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4.8 Comparison <strong>of</strong> key figures<br />

<strong>The</strong> comparison <strong>of</strong> the key figures in Table 4.6 <strong>of</strong> the assessed storage technologies<br />

show that Hydrogen Storage <strong>an</strong>d Compressed Air Energy Storage could constitute a<br />

reasonable completion <strong>of</strong> the storage portfolio in Austria in the future.<br />

Pumped<br />

Hydroelectric Storage<br />

Hydrogen Storage<br />

Compressed Air<br />

Energy Storage<br />

Rated power 20 – 2100 MW 16 MW (pl<strong>an</strong>t in Italy) 20 – 350 MW<br />

Energy content <strong>of</strong> the<br />

storage/capacity<br />

up to 588,3 GWh 36 – 720 TWh 175 GWh – 3.5 TWh<br />

Energy density 1 kWh/m 3 3,24 kWh/m 3 2 – 5 kWh/m 3<br />

Self-discharge<br />

/losses<br />

yes, partly no, negligible no, negligible<br />

Availability in about 1 minute na data available around 10 minutes<br />

Efficiency 70 – 80 % 50 – 85 % 70 %<br />

Table 4.6: Comparison <strong>of</strong> storage technologies<br />

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