Nuclear power company Westinghouse to build 2GWh pumped heat storage in Bulgaria

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By Cameron Murray on energy-storage.news

Nuclear power firm Westinghouse Electric Company has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with a state-owned energy company to build 2GWh of pumped thermal energy storage (PTES) capacity in Bulgaria.

The Pennsylvania-based firm’s MOU with Bulgarian Energy Holding (BEH), announced on 5 May, calls for the installation of two PTES units providing 2GWh of energy storage.

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