World’s first liquid air storage plant opens

The world’s first full-scale liquid air energy storage (LAES) plant, which can store excess energy produced from renewable power, has been opened in the UK. In 2017, renewable energy accounted for 29% of all energy produced in the UK. However, wind and solar power are variable and greater amounts of energy storage is essential for efficient use of renewable energy. Liquid air energy storage offers one such solution, and the Pilsworth LAES plant, located near Manchester, is the first in the world to demonstrate the technology at grid scale.