The new molten salt green energy storage facility in Denmark is set to revolutionize the way we store and use renewable energy. Hyme Energy, a Danish company, has launched the world’s first energy storage project using molten hydroxide salt to store green energy. The facility, known as Molten Salt Storage (MOSS), is an efficient giant battery that has the potential to decarbonize energy-intensive industries.
One of the biggest challenges when using green energy is storing the abundant energy produced during sunny or windy days for later use. Hyme Energy’s solution is to store excess energy in molten hydroxide salt. MOSS is like a giant battery and is extremely efficient. The new facility will store energy from renewable sources such as wind and solar. During periods of good production, excess electricity is used to heat the salt hydroxide, causing it to enter a molten state. Molten salt is kept at extremely high temperatures, helping to store enormous levels of energy.
Molten hydroxide salts withstand heat very well, allowing huge levels of energy to be stored with minimal loss. This stored energy is a viable alternative to traditional fossil fuels used in power plants and even heavy industries. By storing green electricity in molten hydroxide salt, MOSS creates a sustainable and reliable reserve when renewable electricity production is low. Then, the heat energy stored in the molten salt is released and effectively converted into steam.
Interesting Engineering reported on April 26 that Soren Gade, President of the Danish Parliament, inaugurated the facility. Future commercial MOSS facilities could store green electricity in molten hydroxide salt heated to 700 degrees Celsius at the gigawatt hour (GWh) scale, according to Ask Emil Lovschall-Jensen, CEO and co-founder of Hyme Energy. By scaling this technology for the global market, Hyme Energy aims for commercialization in 2026.
The newly opened storage facility will undergo rigorous testing to demonstrate its capabilities before being scaled up for commercial use on a larger scale.
In conclusion, MOSS has significant implications for our transition towards cleaner and more sustainable sources of power generation while addressing one of the key challenges facing renewable energies – storage capacity.
With its efficient design and ability to store huge amounts of heat without significant loss
:quality(75)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/elcomercio/NHDRQCEIVRBQFPCUCYHOKLTQMI.jpg)
