Technology: Compressed Air Energy Storage
Summary of the storage process In compressed air energy storages (CAES), electricity is used to compress air to high pressure and store it in a cavern or pressure vessel.
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Compressed-air energy storage
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Compression of air creates heat; the air is warmer after compression. Expansion removes heat. If no extra heat is added, the air will be much colder after expansion. If the heat generated during compression can be stored and used during expansion, then the efficiency of the storage improves considerably. There are several ways in which a CAES system can deal with heat. Air storage can be adiabatic, diabatic, isothermal, or near-isothermal.