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Re:Giant Compressed-Air Battery in the Australian Outback by foota on Monday May 06, 2024 @12:18PM (#40276346)
Would it make sense to compress air, discard the heat generated, and then use the compressed air later to increase the efficiency of a turbine on a combined cycle plant?
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Re:Giant Compressed-Air Battery in the Australian Outback by pfdietz on Monday May 06, 2024 @12:24PM (#40276400)
Yes, that's how old style CAES systems worked (although those were not combined cycle). There are two of them.

http://www.eseslab.com/ESsensePages/CAES-page

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