China blowing hot on compressed air energy storage

For decades, global scientists have searched for low-cost methods to store excess electricity generated during non-peak hours for use during peak times. Yet both of the two most commonly used methods have serious limitations. Batteries offer the highest energy efficiency – more than 90% – but they are expensive. Hydroelectric storage – storing kinetic energy […]

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