Compressed-air energy storage

Built on

• Pumped hydro storageRecorded · 1907enables
• National electricity gridRecorded · 1926requires
• Gas-turbine generationRecorded · 1939enables

Led to

• CO2 battery storage plantRecorded · 2025enables
• Hydrogen salt-cavern storageForecast · ~2027enables
• Superconducting energy banksForecast · ~2070enables

Sources & evidence

• Additional source

Dataset updated 2026-10-18. This individual record has not been separately re-reviewed.