How the water battery works
The amount of electricity that can be stored thanks to the new pumped-storage and turbine power station in Nant de Drance, canton Valais, could charge more than 400,000 electric car batteries. Its director explains the role of this "water battery" for electricity supply and grid stabilisation in Switzerland and Europe.
This content was published on September 3, 2021
- Español Una batería de 20 000 000 kilovatios hora
- Português Uma bateria de 20.000.000 quilowatts-hora
- 中文 20'000’000千瓦时的电池
- Français Une batterie de 20'000’000 kilowattheures (original)
- عربي بطارية بقوة 20.000.000 كيلو وات في الساعة
- Pусский Батарея емкостью 20 миллионов киловатт-часов
- 日本語 2000キロワットの電池
- Italiano Una batteria da 20'000'000 di kilowattora
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