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

International Journal of Environmental Studies

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 350-359

  Konrad, James ^a   Carriveau, Rupp ^a   Davison, Matt ^a   Simpson, Frank ^b   Ting, David S K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Compressed air; Energy arbitrage; Energy storage

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSED AIR ENERGY STORAGE; ENABLING TECHNOLOGIES; ENERGY ARBITRAGE; ONTARIO , CANADA; POWER GRIDS; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; RENEWABLE ENERGY GENERATION; RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCE; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; STORAGE MEDIUM; TIDAL GENERATION;

COMPRESSED AIR; ELECTRIC POWER DISTRIBUTION; ENERGY STORAGE; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES;

PRESSURE VESSELS;

EID: 84859714180     PISSN: 00207233     EISSN: 10290400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207233.2012.663228     Document Type: Article

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