The Next Frontier in Energy Storage
Companies and utilities are looking for solutions to bridge the gap between traditional energy generation, renewables and battery-based energy storage. 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 KESS 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. Amber Kinetics has engineered a flywheel to meet the energy storage needs of the modern grid—at a lower cost and higher efficiency than gas-peaker plants or pumped hydro.

Capacity/Demand Reduction

Energy Arbitrage

Ancillary Services
Utility and Commercial Applications

T&D Deferral

Solar + Storage

Energy Firming
Advantages over chemical batteries:
- >86% round trip efficiency (DC)
- No daily cycling limitations
- No degradation over time
- No HVAC required
- Operates in hot and cold environments (-20C to 50C)
- Fast response time (<1 second)
- Recyclable all-steel design
- Safe & reliable–no fire hazard
- Lower O&M cost
- 30-year design life
- 10-year manufacturer warranty
Key benefits:
- No degradation allows for unlimited daily cycling
- High modularity equates to high availability at site level
- Low O&M cost drives excellent financial performance
Amber Kinetics is one example of how companies are leveraging the economics of energy storage in Hawaii to deploy their technology for the first time in a commercial setting.”
Dawn Lippert / CEO, Elemental Excelerator