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See Associations Page for the Electricity Storage Association.

Flywheel Energy Storage (FES) works by accelerating a rotor (flywheel) to a very high speed and maintaining the energy in the system as rotational energy. The energy is converted back by slowing down the flywheel.  Wikipedia.

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Companies

Active Power - provides the most energy-efficient critical power solutions and UPS systems in the world. Our inherently reliable and economically green flywheel-based solutions ensure business continuity in the event of power disturbances. Our expert power system engineers and worldwide service and support teams will make sure that your business has the power to perform.  Investors: Austin Ventures.  Website.

Beacon Power - designs and develops advanced products and services to support stable, reliable and efficient electricity grid operation. Our sustainable energy storage technology has been approved for use in providing frequency regulation services in three of the largest open-bid electricity markets in the U.S. *

Locations: Tyngsboro, Massachusetts.

Stock: BCON on NASDAQ

Website: http://www.beaconpower.com/

Pentadyne Power - will develop, design, assemble and sell Pentadyne flywheel power systems. Pentadyne's flywheel systems are designed to provide high power output and energy storage in compact packages. They are a long lasting, lightweight and environmentally sound alternative to conventional batteries.

Locations: Chatsworth, California.

Website: http://www.pentadyne.com

Vycon - Manufacturing and sales of flywheel energy storage systems for a wide range of world wide applications and distribution. The technology provides an efficient and cost effective energy storage flywheel system suited for the power quality and grid capacity improvements and the UPS markets.  Website.  Locations: Yorba Linda, California.  Investors: Bankinvest.

Resources

A primer of flywheel technology - Beacon Power page.

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