Grid-scale energy storage solutions firm Energy Vault has announced the appointment of Horizon Power CEO Stephanie Unwin to the company’s board of directors.
Unwin replaces Zia Huque, general partner of Prime Movers Lab, which led Energy Vault’s Series C investment round.
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Unwin is recognised as a dynamic leader within the energy and renewables sectors, and was recently named one of Western Australia’s most influential business leaders in Business News’ Power 500.
Energy Vault chair and CEO Robert Piconi said, “We are excited to welcome Stephanie, who brings to our Board a strong track record of dynamic, results-driven leadership in the energy and renewables sector.
“As we continue to accelerate deployments of Energy Vault’s suite of short, long and ultra-long energy storage solutions across the globe, we are engaging in significant growth opportunities in Australia and the broader Asia-Pacific region. Stephanie’s energy sector experience regionally, combined with her operating experience and track record of leading large enterprises through growth and transformational phases, is recognised in the industry.
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“On behalf of the board of directors of Energy Vault, we look forward to partnering with Stephanie and her future contributions to our Board as we continue to execute our global growth plans.”
Energy Vault develops and deploys utility-scale energy storage solutions designed to transform the world’s approach to sustainable energy storage. The company’s offerings include proprietary gravity-based storage, battery storage, and green hydrogen energy storage technologies.