DoE swoops in with flywheel funding for Beacon Power

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20MW flywheel energy storage plant on the cards after US government provides $43m in loan guarantees

Flywheel energy storage specialist Beacon Power Corporation last week announced that it has been awarded $43m (£26.6m) in loan guarantees by the Department of Energy (DoE) to help complete a storage project...

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