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Title

Geological compressed air energy storage as an enabling technology for renewable energy in Ontario, Canada

Authors

James Konrad, University of Windsor
Rupp Carriveau, University of Windsor
Matt Davison, University of Windsor
Frank Simpson, Western University
David S.K. Ting, University of Windsor

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

4-1-2012

Publication Title

International Journal of Environmental Studies

Volume

69

Issue

2

First Page

350

Keywords

Compressed air, Energy arbitrage, Energy storage

Last Page

359

Abstract

As renewable resources are increasingly used to provide power to the world's demand centres, dealing with the intermittent nature of these resources and their affect on the power grid is becoming a significant issue. Compressed air energy storage (CAES) is one technology that is proposed to increase flexibility when integrating renewable energy sources such as wind, solar and tidal generation with the power grid. By creating a storage medium where the energy produced from these sources can be stored and dispatched to the grid as required, a higher penetration of renewable energy generation can be achieved. © 2012 Taylor and Francis Group, LLC.

DOI

10.1080/00207233.2012.663228

ISSN

00207233

E-ISSN

10290400

Recommended Citation

Konrad, James; Carriveau, Rupp; Davison, Matt; Simpson, Frank; and Ting, David S.K.. (2012). Geological compressed air energy storage as an enabling technology for renewable energy in Ontario, Canada. International Journal of Environmental Studies, 69 (2), 350-359.
https://scholar.uwindsor.ca/mechanicalengpub/222