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Beacon Power (BCON) Latest DOE Fueled Green Energy Failure; Ener1 (HEV) Next?
Green Stocks Central  Nov 1  Comment 
Several weeks ago, Solyndra became the biggest blight of Obama’s green energy initiative not long after questions were raised about the cash dumped into Evergreen Solar which too ultimately failed, but it doesn’t and won’t end at solar.  On...
Beacon Power Files for Bankruptcy
Energy and Capital  Oct 31  Comment 
Beacon Power, an energy storage company, filed for bankruptcy this weekend after failing to obtain the funds to repay a loan.
Beacon Power Running Out of Energy
Benzinga  Oct 31  Comment 
According to the Boston Business Journal, Beacon Power (NASDAQ: BCON) may be about to go the same way as Solyndra despite receiving government funding. This represents another government-backed alternative energy company seeking Chapter 11...
Beacon Power, Backed by U.S. Loan Guarantees, Files Bankruptcy
BusinessWeek  Oct 31  Comment 
Beacon Power Corp., an energy- storage company that received $43 million in backing from the U.S. program that supported failed solar-panel maker Solyndra LLC, filed for bankruptcy after struggling to raise private financing.
Beacon Power bankrupt; had U.S. backing like Solyndra
Reuters  Oct 31  Comment 
Beacon Power: Another energy loan gone bad
CNNMoney.com  Oct 31  Comment 
Beacon Power bankrupt; had U.S. backing like Solyndra
Reuters  Oct 30  Comment 
Beacon Power Corp filed for bankruptcy on Sunday just a year after the energy storage company received a $43 million loan guarantee from a controversial U.S. Department of Energy program. Presented By: Grainger has power transmission...
Beacon Power Engages Group Robinson to Pursue Financing for Pennsylvania Plant, Develop and Obtain Financing Packages for Turnkey Plants in Overseas Markets
Globe Newswire  Oct 6  Comment 
TYNGSBORO, Mass., Oct. 6, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Beacon Power Corporation (Nasdaq:BCON), a leading provider of fast-response energy storage systems and services to support a more stable, reliable and efficient electricity grid, announced that it
Beacon Power and NorthWestern Energy Highlight Innovative Flywheel Project in Montana
Globe Newswire  Sep 29  Comment 
TYNGSBORO, Mass., Sept. 29, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Beacon Power Corporation (Nasdaq:BCON), a leading provider of fast-response energy storage systems and services to support a more stable, reliable and efficient electricity grid, and NorthWestern
Economic Slowdown Weighs on Capstone Turbine and Beacon Power Corporation
Marketwire  Sep 23  Comment 
NEW YORK, NY -- (Marketwire) -- 09/23/11 -- The Paragon Report examines investing opportunities in the Alternative Energy Market and provides equity research on Capstone Turbine Corporation (NASDAQ: CPST) and Beacon Power Corporation (NASDAQ: BCON).




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 Beacon Power (NASDAQ: BCON) is a development stage firm producing commercial-grade flywheels targeted at the utility market to provide frequency regulation services.

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Beacon Power's flywheel energy matrix is currently in development and it does not expect to recognize commercial revenues from flywheel sales until late 2008/2009 [1]. It has successfully gained ISO certification, which is a precursor to selling the device to utilities, in California and New York.

The passing of Massachusetts' energy bill which recognizes flywheels as a commercially acceptable option for providing frequency regulation. It allows for 13 megawatts of alternative frequency regulation technologies to be connected to the grid[2]. This is a significant development for Beacon Power as it readies the production of its first commercially viable flywheel.

The firm is in the process of constructing their 4th generation flywheel, called their Smart Energy Matrix. The Smart Energy Matrix is a multi-flywheel system capable of providing up to 25kWH of frequency regulation[3].

Flywheel

Flywheel Energy Storage (FES) works by accelerating a rotor (flywheel) to a very high speed and maintaining the energy in the system as rotational energy. The energy is converted back by slowing down the flywheel.


References

  1. ↑ Reuters Press Release from Beacon's 1Q 08 10Q
  2. ↑ Energy Storage Pilot Program Approved in ISO New England
  3. ↑ Beacon Power's Smart Energy Matrix
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