Pioneering 'liquid air' project can help store excess electricity
Pioneering ‘liquid air’ project can help store excess electricity
“A pioneering project in north-west England will turn air into liquid for energy storage to help electricity grids cope with a growing amount of wind and solar power.
The world’s first full-scale “liquid air” plant is based on a technology that advocates say is cheaper and able to provide power for longer periods than lithium-ion batteries…”
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Interested in understanding how much energy is required to create the chilled liquid air, then heat it to turn the turbine. Sounds like a very energy intensive process, and not sure if it is worthwhile.