Investigation of the Technical and Economic Feasibility of Using Pumped Well-Water Energy Storage Systems. Final Report

摘要

The report presents a summary of the work completed on the three technical tasks of the project. The first task included a conceptual/preliminary system design, a selection of potential geographic locations in New Mexico for this system, and a study of relating institutional issues. The second task included a design of the baseline energy storage system with the identification of major components (off the shelf) and their associated performance characteristics, preliminary cost estimates for major system components, overall system performance estimates, and a proposed site location within New Mexico. The third task area included an estimate of the capital cost for the storage system (e.g., costs of major components and processes, O and M costs) and an estimate of the potential annual fossil fuel savings. (ERA citation 05:011963)