Zhongchu Guoneng Technology Co., Ltd. (ZCGN) has switched on the world's largest compressed air energy storage project in China. The $207.8 million energy storage power station has a capacity of 300 MW/1,800 MWh and uses an underground salt cave.
  • @[email protected]
    23•8 months ago

    The tldr says 72% efficient. If it can store excess solar or wind from times they are not in use and release at times of higher demand, it should be great.

    Better is always on the road to perfect.

    • @[email protected]
      2•8 months ago

      Yeah that isn’t as horrible as I had initially thought, though its still not great

      You are right though something is better than nothing, but I wonder how this facilities cost compares to an equivalent battery storage facility

      • @[email protected]English
        5•8 months ago

        In all of this, we need diversity. Diversity of generation sources (solar, wind, tidal, etc). Diversity of storage (Chemical batteries, compressed air batteries, pumped hydro, etc). Each will have different sweet spots; cost vs reaction time vs capacity vs efficiency.

        Try not to dismiss a technology just because it’s not the whole solution. Nothing ever is. They all contribute a part to the big picture.