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01/08/2009
FIA wants battery KERS ban (ITV.com)
Mosley wants to move away from battery-based technology to mechanical alternatives.
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01/03/2009
2009 Harley-Davidson Sportster XR1200 (Wheels.ca)
Last year, Harley-Davidson's new XR1200 (a motorcycle so gorgeous that anyone around it with a pulse immediately starts baying at the moon) was only available in Europe. Harley, I thought, you got some 'splainin' to do.
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12/31/2008
Comment on: The Solid State Revolution (Fast Company Magazine)
Was this article funded by the semiconductor industry, with some money thrown in by the PC manufacturers? How about a brief discussion of the problems with solid state drives? The failure rate of these drives and the disappointing performance would ...
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12/30/2008
NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 30 December 2008 (SpaceRef)
All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.
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12/27/2008
A place to awaken S.F. kids' inner Einsteins (San Francisco Chronicle)
As the yellow balloon expanded inside a narrow glass dome, 10-year-old Hannah Colom covered her ears and whimpered in anticipation of its loud burst. She fixed her eyes on the growing orb as a machine suctioned all air from the dome. Suddenly the balloon...
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12/24/2008
Full of powerful wind? Bury it in the ground for later (Ars Technica)
Compressing air into former mines and other chambers could allow wind generation plants to store their off-peak power for later extraction. Read More...
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12/23/2008
Landmark Energy Storage Tariff for Frequency Regulation Approved for Midwest ISO Power Grid (Centre Daily Times)
Beacon Power Corporation (Nasdaq: BCON), a company that designs and develops advanced products and services to support more stable, reliable and efficient electricity grid operation, announced that its flywheel energy storage systems will now be able to provide frequency regulation under a new tariff designed specifically for “stored energy resources” on the Midwest Independent System Operator ...
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12/23/2008
Landmark Energy Storage Tariff for Frequency Regulation Approved for Midwest ISO Power Grid (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
TYNGSBORO, Mass.----Beacon Power Corporation , a company that designs and develops advanced products and services to support more stable, reliable and efficient electricity grid operation, announced that its flywheel energy storage systems will now be able to provide frequency regulation under a new tariff designed specifically for “stored energy resources” on the Midwest Independent System ...
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12/22/2008
Hinduja Foundries to cut production (New Kerala)
New Delhi, Dec 22 : Amid slowdown in auto industry, Hinduja Foundries Ltd, a Hinduja group unit and one of the major supplier to Ashok Leyland, today said it will further reduce the number of working days in its manufacturing units to avoid unnecessary inventory buildup.
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12/18/2008
Global Investment in Cleantech Companies Reaches Record US$4.6 Billion in the First Three Quarters of 2008, Says Ernst ... (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
NEW YORK & LONDON----Venture capital investment in cleantech companies reached a record US$4.6 billion in the first three quarters of 2008, according to Ernst & Young’s analysis of activity in the United States, Europe, China and Israel based on data from Dow Jones VentureSource.
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| ASPES Engineering AG - Graphic comparisons of power, rotor speed, and energy. Bibliography includes English and German titles.Beacon Power - Makes 2 and 6 kilowatt-hour flywheel (kinetic-electric) energy storage units.FAQ: Kinetic Energy Storage - ASPES Engineering AG site with technical information and theory on flywheels and design. Photos of failures.Flywheel energy storage - Wikipedia - article includes equation for kinetic energyFlywheel Energy Systems, Inc. - Private corporation to Flywheel Theory - Basics of flywheel energy storage, with links to many other sites.Flywheels - Technical paper and information on exotic bearings for flywheels.Motor Generator - Brushless DC Motor - on motor types for high speed flywheel energy storage.PowerCorp - Markets PowerStore flywheel system.Regenerative Power and Motion - promotes company. (includes popup ad)Regenerative Power and Motion: A Low-Loss Flywheel Battery - technology and applications of stationary model.RPM's Flywheel Battery - Flywheel battery described as having near-zero storage (idling) loss, unlimited service life with no maintenance, ultra-high power conversion efficiency.Tribology Systems, Inc. - Solid-lubricated bearing technology. Operational speeds can range up to 500,000 RPM, with temperatures up to 1000 F. Links to flywheel battery information.Pentadyne/Liebert Flywheel Energy Storage System Wins the 'Perfect 10' Award - Release from Pentadyne tells of award (obtained with partner Emerson Network Power) from Consulting-Specifying Engineer magazine. (November 20, 2006)Pentadyne Selected as ``Most Promising Company'' - at Energy Venture Fair V. Flywheel maker lauded. (November 22, 2004)Technology Management & Funding Press Release - Announces addition of World Flywheel Consortium, Inc. (WFC) to its portfolio and demonstration unit with 0.5 kWh of energy and 40 kW of power. Contact information. (June 30, 1999)
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