The intermittency of renewable energy severely challenges grid stability
increasing the demand for large-scale energy storage technologies. Compressed CO
2
energy storage emerges as a potential solution for grid peak shaving. However
storing low-pressure CO
2
is a critical bottleneck limiting the CCES development.
Method
This paper proposes an adsorption-based liquid CO
2
energy storage system. With the developed thermo-economic models
we systematically analyze the optimization of k
ey operating parameters.
Result
Results for an 100 MW/600 MWh system show that the system levelized cost of storage was minimized when the liquid tank and high-pressure cooler outlet temperatures were 26 ℃ and 46 ℃
respectively. The system can achieve a cycle efficiency of 70.06%
energy density of 7.7 kWh/m
3
levelized cost of storage of
0.8081
CNY/kWh and dynamic payback period of 8.46 years.
Conclusion
Sensitivity analysis indicates optimizing key component parameters can significantly improve system performance
providing essential theoretical and technical support for the flexible deployment of large-scale energy storage systems.
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