Wind energy storage

Wind speed is a meteorological variable that can be considered independent, in the sense that it cannot be governed by man.

The amount of energy produced by a wind turbine in a certain period depends on the speed with which the wind pushes the turbine blades and how long it pushes them in the same period.

Compared with other energy sources, wind energy therefore has the particular drawback that the quantity of energy produced is not constant.

The squirrel in the summer accumulates food reserves for the winter.

The patented wind energy storage system stores potential mechanical energy, deriving from the kinetic energy produced by one or more wind turbines.

The accumulated potential energy is used to produce electricity when the wind is absent or weak.

There are three patented wind energy storage systems using potential mechanical energy, one onshore with a registered patent, one offshore with a patent issued and one located in the lagoon, in this case the Venice lagoon, with a patent issued.

The offshore energy storage system accumulates large quantities of potential mechanical energy, in particular accumulators, located in the sea and facing the wind farm. 

The accumulation of at least some, of potential energy from wind, also occurs while wind generators produce electricity which is transmitted onshore.

The stored energy is then made available for transformation into electrical energy through one or more patented hydroelectric turbines for small differences in height.

Interestingly, hydroelectric turbines can produce electricity, at the same time that also wind turbines produce electricity.

This means that the hydro wind power plant, as a whole, can cope with peaks in electricity demand higher than those that wind turbines alone can meet.