Hybrid generation and storage is key to rapid low carbon transition When asked why he robbed banks, the infamous Willie Sutton is said to have replied “Because that’s where the money is!” So, when trying to decarbonize California’s electric power sector, we should follow Sutton’s Law and focus on where the carbon is. To decarbonize, …
(Palo Alto, California)–August 23, 2022 The United States Patent Office has granted U.S. Patent Number 11,421,560 to Pintail Power founder and President William M. Conlon. The patent, entitled “Part Load Operation of Liquid Air Power and Storage System,” describes the operation of a cryogenic energy storage system to efficiently load follow. The Liquid Air Power …
(Palo Alto, California)–April 6, 2022 The current crisis in Ukraine exposes economic and logistical vulnerabilities in the global transition to clean energy and the pressing need for reliable pathways to European energy independence. A new invention provides both security and sustainability with energy storage at unprecedented scale and duration at a fraction of the cost …
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ENERGY SECURITY, ECONOMIC SAVINGS, LOWER EMISSIONS (Palo Alto, California—March 28, 2022) Confronted with accelerated timelines to dramatically reduce carbon by 2030 while maintaining reliability during seasonal and extreme weather events, a new study for the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) offers electricity providers a rapid and feasible path: hybridize long-duration thermal …
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New invention targets summer capacity needed to assure grid reliability (Palo Alto, California—January 11, 2022) U.S. Patent No. 11,221,177 entitled CRYOGENIC LIQUID ENERGY STORAGE was granted to Dr. William M. Conlon, the founder and president of Pintail Power LLC. This latest patent extends Pintail’s Liquid Air Power and Storage (LAPS™) technology platform to shorter duration …
Sustainability breakthrough for weekly, monthly, or seasonal energy storage dramatically reduces use of scarce water resources, hydrogen fuel, and liquid air storage medium (Palo Alto, California)–July 28, 2021 U.S. Patent No. 11,073,080 entitled HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID AIR POWER AND STORAGE was granted to Dr. William M. Conlon, the founder and president of Pintail Power LLC. …
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(Palo Alto, California)–July 6, 2021 Adding to an already robust patent portfolio, a new invention enables liquefied air energy storage to deliver vastly more electricity during discharge, enabling improved utilization of renewables at unprecedented scale of tens to hundreds of Gigawatt-hours. U.S. Patent No. 11,053,818 entitled CRYOGENIC COMBINED CYCLE POWER PLANT was granted today to …
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(Palo Alto, California, April 21, 2021) A new invention can double the duration of energy storage systems by continuing to operate at part load after it has been fully discharged. U.S. Patent No. 10,982,570 for DISPATCHABLE STORAGE COMBINED CYCLE POWER PLANTS issued on April 20, 2021 enhances the capabilities of Liquid Salt Combined Cycle™ (LSCC) …
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