Compressed Air Energy Storage (CAES)

Depleted natural gas fields are also being investigated for compressed air storage; in addition to the depletion and blockage issues mentioned

2024 Feb 18

Compressed Air Energy Storage

When the plant discharges, it uses the compressed air to operate the combustion turbine generator. Natural gas is burned during plant discharge, in the same fashion as a conventional

2024 Oct 21

How does utility-scale energy storage compare to traditional power

Compressed Air Energy Storage (CAES) has higher emissions among storage types, mainly due to natural gas combustion during operation (~288 kg CO2e/MWh fuel related).

2025 Feb 18

FACT SHEET

On April 25, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced final carbon pollution standards for existing coal-fired and new gas-fired power plants that will secure

2025 Jan 15

Technology Strategy Assessment

Compressed air energy storage (CAES) is one of the many energy storage options that can store electric energy in the form of potential energy (compressed air) and can be deployed near

2024 Oct 20

EPA Proposes to Eliminate Power Sector Greenhouse Gas

On June 11, 2025, EPA Administrator Zeldin proposed to repeal the Biden administration''s Carbon Pollution Standards, which establish greenhouse gas (GHG) standards for power plants under

2024 Mar 20

How does utility-scale energy storage compare to

Emissions reflect full life cycle including construction, operation, and decommissioning phases. Energy storage helps integrate

2024 Feb 08

Documents Show E.P.A. Wants to Erase Greenhouse Gas Limits on Power Plants

In its proposed regulation, the agency argued that carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases from power plants that burn fossil fuels "do not contribute significantly to

2025 Mar 31

Compressed air energy storage technology:

The McIntosh Power Plant was built 30 years ago above a solution-mined salt cavern located 1,500 feet underground, which provides 19.8 million

2025 Feb 08

Clean Air Act Section 111 Regulation of Greenhouse Gas

Emission guidelines for the longest-running existing coal units and standards for heavily-utilized new gas units are based on carbon capture and sequestration/storage (CCS) –

2024 Jul 10

Carbon Capture

Overview Even as nations diversify their energy portfolios, fossil fuels are expected to meet a majority of the world''s energy demand for several decades. Accelerating deployment of carbon

2025 Jun 01

Approval of New York''s Nation-Leading Six Gigawatt Energy Storage

Governor Kathy Hochul today announced that the New York State Public Service Commission approved a new framework for the State to achieve a nation-leading six gigawatts

2025 Jul 22

Evaluation of Coal and Natural Gas With Carbon Capture as

Coal and natural gas with carbon capture and storage (CCS) and use (CCU) have been advertised as zero-carbon sources of electric power that should be implemented as solutions

2024 Sep 02

Life-Cycle Air Emissions from Utility-Scale Energy Storage

To fully evaluate the net emissions that result from the use of energy storage, a "life-cycle" approach must be used. Life-cycle analysis allows for the complete accounting of emissions

2026 Feb 18

FACT SHEET GREENHOUSE GAS STANDARDS AND

The proposals would set limits for new gas-fired combustion turbines, existing coal, oil and gas-fired steam generating units, and certain existing gas-fired combustion turbines. Consistent

2025 Mar 12

Compressed Air Energy Storage (CAES): A Comprehensive 2025

CAES offers a powerful means to store excess electricity by using it to compress air, which can be released and expanded through a turbine to generate electricity when the

2023 Jun 07

Advanced Compressed Air Energy Storage Systems:

Compressed air energy storage (CAES) is an effective solution for balancing this mismatch and therefore is suitable for use in future electrical systems to achieve a high

2025 Dec 13

Clean Air Act Section 111 Regulation of Greenhouse Gas

On April 25, EPA issued final carbon pollution standards for power plants that will protect public health and reduce harmful pollutants. The power sector is the largest stationary

2023 Jun 10

EPA Throws Four New Rules at Power Plants in One Move;

EPA, the Court found that the Clean Power Plan represented a substantial restructuring of the American energy market that fell under the "major questions doctrine," and Congress did not

2023 Nov 03

Greenhouse Gas Emissions Accounting for Battery Energy

INTRODUCTION The topic of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions accounting for bat-tery energy storage systems (BESS) is relatively new and so has not yet been thoroughly addressed by

2023 Jun 03

Compressed-air energy storage

On the positive side, CAES systems integrated with renewable energy sources contribute to a significant reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by enabling the storage and dispatch of

2023 Dec 17

Explainer: does liquid air energy storage hold

Liquid air energy storage could unlock a new opportunity for long-duration energy storage and greener grids.

2024 Nov 06

Energy Storage and Power Plant Decommissioning

Summary Through the lens of energy storage deployment, stakeholders can consider more broadly how improvements and investments in the grid can respond to local social and health

2024 Jun 08

Compressed Air Energy Storage

The basic functioning of Compressed Air Energy Storage (CAES) is explained in Figure 1, while the introduction image above shows an artist''s rendering of a CAES plant integrated with a

2025 Jul 28

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