prof. dr. eduard heindl tedx stuttgart 2013-2-10
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StorageThe Key to
Renewable Energy
Global electricity demand
30% annual growth rate
Phot
ovol
taic
[MW
p]
Today : 0.5%1998 : 0.003%
Global Photovoltaic Power
2028 : 50% ?
Highest production: China
Largest power plant: India
Most installed 2011: Italy
Most modules: Germany
Best cell efficiency: USA
Photovoltaic is GlobalWe have a problem: Storage
Power demand
Conventional sources
Solar power
existing storage capacity (Germany)
Store and use later
We need storage
• low price per kWh• high efficiency• small footprint
Batterieslow price per kWhhigh efficiencysmall footprint
200$/kWh
Power to Gaslow price per kWhhigh efficiencysmall footprint
Wikipedia
25%
Pumped Hydrolow price per kWhhigh efficiencysmall footprint
Wikipedia
My new Idea:
Hydraulic Hydro Storage
h=r
r
l=2r
h=r
r
l=2r
mass ~ r³height ~ r
costs per kWh~1/r²
storage capacity:E ~ g * m * h
building costs:b ~ r²
r³r
storage capacity:E = 2 π g ρ * r4
h=r
r
l=2r
mass ~ r³height ~ r
costs per kWh~1/r²
storage capacity:E ~ g * m * h
building costs:b ~ r²
r³r
storage capacity:E = 2 π g ρ * r4?
double the radius the price goes down to aquarter
Risin og Kellingin, Färöern (Heindl/Pustlauck)
1000m
Salto Ángel, Venezuela (Wikipedia)
80m300m
Cliffs
Sealingmetal
Surfacesealing to keep rock dry
detail
10 bar per O-ringsealing ring
Business modelBuy cheap powerWait Sell expensive power
Big BusinessThe energy in a fully charged 500 m radius systemis worth 160 million US $!
Hydraulic Hydro Storage low price per kWh high efficiency small footprint
Renewable Energy
+Storage
Clean + Sustainable Future