The Mechanical Battery

Though more commonly known for its electro-chemical variant, a battery or accumulator is any device that stores energy. Batteries fundamentally allow us to decouple energy supply from demand. But a far lesser-known, mechanical based rechargeable battery based on flywheel energy storage or FESS is showing a resurgence of interest. SUPPORT NEW MIND ON PATREON https://www.patreon.com/newmind FOOTAGE USED “Stock footage provided by Videvo, downloaded from https://www.videvo.net” Loom Footage James Hargreaves - Spin Doctor https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=an4hi0knlaA Steam Engine 1897 Robb Armstrong Steam Engine https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jpz5WmWpWZM Magnax Axial Flux Permanent Magnet Electric Motor / Generator https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGu7XDapR58 Cisco DC2011-Texas: Flywheels for Backup Power https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQirOFEygJQ Power Line Footage Website: http://www.beachfrontbroll.com