The Brokopondo Reservoir, officially named Professor Doctor Ingenieur W. J. van Blommestein Meer, and also called the Brokopondostuwmeer, is a large in . It is named after the -born hydrological engineer Willem Johan van Blommestein []. With a surface area of approximately 1,560 km (600 sq mi), depending on the current water level, it is one of the largest reservoirs in the wor. .
The first use of pumped storage was in 1907 in , at the Engeweiher pumped storage facility near Schaffhausen, Switzerland. In the 1930s reversible hydroelectric turbines became available. This apparatus could operate both as turbine generators and in reverse as electric motor-driven pumps. The latest in large-scale engineering technology is variable speed machines for greater efficiency. These machines operate in synchronization with the network frequency when generating, but operate [pdf]
[FAQS about Suriname reservoir pumped storage]
Integrated Localized Bess
Provider
Enter your inquiry details, We will reply you in 24 hours.