The
HPS
system
–
which
recently
completed
year-long
trials
of
a
300kW
pilot-facility
at
an
80MW
biomass
plant
in
the
UK
–
will
initially
be
developed
for
use
at
gas-production
plants,
with
a
view
to
storing
surplus
power
from
future
large-scale
renewables
deployments.
The
agreement
gives
Messer
exclusive
rights
to
HPS’
LAES
technology
in
return
for
annual
licensing
fees
and
access
to
its
engineering
expertise
in
gas
liquefaction
technology
–
a
core
part
of
the
cryogenic
energy-storage
process.
LAES
cryogenically
cools
air
to
minus
196ºC
–
a
concept
already
applied
in…
