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Re:Storage ‘not fundamentally needed’ for future power grid,... by chongli on Tuesday June 20, 2017 @06:50PM (#14599238)
Both of these problems can be solved by shifting the energy storage into a medium other than air: refrigerant. Store the compressed refrigerant in an insulated tank and use as needed. It's no different in principle from storing hot water in an insulated tank. Shift the load off peak.
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Re:Storage ‘not fundamentally needed’ for future power grid,... by alacombe on Tuesday June 20, 2017 @09:26PM (#14599960)
> Store the compressed refrigerant in an insulated tank and use as needed

Congratulation, you just re-invented the wheel. Do you really fridge builder are that dumb ?

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