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The introduction of long-duration energy storage not only promises a continuous power supply with cost-effective solutions but also creates new opportunities to explore non-fossil fuel-based energy generation solutions.
FREMONT, CA: The distribution of renewable energy through the electric grid promotes the usage of low-carbon energy sources, which dramatically raises the demand for clean energy storage at various scales for standard grid security, continuous power supply, and cost mitigation for ratepayers. Long-duration and long-term energy storage can offer intermittency of renewable sources and reduce the uncertainties incurred by limited fossil-fuel base load generation. An article by Greentech Media states about some substantial advances for long-duration energy storage. Some of such long-duration energy storage solutions are discussed below.
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Compressed air energy storage helps in regulating the supply of electricity across the grid system. Compressed air energy storage involves converting electrical energy into high-pressure compressed air that can be discharged later to fuel a turbine generator for generating electricity. The technique signifies its ability to perform alongside technologies like wind turbines for offering and storing electricity 24/7.
Different energy storage strategies subsist either with thermal, electrochemical, and mechanical methods, currently being deployed or under the development process. Lasting storage may further sustain chemical fuels while reducing the renewable expenses along with decreasing excess wind and solar generation, creating cost-effective electricity. Such an approach creates the opportunity for transforming renewable power into chemicals or fuel, integrating hydrogen with sequestrated or recycled carbon dioxide.
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