Beacon Power won a $43 million loan in 2010 to build a flywheel plant in Stephentown, New York. The company built the project but then filed for bankruptcy in October 2011.

"It is great news that Beacon Power's new flywheel energy storage plant has reached full capacity," said Francis J. Murray Jr., president and CEO, New York State Energy Research and Development ...

A view of the casings in the ground that house flywheels sealed in a vacuum chamber outside of the control rooms are seen at an event to celebrate the startup of the Beacon Power Flywheel Energy ...

TYNGSBORO — Though today’s grand-opening celebration of Beacon Power Corp.’s 20-megawatt flywheel electricity generating and storing facility is being held 150 miles away in Steph… ...

The largest of these is the 20 MW Beacon Power flywheel station located in Stephentown, New York. Until recently, it was the world’s largest flywheel energy storage system (FESS), but not anymore.

• Next-generation flywheels will be capable of megawatt-level energy storage. • Beacon Power’s hubless flywheel will require a breakthrough in magnet design. The ability to store electricity ...

STEPHENTOWN -- Beacon Power is going to put its 20-megawatt flywheel plant in Stephentown up for sale after reaching an agreement with the U.S. Department of Energy, which has provided the ...

Beacon Power LLC, a Tyngsborough-based manufacturer of large flywheel energy storage systems, said it has begun commercial operation of its latest flywheel energy storage facility.

Beacon Power, a flywheel storage company that received a government loan guarantee, said its storage plant will continue to operate as it seeks new sources of capital.

Beacon Power, the world's leading manufacturer of grid-scale flywheel energy storage systems, announced that it has entered into an agreement with Chugach Electric Association to supply flywheels ...

Flywheel storage maker Beacon Power declares bankruptcy Beacon Power, which received a $43 million DOE loan guarantee from the same program that Solyndra did, is bankrupt after running out of money.

Beacon Power is working to build a smarter grid with a technology that has been around since Leonardo Da Vinci's time. Here is how the simple, ubiquitous flywheel may become the next best hope for ...