{"id":4878,"date":"2015-12-07T16:42:49","date_gmt":"2015-12-07T21:42:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/landartgenerator.org\/blagi\/?p=4878"},"modified":"2016-01-02T13:40:16","modified_gmt":"2016-01-02T18:40:16","slug":"hydrostor-compressed-air-energy-storage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/landartgenerator.org\/blagi\/archives\/4878","title":{"rendered":"Hydrostor Compressed Air Energy Storage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fastcoexist.com\/3053854\/toronto-is-backing-up-its-electric-grid-with-big-air-bags-at-the-bottom-of-lake-ontario?partner=rss#1\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/landartgenerator.org\/blagi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/3053854-slide-s-1-toronto-is-storing-backup-power-in-big-underwater-air-bags-500x281.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"3053854-slide-s-1-toronto-is-storing-backup-power-in-big-underwater-air-bags\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4881\" srcset=\"https:\/\/landartgenerator.org\/blagi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/3053854-slide-s-1-toronto-is-storing-backup-power-in-big-underwater-air-bags-500x281.jpg 500w, https:\/\/landartgenerator.org\/blagi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/3053854-slide-s-1-toronto-is-storing-backup-power-in-big-underwater-air-bags.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<small>click link for image source<\/small><\/p>\n<p>With LAGI 2016 focusing on a coastal site, we thought it would be interesting to highlight this project in Toronto that is demonstrating a new kind of compressed air storage. <\/p>\n<p>The project maintains a small ecological footprint by using horizontal drilling techniques to connect to deep water where the pressure is equal to that of the air being stored.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fastcoexist.com\/3053854\/toronto-is-backing-up-its-electric-grid-with-big-air-bags-at-the-bottom-of-lake-ontario?partner=rss#1\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/landartgenerator.org\/blagi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/3053854-inline-s-7-toronto-is-storing-backup-power-in-big-underwater-air-bags-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"3053854-inline-s-7-toronto-is-storing-backup-power-in-big-underwater-air-bags\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4882\" srcset=\"https:\/\/landartgenerator.org\/blagi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/3053854-inline-s-7-toronto-is-storing-backup-power-in-big-underwater-air-bags-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/landartgenerator.org\/blagi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/3053854-inline-s-7-toronto-is-storing-backup-power-in-big-underwater-air-bags.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<small>click link for image source<\/small><\/p>\n<p>The new technology being tested by Hydrostor in Toronto estimates 80% efficiency (energy extracted\/energy stored) and can be applied to any coastal condition to help with intermittency (solar &#038; wind), load balancing, reserve capacity, and peak-shaving needs of the regional electrical grid.<\/p>\n<p><iframe width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/c7j2lwz4_Vs?rel=0&amp;showinfo=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fastcoexist.com\/3053854\/toronto-is-backing-up-its-electric-grid-with-big-air-bags-at-the-bottom-of-lake-ontario?partner=rss\" title=\"Fast Company\" target=\"_blank\">Fast Company<\/a>. 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