German compressed air energy storage power station project

What is Adele – compressed air energy storage system?

The Adele – Compressed Air Energy Storage System is a 200,000kW energy storage project located in Stasfurt, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. The electro-mechanical energy storage project uses compressed air storage as its storage technology. The project was announced in 2010 and was commissioned in 2013. Description

What is Kraftwerk Huntorf – compressed air energy storage system?

The Kraftwerk Huntorf – Compressed Air Energy Storage System is a 321,000kW compressed air storage energy storage project located in Grose Hellmer 1E, Lower Saxony, Germany. The electro-mechanical battery storage project uses compressed air storage storage technology. The project will be commissioned in 1978. The project is owned by Uniper.

How efficient are Germany's pumped-storage power plants?

Efficiency is between 75 and 85%. Today, Germany has pumped- storage power plants producing a total of about 7,000 MW. The expansion potential is severely limited, especially in northern Germany where the balancing need is greatest.

What is adiabatic compressed air energy storage?

Based on the ADELE concept (ADELE standing for the German acronym for adiabatic compressed air energy storage for electricity supply), air will be compressed during periods when electricity supply exceeds the demand; the resulting heat will be buffered in a thermal energy storage, and air will be pressed into underground caverns.

How big is Germany's energy storage capacity?

Global energy storage capacity was estimated to have reached 36,735MW by the end of 2022 and is forecasted to grow to 353,880MW by 2030. Germany had 4,776MW of capacity in 2022 and this is expected to rise to 19,249MW by 2030. Listed below are the five largest energy storage projects by capacity in Germany, according to GlobalData’s power database.

What is compressed air energy storage?

Compressed air energy storage (CAES) is a form of long-duration energy storage. When there is a surplus of sustainable electricity, this energy can be used to compress air with a capacity of 220 MW. This air will then be stored in salt caverns, cavities in the groud at a depth of around a kilometre under the surface.