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
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
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 Stored Energy Park - Capturing the Power of Nature through Wind Energy. Site includes Flash 8 animation to show CAES for storing wind energy. - http://www.isepa.com/
Compressed Air Energy Storage - Wikipedia entry includes equations in coverage of physics. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compressed_air_energy_storage
CAES Using Air Injection - A novel CAES concept. Advantages of Dry Air Injection into conventional combustion turbines. Contacts for Energy Storage and Power Corporation. - http://www.espcinc.com/CAES_AI.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
Long-Winded Benefits - 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] - http://www.sciencenews.org/articles/20050212/note18ref.asp
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
Huntorf CAES: More than 20 years of Successful Operation - 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. - http://www.uni-saarland.de/fak7/fze/AKE_Archiv/AKE2003H/AKE2003H_Vortraege/AKE2003H03c_Crotogino_ea_HuntorfCAES_CompressedAirEnergyStorage.pdf
ESPC Compressed Air Energy Storage - US company that specializes in compressed air energy storage. Includes conceptual diagrams. - http://www.espcinc.com/compress.htm#top
Compressed Air Storage - US - Business addresses and links to suppliers. - http://www.kellysearch.com/us-product-20192.html
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
Houston company to build Ohio unit using old mine shaft - 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) - http://www.nasvf.org/web/allpress.nsf/12b72a082f26b2e786256717005a97c0/86c0186220213de2862569da003c0c0e?OpenDocument
SSS :: Power Generation :: Pumped Air Storage (SSS Clutch for CAES) - Commercial site promoting clutches used for Huntorf. Pictures of rotating machinery and a clutch. Simplified machinery arrangement diagram. - http://www.sssclutch.com/powergeneration/pumpedair/highestclutch.htm
CAES Development Company - LLC - 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) - http://www.caes.net/who.html
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
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
Compressed Air Energy Storage: Gaining Popularity - American Institute of Physics article with contact information for the (2) U. S. Plants and a National Renewable Energy Lab. scientist. - http://www.aip.org/isns/reports/2001/025.html