Preliminary design study of underground pumped hydro and compressed-air energy storage in hard rock. Volume 9. Design approaches: CAES. Final report

Technical Report · Wed Apr 01 04:00:00 EST 1981

OSTI ID:6164899

During Task 3C of the PEPCO/CAES study detailed design requirements and alternate designs were developed for the major components and systems of the CAES plant. Based upon a preliminary economic and technical evaluation, preferred designs were chosen as the basis for subsequent development in Task 5C. It should be noted that in some instances design developments during Task 5C may have substantially altered the preferred design. Volume 9, Design Approaches - CAES, presents a summary of the project design criteria, pressure optimization study and the design approaches for the major plant systems which are developed in more detail in Appendices A through E. In addition, Volume 9 presents the performance, operation and control capabilities of the plant and the results of the preliminary cost estimate prepared in Task 3 which will be updated in Volume 12, Plant Design - CAES.

• Research Organization: Acres American, Inc., Columbia, MD
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-77ET28013
• OSTI ID: 6164899
• Report Number(s): EPRI-EM-1589Vol.9; ON: DE81027704
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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