[Tom Stanton] has been experimenting with compressed air motors on model aircraft for a good few years, but keeping them aloft (and intact) for more than a few seconds has proven a tough nut to crack.

A modern turbine works by drawing air in through an inlet, where it goes into a compressor, which pressurizes the air using airfoil-shaped spinning blades. That pressurized air is joined by fuel and ...

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 ...

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 ...

Turbophase enables combustion turbine owners and power grids to increase flexibility, power, and efficiency, which is critical at a time when dispatch of renewable energy is growing. Combustion ...

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" ...

Typically in the RC community, radio control boats rely on small nitro engines or electric motors to get around. Fitted with traditional propellers, they’re capable of great speed and performance. Of ...

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 ...