Ricardo has announced that its Kinergy flywheel energy storage system is more efficient than a conventional geared drive. The company said in a statement that it has achieved this via a significant ...

NASA’s Glenn Research Center developed a new flywheel-based mechanical battery system that redefined energy storage and spacecraft orientation. This innovative approach demonstrated the potential of ...

After years of being billed as the next great revolutionary means of propulsion, flywheels may finally be ready for prime time. Aside from a few modest successes, flywheels have not lived up to this ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. A flywheel design for the Artemis 2 mission being tested on the microgravity phase of a Falcon 20 ...

400 watts is $700 or less. 2200 watts can be had for about $2000. Solar power is improving as a way to provide low cost robustness in the event of emergencies. Batteries are too expensive and don’t ...

CHATSWORTH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Kinetic Traction Systems, Inc. (KTSi) launches with innovative clean energy storage and recycling systems for mass transit rail. KTSi’s proprietary flywheel ...

Typically, most all-electronic uninterruptible power supplies (UPSs) will handle loads in the tens of kVA range. Handling hundreds of kVA requires an electromechanical UPS, like a flywheel-based unit.

After years of being billed as the next great revolutionary means of propulsion, flywheels may finally be ready for prime time. Publications ranging from Wired Magazine to Discover described them as ...