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Compressed Air Energy Storage (CAES) puts large quantities of air into an underground cavern or mine during off-peak (low electric demand) periods. At a time of day when demand is greater, this air is expanded through a turbine to generate electricity. To improve efficiency, the air may be heated with natural gas. CAES has been called "the only proven technology to store electric energy on an industrial scale of hundreds of MW’s" (http://www.espcinc.com/CAES_AI.htm)

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• Car that runs on air!

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

• Compressed Air Energy Storage

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compressed_air_energy_storage
  Wikipedia entry includes equations in coverage of physics.

• Compressed Air Energy Storage A Viable Alternative

  http://unisci.com/stories/20013/0802016.htm
  article includes 3 names with e-mail addresses. (Daily University Science News)

• Emissions and Energy Efficiency Assessment of Baseload Wind Energy Systems

  http://pubs.acs.org/cgi-bin/abstract.cgi/esthag/2005/39/i06/abs/es049946p.html
  Abstract of paper describing models of systems using compressed air storage. 'efficiency . . . 5 times . . . fossil combustion'

• Energy Storage and Power Corporation: Air Injection Technology CAES

  http://www.espcinc.com/
  ESPC sells technology for the conversion of compressed air energy into electric power.

• Huntorf CAES: More than 20 years of Successful Operation

  http://www.uni-saarland.de/fak7/fze/AKE_Archiv/AKE2003H/AKE2003H_Vortraege/AKE2003H03c_Crotogino_ea_HuntorfCAES_CompressedAirEnergyStorage.pdf
  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.

• Iowa to harness wind at compressed air power plant

  http://www.planetark.com/avantgo/dailynewsstory.cfm?newsid=21004
  Reuters story describes Warren Buffet entry into renewables, and CAES.

• Ridge Energy Storage & Grid Services

  http://www.ridgeenergystorage.com/
  Organization developing CAES projects in Matagorda and Harris Counties in Texas. Press releases, diagrams, graphs, and contacts.

• Solution To Energy Woes Might Be Air

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

• Storage, Use, and Handling of Compressed Gases and Cryogenic Fluids in Portable and Stationary Containers, Cylinders, and Tanks

  http://www.nfpa.org/aboutthecodes/AboutTheCodes.asp?DocNum=55
  (NFPA 55) page shows scope of standard, links to preview (uses RealRead) and contents.

• The Compressed Air Car

  http://www.science20.com/david_houle/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"

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