pumped

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One company quickly caught up in the new policy is Pumped Hydro Storage, which wants a preliminary permit for a project near the Little Colorado River on Navajo Nation land in Arizona.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 22, 2024

Its priorities include the completion the Dniester Pumped Storage Power Station in western Ukraine, construction of a similar station on the Dnipro river, and construction of a new hydropower plant near Kherson in southern Ukraine.

From Reuters • Mar. 27, 2023

Pumped hydro schemes were once vital when we all demanded electricity at the same time.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2023

Pumped storage plants can also provide, in essence, energy insurance to install even more sources of clean power generation, aiding the effort to tackle climate change, analysts say.

From New York Times • Jan. 3, 2023

"Pumped them all dry long ago!" said Beecher, laughing.

From Davenport Dunn, Volume 1 (of 2) A Man Of Our Day by Lever, Charles James