Renewable Energy Storage Megastructures
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Détails bibliographiques
| Auteur(s): |
Christiaan Jurgens
(Stellenbosch University, South Africa)
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| Médium: | papier de conférence | ||||
| Langue(s): | anglais | ||||
| Conférence: | IABSE Conference: Structural Engineering: Providing Solutions to Global Challenges, Geneva, Switzerland, September 2015 | ||||
| Publié dans: | IABSE Conference Geneva 2015 | ||||
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| Page(s): | 272-278 | ||||
| Nombre total de pages (du PDF): | 7 | ||||
| Année: | 2015 | ||||
| DOI: | 10.2749/222137815818357197 | ||||
| Abstrait: |
Renewable energy is seen as a source of clean, safe and sustainable energy. Many renewable energy sources however have a common Achilles’ heel, namely intermittent energy supply. This paper confirms the global need for energy storage. The Super Flywheel Concept, a renewable energy storage megastructure, is then put forth as a possible solution to the challenge. Flywheel storage was specifically chosen as it is seen to be safe, environmentally clean, low maintenance and scalable. By evaluating the conceptual design, construction materials, buildability and energy storage capacity of the Super Flywheel, the concept was ultimately deemed to be feasible. Though not one of the key objectives, it was also determined that a similar concept may be used for the electrification of rural African villages… |
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