Torus

Torus develops and operates energy storage and management systems for grid operators and industrial facilities, positioned for both front-of-the-meter and behind-the-meter deployments. Its core offering, Torus Station, combines storage hardware, software, physical and system security, and around-the-clock monitoring in a single platform that the company builds, installs and maintains with its own team, acting as a single unified vendor for the customer.

A distinguishing element of the product line is Torus Spin, a flywheel energy storage system that the company says responds in milliseconds and delivers 20 times the power of a battery, absorbing sharp power events that degrade battery chemistry. Torus states its stack pairs flywheel and battery-based storage together, which it describes as unique among commercial energy platforms. Published performance figures include a 25,000-cycle flywheel lifespan, 99.9% fleet uptime, and 12 to 16 weeks from contract to operation.

Business model

Torus sells and deploys an integrated energy storage platform in which it supplies hardware, software, security and monitoring as one vendor, and builds, installs and maintains the systems itself. Customer engagements begin with free design and planning tailored to the customer's grid or facility requirements.

Traction

The company cites 99.9% fleet uptime across deployed systems and references customers it powers, and says it is growing and actively hiring.

Latest developments

Torus is expanding its engineering, manufacturing and deployment operations and recruiting for open positions.