EXHIBIT 23.6

                          INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement of
SatCon Technology Corporation on Form S-8 of our report dated March 9, 2001,
appearing in SatCon Technology Corporation's Amendment No. 3 to Form 10-K for
the year ended September 30, 2000, on the financial statements of Beacon Power
Corporation as of December 31, 2000 and 1999 and for the three years ended
December 31, 2000 and the period from May 8, 1997 (date of inception) to
December 31, 2000.

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

Boston, Massachusetts
August 9, 2001