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In terms of hysteresis, compressed air is definitely a better way to store energy than a battery.

But I'd have to do some calculations on the energy density, plus high-pressure gas is harder to control than a liquid or solid fuel tank or battery... except that in the case of a leak it's less dangerous.

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by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Fri Mar 31st, 2006 at 10:33:13 AM EST
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It's a fair point and one they gave much consideration to with the result that they use the same tanks used by buses in Germany that run on natural gas which is highly explosive and needs to be carefully controlled coming out of the tank. Air of course is not.

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by Noel Guinane (noel at bloodandtreasure.com) on Fri Mar 31st, 2006 at 04:10:47 PM EST
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