Liquid air storage: Overview
Turning air into a cold liquid that stores power for hours
What this tile covers Air cooled until liquid, then warmed so it expands through a turbine. Share of use <.01% share of world stored energy (2026)Share of the world's stored energy (energy capacity held, TWh, latest year 2019 to 2026) across the forms with figures, about 22,551 TWh; fuel stocks dominate. Battery and other stores count capacity, not state of charge The 60 MW / 600 MWh Golmud plant in China is the largest in service; the UK Carrington plant (6 hours) is not added. About 0.6 GWh. Source: China launches 60 MW/600 MWh liquid air storage facility in the Gobi desert, Enerdata.
Key facts
| Duration | Hours to days |
Included from the reference tables
- Liquid air (cryogenic) storage
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