Primary Recipient

BEACON POWER, LLC

Amount

$2,245,875.00

Award Date

9/22/2010

Administering Agency

Energy, Department of

CDFA Number

81.135

CDFA Program Title

Advanced Research and Projects Agency Energy Financial Assistance Program

Description

'Development of a 100 kWh/100 kW Flywheel Energy Storage Module' This GRIDS award is to develop several components of a low-cost flywheel energy storage system for firming and smoothing of intermittent renewable energy sources like wind and solar.