Britain's energy grid bets on flywheels to keep the lights on
Tuesday, 2 September 2025 () Liverpool (AFP) Aug 31, 2025
Britain's energy operator is betting on an age-old technology to future-proof its grid, as the power plants that traditionally helped stabilise it are closed and replaced by renewable energy systems. Spinning metal devices known as flywheels have for centuries been used to provide inertia - resistance to sudden changes in motion - to various machines, from a potter's wheel to the steam eng
Can Europe’s energy grid survive war, weather and cyber attacks?
Eurelectric’s Kristian Ruby explains why Europe must modernise its energy networks to withstand extreme weather, rising cyber..
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