Compressed Air

Compressed air is one of the basic utilities, next to water, electricity and gas.

(image from Flickr user Dakohlmeyer via CC license)

Uses in the OSE context / product ecology

small wind installations, mechanically coupled to air compressor
energy storage; also Wind Integrated Compressed Air Energy Storage In Colorado
pneumatic motors
compressed air water pump
various ventilation uses (e.g. air exchange in greenhouses, biomass drying, Passivhaus etc.), as an alternative to electric fans
control air flow in updraft and other gasifiers
inflatable structures (greenhouses)
cooling (possibly via vortex tube)
generate compressed air via (solar) heat engine that directly powers an air compressor