Construction to Begin on World’s Largest Liquid-Air Energy Storage Project
https://www.environmentalleader.com/2021/04/construction-to-begin-on-worlds-largest-liquid-air-energy-storage-project/APRIL 20, 2021
Construction is underway on a 50 MW liquid-air energy storage facility – with a minimum of 250MWh – located in Greater Manchester, UK. Once complete, the “CRYOBattery†facility will be the largest of its kind in the world. Highview Power, an energy storage company, has partnered with MAN Energy Solutions to provide its LAES turbomachinery solution to Highview Power for the CRYOBattery facility.
The liquid air energy storage plant uses cryogenically-liquefied air as a medium for storing energy. It is especially suitable for special applications that require large amounts of energy over a discharge time of several hours, and enables fluctuating, renewable sources to bear baseloads. The MAN turbomachinery train will form the core of the CRYOBattery facility that, upon completion, will form one of Europe’s largest battery storage systems. This will ultimately supply clean, reliable, and cost-efficient long-duration energy storage – primarily from renewable sources. Both companies agree the Carrington project is a milestone for the future of storage technology and for the United Kingdom’s goal of a 100% clean, carbon-free energy future.
Construction of the CRYOBattery began in late 2020 with commercial operation commencing during 2022. Highview Power will operate the facility in partnership with Carlton Power, a UK independent power-station developer....