Company

Automotive Hybrid Power Limited was established in 2006 to develop advanced flywheel energy storage technology for vehicle applications. In 2008, Williams F1 acquired a significant shareholding in Automotive Hybrid Power. The company was subsequently renamed Williams Hybrid Power Limited (WHP) and relocated from Norwich to Williams F1’s headquarters in Oxfordshire.

WHP is developing a version of its flywheel system for potential use as the energy storage element of Williams F1's Kinetic Energy Recovery System (KERS) to be introduced in its Formula One cars in 2009. The competitive rigour of Formula One requires quickly deployable solutions to technical problems, as well as ensuring any such solutions are lightweight, robust and high performance. WHP is building on the Formula One experience to transfer its technology to a variety of other applications.