Compressed Air Storage Energy

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• - article on compressed air energy storage.
  
• - Article from Nelson Antosh of the Houston Chronicle describing 300MW units to go in near Norton, Ohio (USA). (Better than pumped hydro) 1,500 psi, 2,700MW total. (Houston Chronicle)
  
• - 12 pages show (patented) way to effiently meet the needs for small plants. Compressed Air Storage is a major component.
  
• - 8 page pdf with graphs about the oldest Compressed Air plant--in Huntorf, Germany. Includes principles, technical specifications, and an email address for the solution mining institute.
  
• - Commercial site for PB Energy Storage Services, Inc. "Underground Storage and Subsurface Technologies". Shows CAES cavern flow diagram, picture of McIntosh wellhead.
  
• - article includes 3 names with e-mail addresses. (Daily University Science News)
  
• - Energy Services Bulletin story describes how wind power will be used to charge CAES.
  
• - Organization developing CAES projects in Matagorda and Harris Counties in Texas. Press releases, diagrams, graphs, and contacts.
  
• - American Institute of Physics article with contact information for the (2) U. S. Plants and a National Renewable Energy Lab. scientist.
  
• - Sandia Lab's (USA Dep't of Energy) helps Haddington Ventures and Norton, Ohio. CAES history and Editor contact. [ScienceDaily]
  
• - Describes 4-year European project.
  
• - Wind-energy systems that store energy as compressed air can be as reliable as, and cleaner than, conventional. Summary, references, and sources (Full text requires subscription) [Science News]
  
• - Commercial site listing several benefits of CAES technology, and benefits of energy storage with renewable energy.
  
• - A defunct Ohio mine is turned into an energy storehouse. Osgood File (CBS radio) story about Norton, Ohio work includes contacts and links.
  
• - Energy Services Bull. story highlights CAES as a way to more efficiently convert gas to electricity.
  
• - Site for the car with a compressed air engine, MDI. Low cost.
  
• - 1996 Google groups thread from sci.energy
  
• - Business addresses and links to suppliers.
  
• - Reuters story describes Warren Buffet entry into renewables, and CAES.
  
• - MiniCATS by Moteur Developpement International [AP]
  
• - Short page with 'How it works', 'Advantages', and 'Applications'. Link to list of links.
  
• - Commercial site promoting clutches used for Huntorf. Pictures of rotating machinery and a clutch. Simplified machinery arrangement diagram.
  
• - Google group threads seem to start with the idea that the vehicle would use adiabatic expansion (rather than isothermal)
  
• - Commercial Site for "leading developer of Compressed Air Energy Storage (CAES) facilities". Developing Norton, Ohio for 2,700 MW. Many pages, including contacts, and McIntosh (Alabama)
  
• - Abstract of paper describing models of systems using compressed air storage. 'efficiency . . . 5 times . . . fossil combustion'
  
• - US company that specializes in compressed air energy storage. Includes conceptual diagrams.
  
• - Open to manufacturers, distributors and end users of compressed air products and services. Includes contacts, publications, legislation, and case studies.