This project aims to help transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy, maintaining power supply even when solar and wind aren’t available. The technology stores excess energy by compressing air in underground caverns, then releasing it to generate electricity as needed.
[pdf] IE-Energy is planning to build a battery system of 50 MW, which means it would be the biggest in Southeastern Europe. The European Commission has approved, under the European Union’s aid rules, a EUR 19.8 million Croatian aid measure in favor of energy storage operator IE-Energy.
[pdf] Pea sized stones heated to 600°C in large, insulated steel tanks are at the heart of a new innovation project aiming to make a breakthrough in the storage of intermittent wind and solar electricity.
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