They could put the wind mills around hydro dams to use the power to pump water back up into the reservoirs so it could be generated when we need it and not only when it is windy.If using wind to create potential power in this way could be mathematically feasible than why don't we do it now? Or would the result be it is not efficient enough to do so?
Hydro on average makes more then wind. Likely not enough to pump all that water back up and get back what you put in to do it.
Power companies are certainly experimenting with solar/wind to do what you're thinking and store some of that fleeting renewable energy. Must not be doing so hot.
Eh, wind power is ok but only works certain places.
All the ALT energy is great for a cabin in the mountains and shit like that. Running the grid off of it is just going to be a giant brownout.
They could put the wind mills around hydro dams to use the power to pump water back up into the reservoirs so it could be generated when we need it and not only when it is windy.If using wind to create potential power in this way could be mathematically feasible than why don't we do it now? Or would the result be it is not efficient enough to do so?
Hydro on average makes more then wind. Likely not enough to pump all that water back up and get back what you put in to do it.
Power companies are certainly experimenting with solar/wind to do what you're thinking and store some of that fleeting renewable energy. Must not be doing so hot.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wind_hybrid_power_systems#Wind-hydro_system