My love affair with compressed air started a number of years ago when I got an entry level oil-less air compressor for Christmas. Looking like a bloated red fire hydrant lying on its side, it made a ...

A bladeless turbine design converts the static electricity naturally generated by dust particles in compressed air into ...

Compressed air is critical in many industrial and nonindustrial applications, including powering pneumatic tools and conveyor systems, cleaning equipment and airfilling amusement park objects. While ...

A startup says its compressed-air technology could do a better job of storing the power generated by wind turbines. SustainX, a startup in West Lebanon, New Hampshire, has received $20 million in ...

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 ...

Researchers from the Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials have proposed to combine adiabatic compressed air storage (A-CAES) and large scale solid-oxide electrolysis cells (SOEC) for the ...

At the heart of a commercial vehicle’s air brake system is its air compressor, which pressurizes air in the primary and secondary tanks to provide power for the air brakes and other pneumatic systems.

Compressed air is vitally important to all power plants. Although in some cases it is used simply for convenience, such as when operating certain pneumatic tools, in other cases, compressed air is ...

Kaeser Compressors Inc., a provider of compressed air equipment and system design, has announced the opening of ...

Researchers have developed a proof-of-concept system to autonomously detect compressed air leaks on trains and relay the location of the leaks to mechanical personnel for repair. The automated system ...

After receiving a litany of abuse from fellow hot rodders and mechanics about my lack of pneumatic capabilities in my shop in the past, I decided once and for all that it was time to get real and set ...