A COMPREHENSIVE HYDRAULIC GRAVITY ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM - BOTH FOR OFFSHORE AND ONSHORE APPLICATIONS

摘要

The lack of efficient and cost-effective energy storage technologies is a serious barrier at present for expanding renewable energy investments in Europe. At the University of Innsbruck there are two different hydraulic gravity storage systems under development for both onshore and offshore applications. These technologies own the potential to contribute significantly to a reliable, sustainable and highly efficient integration of distributed and variable renewable energy sources.