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pumped storage


POWER Digest [March 2023]

POWER's editors curate important policy, technology, business, and industry news briefs from around the world in this department. Pakistan Begins Commercial Operation of 1.3-GW Coal Plant Pakistan on Feb. 7 began…


CPS Energy Exploring Novel Geomechanical Pumped Storage Technology

Texas-based CPS Energy, the largest municipally owned electric and natural gas company in the U.S., has entered into a 15-year commercial agreement to explore installing up to 15 MW of…


Voith Hydro upgrades three power units from Belgium’s largest pumped storage plant Coo-Trois-Ponts owned by ENGIE Electrabel

Modernization of turbines and generators from construction phase Coo I set to deliver increased capacity and performance. Power plant essential to maintaining grid stability in Belgium. Works to span a…


Large-Volume, Long-Duration Power and Water Storage Project Taking Shape in Idaho

Cat Creek Energy, developer of a 1.1-GW “tribrid” renewable power and water storage project planned near Mountain Home, Idaho, has picked Voith Hydro to design and manufacture equipment for the…


FERC Backs First Compliance Filings on Energy Storage Rule

The energy storage market received a boost Oct. 17 when the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) approved the first two compliance filings implementing Order 841, a rule the commission said…