Compressed Air Energy Storage
Updated on 04.18.2024
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High School
Physics - chemistry
Use the energy of air under high pressure
Compressed Air Energy Storage
CAES is a way to store electrical energy using compressed air.
Phase 1: Storage
An air compressor uses electrical energy to compress ambient air.
The compressed air is stored in an underground reservoir.
Phase 2: Release
The compressed air is removed from the reservoir.
It is injected into a combustion chamber along with natural gas and then fed through a turbine connected to a generator to convert the energy back into .