1000-hour thermal energy storage to get test in California’s abandoned oil wells
Updated:2024-08-28 15:44Source:SolarPACES
1000-hour thermal energy storage in abandoned oil wells has been studied in these regions in California and Texas, and a demo project is now starting in California
How this technology can stay hot from summer to winter
Schematic of the 1000-hour thermal energy storage concept, drawing from and storing in several abandoned oil wells comprising a porous rock – sandstone, with residual oilfield water stored in the sandstone
Thermal energy storage collaboration with the concentrated solar experts at NREL
What temperature could be safely stored underground for a season?
Moving the 1000-hour thermal storage project along