SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Cuba, Oct 18 (ACN) Bent on boosting the use of renewable energy sources, the University of Oriente (UO) is planning the creation of a hydropower plant designed to pump water from a reservoir located at a high altitude.
According to Leonardo Peña, a professor with UO’s School of Electrical Engineering, this technology can also use wind and solar energy, which boast an established value of 16.18 GW—2.5 times more than all the power currently installed in Cuba—and benefits energy self-sufficiency, facilitates the integration of renewable sources, and makes the national grid more