New York orders flywheel energy storage

By 2009-08-14T10:27:00

Bombardier M-7 EMU on the Long Island Rail Road.

USA: Long Island Rail Road is to use carbon fibre flywheels to store energy regenerated during braking for reuse when trains accelerate, helping to lower energy consumption and reduce the peak power demand which can impose high power supply costs on rail operators.

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