Abstract
| Original language | English |
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| Place of Publication | Espoo |
| Publisher | VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland |
| Number of pages | 68 |
| ISBN (Print) | 951-38-3899-4 |
| Publication status | Published - 1991 |
| MoE publication type | Not Eligible |
Publication series
| Name | Tiedotteita / Valtion teknillinen tutkimuskeskus |
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| Publisher | VTT |
| No. | 1267 |
| ISSN (Print) | 0358-5085 |
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Keywords
- compressed air
- energy storage
- feasibility study
- economics
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Prefeasibility study on compressed air energy storage systems. / ElMahgary, Yehia; Peltola, Esa; Sipilä, Kari; Väätäinen, Anne.
Espoo : VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, 1991. 68 p. (Valtion teknillinen tutkimuskeskus. Tiedotteita; No. 1267).Research output: Book/Report › Report › Professional
TY - BOOK
T1 - Prefeasibility study on compressed air energy storage systems
AU - ElMahgary, Yehia
AU - Peltola, Esa
AU - Sipilä, Kari
AU - Väätäinen, Anne
PY - 1991
Y1 - 1991
N2 - A prefeasibility study on compressed air energy storage (CAES) systems was launched in VTT in the course of the year 1990. The study was undertaken partly in the Laboratory of Electrical and Automation Engineering and partly in the Road, Traffic and Geotechnical Laboratory. Information on existing mines in Finland which could be used as storage caverns were collected (part 2). The costs of excavating rock caverns for compressed air storage and those for forming suitable storage caverns in existing mines were also estimated. This information was used in the first (and present) part of the report to calculate the economics of CAES. In the present part (part 1) of the study an analysis of the different possible systems was given following a review of literature on CAES. This was followed by an economic analysis which comprised two separate systems. The first consisted of conventional oil fueled gas turbine plants provided with CAES system. In the second system wind turbines were used to run the compressors which are used in charging the compressed air storage cavern. The results of the current prefeasibility study confirmed the economic attractiveness of the CAES in the first system. Wind turbines still seem, however, to be too expensive to compete with coal power plants. More accurate and straight-forward results could be obtained only in a more comprehensive study.
AB - A prefeasibility study on compressed air energy storage (CAES) systems was launched in VTT in the course of the year 1990. The study was undertaken partly in the Laboratory of Electrical and Automation Engineering and partly in the Road, Traffic and Geotechnical Laboratory. Information on existing mines in Finland which could be used as storage caverns were collected (part 2). The costs of excavating rock caverns for compressed air storage and those for forming suitable storage caverns in existing mines were also estimated. This information was used in the first (and present) part of the report to calculate the economics of CAES. In the present part (part 1) of the study an analysis of the different possible systems was given following a review of literature on CAES. This was followed by an economic analysis which comprised two separate systems. The first consisted of conventional oil fueled gas turbine plants provided with CAES system. In the second system wind turbines were used to run the compressors which are used in charging the compressed air storage cavern. The results of the current prefeasibility study confirmed the economic attractiveness of the CAES in the first system. Wind turbines still seem, however, to be too expensive to compete with coal power plants. More accurate and straight-forward results could be obtained only in a more comprehensive study.
KW - compressed air
KW - energy storage
KW - feasibility study
KW - economics
M3 - Report
SN - 951-38-3899-4
T3 - Tiedotteita / Valtion teknillinen tutkimuskeskus
BT - Prefeasibility study on compressed air energy storage systems
PB - VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland
CY - Espoo
ER -