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The compressed air would be located in deep inside abandoned mines. The volume and thus energy storage potential of such places is vast. The idea has been arou
by crispyambulance 8y ago
The compressed air would be located in deep inside abandoned mines. The volume and thus energy storage potential of such places is vast.
The idea has been around for decades, but no one has been able to really do it yet.
- cgdcraig 8y agoRock isn't necessarily airtight more so in mines. A fractured host material for the ore is very desirable as it means less explosives and higher ore production numbers.