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What is the Amber Kinetics flywheel energy storage system (fess)?

The Amber Kinetics flywheel is the first commercialized four-hour discharge, long-duration Flywheel Energy Storage System (FESS) solution powered by advanced technology that stores 32 kWh of energy in a two-ton steel rotor. Individual flywheels can be scaled up to tens or even hundreds of megawatts.

What is Amber Kinetics?

Amber Kinetics is the world’s first and only long-duration flywheel flexible and rugged enough to meet the challenge. The Amber Kinetics flywheel is the first commercialized four-hour discharge, long-duration Flywheel Energy Storage System (FESS) solution powered by advanced technology that stores 32 kWh of energy in a two-ton steel rotor.

What's going on with Amber Kinetics & Enel?

The US start-up and the Italian utility have signed a two-year agreement, under which they will also look into the potential development of future projects. The cooperation will start with Enel studying two of Amber Kinetics' 8-kW/32-kWh flywheel energy storage systems that will be installed at Amber Kinetics' test facility in California.

Will Enel use Amber Kinetics' next-generation flywheel technology in a thermal power plant?

Following a successful three-month demonstration, Enel will consider deploying Amber Kinetics' next-generation flywheel technology, of 40-kW/160-kWh, in one of its thermal power plants.