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Compressed air is probably one of the worst possible ways to store energy, because you cannot achieve more than a low-single digit percent efficiency. Thermodyn
by nickff 10y ago
Compressed air is probably one of the worst possible ways to store energy, because you cannot achieve more than a low-single digit percent efficiency. Thermodynamics is not your friend when compressing and decompressing air.
- pjc50 10y agohttp://orbit.dtu.dk/files/6324034/prod21323243995265.ecos2011_paper%5B1%5D.pdf http://orbit.dtu.dk/files/6324034/prod21323243995265.ecos201... claims 29-43%, which still isn't great but better than single digits.