Big Squeeze: Compressed Air For Wind Energy Storage

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Researchers in the Pacific Northwest say excess wind energy could be stored by compressing air and keeping it in underground basalt reservoirs. Read more →

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Compressed Air Motorcycle Breaks 80 MPH With Ease

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Strapped with a special engine and scuba tank, this motorcycle is speeding its way toward a James Dyson Award. Read more →

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Scrapped Iowa Project Leaves Energy Storage Lessons

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Midwest Energy News reports on how a failed energy storage project in Iowa leaves behind some promising economic findings and other lessons for similar ventures. Read more →

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Coming: Cheap Offshore Wind Energy Via Energy Storage “Bags”?

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Professor Seamus Garvey of the University of Nottingham has recently launched a spin-off company aimed at creating cheap wind power off the coast of the UK with giant wind turbines and energy storage. Read more →

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