Re: Iowa to Combine Wind Energy with Compressed Air Storage



Damon Hill wrote:

"Pluto" <pluto7@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote

The rock will hold air much like a sponge holds water. Then, as demand
for electricity rises, the stored air will be released, heated, and
used to drive generators -- in turn producing electricity for
residents in Iowa, Minnesota and the Dakotas.

Heated? This is nuts!

I agree. I'm puzzled why they want to do that.


How much energy has to be added to
what's being lost in the whole process, just to make it
barely usable!?

Typical Pluto post, giving Habshi's babbling a run for
most inane.

Fortunately Habshi's have zero likelihood of ever being built whereas this one
does.

Graham

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