The prospects of liquefied carbon dioxide energy storage

What is liquid carbon dioxide energy storage (LCEs)?

In transcritical and supercritical CCES systems, the dependence on geographical conditions is one of the main obstacles limiting the application of technology. Liquid carbon dioxide energy storage (LCES) , which uses liquid storage to store CO2, is a new development direction without geographical restrictions.

Is liquid carbon dioxide energy storage a hotspot?

As a promising energy storage technology, liquid carbon dioxide energy storage has become a hotspot due to its high energy density and less restriction by the geographical conditions. A new liquid carbon dioxide energy storage system with cold recuperator and low pressure stores is presented in this paper.

How efficient is liquid CO2 energy storage system?

Energy storage system with liquid carbon dioxide and cold recuperator is proposed. Energy, conventional exergy and advanced exergy analyses are conducted. Round trip efficiency of liquid CO 2 energy storage can be improved by 7.3%. Required total volume of tanks can be reduced by 32.65%. The interconnections among system components are weak.

What is compressed carbon dioxide energy storage (CCES)?

They are now characterized as large-scale, long-lifetime and cost-effective energy storage systems. Compressed Carbon Dioxide Energy Storage (CCES) systems are based on the same technology but operate with CO 2 as working fluid. They allow liquid storage under non-extreme temperature conditions.

How CO2 is liquefied and stored in a high-pressure reservoir?

Then the CO 2 is liquefied and stored in the high-pressure reservoir. Discharging phase: liquid CO 2 exits the high-pressure storage and it is evaporated and heated by the hot thermal storage (stored compression heat) and then expanded in a turbine to generate electricity.

Can a low pressure liquefy CO2 storage system reduce material requirements?

A novel LCES system with low pressure storage and cold recuperator is presented in this paper. The storage of CO2 as a low-pressure liquid can reduce the material requirements for storage devices. The LCS can store latent cold energy to liquefy CO2 from the expander outlet and greatly reduce the required cold storage volume.