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Indonesia’s Vast Off-River Pumped Hydro Energy Storage Potential

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  • David Firnando Silalahi

    (School of Engineering, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 2600, Australia)

  • Andrew Blakers

    (School of Engineering, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 2600, Australia)

  • Bin Lu

    (School of Engineering, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 2600, Australia)

  • Cheng Cheng

    (School of Engineering, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 2600, Australia)

Abstract

Indonesia has vast solar energy potential, far more than needed to meet all its energy requirements without the use of fossil fuels. This remains true after per capita energy consumption rises to match developed countries, and most energy functions are electrified to minimize the use of fossil fuels. Because Indonesia has relatively small energy potential from hydro, wind, biomass, geothermal and ocean energy, it will rely mostly on solar for its sustainable energy needs. Thus, Indonesia will require large amounts of storage for overnight and longer periods. Pumped hydro comprises 99% of global energy storage for the electricity industry. In this paper, we demonstrate that Indonesia has vast practical potential for low-cost off-river pumped hydro energy storage with low environmental and social impact; far more than it needs to balance a solar-dominated energy system.

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  • David Firnando Silalahi & Andrew Blakers & Bin Lu & Cheng Cheng, 2022. "Indonesia’s Vast Off-River Pumped Hydro Energy Storage Potential," Energies, MDPI, vol. 15(9), pages 1-18, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:15:y:2022:i:9:p:3457-:d:811667
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