CHANG E M A K E R S
In the run-up to U lity Week
Live on 21-22 May, we will be
talking to people driving change
across the energy and water
sectors. Ma Allen, founder
and CEO of Pivot Power, is the
second in our series of 'change
makers'. He spoke to Denise
Chevin about his bold ambi on
to revolu onise electricity
storage and the uptake of EVs.
MATT
ALLEN
MATT
ALLEN
Companies
are dipping
a toe in the
water in terms of
EV fl eets; our
USP is that we
have the ability
to scale up
for those
organisations. II
THE
BATTERY
STORAGE
VISIONARY
ow do we ramp up renewables
while providing adequate storage to
cope with intermi ent genera on?
Step forward Ma Allen, one of a
new breed of energy entrepreneurs looking to
shake up the sector.
Allen is the founder of startup Pivot Power,
and has an ambi ous strategy to provide
ba ery storage at grid scale. He has a £1.6
billion plan to build ba ery storage facili es,
each the size of half a football pitch, on 45
sites around the country. Energy from the
50MW ba eries – each of which will be large
enough to power 10,000 homes – will also be
used to power super-fast electric vehicle (EV)
charging sta ons or charging hubs for electric
bus depots or car fl eets.
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| 22ND - 28TH FEBRUARY 2019 | UTILITY WEEK
