Flywheels solve real-world power problems

Flywheel system is named a Backup Power Product of the Year 2006 by SearchDataCenter, a leading information technology industry website.

The Liebert FS flywheel system, manufactured by Pentadyne Power Corp, has been named a Backup Power Product of the Year 2006 by SearchDataCenter, a leading information technology industry website.

In making their choices for Products of the Year 2006, SearchDataCenter Editor Matt Stansberry said: "Businesses are focusing on energy efficiency in the data centre; the latest bells and whistles won't win an award if it doesn't solve real-world problems".

"Reliably solving real-world power problems in an energy efficient manner is exactly what our flywheel product is all about", said Pentadyne President and CEO Mark McGough.

"The Liebert FS is ten times more energy efficient than low-speed, steel flywheels on the market".

"Emerson Network Power is one of the world's leading manufacturers of UPS systems".

"Their reputation is built on the rock-solid reliability of the products they sell".

"And that's why they chose to market our high-speed, carbon-fibre flywheel product under their world-renowned brand".

Emphasising both the economic and environmental benefits of the Pentadyne/Liebert flywheel product, Pentadyne Senior Vice President of Sales and Service Frank DeLattre, said: "Compared with a low-speed, steel flywheel, our system saves more than 20MWh per year of otherwise wasted energy".

"Each Pentadyne/Liebert flywheel deployed saves a data centre thousands of dollars per year in added utility costs".

"Being so much more energy efficient translates into a reduction in utility power plant generation and CO2 greenhouse gas emissions amounting to 30,000 pounds per year per Pentadyne/Liebert flywheel deployed".

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