About two years ago we told you that Volvo was about to commence testing of an innovative flywheel-based kinetic energy recovery system (KERS), not in motorsport but in the realm of production cars.

Kinetic-energy recovery systems didn't fare well in Formula 1, but a bunch of British automotive companies bet the technology will catch on with road cars. A consortium led by a Jaguar Land Rover is ...

One of the latest developments in the automotive industry is the concept of a flywheel hybrid that has been tested by Jaguar and we are here now to present you the innovative mechanically-driven ...

Viknesh Vijayenthiran April 25, 2013 Comment Now! About two years ago we told you that Volvo was about to commence testing of an innovative flywheel-based kinetic energy recovery system (KERS), not in ...

Antony Ingram April 26, 2013 Comment Now! If you follow Formula One racing, you'll have heard of KERS, or Kinetic Energy Recovery System. There are several techologies being used, but among them is ...

Since Ford sold Jaguar Land Rover to Indian carmaker Tata in TK, the luxury maker has stepped out a bit. Their green efforts have taken down several interesting technology paths that seem unlikely had ...

Ferrari, Renault, BMW, and McLaren have all used kinetic energy recovery systems (KERS) in F1 racing. Now Volvo wants to bring the technology to road cars. Volvo received a grant from the Swedish ...

Chatsworth, Calif.&#8212Pentadyne Power Corporation's second-generation VSS+DC flywheel-based clean energy storage system delivers 50 percent more power for the same price and in the same footprint as ...

Chatsworth, Calif., Nov. 5, 2003 — The new Pentadyne Voltage Support Solutionâ„¢ flywheel power system has been selected by Call Henry, Inc. to provide voltage support and backup power for the ...

Typically, most all-electronic uninterruptible power supplies (UPSs) will handle loads in the tens of kVA range. Handling hundreds of kVA requires an electromechanical UPS, like a flywheel-based unit.

Every discharge-recharge cycle reduces the life of a battery. In fact, the higher the percentage of total available energy the battery delivers during a discharge, the greater the reduction in its ...