Hatch Flywheel Testing Complete
Hatchs testing in ACEPs Energy Technology Facility (ETF) is now complete. Along with the project wrap-up comes the cleanup as ACEPs 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 ACEPs 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 teams work will focus on other projects in the coming year, such as diesel-off research and the Ambri liquid metal battery test.
Photo: The flywheel amidst disassembly in ACEPs ETF preparingfor shipping back to Hatch. Photo courtesy of M. Frey, ACEP/UAF.