Australian
- Energy Efficiency Best Practice Guide: Compressed Air Systems 2009 (Opens in a new window)
- Sustainability Victoria
- PDF 1.6 MB
- Website
This is a step-by-step guide to improving energy efficiency in compressed air systems and achieving best practice. The guide will help users determine changes that can be made to reduce operating costs and improve operation and performance of equipment.
- Compressed Air Energy Eco-Efficiency Opportunities in Queensland Foundries 2007 (Opens in a new window)
- Queensland Government
- PDF 222 KB
This fact sheet provides high-level guidance to improving the energy efficiency of compressed air systems including advice on reducing leakage losses, pressure set points, pressure drop throughout a system, reducing the temperature of a compressor’s inlet air and heat recovery options. It is a useful guide for non-specialists to help identify potential energy efficiency opportunities, especially in relation to foundries.
- Compressed Air - Eco-Efficiency Resources for the Food Processing Industry 2010 (Opens in a new window)
- Queensland Government
- PDF 222 KB
This fact sheet provides high-level guidance in relation to improving the energy efficiency of compressed air systems including advice on reducing leakage losses, pressure set points, reducing pressure drops through the system and heat recovery. It’s a useful guide to non-specialists to help identify potential energy efficiency opportunities, especially with regard to food processing industries. It also provides potential cost savings calculations associated with different energy efficiency measures.
International
- Improving Compressed Air System Performance – A Sourcebook for Industry 2003 (Opens in a new window)
- Lawrence Berkley National Laboratory
- PDF 1 MB
This resource focuses on the improvement potential of compressed air systems. It includes an introduction to industrial compressed air systems and opportunities to improve performance.
- Compressed Air Overview 2012
- UK Carbon Trust
This website features an introduction to opportunities to improve the energy efficiency of compressed air systems in a UK context. Information is categorised under maintenance, housekeeping, and upgrading equipment and systems. Further detailed information is also available in a range of subject-specific PDF guides to compressed air technology.
Note, publications on this website are free to access, but users must register first.
- Compressed Air page, US Government Resources 2012
- US Department of Energy
This website provides content from the US Department of Energy with links to tip sheets and technical publications that can help companies improve performance and save energy.
- Compressed Air page, Natural Resources Canada 2010
- Natural Resources Canada
Comprehensive information on energy/cost savings, purchasing tips, operation and maintenance and system audits for compressed air systems. The site also links to Canadian and US case studies on compressed air energy efficiency in a wide variety of industries and end-use applications.
- Optimising compressed air systems 2012
- Compressed Air and Gas Institute, USA
The US Compressed Air and Gas Institute (CAGI) offers training programs and education material to help operators of compressed air and gas systems to enhance system energy efficiency and performance. Systems currently covered are Air Drying and Filtration, Blowers, Centrifugal Compressors, Pneumatic Tools, Rotary Positive Compressors and Reciprocating Compressors.
- Compressed Air Challenge 2012
- Compressed Air Challenge
The Compressed Air Challenge (CAC) is a US voluntary collaboration of industrial users, manufacturers, distributors, consultants, research and development agencies, energy efficiency organisations and utilities. The CAC aims to be a leading source of product-neutral compressed air system information and education.
- Compressed Air System 834 KB (Opens in a new window)
- Government of India
- PDF 834 KB
This guide discusses energy auditing on compressed air systems. It includes information on compressor types, compressor performance, compressed air system components, efficient operation and compressor capacity assessment. A checklist for energy efficiency in compressed air systems is included along with methodologies to quantify potential energy saving measures.
- Energy Performance Assessment of Compressors 2005 (Opens in a new window)
- Government of India
- PDF 182 KB
This guide is an introduction to energy performance assessment of compressors. It provides information on the purpose of performance testing, performance terms and definitions, field testing, calculation procedures and assessment of specific power requirements. A number of worked examples are provided including the calculation of isothermal efficiency for a reciprocating air compressor.