01 / FASTER
Built in modules.
Deployed faster.
Modular construction designed to simplify manufacturing, installation and scaling, with the potential to shorten deployment times.
POWER TRANSMISSION. REIMAGINED.
The Third Path.
The map of power is changing. We need better ways to move it.
Do more. Go further.
KineticLink is developing a new approach to power transmission, connecting distant energy sources, unlocking capacity in existing networks and providing real rotating inertia to help keep grids stable.
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The problem
Generation isn't the issue.
Getting power where it's needed is.
The world's best renewable energy resources are often far from the people and industries that need them.
Alternating Current (AC) has powered our grids for more than a century, but long-distance transmission presents technical challenges.
High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) can move electricity over great distances, but requires costly and complex conversion infrastructure.
The energy transition needs another option.
The technology
Power transfer.
Physical inertia.
KineticLink is developing a new approach to long-distance electricity transmission, using rotating electrical machinery to transfer power between electrical systems.
Unlike fully electronic conversion systems, KineticLink uses rotating machinery as the power-transfer mechanism itself.
The rotating mass also stores kinetic energy, providing real physical inertia that can help support grid stability.
One technology. Two essential functions.
Concept illustration. Performance and commercial benefits remain to be demonstrated through development and testing.
THE KINETICLINK ADVANTAGE
Faster. Safer. Cheaper.
Designed to make transmission infrastructure easier to deploy, support a more stable grid and deliver better value from new and existing assets.
Built in modules.
02 / SAFER
Real inertia.
A more stable grid.
Rotating machinery provides physical inertia that can help electricity networks resist sudden changes in frequency.
03 / CHEAPER
Build for less.
Get more from what exists.
For new connections, KineticLink aims to offer a lower-cost alternative to conventional HVDC converter stations.
For existing networks, it aims to unlock capacity at grid pinch points, potentially avoiding new overhead lines or underground cables.
In both cases, grid-stabilising physical inertia is part of the same solution.
These are development objectives. Deployment, performance and commercial benefits remain subject to testing and validation.
POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS
New connections.
Existing networks.
Whether connecting new sources of electricity or making better use of existing infrastructure, KineticLink is being developed to address challenges facing modern power networks.
Offshore energy
Offshore wind · Oil & gas · Offshore electrification
Exploring alternative ways to transfer power between offshore installations and onshore electricity networks.
Electricity networks
Grid pinch points · Islands · Industrial demand · Data centres
Making better use of existing transmission assets while supporting new connections where grid capacity is constrained.
Emerging generation technologies
Novel solar · New wind technologies
Exploring how rotating power-transfer technology could support the next generation of renewable energy systems.
Who we are
Born at Strathclyde.
Built for the grid.
KineticLink is an early-stage University of Strathclyde spinout emerging from five years of research, including doctoral work.
Dr David Campos-Gaona invented the technology and leads its technical development. Alex leads the business.
Where we are. Early prototype development, approximately TRL 3–4. One competition entered. One prize won. The journey has just begun.
GET IN TOUCH
Help shape
the Third Path.
We're developing a new approach to electricity transmission and looking to work with organisations that share our ambition.
Start a conversation alex@kineticlink.co.uk