UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 16, 2008
BEACON POWER CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | | 000-31973 (Commission File Number) | | 04-3372365 (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
65 Middlesex Road Tyngsboro, Massachusetts 01879 (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) |
(978) 694-9121 (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) |
Not Applicable (Former name or former address, if changed since last report) |
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Item 8.01 Other Events.
On September 16, 2008 Beacon Power Corporation (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that it has built and tested its first integrated matrix of ten flywheels that operated together to absorb and supply a full megawatt of electricity. A copy of the press release is incorporated by reference herein as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
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| (d) | Exhibits. |
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| 99.1 | Press release of Beacon Power Corporation dated September 16, 2008 announcing testing of its first megawatt of flywheel energy storage. |
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| BEACON POWER CORPORATION |
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Dated: September 16, 2008 | By: | /s/ James M. Spiezio |
| | James M. Spiezio |
| | Chief Financial Officer |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. | | Description |
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99.1 | | Press release of Beacon Power Corporation dated September 16, 2008 announcing testing of its first megawatt of flywheel energy storage. |
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