Indonesia’s Vast Off-River Pumped Hydro Energy Storage Potential

Energies

David Firnando Silalahi¹  Bin Lu¹  Andrew Blakers¹  Cheng Cheng¹ 

[1] School of Engineering, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 2600, Australia;

关键词: off-river pumped hydro;    energy storage;    potential;    low cost;    green-field;    solar PV;   

DOI  :  10.3390/en15093457

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Indonesia has vast solar energy potential, far more than needed to meet all its energy requirements without the use of fossil fuels. This remains true after per capita energy consumption rises to match developed countries, and most energy functions are electrified to minimize the use of fossil fuels. Because Indonesia has relatively small energy potential from hydro, wind, biomass, geothermal and ocean energy, it will rely mostly on solar for its sustainable energy needs. Thus, Indonesia will require large amounts of storage for overnight and longer periods. Pumped hydro comprises 99% of global energy storage for the electricity industry. In this paper, we demonstrate that Indonesia has vast practical potential for low-cost off-river pumped hydro energy storage with low environmental and social impact; far more than it needs to balance a solar-dominated energy system.

【 授权许可】

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