7 Ways To Store Renewable Energy | Answers With Joe

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Renewable energy is growing by leaps and bounds, but in order for much of it to work, it needs to be stored during peak production and released during low production.

The future of renewables may lie in our ability to store and use the energy they generate. Here are 7 big ideas to make that a reality.

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LINKS LINKS LINKS:

https://www.cleanegroup.org/ceg-projects/energy-storage-peaker-replacement/
https://www.energy.gov/eere/articles/confronting-duck-curve-how-address-over-generation-solar-energy

Pumped Hydropower
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/utility-scale-energy-storage-will-enable-a-renewable-grid/

Hydrogen Energy Storage
https://energystorage.org/why-energy-storage/technologies/hydrogen-energy-storage/

Compressed Air Energy Storage (CAES)
https://energystorage.org/why-energy-storage/technologies/mechanical-energy-storage/

Thermal Energy Storage
https://www.eesi.org/papers/view/energy-storage-2019

Battery storage
https://cleantechnica.com/2019/02/07/battery-energy-storage-competitive-substitute-for-gas-peakers/

Flywheels
https://energyeducation.ca/encyclopedia/Flywheel

Gravity Battery
Gavitricity: https://www.gravitricity.com/