Modelling a field-scale compressed air energy storage in porous rock reservoirs

Yang, Lichao; Guo, Chaobin; Li, Cai; He, Qingcheng; Zhang, Keni; Cai, Zuansi

Abstract

Compressed Air Energy Storage (CAES) is one of the promising methods to store the surplus solar and wind energy
in a grid scale . In this study, we used a non-isothermal multiphase flow simulator to model a field-scale study of a novel CAES by storing the compressed air in aquifer. The primary results show that the model is capability of modeling dynamics of pressure induced by air injection rates. The model was successful to model the well head pressure changes during the bubble development stage. This study suggests that further works shall be carried out to validate the model by simulating the injection-withdrawal cycle’s experiments, as well as to investigate key factors affecting storage and thermal efficiency of compressed air in porous rock reservoirs.

• Presentation Conference Type: Conference Paper (Published)
• Conference Name: International Conference on Applied Energy 2019
• Start Date: Aug 12, 2019
• End Date: Aug 15, 2019
• Publication Date: 2020
• Deposit Date: Apr 24, 2020
• Book Title: Volume 4: Proceedings of 11th International Conference on Applied Energy, Part 3, Sweden, 2019
• Public URL: http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2655344
• Publisher URL: http://www.energy-proceedings.org/modelling-a-filed-scale-compressed-air-energy-stoarge-in-porous-rock-reservoirs/