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AssigneeZietlow Innovative Engineering and Technology, LLC
InventorDouglas A. ZIETLOW
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The present invention generally relates to storing energy in a form that is carbon neutral, storable and transportable, so that it can be used on demand. The present invention provides a process and system for using energy as available to produce carbon from carbon oxide, and then oxidizing the carbon to generate useful energy on demand, while effectively recycling the carbon, oxidant, and carbon oxide used in the process or system. In one embodiment, the present invention effectively stores renewable energy as carbon, transports the carbon, oxidizes the carbon to generate useful energy on demand and recycles the carbon as carbon dioxide. This invention may increase the utilization of renewable energy, especially for electrical power generation, while producing no net carbon dioxide or other air pollutants.
A process for transforming energy as available to energy on demand using said energy as available to reduce carbon oxide to carbon, separately oxidizing at least some of said carbon to generate said energy on demand and consequent carbon oxide, and recycling and/or reusing said consequent carbon oxide, either in actuality or virtually via the atmosphere.
A process for transforming renewable wind or solar energy as available to dispatchable energy on demand, said process comprising:
A system that transforms energy as available to energy on demand, said system comprising a first sub-system to use said energy as available to reduce carbon oxide to carbon, a second sub-system to separately oxidize at least some of said carbon to generate said energy on demand and consequent carbon oxide, and means for recycling and/or reusing said consequent carbon oxide, either in actuality or virtually via the atmosphere.
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