A Marlborough, Massachusetts, startup has made an organic flow battery that can rival lithium -ion packs for grid-level storage, according to TechCrunch. The innovation provides for a variety of perks, including a "capital cost [that] should be ultra low," XL Batteries co-founder Tom Sisto said.
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[pdf] Beacon Power is developing a flywheel energy storage system that costs substantially less than existing flywheel technologies. Flywheels store the energy created by turning an internal rotor at high speeds-slowing the rotor releases the energy back to the grid when needed.
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