System and method for energy storage and retrieval
US9611868B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 3, 2014 |
| Grant date | Apr 4, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 3, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02T10/70
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Disclosed herein is an isothermal liquid piston natural gas compression and expansion system for storing and retrieving energy in large quantities that employs an existing infrastructure embodied in the natural gas pipeline and storage system, including the natural gas as a medium for the storage and retrieval of pressure energy for large scale sustainable energy storage.
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