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AugWind Energy To Install First Commercial-Scale AirBattery In Germany

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Augwind Energy, based in Israel, will build the “world’s first commercial-scale AirBattery system” in Germany. The battery will use compressed air stored in salt caverns to generate electricity. The AirBattery system can store enough compressed air to generate gigawatt-hours of electricity. The air is compressed using excess renewable electricity and … [continued]

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The Sustainability Sparks Fly When Geothermal Energy, Orphan Wells, & CAES All Come Together

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A research team at Penn State University indicates that geothermal energy supports the case for repurposing abandoned oil and gas wells as long duration, compressed air energy storage systems for wind and solar power.

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Shocker! US Could Lead On Compressed Air Energy Storage Project

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Whether it’s a malicious authoritarian plot or plain old bureaucratic bungling, President Trump has compromised air safety, public health, and national security, and capitulated to Russia, all within his first 30 days in office. That’s just the short list, and the hurts keep on coming. Nevertheless, clean energy investors still … [continued]

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