CAVM@aol.com wrote: > The flywheel idea is just a table top model or maybe only on paper. I read > the article about it that was cited and it seems that it may one day be a > great invention but today it is theory. Ahh, no, the flywheel is not just an idea, or vaporware. It's in production, you can buy them now. Just one company is: http://www.beaconpower.com/products/products.htm But try doing a google on flywheel + storage, you'll find many more. -- Harmon Seaver CyberShamanix http://www.cybershamanix.com - Gasification List Archives: http://www.crest.org/discussion/gasification/current/ Gasification List Moderator: Tom Reed, Biomass Energy Foundation, Reedtb2@cs.com www.webpan.com/BEF List-Post: <mailto:gasification@crest.org> List-Help: <mailto:gasification-help@crest.org> List-Unsubscribe: <mailto:gasification-unsubscribe@crest.org> List-Subscribe: <mailto:gasification-subscribe@crest.org> Sponsor the Gasification List: http://www.crest.org/discuss3.html - Other Gasification Events and Information: http://www.bioenergy2002.org http://solstice.crest.org/renewables/biomass-info/gasref.shtml http://solstice.crest.org/renewables/biomass-info/