beacon power Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Mon, 13 Jun 2011 16:01:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 New York's Flywheel Grid Regulation System Goes Online July 12 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/new-york-flywheel-20110613/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/new-york-flywheel-20110613/#respond Mon, 13 Jun 2011 16:01:36 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=19050 New York's 20-megawatt flywheel energy storage system is about to go online later this month, to provide extra bursts of electricity for stabilizing the grid. Beacon Power, the project contractor, says it built the world's largest energy storage in Stephentown, N.Y.. They'll even host a ceremony at the official launch date, July 12.

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/new-york-flywheel-20110613/feed/ 0 19050 Beacon Power Develops New, Enhanced Flywheel Systems https://www.greenoptimistic.com/beacon-power-flywheel-system-20101006/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/beacon-power-flywheel-system-20101006/#respond Wed, 06 Oct 2010 20:59:12 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=10927 Beacon Power Corp., a provider of energy storage systems has established a partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency to produce parts of a flywheel energy storage over a period of two years.

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/beacon-power-flywheel-system-20101006/feed/ 0 10927 200 Flywheels Will Back Up New York's Energy Grid Starting 2011 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/200-flywheels-will-back-up-new-yorks-energy-grid-starting-2011-20091125/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/200-flywheels-will-back-up-new-yorks-energy-grid-starting-2011-20091125/#respond Wed, 25 Nov 2009 09:14:37 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=5485 Beacon Power's flywheels will spin at up to 16,000 rpm, and will be powered by the excess energy produced at night or at times when power consumption is not so big. The numbers are also impressive: the entire array will be able to store about 10% (20 MW) of New York's energy needs.

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