The scope of the WindStore Project includes the following:

• Assessment of storage needs in the UK and Ireland.
• State-of-the-art for large-scale CAES technology
• Geological, technical and economic requirements for CAES.
• Safety and reliability issues.
• Economic and environmental issues.
• Methods of energy deliverability.
• Viable storage options on a regional basis.
• Potential capital and operating costs.
• Value of delivering power on demand.
• Issues related to the national grid.
• Prospects for UK and Irish technology development.

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