Comments for Frozen Air Offers a New Concept for Power Storage at http://www.ecogeek.org , comment 1 to 5 out of 5 comments http://www.ecogeek.org Wed, 22 May 2013 05:24:31 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://www.ecogeek.org/power-storage/3819-frozen-air-offers-a-new-concept-for-power-storage#comment-47458 Any light that reflects off the panel is not producing energy, so anti-reflective coatings have been studied.[quote][/quote];D:D - David @ Universal Adaptors Thu, 18 Oct 2012 01:15:41 +0100 http://www.ecogeek.org/power-storage/3819-frozen-air-offers-a-new-concept-for-power-storage#comment-47442 Wow. That's awesome. I read somewhere about the possibility of using air to power stuff, and this lets it come truish. AWESOMENESS;D - GirlNerdFighter Mon, 15 Oct 2012 18:09:44 +0100 http://www.ecogeek.org/power-storage/3819-frozen-air-offers-a-new-concept-for-power-storage#comment-47440 Why not just extend the 'pumped storage hydroelectric' idea by using simple windmill pumps to extend the charge on the storage reservoirs so nbot only is excess energy stored, but wind energy is being continually added to the system without need for generators directly powered by the wind? This refrigeration scheme seems far more complex and inefficient than far simpler schemes available. - MalikTous Mon, 15 Oct 2012 16:57:24 +0100 http://www.ecogeek.org/power-storage/3819-frozen-air-offers-a-new-concept-for-power-storage#comment-47433 It is not frozen air. It is liquified air. Huge difference. What is wrong with this site? - starpul Sun, 14 Oct 2012 08:21:45 +0100 http://www.ecogeek.org/power-storage/3819-frozen-air-offers-a-new-concept-for-power-storage#comment-47424 "As a small added benefit[...] the process also results in slightly cleaner air." Instead of trying to argue how TOTALLY insignificant, dumb, and besides the point this argument is, I'd like to make a broader statement: Helping the environment through technology is all about understanding the big picture of complex ecological and environmental systems, technological possibilities and limitations, and last but certainly not least, basic economics and the cost-effectiveness of new and existing products and technologies to reduce our environmental footprint. Without a good understanding of the big picture, people end up focusing on meaningless details or supporting the wrong technologies and approaches. When authors of articles like this one devote even one small paragraph to something as completely insignificant as the air cleaning potential of an industrial plant -- be it for energy storage or any other purpose -- they are doing their readers a disservice, even if the words "small" and "slightly" are used. It's a distraction that dumbs down the entire conversation and muddies people's understanding of what's important and what's not. Well, now that's I've made my point... Quick! Everyone move your fancy air purifiers out of your asthmatic child's bedroom and put it out on the porch to run 24/7! We've got an entire planet's worth of dirty air to clean! [img]http://a0.twimg.com/profile_images/1377444454/picard-facepalm_reasonably_small.jpg[/img] - Jeff Fri, 12 Oct 2012 10:59:32 +0100