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I dunno I thought there outline covered that: " The process follows a number of stages: 1."Wrong-time electricity" is used to take in air, remove the CO2 and
by Zenst 14y ago
I dunno I thought there outline covered that:
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The process follows a number of stages:
1."Wrong-time electricity" is used to take in air, remove the CO2 and water vapour (these would freeze otherwise)
2.the remaining air, mostly nitrogen, is chilled to -190C (-310F) and turns to liquid (changing the state of the air from gas to liquid is what stores the energy)
3.the liquid air is held in a giant vacuum flask until it is needed
4.when demand for power rises, the liquid is warmed to ambient temperature. As it vaporizes, it drives a turbine to produce electricity - no combustion is involved
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There is even a mention of using waste heat from other sources to expand the gas further.