[Tom Stanton] has been messing around with compressed air power for a few years now, and most of his work focused on piston engines. He likes using 2-liter soda bottles as lightweight tanks but their ...

Newly formed firm Energy Storage and Power plans to make compressed-air energy storage machines for utilities that need storage for wind and solar power sources. Martin LaMonica is a senior writer ...

Researchers optimized the vane angle on a multivane air turbine with an eye toward powering motorcycles. Researchers at the SMS Institute of Technology in Lucknow, India have come up with the concept ...

The growth of renewable power generation is experiencing a remarkable surge worldwide. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), it is projected that by 2050, the share of wind ...

This is exactly the sort of innovation that keeps driving renewables forward. I’ve got a friend who is full-on crazy for nuclear energy. One of his go-to arguments is the storage question, which he ...

The turbocharger (or turbo) is essentially an air pump that feeds more compressed air to a gasoline or diesel engine, hence the reason why turbo engines are often referred to as "forced-induction" ...

California is set to be home to two new compressed-air energy storage facilities – each claiming the crown for the world’s largest non-hydro energy storage system. Developed by Hydrostor, the ...

Two new compressed air storage plants will soon rival the world’s largest non-hydroelectric facilities and hold up to 10 gigawatt hours of energy. But what is advanced compressed air energy storage (A ...