The unique features of abandoned mines offer considerable potential for the construction of large-scale pumped storage power stations. Several countries have reported the conversion of abandoned mines to pumped storage plants, and a pilot project for the conversion of an underground reservoir group has been formalized in China.
Underground pumped storage power stations (UPSPS) using abandoned coal mines efficiently utilize the coal mine space and promote renewable energy applications. This paper introduces a novel framework to evaluate the UPSPS regional development potential in the Yellow River Basin (YRB) from the perspective of sustainable development.
The surface/underground space of the abandoned mine were converted into an energy storage reservoir, and a water delivery system was put in place to constitute a pumped storage system [ 24, 25 ].
A pumped storage power station is constructed by utilizing the difference in heights between the abandoned open pits. Since the upper and lower reservoirs are completely exposed to the surface, it is also called open abandoned-mine pumped storage ( Figure 3 ).
The construction of pumped storage power stations using abandoned mines not only utilizes underground space with no mining value (reduced cost and construction period), but also
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