Stornetic firm German is set to showcase a flywheel energy storage system, developed solely to help wind farm operators "balance output fluctuations", at the WindEnergy 2016 trade fair in Hamburg. The EnWheel system makes wind farm output more "even and predictable" by absorbing output peaks. German said the system, which is fully recyclable and free of chemicals, would be "the future provision of grid services in combination with wind power plants".
German firm Stornetic is set to showcase a flywheel energy storage system, developed solely to help wind farm operators "balance output fluctuations", at the WindEnergy 2016 trade fair in Hamburg. The EnWheel system makes wind farm output more "even and predictable" by absorbing output peaks. Stornetic said the system, which is fully recyclable and free of chemicals, would be "the future provision of grid services in combination with wind power plants".