Probably some on this list are familiar with this flywheel application in
Stephentown NY, but I found it new and interesting.
http://www.ecomagination.com/the-comeback-king-flywheels-make-a-surprise-return-to-the-21st-century?utm_campaign=outbrain
"This past year [2011], Beacon Power brought online a 20-megawatt flywheel
facility—the world’s largest flywheel energy storage
system—in Stephentown, New York.The $60-million Smart Energy Matrix
facility—which began operation in January and reached its full
20-megawatt capacity in June—harnesses 200 of the company’s
advanced flywheel systems, which the company developed over the past decade in
cooperation with the U.S. Department of Energy, the New York State Energy
Research and Development Authority, and the California Energy Commission."
Marie McRae
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