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Air Energy Storage ambient base load plant buffer storage CAES cast iron charge and discharge CHP plant coke Compressed Air Energy compressor condenser cooling cycle demand diagram discharge power displacement storage district heating energy density engine enthalpy exergy exergy losses feed water storage flash evaporator flow sheet fuel cost gas turbine grid heat capacity heat exchanger heat load heat pump heat transfer hot water storage increase investment cost latent heat latent heat storage limited liner liquid locomotive maximum No/Nmax nuclear operation PCIV peaking plant piping pressure vessel Prestressed pumped storage pumped storage system saturated sensible heat shown in Fig shows sliding-pressure storage solar start-up steam storage Stirling engine storage efficiency storage medium storage plant storage pressure storage vessel tank temperature thermal energy storage thermal insulation thermal storage Thermocline throttling turnaround efficiency valve versus vessel wall volume waste heat