In the latest episode of Talks with Turquoise, we explore a breakthrough in long-duration energy storage that could reshape how the world balances renewable power.
Turquoise Managing Director, Ian Thomas, sits down with Stephen Crosher, CEO of RheEnergise, to discuss the company’s innovative High-Density Hydro® (HD Hydro®) technology, a next-generation approach to pumped hydro storage.
Pumped hydro is the dominant form of energy storage globally, accounting for around 95% of installed capacity, but traditional systems require vast mountain ranges and have significant environmental footprints. RheEnergise’s HD Hydro® system flips this model on its head.
Using a proprietary working fluid, R-19, which is 2.5 times denser than water, yet environmentally benign, the technology delivers the same power and energy of conventional pumped hydro in a much smaller footprint.
This density advantage opens the door to thousands of project sites globally across smaller hills and landscapes, making pumped hydro more scalable, versatile, and deployable than ever before. Project sizes range from 10MW to 100MW, offering low- cost, low-impact solutions to store renewable energy at scale.
HD Hydro® can be co-located with renewable generation, integrated into the transmission grid, or placed close to sources of energy demand. Its compact, energy- dense design provides a cost-competitive way to store intermittent solar and wind power, balancing daily and weekly generation cycles to deliver reliable, net-zero electricity.
In this podcast, Stephen Crosher shares:
- The story behind RheEnergise
- How HD Hydro® works and why increased density is the game-changer for pumped hydro
- The company’s approach to working with customers, including utilities and renewables operators
- Updates on RheEnergise’s demonstration project and how a current fundraising round will accelerate growth
Listen to the full episode: https://shorturl.at/ZLtut.
To learn more about RheEnergise, visit https://www.rheenergise.com/