The world’s largest demonstration plant for a new kind of renewable energy storage is up and running in the west of the China. Called liquid-air energy storage (LAES) the plant uses renewable electricity to compress air to extreme densities until it turns to liquid. It can then be rapidly released to power a turbine and discharge that green energy back into the grid.
this is an old idea through, decades ago when i subscribed to Scientific American a front cover atory was about an idea was to use abandoned underground mines for massive compressed air storage that could be released to spin a turbines when needed. i e a battery
good to see the Chinese having a go though
Totally agree, but for some reason when China does it, pro-China articles are posted in Technology, everyone acts like it’s new technology, and China is winning the science race.
Compressed air storage already exists. That’s different from liquid air storage.
The umbrella term is cryogenic energy storage, which handily clears up all this confusion
This implementation is first sensible path from battery systems price drops.
It’s spinning turbines alllllllll the way down!