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Using Underwater Balloons to Store Energy | UBC
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6 FAQs about [Hot air balloon energy storage]
Can balloons be used to store energy?
Their walls contain compressed air with the potential to become electricity. These balloons are part of an innovative, emissions-free scheme to store renewable energy from the company Hydrostor. You see, wind energy is wonderful and solar panels are superb, and these technologies becomes more efficient every year.
Can a solar-powered hot-air balloon maintain a constant altitude?
We have developed a solar-powered hot-air balloon named the heliotrope that can maintain a nearly constant altitude in the upper troposphere–lower stratosphere as long as the sun is above the horizon. It can accommodate scientific payloads ranging from hundreds of grams to several kilograms.
Could Hydrostor's underwater balloons make energy storage possible?
Hydrostor's underwater balloons could at least make the energy storage method possible in communities near the ocean or deep lakes. Sitting under roughly 180 feet of water, Hydrostor’s six test balloons measure 29.5 feet tall and 16.4 feet wide.
Can underwater balloons save energy?
The underwater balloon system produces zero emissions and conserves heat from the compression process to be reused. Commercially viable energy storage technology is a key to establishing mainstream renewable energy.
How long can a hot air balloon stay aloft?
They were capable of staying aloft for over 60 days and reaching altitudes of 30 km ( Malaterre 1993 ). A Jet Propulsion Laboratory group investigated the prospect of solar hot-air balloons on other planets ( Jones and Wu 1999) and performed their own test flights on Earth ( Jones and Heun 1997 ).
How do solar hot air balloons work?
They demonstrated that solar hot-air balloons can be deployed by simply dropping them from a height of several hundred meters and allowing them to ram inflate. They also developed an altitude-controlled solar hot-air balloon that used a remotely operated top vent to perform vertical maneuvers.