Energy Dome
It is increasingly important to find efficient ways to produce and store energy, it is not for nothing that investments in the field of all-round batteries have clearly increased in recent years and in Italy we are no less: the startup Energy Dome has developed a project for a CO2 battery that allows energy from renewable sources to be stored thanks to the use of carbon dioxide.
The Energy Dome project has received significant funding from American companies that consider the idea of the Italian startup particularly valid: thanks to this CO2 battery it is possible to store energy from sources that work intermittently, such as solar panels or wind turbines, and it is a fundamental step forward towards decarbonisation of human activities.
if (jQuery("#crm_srl-th_motorlabs_d_mh2_1").is(":visible")) { //console.log( "[ACTIVATION TEST] adding zone: tag crm_srl-th_motorlabs_d_mh2_1 slot id: th_motorlabs_d_mh2"); } if (jQuery("#crm_srl-th_motorlabs_d_bx2_1").is(":visible")) { //console.log("[ACTIVATION TEST] adding zone: tag crm_srl-th_motorlabs_d_bx2_1 slot id: th_motorlabs_d_bx2"); } But how does this CO2 battery really work? The operation is relatively simple, at least in the explanation for non-experts: carbon dioxide is one of the few gases on earth that can be compressed and stored in liquid form at room temperature, and this means that CO2 in liquid form is a perfect liquid for cost-effective energy storage, as long as you use it in a closed-loop thermodynamics process.
In the gas compression phase, heat is produced, and this heat is also stored; to generate and distribute energy instead, the CO2 is heated and reconverted into gas which in turn feeds a turbine to produce electricity. The whole system is sealed and CO2 in gaseous form is contained within the system.
if (jQuery("#crm_srl-th_motorlabs_d_mh3_1").is(":visible")) { //console. log("[ACTIVATION TEST] adding zone: tag crm_srl-th_motorlabs_d_mh3_1 slot id: th_motorlabs_d_mh3"); } Another important aspect is that Energy Dome does not require rare materials to build its system: the CO2 battery uses only steel, carbon dioxide and water. Not being dependent on rare materials such as cobalt or lithium, this plant can be easily installed and operated anywhere in the world.
Energy Dome's goal is to become a leader in the energy sector, especially in the market American, and the goal is to have the first system ready by 2024.