Amber Kinetics designs and manufactures long-duration flywheel energy storage systems (FESS) that extend energy storage duration from minutes to hours, providing a safe and efficient alternative to traditional battery systems. Their technology enables applications such as load shifting and frequency regulation, while significantly reducing CO2 emissions when charged with renewable energy sources.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
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Problem
Grid-scale energy storage is often limited in duration, creating challenges for reliably integrating intermittent renewable energy sources and managing grid frequency. Traditional battery systems can be expensive, have limited lifecycles, and may pose environmental concerns due to hazardous materials.
Solution
Amber Kinetics designs and manufactures long-duration flywheel energy storage systems (FESS) that provide a safe, economical, and sustainable alternative to traditional batteries. Their flywheel technology extends energy storage duration from minutes to hours, enabling applications such as load shifting and frequency regulation. The A32 FESS offers 32kWh of energy storage with an 8 kW power output and a response time of less than 100ms. With over 1.79 GWh discharged to date and over 1,401,158 cumulative global flywheel operational runtime hours, Amber Kinetics provides a proven solution for long-duration energy storage.
Target Audience
The primary customers are grid operators, utilities, and renewable energy project developers seeking long-duration energy storage solutions for grid stabilization, renewable energy integration, and microgrid applications.
Features
- Long-duration energy storage from flywheels, extending from minutes to hours
- A32 model: 32kWh energy storage, 8kW power output
- Fast response time: < 100ms
- High return efficiency: > 85%
- Wide operating temperature range: -20°c
- 50°c
- Reduces CO2 emissions when charged with renewable energy sources
- 95% of the FESS device, by mass, can be recycled at the end of life
- Non-toxic, non-flammable energy storage using non-hazardous materials