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Compressed air trial underway
A NEW METHOD of storing renewable energy is set to be trialled in South Australia, with fund- ing announced for Australia’s first compressed air energy storage project.
Canadian startup Hydrostor will build the 5 MW / 10 MWh compressed air storage facility at the old Angas Zinc Mine near Strathalbyn, about 60 kilometres south-east of Adelaide.
The company says that their compressed air system can provide the lowest cost bulk energy storage, undercutting more established methods available today.
Hydrostor has developed a system where a cavern excavated deep underground is used to store the compressed air, with pressure supplied by a vertical water column.
During charging, compressed air is pumped into the underground chamber, displacing water from the cavern up to a reservoir at the surface. Heat created during the compression process is collected and stored, then used to reheat the air when the system is discharged to drive the tur- bine and create electricity.
With capacity limited only by the size of the underground cavern, the Advanced Compressed Air Energy Storage (A-CAES) technology is able to provide long duration storage, lasting for hours or even days.
ARENA is providing $6 million in funding to- wards the $30 million demonstration project and the South Australian Government is putting in $3 million.
Now that solar and wind is demonstrably the cheapest form of new generation and the transi-
tion to renewables is accelerating, the question of what happens when the wind doesn’t blow and the sun doesn’t shine is becoming more pressing. The solution is storage, and ARENA is support- ing some of the biggest projects in the country.
From the grid-scale batteries being built in South Australia and Victoria, to Tasmania’s plan to develop new hydro and wind generation and become the ‘battery of the nation’, these projects are unlocking the technology needed to make our renewable energy supplies reliable and affordable.
ABOVE: Aerial view of the Angas zinc mine near Strathalbyn, 60km south east of Adelaide.
LEFT: The mine will be home to Australia’s first compressed air energy storage trial.
Quality protection for HVACR equipment
Blygold corrosion protection
BLYGOLD IS THE market leader in high-end corrosion protection of HVACR equipment.
Since its inception in 1976, Blygold has de- signed and manufactured patented protective coatings dedicated only to HVACR and relat- ed industries.
Next to corrosion causing economical dam- age, it can also be the cause of health, safety and environmental issues. Blygold products and ser- vices will extend the economic lifetime of your equipment and maintain high efficiency.
The company’s solutions focus on lifetime ex- tension, energy saving and cost reduction meas- ures for HVACR equipment.
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