Scientists in Poland have developed a compressed air energy storage technology using a thermal energy storage (TES) system built into a disused mine shaft. The system works without external heat sources, and utilizes an air compressor, a compressed air reservoir with a built-in thermal energy storage system, and an air expander. July 15, 2022 Emiliano BelliniA group of scientists from the Silesian University of Technology in Poland has developed a compressed air energy storage (CAES) technology using a thermal energy storage (TES) system built into a disused mine shaft, which is effectively repurposed as a compressed air tank. “Our storage concept is aimed at reusing and protecting the post-mining underground infrastructure, which very often, after the closure of the mine, is irretrievably devastated,” the research’s corresponding author, Łukasz Bartela, told pv magazine.The…
Hybridizing compressed air, thermal energy storage in post mining infrastructure – pv magazine International
