Challenge

California requires that 50 percent of California’s electricity to be powered by renewable resources by 2025 and 60 percent by 2030 and 100 percent zero- carbon electricity by 2045.

Solution

Amber Kinetics was selected by Enel to install its innovative long-duration flywheel energy storage system in California. The 8kW/32kWh system is being used to provide peak reduction to help balance the grid.