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Liquid air: A cool option for energy storage?

Envirotec Magazine

Katie Smith is a Technical Assistant with Reddie & Grose LLP, a firm of patent, trade mark and design attorneys. Liquid Air Energy Storage (LAES) uses electricity to cool air until it liquefies, so it can be stored until an opportune moment arrives when it can be brought back to a gaseous state and used for power generation.

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Albania’s first floating solar plant starts commercial operations

Renewable Energy World

The project is placed at the Banja reservoir in Albania, where Statkraft is operating its 72-MW Banja hydropower plant. In addition, 160 equal panels have been placed on land for comparison and documentation of the cooling effect on the floating panels. The project is unique as it uses Ocean Sun’s patented membrane technology.