroelectric-reversible\/"},"modified":"2024-09-26T16:34:54","modified_gmt":"2024-09-26T20:34:54","slug":"pumping-plant-hydroelectric-reversible","status":"publish","type":"noticias","link":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/news\/pumping-plant-hydroelectric-reversible\/","title":{"rendered":"Iberdrola Espa\u00f1a obtains approval for reversible hydroelectric pumping station"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Iberdrola Espa\u00f1a has obtained a favorable Environmental Impact Statement<\/strong>(EIS<\/em>) for the construction of the new Alc\u00e1ntara II reversible hydroelectric pumping station<\/strong>, located in the municipality of Alc\u00e1ntara, in the province of C\u00e1ceres.<\/p>\n\n

Reversible hydroelectric pumping station in C\u00e1ceres<\/h2>\n\n

This project will have an installed capacity of 440 megawatts(MW<\/em>), an important step towards energy storage <\/strong>and theintegration of renewable energies<\/a><\/strong> into the Spanish electricity grid.\nThe company’s management has received the grid access permit and is awaiting the issuance of the prior administrative authorization to begin the first phases of construction. <\/p>\n\n

The plant will take advantage of the existing reservoirs in the area to generate electricity through a reversible pumping system, which allows storing energy in water supplies during stipulated hours of low demand and generating electricity when necessary.<\/p>\n\n

Reversible hydroelectric pumping technology<\/strong> is one of the most efficient systems for large-scale energy storage.\nIn this case, the Alc\u00e1ntara II power plant<\/strong> will have a storage capacity of 16 million kilowatt-hours(kWh<\/em>), equivalent to the daily consumption of more than 4 million people.\nThis system will allow the power system to operate for up to 37 hours with the turbines at full load, providing stability and flexibility to the power system. <\/p>\n\n

On the other hand, the reuse of the water resource will generate more than 1,000 additional gigawatt-hours(GWh<\/em>) per year, avoiding the emission of approximately 355,000 tons of CO\u2082.\nThis will contribute to the decarbonization of the Spanish electricity system, favoring the integration of renewable energy sources such as solar and wind. <\/p>\n\n

Iberdrola’s new hydroelectric power plant design<\/h2>\n\n

One of the highlights of the project is the subway application.\nBoth the hydraulic circuits and the power plant itself will be built underground to minimize the environmental and landscape impact.\nThe plant will connect the lower reservoir of Cedillo with the upper reservoir of Alc\u00e1ntara, by means of a double subway hydraulic circuit 0.9 km long, taking advantage of a drop of 108 meters with two reversible turbines of 220 MW of power each. <\/p>\n\n

Its design will also ensure that the project will not adversely affect other users of the Tagus River, because it will operate in a closed circuit that reuses water without consuming it.\nIn addition, the project contemplates measures to protect local biodiversity, including aquatic and terrestrial fauna, and is committed to using recycled materials to promote the circular economy. <\/p>\n\n

The Instituto para la Diversificaci\u00f3n y Ahorro de la Energ\u00eda<\/strong>(IDAE<\/em>) has awarded the project a 44.9 million euro grant for its economic viability and advanced technical features.\nThis funding comes from the European Union’s Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan, highlighting the importance of the project for Spain’s and Europe’s energy objectives. <\/p>\n\n

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Source and photo:<\/strong> Iberdrola Spain<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Alc\u00e1ntara II power plant, with its large energy storage capacity, will make it possible to make better use of the surplus energy generated by the solar and wind power plants, delivering clean energy when it is most needed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8404,"featured_media":191398,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"footnotes":""},"categoria_noticias":[13026,13044],"etiqueta_noticias":[],"class_list":["post-191433","noticias","type-noticias","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","categoria_noticias-energy","categoria_noticias-new-energies"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/noticias\/191433","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/noticias"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/noticias"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8404"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=191433"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/noticias\/191433\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/191398"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=191433"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"categoria_noticias","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categoria_noticias?post=191433"},{"taxonomy":"etiqueta_noticias","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/etiqueta_noticias?post=191433"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}