Web Directory

» British Compressed Air Society
   Open to manufacturers, distributors and end users of compressed air products and services. Includes contacts, publications, legislation, and case studies.
   http://www.britishcompressedairsociety.co.uk

» Car that runs on air!
   Brief news video of Guy Negre's compressed air vehicle. Links to related video 1:47 [YouTube]
   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4hs607eNYQ&v3

» Catching The Wind In A Bottle
   A group of Midwest utilities is building a plant that will store excess wind power underground
   http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/07_41/b4053092.htm?chan=technology_technology+index+page_science

» Compressed Air Converts Natural Gas to Energy More Efficiently
   Energy Services Bulletin story highlights CAES as a way to more efficiently convert gas to electricity.
   http://www.wapa.gov/es/pubs/esb/2003/03Aug/esb084a.htm

» Compressed Air Energy Storage
   Wikipedia entry includes equations in coverage of physics.
   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compressed_air_energy_storage

» Compressed Air Energy Storage A Viable Alternative
   article includes 3 names with e-mail addresses. (Daily University Science News)
   http://unisci.com/stories/20013/0802016.htm

» Compressed Air Storage - US
   Business addresses and links to suppliers.
   http://www.kellysearch.com/us-product-20192.html

» Emissions and Energy Efficiency Assessment of Baseload Wind Energy Systems
   Abstract of paper describing models of systems using compressed air storage. 'efficiency . . . 5 times . . . fossil combustion'
   http://pubs.acs.org/cgi-bin/abstract.cgi/esthag/2005/39/i06/abs/es049946p.html

» Energy Mine
   A defunct Ohio mine is turned into an energy storehouse. Osgood File (CBS radio) story about Norton, Ohio work includes contacts and links.
   http://www.acfnewsource.org/science/energy_mine.html

» Energy Storage and Power Corporation: Air Injection Technology CAES
   ESPC sells technology for the conversion of compressed air energy into electric power.
   http://www.espcinc.com/

» Huntorf CAES: More than 20 years of Successful Operation
   Eight-page paper with graphs about the oldest Compressed Air plant, in Huntorf, Germany. Includes principles, technical specifications, and an email address for the solution mining institute.
   http://www.uni-saarland.de/fak7/fze/AKE_Archiv/AKE2003H/AKE2003H_Vortraege/AKE2003H03c_Crotogino_ea_HuntorfCAES_CompressedAirEnergyStorage.pdf

» Iowa Stored Energy Park
   Capturing the Power of Nature through Wind Energy. Flash 8 animation to show CAES for storing wind energy.
   http://www.isepa.com/

» Iowa to Combine Wind Energy & CAES Technology
   Story about park that would integrate a 75-150 megawatt wind farm with Compressed Air Energy Storage (CAES) technology includes reader responses.
   http://www.renewableenergyaccess.com/rea/news/story?id=47096

» Iowa to harness wind at compressed air power plant
   Reuters story describes Warren Buffet entry into renewables, and CAES.
   http://www.planetark.com/avantgo/dailynewsstory.cfm?newsid=21004

» Ridge Energy Storage & Grid Services
   Organization developing CAES projects in Matagorda and Harris Counties in Texas. Press releases, diagrams, graphs, and contacts.
   http://www.ridgeenergystorage.com

» Solution To Energy Woes Might Be Air
   Sandia Lab's (USA Dep't of Energy) helps Haddington Ventures and Norton, Ohio. CAES history and Editor contact. [ScienceDaily]
   http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2001/04/010427065723.htm

» SouthWest Quadrant
   Utility map shows "Plant CAES" (McIntosh?) near a large dimple in a "Stability Contrained Area"
   http://www.southerncompany.com/news/pdfs/SouthwestQuad.pdf

» Storage, Use, and Handling of Compressed Gases and Cryogenic Fluids in Portable and Stationary Containers, Cylinders, and Tanks
   (NFPA 55) page shows scope of standard, links to preview (uses RealRead) and contents.
   http://www.nfpa.org/aboutthecodes/AboutTheCodes.asp?DocNum=55

» The Compressed Air Car
   Considers history of petroleum, and writes of MDI vehicle. "It is possible that by 2020 we could primarily be free of our reliance on the internal combustion engine"
   http://www.scientificblogging.com/david_houle/the_compressed_air_car

» Wind plus compressed air equals efficient energy storage in Iowa proposal
   Energy Services Bulletin story describes how wind power will be used to charge CAES.
   http://www.wapa.gov/es/pubs/esb/2003/03Aug/esb084.htm