In a world first, the UK recently saw a liquid air energy storage (LAES) plant switched on in Bury near Manchester, soaking up excess electricity generated by an adjacent landfill gas facility for later use. It marks the first time the nascent technology has been deployed commercially, and developer Highview Power believes LAES could soon rival other technologies such as batteries in the rapidly growing global energy storage market. Capable of lasting for up to 40 years, LAES operations have a much longer lifespan than most batteries, and the technology has the potential to play a key role as the global electricity system shifts ever more towards clean, intermittent and renewable forms of generation.
Business Green 15th June 2018 read more »