Pumped Storage Energy Generation – Past, Present and Future
presented by: Peter Rodrigue, P.E. – Hatch Associates
Thursday, April 27, 2023, 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM
Chef’s Restaurant, 291 Seneca Street, Buffalo, New York 14203
Includes Lunch Buffet: mixed greens salad, stuffed shells, chicken cutlets, rigatoni, meatballs, green beans, rolls& butter, cannoli, coffee, and hot tea.
Register online at www.wnype.org/events
Cost:
NSPE Members (Any Chapter) – $25.00
Non-NSPE Members – $30.00
Students – No PDHs – $20.00
Questions – Contact Muffett Mauche George
at 716-491-7400 or mmauche@chacompanies.com
The presentation will discuss the fundamentals of pumped storage (what it is and how it works); the types of pumped storage (straight reservoir storage or in-stream); frequency of operations (daily, weekly, or seasonally); concepts – (open loop and closed loop, elevated and underground); energy generation – operating heads – efficiency; history of pumped storage -1890’s to present; Machine types – turbines and pumps; advances in pumped storage; advantages and disadvantages; examples of projects; and alternatives to pumped storage. Hope you can join us.
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