Aluminium energieopslagmateriaal

What is the European aluminium industry doing to drive climate-neutrality?

Driving the climate-neutrality agenda The European aluminium industry sits at the heart of the climate-neutrality agenda and plays a critical role in applications like renewable energy technologies, batteries, electricity systems, resource-efficient packaging, energy-efficient buildings, and clean mobility.

When will aluminium be used for energy storage?

Although it is possible that first systems for seasonal energy storage with aluminium may run as early as 2022, a large scale application is more likely from the year 2030 onward.

What is the energy storage capacity of aluminium?

Energy storage capacity of aluminium Aluminium has a high storage density. Theoretically, 8.7 kWh of heat and electricity can be produced from 1 kg of Al, which is in the range of heating oil, and on a volumetric base (23.5 MWh/m 3) even surpasses the energy density of heating oil by a factor of two. 4.2. The Power-to-Al process

Can aluminium be used for low and zero energy buildings?

Dudita M, Farchado M, Englert A, Carbonell D, Haller M. Heat and power storage using aluminium for low and zero energy buildings. In: Proceedings CLIMA 2019 -13th REHVA World Congress, Bucharest, Romania: 2019, p. 1–6, accepted for publication. US DOE. Fuel Cell Technologies Market Report 2015. 2016.

What is aluminium used for?

Aluminium is increasingly used in low-carbon technologies. It is used in battery packaging, as a cathode in Lithium Nickel Cobalt Aluminium Oxide (NCA) batteries and in hydrogen fuel cells. Thanks to its lightness, it’s a key component in wind turbine nacelles and blades and can also be found in permanent magnets.

What is the energy density of aluminium?

Aluminium can be used to produce hydrogen and heat in reactions that yield 0.11 kg H 2 and, depending on the reaction, 4.2–4.3 kWh of heat per kg Al. Thus, the volumetric energy density of Al (23.5 MWh/m 3) 1 outperforms the energy density of hydrogen or hydrocarbons, including heating oil, by a factor of two (Fig. 3).