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3. Storage
Wed Dec 5, 2012, 01:44 PM
Dec 2012

This is one of Germany's tentative steps toward storing/buffering wind and solar energy. I remember reading that Norway was testing their hydro storage capability for the ability to handle the extra stress of offering a pumped storage service to the rest of Europe.

Other countries are also looking at using their district heating systems to help level out the load from extra wind and solar production.

I can post links on this later.

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