mechanic energy storage Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Wed, 25 Nov 2009 09:14:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 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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