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Compressed-air energy storage, an Uncommon card
Compressed-air-energy storage is a way to store energy for later use using compressed air.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 81
- DEF
- 72
- Power
- 153
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 26,000
Power 153 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 80 % of WikiCards cards.
Compressed-air energy storage quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Compressed-air energy storage card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
At a ______ scale, energy generated during periods of low demand can be released during peak load periods.
Answer
utility. At a utility scale, energy generated during periods of low demand can be released during peak load periods. From the Compressed-air energy storage article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
The first utility-scale CAES project was in the Huntorf power plant in Elsfleth, Germany, and is still operational as of ____.
Answer
2020s. The first utility-scale CAES project was in the Huntorf power plant in Elsfleth, Germany, and is still operational as of 2024. From the Compressed-air energy storage article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Compressed-air energy storage. Compressed-air energy storage 81 · Market failure 76 · Harold Urey 73 · Competition climbing 69 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- At a utility scale, energy generated during periods of low demand can be released during peak load periods.
- The first utility-scale CAES project was in the Huntorf power plant in Elsfleth, Germany, and is still operational as of 2024.
- The Huntorf plant was initially developed as a load balancer for fossil-fuel-generated electricity, but the global shift towards renewable energy renewed interest in CAES systems, to help highly intermittent energy sources like photovoltaics and wind satisfy fluctuating electricity demands.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Compressed-air energy storage article was read about 26,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 81 and blocks with 72: each hit it takes is cut by 29 %.
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Text : Wikipedia, Compressed-air energy storage (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : F1jmm, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.
