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Beacon Power, who makes flywheels for grid storage and load balance, received $43 million in loan guarantees from the government and just filed for bankruptcy. I’ve followed Beacon for a long time. This loan was comparatively small and doesn’t seem to be stinky or politically connected like Solyndra’s (with its private investors getting debt seniority [...] The flywheel system is already operating at 90% capacity in New York. Flywheels store power as kinetic energy and can release it instantly, This makes them highly useful for balancing out grid fluctuations. Ecogeek highlights Vycon‘s innovative regenerative energy storage from the downstroke of loading dock cranes. It saves 35% on fuel costs and cuts down on pollution too. The video details this, as well as Vycon’s regen storage for electric rail and power backups. [...] |  | ||||
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