Energy storage and buffering using multiple pressure containers

A computer program product embodied in a non-transitory computer readable medium for energy manipulation, the computer program product comprising code which causes one or more processors to perform operations of:

• pumping liquid and gas into a first subterranean container;
• pressurizing the liquid and gas in the first subterranean container, wherein the pressurizing is accomplished using a first pump coupled to the first subterranean container;
• coupling the first pump and the first subterranean container to a first above-ground pressure vessel;
• and
• pressurizing the first above-ground pressure vessel using the first pump, wherein the first above-ground pressure vessel receives excess flow from the first pump beyond that flow provided to the first subterranean container.

A system for energy manipulation comprising:

• a memory which stores instructions;
• one or more processors coupled to the memory wherein the one or more processors, when executing the instructions which are stored, are configured to:
• pump liquid and gas into a first subterranean container;
• pressurize the liquid and gas in the first subterranean container, wherein the pressurizing is accomplished using a first pump coupled to the first subterranean container;
• couple the first pump and the first subterranean container to a first above-ground pressure vessel;
• and
• pressurize the first above-ground pressure vessel using the first pump, wherein the first above-ground pressure vessel receives excess flow from the first pump beyond that flow provided to the first subterranean container.