EpiQair: harnessing the power of liquid air
To grow the contribution of wind and solar power in the UK, energy storage is needed so that smooth, uninterrupted power can be delivered to the grid. EpiQair technology from Epicam uses friction-free rotary compression and expansion to store energy as liquid air. No surplus power is lost, but held in storage and then re-generated at the optimal time for the Grid. It is therefore an 'Air Battery' operating with zero carbon footprint.
EpiQair is
- attractive to the power industry because it has substantially lower levelised cost when compared with chemical batteries and it
- completely scalable from multi-megawatt applications down to micro-grids and data centres and eventually individual households.
- set to address the global market for energy storage
- set to stimulate the growth of renewable energy by eliminating intermittancy, reducing carbon emissions in the meantime by faster substitution of fossil carbon fuels.
Virgin Media Business: #VOOM 2016
#VOOM 2016 is a competition to win the opportunity to Pitch to Richard Branson to win a share of £1 million (€1.2 million) in prizes.
Over 14 weeks, the competition will include a huge public vote, a 29-hour Pitchathon (a Guinness World Records attempt, in fact), and a series of competitive face-to-face workshops.
For more information and to vote for EpiQair visit: www.vmbvoom.com/pitches/epiqair-harnessing-the-power-of-liquid-air
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