Amber Kinetics, the designer and manufacturer of innovative,
cost-effective flywheel energy storage solutions, announced it has
expanded its senior executive team and appointed Wei-Tai Kwok as chief
operating officer effective March 1. Kwok will report to Ed Chiao, CEO
and co-founder, and will oversee the company’s operations, including
establishing its first production-scale manufacturing plant.
“Wei-Tai Kwok comes to us at an important time in our accelerating
growth path,” commented Ed Chiao. “Amber Kinetics continues to attract
top talent who can help us achieve our goal of commercializing our
cost-effective, breakthrough four-hour flywheel energy storage
technology at prices that make our innovative storage solution more
affordable than fossil fuels. We are excited that Wei-Tai has joined us
as we begin to serve global customers.”
“Coming from the solar energy industry,” said Kwok, “I have been on the
lookout for a viable, large-scale energy storage technology that can be
tapped into when the sun isn’t shining and the wind isn’t blowing. For a
100% renewable energy future, which I believe we will achieve in our
lifetimes, we must develop commercially viable, scalable, safe and
low-cost energy storage solutions like the technology Amber Kinetics is
innovating. I’m very excited to be joining this talented team.”
Most recently, Kwok was COO of Andalay Solar, a designer, manufacturer
and installer of residential solar systems. He previously served as vice
president of operations in the residential solar division of NRG Energy,
the leading U.S. independent power producer. From 2009-2012, Kwok was
vice president of marketing at Suntech Power. During his tenure, the
company became the #1 solar panel manufacturer and one of the world's
most recognized solar brand names. He also had operational
responsibilities for the set-up and launch of Suntech's first U.S.
factory, a 60MW module assembly facility in Goodyear, AZ. Prior to
Suntech, Wei-Tai spent 17 years in general management as a marketing
executive. Kwok is a graduate of Yale University with a bachelor’s
degree in economics and political science.
About Amber Kinetics
Amber Kinetics, Inc. was founded in anticipation of the enormous
worldwide demand for competitively priced, safe, environmentally
sustainable, multi-hour energy storage. The company’s mission is to
accelerate global adoption of energy storage by commercializing our
advanced, cost-effective flywheel technology to provide a lower cost and
higher performing alternative to fossil fuel generation.
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