Petition Require all new tall buildings to have pumped storage systems

The Government should require all new buildings of a certain height to have pumped storage systems, where excess power can be used to pump water to roof tanks, to be released (when renewables output falls) into basement water turbines . This is a smaller local version of "Electric Mountain" in Wales

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This should help overcome the problems of storing excess power from renewables, for the times when the wind is not blowing or it's night-time. All technology exists now.

Architects could incorporate this in their designs e.g. in an atrium with transparent tubing.

The water could also be used as a reservoir during droughts, and to supply sprinklers in case of fire.

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Date closed 3 May 2022
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