Dr. Frits Bliek and his team at Ocean Grazer are building an "Ocean Battery" that brings hydrodam technology to the sea.
On this episode of Here's an Idea™, Bliek, CEO of the Netherlands-based energy company, talks about an innovative idea for power that involves plastic bags, underground reservoirs, and a big drill.
How Does the Ocean Battery Work?
The battery pumps water from underground reservoirs into flexible bladders, just above the seabed. When there is a demand for power, the water, pressurized by the sea, is routed through hydroturbines in the tube to generate electricity.
See a video below of the Ocean Battery in action.
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Transcript
00:00:03 the planned global production of offshore wind for the year 2050 exceeds 1150 gigawatt soon weather conditions will dictate the timing of renewable energy production causing large fluctuations oversupply resulting in negative energy prices and eventually blackouts will create a huge market for large-scale energy storage the ocean battery is an offshore energy
00:00:32 storage system that can be deployed at the source of power generation managing the flow of electricity through the power grid and balancing supply and demand the ocean battery energy storage solution can be deployed in existing and new offshore wind farms it reduces local peak loads and optimally coordinates supply and demand
00:00:57 of electricity utilizing the existing infrastructure in a more efficient way wind farms can keep producing in all weather conditions without the risk of destabilizing the power grid the design is scalable and modular multiple units are easily coupled to expand the storage volume and power capacity with a long lifetime and
00:01:20 unlimited charge and discharge cycles the ocean battery delivers an affordable and reliable storage solution located on the seabed ocean battery is ready to meet the future energy storage needs guaranteeing the security of supply the ocean battery is a pumped hydro system in a box that provides eco-friendly utility scale energy
00:01:47 storage it is based on hydro dam technology that has proven itself for over a century as highly reliable and efficient the technology does not require rare earth materials and uses clean water as the energy carrier when excess renewable energy is routed to the ocean battery it pumps water from the rigid underground reservoirs into
00:02:13 the flexible bladders on the seabed now the energy is stored as potential energy in the form of water under high pressure when there is a demand for power water flows back from the flexible bladders to the low pressure rigid reservoirs driving multiple hydro turbines to generate electricity with the scalable reliable and
00:02:38 eco-friendly energy storage solution of the ocean battery we are prepared for large-scale offshore power generation [Music] you
