Table of ContentsDepartmentsViewpoint: Hydro and Wind PowerIn the world of renewable energy, news from 2008 includes the fact of wind power’s continued rapid growth. Wind added 29 GW during the year. ArticlesWind-Hydro Integration: Pumped Storage to Support WindSpanish utility Iberdrola is building the 852-MW La Muela 2 pumped-storage plant to help firm the variability of its more than 4,200 MW of wind capacity in the country. The utility sees pumped storage as the best option for supporting other renewables.
Outlook: Hydropower in Europe: Current Status, Future OpportunitiesBy 2020, a fifth of all energy consumption in European Union (EU) member countries must come from renewable sources ? hydro, wave, solar, wind, and biomass.
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