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LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1 Typical Compressed Air Energy Storage Plant (The Plant Shown Is One Planned By Norton Energy
Storage LLC) .........................................................................................................................................................1
Figure 2 Conventional CAES Cycle..............................................................................................................................3
Figure 3 Recuperated Cycle...........................................................................................................................................5
Figure 4 Combined Cycle with HRSG and Steam Turbine...........................................................................................6
Figure 5 Steam-injected Cycle.......................................................................................................................................7
Figure 6 Compressed Air Storage with Humidification (CASH) ..................................................................................7
Figure 7 ”Adiabatic” CAES Cycle ................................................................................................................................8
Figure 8 Geologic Opportunities For CAES Plant Sites In The U.S. ............................................................................9
Figure 9 Huntorf Plant.................................................................................................................................................15
Figure 10 McIntosh Plant ............................................................................................................................................15
Figure 11 Norton Plant (Artist’s Rendering) ...............................................................................................................16
LIST OF TABLES
Table 1 Key Features...................................................................................................................................................12
Table 2 Typical Charging And Discharging Characteristics (Based On 110-Mw e Mcintosh Plant) ...........................12
Table 3 Current And On-Going CAES Development Efforts .....................................................................................14
Table 4 Current Developers And Vendors ..................................................................................................................18
Table 5 CAES Field Tests ...........................................................................................................................................19
Table 6 Innovative Development Efforts.....................................................................................................................22
Table 7 Example CAES Plant Performance Characteristics For Various Applications [25], [13] ..............................26
Table 8 Summary Of Technology Evaluation .............................................................................................................27
Table 9 CAES Plant Costs For Various Storage Media And Plant Configurations.....................................................27
Table 10 Cost Summary ..............................................................................................................................................29
Table 11 Situations Analyzed in Benefits Calculation ................................................................................................29
Table 12 Assumptions Used For Benefits Calculation ................................................................................................30
Table 13 Benefits Summary (NPV Of Using The CAES Plant Developed For Each Application In Table 10 For The
Five Situations Shown Across The Top) .............................................................................................................31
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