Compressed Air in Underground Rocks Could Be the Next Batteries

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By Bill Andrews
Jan 22, 2019 8:50 PMMay 17, 2019 10:16 PM
north sea energy
Researchers are pushing for a new kind of energy storage based on compressed air. Using renewable energy, the tech would pump air into underground rocks in the North Sea, and it would power turbines when released. (Credit; NASA)

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With reports about climate change becoming increasingly dire, it’s increasingly important to find an eco-friendly way to not only generate energy, but also store it. After all, wind turbines and solar power and the like don’t run steadily. So we can’t just stick that extra energy in a bottle to use when the wind dies down and the sun sets.

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