Liquid air energy storage – from theory to demonstration
Abstract
Liquid air energy storage (LAES) is a class of thermo-mechanical energy storage that uses the thermal potential stored in a tank of cryogenic fluid. The research and development of the LAES cycle began in 1977 with theoretical work at Newcastle University, was further developed by Hitachi in the 1990s and culminated in the building of the first pilot demonstration plant by Highview Power Storage in 2010. The article will describe optimizing the thermodynamic principles of the cycle to deliver improve round trip efficiency, reduce cost and harness waste heat. The use of cold recycle is essential to deliver an efficient LAES cycle. The article will describe the necessary methods. The article concludes with the prospects of LAES for large scale deployment and integration with other power generation and industrial processes.
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- Authors
- Morgan, R. E.
- Affiliations
- University of Brighton (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Morgan, R.E.
- ORCID
- Morgan, R.E.
- Venue
- International Journal of Environmental Studies
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2016-05-03
- Volume
- 73
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 469-480
- ISSN
- 0020-7233 (ISSN-L)
- 1029-0400
- OpenAlex
- W2419814623
- Semantic Scholar
- aef3b13e65499ee6fdf96243c3af15272e743a3a
- Cited by
- 22
- References
- 10
- Citations by year
- 2026: 2 · 2025: 3 · 2024: 3 · 2023: 1 · 2021: 5 · 2020: 3 · 2019: 3 · 2018: 1 · 2017: 1
- FWCI
- 1.48
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- International Journal of Environmental Studies (publishedVersion)
- University of Brighton Repository (University of Brighton) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Mechanical Engineering › Thermodynamic and Exergetic Analyses of Power and Cooling Systems
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Mechanical Engineering › Advanced Thermodynamic Systems and Engines
- Physical Sciences › Energy › Energy Engineering and Power Technology › Power Systems and Renewable Energy
- Keywords
- liquid air energy storage, cryogenic fluids, round-trip efficiency, waste heat recovery, thermodynamic cycle optimization, energy storage cost reduction, industrial process integration
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