Pumped Storage Hydropower (PSH) efficiently provides important grid-scale benefits to support the integration of renewable and intermittent energy sources, but developers are confronted with significant challenges, including high upfront costs and time commitment for engineering, permitting, and construction; long lead times for equipment; and uncertainty in revenue streams.
Join Dr. Boualem (Bo) Hadjerioua, Director of Hydro Projects at Mesa Associates, Inc., in session 3B, “New Pumped Storage Hydropower in the U.S. — Why Not?,” at the 2022 HYDROVISION Conference in Denver, Colorado on Wednesday, July 13 from 2:30 p.m. – 4 p.m. in Room 102 as he will speak and chair a panel of experts that will discuss the challenges of pumped storage and what might be needed to “move the needle” and make pumped storage more attractive.
HYDROVISION brings together hydro professionals interested in all aspects of the hydropower industry including power producers, small hydro, pumped storage, dam safety, government agencies, industry associations, service and product suppliers, regulators, lawyers, original equipment manufacturers and engineering, procurement, and construction firms.
About Mesa Associates, Inc.
Mesa is a woman/minority-owned full-service multi-discipline engineering, procurement, and construction management firm specializing in providing engineering services for the commercial, government, industrial, municipal, and electric utility industry. Mesa is currently providing over $180M of engineering services to 13 of the top 15 utilities across the United States. Our growth is a result of delivering quality projects and value to our clients with unparalleled customer service. We differentiate ourselves by saying we are Large Enough to Perform, Small Enough to Care.