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    ‘10722, 8.21 AM Here's how to solve the UK eneray crisis forthe long term — store more power aba nny Ww. tat £2- ab 1 oe Have A Look At The = 2G) The wate and Miltary ttst = ronstp boosh Soaring energy bills rooted in a globel gas supply crunch have focused minds on the age-old problem: how can we better store power? Attention has tured to the closure of the Rough gas storage facility in the North Sea in 2017, which left the UK with only enough storage to meet the demand of four to five winter days But while gas is being phased out, Britain's growing reliance on renewables, such as offshore wind and solar, does not solve the problem of intermittency - what happens when the wind does not blow or the sun does not shine The key available. A storage boom has been forecast over the coming decade as governments race to meet securing enough affordable, low-carbon energy is more storage to make the most of the renewable energy their climate targets. ‘within the next five years, the Intemational Energy Agency (IEA) expects global energy storage capacity to expand by °° ich more than 270 GW by 2026, driven by a growing need to create flexible electricity systems which rely more ¢ sable sources. Well-established lithium-ion batteries are expected to dominate, according to a report by Bloomberg New Energy Finance, but their capacity is measured in hours rather than days. New energy technologies, which can store energy for longer periods, have found renewed favour within the power industry as the winter energy crisis has unfolded Here are four long-range energy storage options which could help to keep the lights on in the future: ‘Gravity’ storage Hydropower has acted as a form of energy storage in the UK for decades. The principle is simple: electricity is used to pump water upwards into a reservoir when the market has ample power available. When electricity supplies become tight the water can be released at short notice to flow over a generating turbine to create electricity for the grid to use. A new breed of pumped storage could play an even greater role than the giant hydropower plants of the past. Engineers hitpslvwn-msn.comlen-goinewsluknewsheres-how-to-salve-the-uk-energy-cisisforshe-long-term——store-more-powerla- AASBTSa7ocidzentn... 1/7 sroza, 8:31 AM Here's how to solve the UK eneray ers forth lng term store more power believe they could unlock hundreds of potential sites across the UK, which would be quicker and cheaper to build than traditional hydropower dams. By using a mineral-rich fluid, which has more than two-and-a-half times the density of water, projects could generate the same amount of electricity from slopes which are less than half as high Typically, pumped hydropower is stored within the range of five to 175 hours, compared with the most-used lithium-ion battery technology which can usually store electricity for less than four hours, according to the IEA. One report by the Paris-based agency found that India dominates the expansion of pumped hydropower storage thanks to projects using its existing large reservoirs. Video: Rio Tinto Buys Argentina Lithium Project in Battery Push (Bloomberg) 2022 miei _ . Pinay Mccokes Mage erences Tes ofuse energy” to create electricity by using electric winches to hoist 12,000-tonne weights to the top of a disused mine shaft when there is plenty of renewable energy available, then dropping the weights hundreds of metres down vertical shafts to generate electricity when needed. These innovative storage projects are unlikely to replace the UK's need for batteries, but they could help the country meet its climate targets at a lower cost, Concentrated solar power storage Inthe heat ofthe Nevada desert US engineers have already begun pioneering new technology which stores end? generated by renewables as heat. The Crescent Dunes project uses the heat of a vast solar farm, concentrated using mirrors, to heat molten salt to temperatures of up to S60C. The salt is able to maintain this temperature until electricity is needed, Then, the heat is used to run a conventional steam turbine which generates enough electricity to power 75,000 homes long after the sun has set. The IEA expects China to lead the expansion of concentrated solar power storage thanks to a generous subsidy scheme, which is poised to continue until the end of this year. Beyond China, the United Arab Emirates is expected to roll out the second-largest volume of new capacity globally. There are also similar projects emerging across Australia, Concentrated solar power is typically stored for between five to 15 hours, according to the IEA, more than three times the duration of traditional lithium-ion batteries. Unlike batteries, which have a finite number of charge/discharge cycles, the molten silicon can be used indefinitely and can be recycled when the units reach the end of their 20-year service life. Green hydrogen ‘ Proved by The Guarhan Reeling ytogen car Photograph Spt Emionmen Abn Demand for hydrogen made from water and renewable energy is expected to boom in the decades ahead as governments plan to replace the fossil fuels used in power plants, factories and heavy transport with the clean-burning, green alternative. But green hydrogen can also be used as a form of energy storage. 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