--- description: Find out why Torus Nova Spin is one of the best inventions of 2024 title: Torus Nova Spin: the 200 Best Inventions of 2024 image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt103ad2355a042961/698a8a251868926ed36cd354/torus-flywheel-energy-storage-system-best-inventions.jpeg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 --- Oct 30, 2024 # A 25-Year Battery by [Chris Stokel-Walker](/author/chris-stokel-walker/) ## Chris Stokel-Walker Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close  Made from 95% recycled materials, the Torus Nova Spin is what the company calls “a mechanical battery.” Grid power or solar panels run a constantly spinning rotor inside a unit about the size of a dishwasher, converting the power into kinetic energy that can be reconverted back into electricity in the case of a power outage. Companies like Utah real estate firm Gardner Group are among the first customers for the $85,000 system, which can last 25 years—three times longer than the average chemical battery. Learn More at [Torus Nova Spin](https://www.torus.co/torus-nova "undefined") These are independent reviews of the products mentioned, but TIME receives a commission when purchases are made through affiliate links at no additional cost to the purchaser. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Article","@id":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2024/7094817/torus-nova-spin/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2024/7094817/torus-nova-spin/"},"headline":"Torus Nova Spin: the 200 Best Inventions of 2024","datePublished":"2024-10-30T11:49:01.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T11:54:32.194Z","description":"Find out why Torus Nova Spin is one of the best inventions of 2024","url":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2024/7094817/torus-nova-spin/","keywords":["Tech","E-Commerce","list","franchise","Magazine","best inventions"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt103ad2355a042961/698a8a251868926ed36cd354/torus-flywheel-energy-storage-system-best-inventions.jpeg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Chris Stokel-Walker","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/chris-stokel-walker/"}],"creator":"Chris Stokel-Walker","articleSection":"Business","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt103ad2355a042961/698a8a251868926ed36cd354/torus-flywheel-energy-storage-system-best-inventions.jpeg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/business/","name":"Business"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-tech/","name":"Tech"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2024/7094817/torus-nova-spin/","name":"Torus Nova Spin: the 200 Best Inventions of 2024"}}]}] ```