HYDRO POWER IN LIMBURG

[BIZ: Maastricht, May 24]
A consortium of five companies wants to develop an underground storage facility for the generation and storage of sustainable energy. Construction is expected to cost EUR 1.5m, a third of which will come from government. The consortium is made up of two Dutch energy companies, Essent and Nuon, the German energy company E.on, the Nijmegen engineering company Haskoning and Sogecom (Jan Huynen from Maastricht).

Pumped storage hydro electric power, which is the model being used here, is a method of storing and producing electricity to supply high peak demands by moving water between reservoirs at different elevations.

The project will generate a great deal of employment: 2,000 workers will be necessary to develop the storage system and about 300 to run the plant. The location has not yet been determined but it is expected to be in the area of Born in South Limburg.

The pumped storage hydro power system not only allows a reduction in CO2 emissions but also provides an innovative contribution to the development of sustainable energy resources.
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