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Re:Giant flywheel project in Scotland could prevent UK black... by phtevus on Monday July 06, 2020 @03:40PM (#23751877)
The article states the flywheel will not be used to provide electricity to the grid.
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Re:Giant flywheel project in Scotland could prevent UK black... by URSpider94 on Monday July 06, 2020 @05:11PM (#23752796)
Of course it provides electricity to the grid. It doesn't provide any NET energy to the grid, since it's not a generator. It will pull and push energy to the grid in small amounts as needed to regulate the frequency, which is directly related to the voltage of the grid.
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