Hydro pump storage systems, used for more than 100 years, are now considered the best alternative to store clean energy. But are they green?
A significant obstacle is blocking the road to a global green energy shift, energy storage. The world has changed significantly in the past 10 years—clean energy used to be a word for environmental activists. Large energy companies that used to stay far away from clean energy projects have today embraced the shift to create better energy and mitigate the effects of climate change.
Solar, wind and nuclear energy are the three top runners in this new global attempt to cut off dependency on non-renewables. Solar technology is not only used at industrial scales but also by companies who aim for a net-zero policy. They are also being deployed in people’s homes. Wind farms and ocean energy projects…