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Robert goes into the middle of a Welsh mountain to witness the enormous engineering in the UK's biggest pumped storage facility at Dinorwig.
It's open to the public and is an extraordinary and truly giant installation.
More info: http://www.electricmountain.co.uk/Dinorwig-Power-Station
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FullyChargedShow
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McByJeX2evM

Absolutely breathtaking inside that place.

louthy
Rimmer: We can’t afford to take any chances. Jump up to red alert.

Kryten: Are you sure, sir? It does mean changing the bulb.

This is exactly how the 6th largest power plant in the UK works (but the turbine is reversed to become the pump)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McByJeX2evM

https://electricityproduction.uk/plant/GBR1000151/

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There's a number of them all over the world. Surprisingly simple idea and amazingly powerful storage.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_pumped-storage_hydroel...

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