Kick starters and flywheel technology

[kwilcox]

2016 is my planned date to begin switching to hybrid. This year, I'm doing infrastructure (putting in the new kitchen and garage branch circuits along with a new load center for the off-grid system itself). We're also improving our overall energy efficiency with new windows, insulation etc. I've already moved major appliances over to natural gas which will be a good near-term solution.

My PV grid-tie rate is grandfathered in for 10 years so I have time to wait for prices to drop as this technology matures and gets field tested.

[SunEagle]

Both concepts subject to repeated and massive ridicule here. I myself took a massive tongue lashing when I announced info on this particular kickstarter funded initiative when I first joined.

So here:

velkess.com


Its real.

I am always interested in reading about new energy generating technology. While the flywheel has been around a while there is always the potential of finding something better.

So how many of those Velkess L or A have you purchased or invested in?

[kwilcox]

Both concepts subject to repeated ridicule here. I myself took a massive tongue lashing when I announced info on one particular kickstarter funded initiative after I first joined. (see my first post ever, #97 in this thread and as part of my introduction in this thread).

So go here:

velkess.com

It's real. I'm especially enthusiastic about the Velkess A flywheel which will essentially allow me to transform my traditional grid tied array to an off-grid configuration that will power kitchen and car charging port branch circuits. There will be no interaction/connection between it and my traditional POCO electric service, thus making my home a hybrid energy consumer that will insulate me from the draconian tariff policy that WE Energies has introduced to squash renewables here in WI. I'll simply need less energy from them and will convert to a standard rate tier. The plan will be to reduce my dependence branch circuit by branch circuit as the overall technology continues to improve. It is no co-incidence that products such as this one are now coming online in droves since the need is driven in no small part by the policy of energy providers such as WE Energies themselves.

I'll be watching the Velkess A closely when the company begins shipping next year. Here's a status update from the funding site (which is no longer accepting funding and is now used as a means to send out updates to supporters) that explains the offerings:

kickstarter.com/projects/1340066560/velkess-energy-storage/posts/1170295

The products themselves were subsequently launched in early April.