The California Independent System Operator has certified Beacon Power's flywheel technology for use as a frequency regulation resource in the state. A letter from Jim McIntosh, director, grid ...
Although true flywheel-based kinetic energy recovery systems (KERS) never quite caught on in racing or in production hybrids, a company in Israel has been working on putting the technology to use ...
Beacon Power Corp. has successfully completed all critical performance tests on the Smart Energy 25 flywheel, and is moving forward to order the remaining materials necessary to build its first 10 ...