Dec 3, 2024 - How This Mechanical Battery is Making a Comeback
How This Mechanical Battery is Making a Comeback. At 30 MW, the Dinglun Flywheel Energy Storage Power Station is likely the biggest Flywheel Energy Storage System on the planet. Don`t let that spin you around though. While its sheer size is unrivaled, It`s not alone. More and more people are turning to mechanical energy storage systems, like flywheels, as the solution to large-scale energy woes. Why the sudden uptick of interest in this otherwise niche mechanical energy storage device? And can a spinning wheel really compete with lithium batteries and all the other energy storage systems available to us at the moment?