AEC 110 mw CAES plant; Status of project
- Energy Storage and Power Consultants, Inc., Mountainside, NJ (US)
- Alabama Electric Cooperative, Inc., Andalusia, AL (US)
- Electric Power Research Inst., Palo Alto, CA (United States)
The 110 MW Compressed Air Energy Storage (CAES) plant being built by the Alabama Electric Cooperative, Inc. (AEC) in McIntosh, Alabama, is currently in the final construction and plant testing phase. Throughout the engineering and construction phases of the project, various problems surfaced due to the plant being the first of its kind in the United States. As a result of these problems, valuable lessons have been learned which can be applied generically to the conceptual design, detailed engineering, schedule and construction of future CAES plants. The objective of this paper is to describe major problems and their solutions and to provide current information regarding the overall status of the ongoing project. After a brief description of the plant and its mode of operation, the paper is divided into sections describing engineering problems, shop testing, and construction status including recent photographs.
- OSTI ID:
- 6174173
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-9104106--
- Journal Information:
- Proceedings of the American Power Conference; (United States), Journal Name: Proceedings of the American Power Conference; (United States) Vol. 53; ISSN PAPWA; ISSN 0097-2126
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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