Compressed Air Energy Storage: Types, systems and applications

by David S-K. Ting (Editor), Jacqueline A. Stagner (Editor)

Overview

The intermittency of renewable energy sources is making increased deployment of storage technology necessary. Technologies are needed with high round-trip efficiency and at low cost to allow renewables to undercut fossil fuels. The cost of lithium batteries has fallen, but producing them comes with a substantial carbon footprint, as well as a cost to the local environment.

Compressed air energy storage (CAES) uses excess electricity, particularly from wind farms, to compress air. Re-expansion of the air then drives machinery to recoup the electric power. Prototypes have capacities of several hundred MW. Challenges lie in conserving the thermal energy associated with compressing air and leakage of that heat, materials, power electronics, connection with the power generator, and grid integration.

This comprehensive book provides a systematic overview of the current state of CAES technology. After an introduction to motivation and principles, the key components are covered, and then the principal types of systems in the order of technical maturity: diabatic, adiabatic, and isothermal. Experts from industry write about their experiences with existing major systems and prototypes. Economic aspects, power electronics and machinery, as well as special systems for offshore applications, are dealt with.

Researchers in academia and industry alike, in particular at energy storage technology manufacturers and utilities, as well as advanced students and energy experts in think tanks will find this work valuable reading.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781839531958
Publisher:	The Institution of Engineering and Technology
Publication date:	12/24/2021
Series:	Energy Engineering
Pages:	285
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x (d)

About the Author

David S-K. Ting is a professor in Mechanical, Automotive and Materials Engineering and the founder of the Turbulence & Energy Laboratory at the Universityof Windsor, Canada. His memberships include ASHRAE, ASME, and SAE. He has authored or co-authored more than 150 journal papers, 4 textbooks, and co-edited 14 books.

Jacqueline A. Stagner is a professional engineer, and the Undergraduate Programs Coordinator in the Faculty of Engineering at the Universityof Windsor, Canada. As an active member of the Turbulence & Energy Laboratory, she supervises students in sustainable energy and technologies, and has co-edited related books.

Table of Contents

• Chapter 1: The current status and future perspectives of compressed air energy storage
• Chapter 2: An overview of CAES
• Chapter 3: Isothermal compressed air energy storage
• Chapter 4: Improving the efficiency of A-CAES systems by preconditioning discharge air stream
• Chapter 5: Technical feasibility analysis of compressed air energy storage from the perspective of underground reservoir
• Chapter 6: Comprehensive overview of compressed air energy storage systems
• Chapter 7: Compressed air energy storage systems, towards a zero emissions in electricity generation
• Chapter 8: Compressed air energy storage system dynamic modelling and simulation
• Chapter 9: Application of compressed air energy storage systems in a day-ahead dispatch schedule under demand response and renewable obligation
• Chapter 10: Direct air capture and wind curtailment: a technology-based business approach for the US market
• Chapter 11: Exergy analysis of a small-scale trigenerative compressed air energy storage system
• Chapter 12: Offshore systems