Low -cost long -term energy storage technologies that will enable renewable energy resources to be integrated into base load production are becoming more and more important. Quidnet Energy, one of the leading companies in this field, announced that it has successfully tested its patent its own geomechanical energy storage (GES) technology for the first time on the Megawatt-Saat (MWH) scale.Water pressurization with electricity storage
The Houston -based company stores the water in a pressurized manner using the excess electricity in the network with its GES technology. When needed, this water produces electricity again by operating hydroelectric turbines. Thus, interrupted renewable energy resources such as the sun and the wind make it more reliable and continuous.
Quidnet Energy performed functional tests and accelerated life tests at the MWH scale at the test site in Houston. According to the company’s statement, the system managed to work with almost zero spontaneous ejaculation and capacity loss.Joe Zhou, CEO of the company, said that these tests prove that GES technology is ready for commercial -scale applications and said: “This performance and scale level points to an important milestone in our development of GES technology. These tests confirm that electric networks are struggling with the rapid increase in industrial electricity and artificial intelligence data centers, while storage technology is ready for commercial distributions. ”
Hundreds of hours can store energy
The water pressurization method used by the company is based on traditional drilling and construction technologies. According to CEO Zhou, the current system has a 10 -hour energy storage time, but can be extended to dozens or even hundreds of hours depending on the volume of the reservoir where the water is stored.
Quidnet Energy received an investment of $ 10 million from Hunt Energy Network in 2024, and with the completion of the tests, the company will accelerate its work for a storage partnership of 300 MW in Texas. Founded in 2015, Quidnet Energy has collected a total of $ 60 million from Bill Gates’ Breakthrough Energy initiative and Prime.
