Amber Kinetics flywheels can be installed to support a huge range of diverse and evolving energy storage needs. Requirements such as power stability, back up power, efficient grid supply and a mandated shift to renewables accelerate the need for a flexible and modular product which can reliably operate in challenging environments with minimal maintenance and downtime.
The Australian National Electricity Market (NEM) volatility requires market participants to have capability for dispatchable generation to manage demand and load to mitigate risk of extreme price variations.
Zawee Energy research determined AK flywheels are better placed to manage the NEM Spot market than Battery Energy Storage.
UDCS validated Amber Kinetics technology to optimise STATCOM capacity to absorb or release renewable generation to match network voltage/frequency with the Network Service Provider.
UDCS also, as firm asynchronous generation, matching grid synchronous (firm) power
Amber Kinetics Flywheels, “with rapid cycling, have the capacity to add considerable value to integrate intermittent (renewable) generation into the broader grid...potentially offering optimisiation of generation that has so far eluded renewable generation ”
“Main advantages compared to Li-ion batteries: non-toxic & inert materials, recyclable, at least two times longer cycle lifetime, no capacity degradation, no fire safety risk, lower environmental impact and no need for HVAC.”
“Amber Kinetics' flywheel demonstrates a consistent operational cost advantage over Li-ion systems in power rating, energy capacity and cycling.”
