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There's Energy in Those Mountains

Jim Riley

3rd January 2017

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A great example of a highly flexible method of renewable energy generation here.

Pump storage is illustrated in this short FT video. Significant investment in this method of generating renewable energy is planned, although the upfront cost of creating this capacity is high and the investment risks are high too.

Future energy in Scottish mountains
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Jim Riley

Jim co-founded tutor2u alongside his twin brother Geoff! Jim is a well-known Business writer and presenter as well as being one of the UK's leading educational technology entrepreneurs.

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