Liebert FS Flywheel System Named Backup Power Product Of 2006 By SearchDataCenter Web Site

CHATSWORTH, CA -- The Liebert FS flywheel system, manufactured by Pentadyne Power Corporation (www.pentadyne.com), the world’s leading commercial manufacturer of clean energy storage systems using advanced composite flywheel technology, has been named a Backup Power Product of the Year 2006 by SearchDataCenter.com, a leading information technology industry website.

Pentadyne is the original equipment manufacturer of the Liebert FS, which is marketed by Emerson Network Power (www.emersonnetworkpower.com).

In making their choices for Products of the Year 2006, SearchDataCenter.com Editor Matt Stansberry said, “Businesses are focusing on energy efficiency in the data center; the latest bells and whistles won’t win an award if it doesn’t solve real-world problems.”

“Reliably solving real-world power problems in an energy efficient manner is exactly what our flywheel product is all about,” said Pentadyne President & CEO Mark McGough. “The Liebert FS is ten times more energy efficient than low-speed, steel flywheels on the market. Emerson Network Power is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of UPS systems. Their reputation is built on the rock-solid reliability of the products they sell. And that’s why they chose to market our high-speed, carbon-fiber flywheel product under their world-renowned brand.”


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’Businesses are focusing on energy efficiency in
the data center; the latest bells and whistles
won’t win an award if it doesn’t solve
real-world problems,’ stated Matt Stansberry,
editor, SearchDataCenter.com
Emphasizing both the economic and environmental benefits of the Pentadyne/Liebert flywheel product, Pentadyne Senior Vice President of Sales & Service Frank DeLattre said, “Compared to a low-speed, steel flywheel, our system saves more than 20 megawatt-hours per year of otherwise wasted energy. Each Pentadyne/Liebert flywheel deployed saves a data center thousands of dollars per year in added utility costs. Being so much more energy efficient translates into a reduction in utility power plant generation and CO2 greenhouse gas emissions amounting to 30,000 pounds per year per Pentadyne/Liebert flywheel deployed.”

The Pentadyne/Liebert flywheel system can supplement or replace lead-acid battery arrays used with uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems. Chemical battery plants require extensive, costly and lengthy permitting, testing and monitoring processes because of their corrosive materials, fire dangers, hazardous fluids and explosive gas emissions. Batteries are commonly acknowledged as the weakest reliability link in a UPS system, demanding frequent and costly maintenance and replacement. The Pentadyne/Liebert flywheel system is a more reliable method of energy storage that is far less costly to operate than a 5-minute string of VRLA batteries.

Exhibiting at upcoming trade show

Emerson Network Power will be displaying the Liebert FS in their exhibit booth at the AFCOM Data Center World Conference (www.datacenterworld.com) in Las Vegas March 27 and 28.

About Pentadyne Power Corporation

An ISO-9001-certified company, Los Angeles-based Pentadyne designs, manufactures and markets clean energy storage systems using a high-strength advanced carbon-fiber flywheel to ensure power quality and continuity for mission-critical operations at industrial, commercial, healthcare and military facilities in North America and abroad. Integrated into UPS systems -- with or without battery-based energy storage -- award-winning Pentadyne flywheel systems provide an economic, long-lasting, low maintenance, lightweight and environmentally responsible back-up power solution without any hazardous chemicals or other safety concerns. The company is backed by leading venture capital groups and power industry leaders including Nth Power, Rustic Canyon Partners, DTE Energy, Energy InnovationsPortfolio, Electricité de France, Ben Rosen (co-founder of Sevin Rosen Funds and Chairman emeritus of Compaq Computer) and others. Pentadyne OEM systems are marketed in the Americas by Emerson Network Power (www.emersonnetworkpower.com) under the Liebert (www.liebert.com) brand and by Socomec Sicon (www.socomec.com) in Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia.

About SearchDataCenter.com

SearchDataCenter.com is THE online information resource for the latest news, tech tips and expert advice for IT managers responsible for the complex environment of the data center. Close to 78,000 data center professionals rely on SearchDataCenter.com as their source for valuable information on upcoming technology and new trends in the industry. Stay informed on the latest technologies and industry analysis so that you can successfully evaluate and make strategic business decisions in the corporate data center.

Editors:

Emerson Network Power’s press release on the award is at: www.liebert.com/bottom_news2.asp?id=2451

SearchDataCenter.com’s profile of the Liebert FS in the backup power category is at: http://searchdatacenter.techtarget.com/productsOfTheYearWinner/0,296407,sid 80_gci1238377_tax306005_ayr2006,00.html (requires free registration to access)

Details on the Pentadyne VSS+DC and the Liebert FS products are at: www.pentadyne.com/spec_vssdc_plus.htm and www.liebert.com/dynamic/displayproduct.asp?id=1131

CO2 saving statement is based on national data from the US EPA’s Power Profiler: www.epa.gov/cleanenergy/powerprofiler.htm, specifically a 21 MWh annual energy consumption differential between the Pentadyne flywheel and its nearest competing flywheel product multiplied by 1,392 lbs of CO2 per MWh generated, the national average emissions of CO2 from utility power plants.