Optimal operation of pumped hydro storage-based energy systems: A compendium of current challenges and future perspectives

RJ Mahfoud, NF Alkayem, Y Zhang, Y Zheng… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
Over the past decade, energy storage in renewable energy-dominated systems has
received increasing interest. Effective energy storage has the potential to enhance the …

Preliminary feasibility analysis for remaking the function of cascade hydropower stations to enhance hydropower flexibility: A case study in China

J Zhang, C Cheng, S Yu, J Shen, X Wu, H Su - Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
China's hydropower, with a total installed capacity of over 390 GW, is currently considered to
be the most reliable flexibility resources to support the grid integration of wind and solar …

A review of low head hydropower at wastewater treatment works and development of an evaluation framework for South Africa

A Bekker, M Van Dijk, CM Niebuhr - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
Wastewater treatment facilities are often overlooked as a valuable and sustainable energy
source with limited literature available on the methodologies used for identifying energy …

Two-stage robust unit commitment with the cascade hydropower stations retrofitted with pump stations

C Ju, T Ding, W Jia, C Mu, H Zhang, Y Sun - Applied Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Cascade hydropower stations are excellent flexible resources to regulate the drastic
fluctuations of wind and photovoltaic power generation in the hybrid energy system. By …

Medium-and long-term optimal operation of a hybrid energy system enhanced by cascade hydropower energy storage system

C Ma, P Zhang, D Chen, J Lian - Energy Conversion and Management, 2024 - Elsevier
To address the grid connection challenges derived from the high penetration of intermittent
new energy sources, some generation companies are trying to use existing cascade …

Optimal design and operation of an islanded water-energy network including a combined electrodialysis-reverse osmosis desalination unit

F Moazeni, J Khazaei - Renewable Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
This paper proposes an optimization framework to simultaneously optimize the saline and
freshwater water sources as well as decentralized renewable and conventional energy …

Medium-and long-term operation optimization of the LCHES-WP hybrid power system considering the settlement rules of the electricity trading market

P Zhang, C Ma, J Lian, P Li, L Liu - Applied Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
The medium-and long-term operation strategy of the hybrid power system needs to adapt to
the continuous changes in the market. This paper presented a medium-term (monthly) …

Sustainable energy integration: Enhancing the complementary operation of pumped-storage power and hydropower systems

Y Zhou, Z Ning, K Huang, S Guo, CY Xu… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2025 - Elsevier
Efficiently optimizing the joint operation of off-river pumped-storage power (PSP) and
hydropower stations offers a substantial opportunity to enhance synergies in power …

Framework development for the evaluation of conduit hydropower within water distribution systems: A South African case study

A Bekker, M Van Dijk, CM Niebuhr, C Hansen - Journal of Cleaner …, 2021 - Elsevier
The universal lack of access to available water infrastructure data restricts the quantification
of hydropower potential and thus the identification of new potential sites. Furthermore …

Event-based soil erosion and sediment yield modelling for calculating long-term reservoir sedimentation in the Alps

K Kaffas, GR Pisaturo, G Premstaller… - Hydrological …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Among the most characteristic offsite effects of soil erosion, reservoir sedimentation is one of
the longlasting problems pertaining to storage capacity and dam operations. In this work …