Net zero power station to be built on Loch Ness

[rangerrebew]

Net zero power station to be built on Loch Ness
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From NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT

By Paul Homewood

h/t Doug Brodie

From the Telegraph:
 
A giant net zero hydropower station is to be built on Loch Ness under Ed Miliband’s plans to shore up Britain’s energy security.

Ofgem, the energy regulator, said it was minded to approve three new net zero projects on Scotland’s lochs to help provide backup power at times when wind or solar generation falters.

The Scottish schemes will see surplus electricity from wind farms used to pump water from lowland lakes into others further uphill. Water would then be released and naturally run downhill, spinning turbines and generating power at times of need in the process.

The Loch Ness scheme is promoted by Statera, a subsidiary of Swedish investment giant EQT Infrastructure.

It would use Loch Kemp, in the hills above Loch Ness, as the upper reservoir, with a dam built to expand its capacity. Underground pipes would connect it to Loch Ness.

https://wattsupwiththat.com/2026/06/30/net-zero-power-station-to-be-built-on-loch-ness/

[rangerrebew]

That could be messy for Nessy!

[DefiantMassRINO]

To save the environment, they must destroy it.

What's the cost per kwh for the consumers of this power?

BTW, Scotland has offshore oil and natural gas in the North Sea that could be used to generate power.

[Cyber Liberty]

To save the environment, they must destroy it.

What's the cost per kwh for the consumers of this power?

BTW, Scotland has offshore oil and natural gas in the North Sea that could be used to generate power.

The method of pumping water from lower altitude reservoirs to higher has been proven to be reliable, so the concept can work, but I don't know if this is an increase in scale.  Hydroelectric dams are the goal.

[Hoodat]

The method of pumping water from lower altitude reservoirs to higher has been proven to be reliable, so the concept can work, but I don't know if this is an increase in scale.

This concept is a means of storing electricity (at a 20% loss), not generating it.  The idea is to 'store' surplus wind energy generated at night and use it during the day (again, at a 20% loss).  I guess the Scots finally discovered (after untold billions in investment) that there's more wind at night than during the day.