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How abandoned mines could expand pumped storage hydropower
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Fusion42 · 23 August 2026 · Fusion42 review
Mine Storage is developing pumped storage hydropower systems using abandoned underground mines, providing a new method to overcome geographical and environmental limits of traditional pumped storage and enabling large-scale renewable energy storage.
This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Clean Energy.
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You can now tap into a ready-built energy storage site by converting abandoned mines into hydropower facilities. That opens renewable storage to new locations and slashes the wait on site permissions and construction.
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