Energy storage electric power plants

The production of energy, its storage, and its use are central to the economy of the cell. Energy may be defined as the ability to do work, a concept applicable to automobile engines and electric power plants in our physical world and to cellular engines in the biological world. The energy associated with chemical bonds can be harnessed to support chemical work and the physical movements of cells. 

The production of electrical energy by storage power plants constitutes the dominant form of water use in the alpine region. Since the use of water by these types of power plants can have a significant impact on runoff characteristics and hence on a wide range of other parameters for rivers and streams, the issue is examined in more detail in the following section. 

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