General Compression, Inc. (GC) has announced it has signed an agreement with ConocoPhillips to develop compressed air energy storage projects, beginning with a pilot project in Texas, using General Compression’s Advanced Energy Storage (GCAES) technology.
GC and ConocoPhillips are evaluating a multiple-phase pilot project in
Texas that would incorporate GCAES technology with wind energy,
underground air storage and power sales. GCAES is a modular
compressor/expander unit that has a nominal size of 2MW and features a
roundtrip electrical efficiency in excess of 70 per cent. Unlike
conventional turbomachinery-based compressed air energy storage, GCAES
consumes no fuel and emits no carbon.
