ESC Report on Pumped Hydro Storage
Development of a Trilateral Pumped-hydroelectric System in Switzerland, Austria and Germany
by
Lisa Bettoni
The Federal Ministry of Economy and Energy of Germany, the Federal Ministry for Science, Research and Economy of Austria and the Federal Department of Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications of Switzerland signed a cooperation agreement in 2012 for the development of an interconnected pumped hydroelectric system. Under this framework, three comprehensive studies covering the main research areas were carried out and are summarised in this ESC report:
- Technical assessment of the pumped-hydro potential in Switzerland, Austria and Germany
- Economic analysis of pumped-hydro plants in Switzerland, Austria and Germany
- Legal regulation of pumped-hydro plants in Switzerland, Austria and Germany
The DownloadESC report (PDF, 703 KB)vertical_align_bottom is available for downloading (only in German).