Gas bags under water for energy storage compressed gas

How is compressed gas stored in underwater gas storage accumulators?

Air, natural gas, and hydrogen compressed in gas stations with renewable energy can be stored in underwater gas storage accumulators through underwater gas transportation pipelines. When needed, the compressed gas stored in the underwater accumulators can be fed back to the energy system. Figure 6.

What is underwater compressed gas energy storage (UW-CGES)?

Introduction Underwater compressed gas energy storage (UW-CGES) is a novel technology that compresses and stores gases, such as air, natural gas, hydrogen, etc., underwater for energy storage. This technology involves delivering pressurized gas into underwater storage tanks where it is stored.

Can energy bags be used for underwater compressed air storage?

Conclusions This paper has described the design and testing of three prototype Energy Bags: cable-reinforced fabric vessels used for underwater compressed air energy storage. Firstly, two 1.8 m diameter Energy Bags were installed in a tank of fresh water and cycled 425 times.

What is underwater compressed air energy storage?

Underwater compressed air energy storage was developed from its terrestrial counterpart. It has also evolved to underwater compressed natural gas and hydrogen energy storage in recent years. UWCGES is a promising energy storage technology for the marine environment and subsequently of recent significant interest attention.

What is an energy bag?

An Energy Bag is a cable-reinforced fabric vessel that is anchored to the sea (or lake) bed at significant depths to be used for underwater compressed air energy storage. In 2011 and 2012, three prototype sub-scale Energy Bags have been tested underwater in the first such tests of their kind.

Could energy bags be used to store electricity underwater?

In the Bag: Energy bags like this 5-meter-diameter one, from Thin Red Line Aerospace, of Canada, could be used to store electricity underwater as compressed air. Engineers hope the technology could one day smooth out the intermittency of electricity produced by offshore wind farms and other renewable energy sources.