Pumped Hydro Energy Storage for Hybrid Systems

Ing. Prof. Amos Kabo-bah is an Associate Professor and the acting Dean for the International Relations Office at the University of Energy and Natural Resources (UENR) – Sunyani-Ghana. He holds BSc Civil Engineering from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Ghana, MSc Environmental Hydrology from the University of Twente in the Netherlands and a PhD in Hydrology and Water Resources from the Hohai University in Nanjing, China. He had his Post-doctoral research on Climate Change Impacts on Hydropower Generation in Ghana at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria. Ing. Dr. Felix Amankwah Diawuo is the acting Head for the Department of Renewable Energy Engineering at the University of Energy and Natural Resources (UENR) – Sunyani-Ghana. He worked as a Research Affiliate at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), USA. He holds MSc degrees from KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden and Instituto Superior Tecnico (IST), Portugal and a PhD in Sustainable Energy Systems under the MIT Portugal Program from Instituto Superior Tecnico (IST), Technical University of Lisbon, Portugal. Ing. Prof. Eric Ofosu Antwi is an Associate Professor at the University of Energy and Natural Resources (UENR) – Sunyani-Ghana and the Director for the Regional Centre for Energy and Environmental Sustainability (RCEES). He is a Civil Engineer by Profession and holds BSc and MPhil degrees in Civil Engineering from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology. He also holds a PhD in Integrated Water Resources Management from the Technical University of Delft and UNESCO-IHE, Netherlands.

1. Energy storage systems
2. Need for pumped hydro energy systems
3. Characteristic features of PHES systems
4. Impact of market infrastructure on PHES systems
5. Case studies-hybrid systems
6. Concept for Cost-Effective PHES system for Developing Countries
7. Technological  Advances in Prospecting Sites for PHES
8. Techno-economic challenges and Opportunities of PHES
9. Lessons for PHES Systems Uptake beyond 2020