SAN FRANCISCO, CA--(Marketwired - Sep 5, 2013) - Flywheel, a mobile taxi hailing platform, works with Basho's distributed NoSQL database, Riak, to power their passenger and driver engine. During Bay ...

Now, advances in carbon fiber and magnetic bearings have put flywheel applications back on the table. Or, as it turns out, on wheels. Automakers are beginning to install flywheel technology–in place ...

GROVE, England & CHATSWORTH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Williams Grand Prix Engineering Limited (Williams F1) and Kinetic Traction Systems, Inc. (KTSi) have signed a long-term Co-operation Agreement to ...

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 ...

Advancements in flywheel technologies are playing a pivotal role in driving the growth of the flywheel energy storage (FES) systems market. These technological developments enhance the efficiency, ...

Flywheel energy storage works by accelerating a cylindrical assembly called a rotor (flywheel) to a very high speed and maintaining the energy in the system as rotational energy. The energy is ...

It’s a not a new battery or super-hot liquid salt. But while they are not the sexiest of innovative power solutions, there is much to love about flywheels. Yes, flywheels. The energy storage ...