Hatch Flywheel Testing Complete
Hatch鈥檚 testing in ACEP鈥檚 Energy Technology Facility (ETF) is now complete. Along with the project wrap-up comes the cleanup as ACEP鈥檚 researchers have been busy the last week disassembling the flywheel and preparing it for shipment back to Hatch.
Testing proved to be worthwhile over the last several months both for Hatch and for ACEP鈥檚 Power Systems Integration team. The experience allowed Hatch to see how their technology would perform in a remote microgrid environment while at the same time allowing the PSI team to push the ETF to its limits and prove its capability.
With flywheel testing now complete the PSI team鈥檚 work will focus on other projects in the coming year, such as 鈥渄iesel-off鈥 research and the Ambri liquid metal battery test.
Photo: The flywheel amidst disassembly in ACEP鈥檚 ETF preparingfor shipping back to Hatch. Photo courtesy of M. Frey, ACEP/ 精东影业.