pumped storage

collocation in English

meaningsofpumpedandstorage

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pumped
adjective
uk
/pʌmpt/us
/pʌmpt/
excited about something that is going ...
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storage
noun[U]
uk
/ˈstɔː.rɪdʒ/us
/ˈstɔːr.ɪdʒ/
the putting and keeping of things in a special place for use in ...
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(Definition ofpumpedandstoragefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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This power could be used forpumpedstorage.
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I believe that there is no need to start thesepumpedstoragestations from scratch.
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Pumpedstorageschemes will, however, be developed as required to meet future electricity needs.
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He raised the very interesting question ofpumpedstorageand asked what was happening in that regard.
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Now they may be further mixed up withpumpedstorageschemes.
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Pumpedstorageschemes will, however, be developed where appropriate to meet future electricity needs.
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They should be linked to furtherpumpedstoragestations.
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If there is a surplus of electricity it can naturally be diverted forpumpedstorage.
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The possibilities of future development ofpumpedstorageschemes are kept under review by the board.
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Secondly, one needs an adequate peak demand for the power from thepumpedstoragestation.
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If one can somehow combine the ideas ofpumpedstorageoff-peak with the generation of power on peak, one might get an ideal compromise.
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Butpumpedstorageis the key to 24-hour working of nuclear stations.
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If it is combined withpumpedstorageit will be a most hopeful economic development for the future.
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Unless they work in conjunction withpumpedstorageof some kind, they are merely toys.
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Is there no possibility of apumpedstoragescheme, possibly involving natural gas, with the ebb and flow of sea water through propeller turbines?
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Pumpedstorageschemes will, however, be developed, where appropriate, to meet future electricity needs.
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I must say a word aboutpumpedstorage.
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But what about combining it with a barrage for tidalpumpedstoragehydro?
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My understanding is that, though less efficient thanpumpedstorage, the capital cost of heat storage in this way is much less.
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