compressed air energy storage
The concept of compressed-air energy storage to help generate electricity is more than 30 years old. Two plants currently exist, in McIntosh, Alabama (completed in 1995), and in Huntorf, Germany (completed in 1983), both in caverns created by salt deposits. Another facility is under development in Norton, Ohio.
Related categories• ENERGY STORAGE
• ELECTRICITY GENERATION AND SUPPLY
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