System for underwater compressed fluid energy storage and method of deploying same
US9022692B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 23, 2010 |
| Grant date | May 5, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 12, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E60/16
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
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Abstract
A system and method for underwater compressed fluid energy storage include a compressed fluid storage system that comprises a fluid containment vessel positioned on a floor of a body of water, wherein the fluid containment vessel comprises sediment positioned therein to ballast the vessel on the floor.
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