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Market
Utility
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Industrial
QUIDNET ENERGY
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Company Values
Entity Description
Quidnet operates at the nexus of energy and water to provide cost-effective, grid-scale electricity storage. This enables predictable delivery of power from intermittent sources and large-scale deployment of renewable energy.
Entity Name
QUIDNET ENERGY
Focus Areas
General - Organization
Entity Type
Company
Is LCRI Company?
No
Technology Areas
Technology Description
Quidnet Energy pioneered a novel form of pumped hydro that is widely deployable at very low cost called Flex Formation Subsurface Pumped Hydro. Leveraging mature oil & gas technology, wells are converted into energy storage facilities for large-scale renewables integration and grid management.
As part of ARPA-E (DAYS) program, the Quidnet Energy team will develop a modified pumped hydro energy storage system using rocks beneath the Earth’s surface. The team will pump pressurized water into gaps in underground rocks. When energy is needed later, the induced strain in the surrounding rock will force water back through a generator to produce electricity.
As part of ARPA-E (DAYS) program, the Quidnet Energy team will develop a modified pumped hydro energy storage system using rocks beneath the Earth’s surface. The team will pump pressurized water into gaps in underground rocks. When energy is needed later, the induced strain in the surrounding rock will force water back through a generator to produce electricity.
Technology Name
Geomechanical Pumped Storage