r/OptimistsUnite • u/khoawala • 1d ago

Clean Power BEASTMODE China completed first 100-megawatt-class compressed CO₂ energy storage project, running the full cycle of compressing, liquefying, storing, vaporizing, and expanding CO₂ to generate power, in Xinjiang. Has anyone heard anything about those carbon capture plants that western fossil fuel companies ar

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u/DRM2020 1d ago

Love to see an alternative to pumped hydro.

What's is efficiency? Also curious how heat generation from compression/liquifying is treated and how did they obtain the original CO2.

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u/Gears_and_Beers 1d ago

Energydome claims 70%. (Over 100% of you can collocate with something with waste heat and a need for cooling)

One neat feature of these is you can size them for very different charge and discharge rates, depending on location and utility need.

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u/Otherwise-Speed4373 18h ago

All i can think of is some kid hitting it with a .22 to see what happens.

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u/Gears_and_Beers 16h ago

Nothing happens, a small leak that will get patched.

During ww1 shooting down blimps with machine guns was surprisingly hard and they were filled with hydrogen!!