• 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 for later ...

A flywheel is a very heavy wheel, formerly a large spoked wheel with a heavy metal rim but now more commonly made from a carbon-fiber composite material, with a smaller cylindrical form that is only ...

Engine manufacturer Ricardo normally doesn't go seeking attention from the press. While it supplies engines to everyone from the biggest heavy equipment makers to McLaren sports cars, the U.K.-based ...