The Landscape of Flywheel Energy Technology in the Philippines

A 20-year Philippine energy roadmap was released by the Department of Energy that covers national renewable energy program, and a framework of energy storage systems. The energy plan entails increasing the share of renewable energy sources in the power mix and the use of energy storage systems to further increase efficiency and effectiveness of electric power delivery in the country. A flywheel-based energy storage system is emerging in the country and in this paper, the landscape of flywheel energy technology is discussed which includes the components of the flywheel system, other energy storage systems, development, and innovations in the local energy sector, as well as the opportunities and impact of flywheel energy technology in the Philippine economy. Moreover, flywheel technology implementation poses challenges in terms of research and development towards reaching its full potential and growth in fabrication, manufacturability, deployment, quality assurance, data analytics, and systems integration.