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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. |
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Compressed Air Energy Storage - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compressed_air_energy_storage
Wikipedia entry includes equations in coverage of physics. |
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Compressed Air Energy Storage - http://www.eere.energy.gov/de/compressed_air.html
USA Distributed Energy Program (Dept. of Energy) has how it works, advantages, and applications. |
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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. |
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British Compressed Air Society - http://www.britishcompressedairsociety.co.uk
Open to manufacturers, distributors and end users of compressed air products and services. Includes contacts, publications, legislation, and case studies. |
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Iowa to Combine Wind Energy & CAES Technology - http://www.renewableenergyaccess.com/rea/news/story?id=47096
Story about park that would integrate a 75-150 megawatt wind farm with Compressed Air Energy Storage (CAES) technology includes reader responses. |
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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. |
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The Compressed Air Car - http://www.scientificblogging.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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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] |
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Catching The Wind In A Bottle - http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/07_41/b4053092.htm?chan=technology_technology+index+page_science
A group of Midwest utilities is building a plant that will store excess wind power underground |