March 2026 – Qnetic Raises Funding to Begin U.S. Manufacturing of Long-Duration Flywheel Energy Storage SystemsQnetic raised USD 5 million to initiate low-volume manufacturing of its Q500 flywheel energy storage system at its California facility. The funding will support pilot deployments with utilities and research organizations while accelerating commercialization of solid-state mechanical battery technology for long-duration energy storage applications.
March 2026 – Qnetic Begins Manufacturing Preparation for Grid-Scale Flywheel Storage DeploymentQnetic started preparing its Sacramento, California manufacturing facility for production of its flywheel energy storage systems. The company plans field testing and validation programs focused on grid reliability, renewable energy integration, and high-cycle energy storage applications.
August 2025 – Kawasaki Heavy Industries and Amber Kinetics Expand Flywheel Grid Stabilization CollaborationKawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) and Amber Kinetics strengthened their collaboration to promote integration of KHI’s Virtual Synchronous Generator (iVSG) technology with Amber Kinetics’ Flywheel Energy Storage System (FESS). The combined solution is aimed at improving grid stability, resilience, and renewable energy integration by providing fast-response grid support.
August 2025 – Shanxi Flywheel-Lithium Hybrid Energy Storage Project Advances in ChinaA flywheel energy storage and lithium battery hybrid project in Shanxi Province, China progressed toward implementation, combining flywheel technology for rapid response applications with lithium batteries for longer-duration storage. The project development included plans for a larger hybrid energy storage facility integrating flywheel capacity with battery storage.