U.S. Department of Energy - Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

Industrial Technologies Program – BestPractices

Compressed Air Publications

Sourcebooks

Reference books that provide information on activities, resources, applications, standards, and guidelines for increasing industrial energy efficiency.

Improving Compressed Air System Performance: A Sourcebook for Industry (PDF 995 KB)

Tip Sheets

These two-page tip sheets provide quick advice on how to keep your systems running at their maximum efficiency.

Click here for a complete list of compressed air tip sheets.

Technical Fact Sheets and Handbooks

Publications with "how-to" technical detail on increasing system efficiencies. Available from the EERE Information Center or at 1-877-EERE-INF (877-337-3463). Some of the following documents are available as Adobe Acrobat PDFs. (Download Adobe Reader)

Evaluation of the Compressed Air Challenge(R) Training Program (Executive Summary) (PDF 1.1 MB)

Evaluation of the Compressed Air Challenge(R) Training Program (CD-ROM) (PDF 3.3 MB)

Guidelines for Selecting a Compressed Air System Provider. Length: 4 pp. (PDF 75 KB)

Market Assessments

Compressed Air Market Assessment

Assessment of the Market for Compressed Air Efficiency Services (PDF 3.33 MB)