SENA Hydro Battery Systems Catalog Development
The Hydro Battery catalog development project started in 2017 with the objective of developing a collection of modular engineering design elements, repurposing oil & gas industry techniques and materials, that can be replicated for smaller, lower cost, and faster deploying pumped storage projects in the United States. One notable design element of the catalog involved a floating membrane containment system to achieve closed loop configurations in naturally open body environments. The intent of this particular system is to provide an option to mitigate environmental impacts at sites with technoeconomic merits but aquatics and water quality sensitivities to an alternative open-loop design.