Come conservare l'energia elettrica aiutando le rinnovabili: entriamo in una centrale a pompaggio

Electricity must be consumed immediately: it cannot be stored for long. To solve this problem, there are some technologies that can help, such as pumped-storage hydroelectric plants. To understand how they work, we went to Campolattaro, in the province of Benevento in Campania, to show you the Repower plant currently in the authorization phase and which can be built in six years. It will be a pumped-storage hydroelectric plant, capable of storing and releasing electricity. How? Through an underground tunnel, the water will move from a high-altitude basin to a low-altitude one. In the middle, a turbine converts the mechanical energy of the fall into electrical energy. With the excess energy produced by renewable sources, such as wind and solar, the same turbine pumps the water back up, allowing us to once again obtain potential energy.   00:00 Pumped-storage hydroelectric power plants: the solution designed to conserve electricity for a long time 01:09 The Campolattaro pumped-storage hydroelectric power plant project 02:43 The advantages of this type of power plant 04:30 The differences between hydroelectric and pumped-storage power plants 05:06 More can be done beyond pumping: how else can the power plant's reservoirs be exploited 05:22 How many pumped-storage hydroelectric power plants are there in Italy, and where? Credits: Production company: Ciaopeople Executive creative director: Geopop Creative director: Andrea Moccia Authors: Stefano Gandelli, Frida Bonatti Creator and face of video: Stefano Gandelli Videomaker, Editor, 3D: Marco Iodice Video supervisor: Gabriele Lauria Advertising director: Giorgio Mennella Head of creativity: Alessia Bonito Oliva Head of branded PM & production: Chiara Iovine Branded project manager: Bruno Russo Producer: Nelly Tarasco Head of sales & talent management: Rosa Iuliano Senior sales, branded content: Valentina Giovannini Social media team: Sara Fusco, Anna Chiara Andolfi SEO team: Marzia Emilia Di Matteo, Ilaria Orzo #renewables #hydroelectricpower #geopop