The technology modeled by the UK group is based on the so-called Brayton cycle and involves the use of reversible heat-pump and heat-engine cycles to store electricity in the form of thermal energy.

North Yorkshire councillors have granted approval for the construction of 80 new homes in the Brayton area of Selby.

KIER's new technology relies on something called the "reverse-Brayton cycle," which uses air to compress a gas into a low-temperature gas. "Due to environmental regulations, refrigeration systems ...