Stornetic has delivered the Flywheel Energy Storage System prototype to the French utility EDF at its Concept Grid site in Moret-sur-Loing (Seine-et-Marne), where it will be used under the framework of an advanced smart grid storage solutions project.
The storage system will help evaluate the performance of flywheel energy storage technology and has been designed for industrial customers with numerous loading and unloading cycles. Unlike other storage technologies, flywheels retain their full capacity throughout a full life cycle, combining the benefits of mechanical energy storage, such as robustness and endurance, with the advantages of modularity and fast installation.
EDF's Concept Grid laboratory is a smart grid test facility, which is dedicated to the implementation of smart solutions for the electrical system. It entails 10 km of real electrical medium and low voltage networks and has several substations and test areas.