After years of being billed as the next great revolutionary means of propulsion, flywheels may finally be ready for prime time. Aside from a few modest successes, flywheels have not lived up to this ...

Renewables could be the world's primary source of energy if only someone could solve the storage problem—how to store lots of electricity cheaply on a wide scale? Batteries are too expensive and don't ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. A flywheel design for the Artemis 2 mission being tested on the microgravity phase of a Falcon 20 ...

CHATSWORTH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Kinetic Traction Systems, Inc. (KTSi) launches with innovative clean energy storage and recycling systems for mass transit rail. KTSi’s proprietary flywheel ...

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 ...

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 ...

It's no secret that the successful future of wind, solar and other renewable sources hinges on the development of cost effective energy storage systems. Of the technologies currently in play, ...