Oak Ridge National Laboratory: Grid - Below-Ground Balancing
January 07, 2020
January 07, 2020
OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Jan. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers created a geothermal energy storage system that could reduce peak electricity demand up to 37% in homes while helping balance grid operations.
The system is installed underground and stores excess electricity from renewable resources like solar power as thermal energy through a heat pump. The system co . . .
Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers created a geothermal energy storage system that could reduce peak electricity demand up to 37% in homes while helping balance grid operations.
The system is installed underground and stores excess electricity from renewable resources like solar power as thermal energy through a heat pump. The system co . . .