ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,497,911, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to Nooter/Eriksen Inc. (Fenton, Mo.).
"System and method for thermal energy storage" was invented by Glen L. Bostick (Colubmia, Ill.), Piero Scapini (Milan) and David L. Wait (Port Ludlow, Wash.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system and method for efficiency and revitalization of power plant assets allows for existing fossil fuel burning power plants to operate in tandem with renewable power sources and to operate at a consistent base load. The system and method reduce fossil fuel burning power plant power/load cycling and improve efficiency, increase power plant useful lifetime, and reduce emis...