Hydrostor, a leading global long duration energy storage (LDES) developer and operator, expands its presence with the appointment of Sara Taylor to direct its Government & Regulatory Affairs initiatives in Australia.
Sara will play a key role in advancing clean energy policies in the Australian market, with a focus on the deployment of Hydrostor’s Advanced Compressed Air Energy Storage (A-CAES) technology. A-CAES is set to be an essential component in Australia’s flexible, secure, scalable, and affordable clean energy future.
Sara has over a decade of regulatory and compliance experience across the Australian energy sector, including roles with regulators, retailers, and network businesses. Sara was most recently working at a major Australian bank, implementing new national cyber security legislation for critical infrastructure organisations.
Based in Hydrostor’s Melbourne office, Sara will be joining Hydrostor’s team at All Energy Australia, where Chief Commercial Officer, Jordan Cole, is speaking about how states can achieve deep decarbonisation using LDES.
“We're delighted to welcome Sara to the Australian team where she will play an important role in progressing our pipeline of LDES projects and I am looking forward to joining her and our other Australian colleagues at All Energy. The time is now to get more LDES projects underway and increase the momentum of this essential infrastructure. Australia’s clean energy transformation will only be possible with the expedient deployment of LDES technologies suited to varying durations and applications”, said Jordan Cole.
All Energy Australia is the country’s largest clean energy event and hosted in partnership with the Australian Clean Energy Council (CEC).
The following representatives from Hydrostor will also be attending All Energy Australia:
- Scott Bolton, Executive Vice President of Global Government & Regulatory Affairs
- Martin Becker, Vice President of Origination & Development (Australia)
- Jason Lew, Director of Project Development (Australia)
Hydrostor is currently developing the Silver City Energy Storage Centre (SCES) in Broken Hill, NSW, a 200 MW / 1,600 MWh (8 hour duration) A-CAES project that will solidify Australia as a global LDES leader.
The SCES Project will bring significant benefits to the region, including a contribution of over AUD$1B to the regional economy, opportunities for local suppliers, contractors, and service providers, and local employment, skills, and training that includes 750 direct and indirect jobs during construction and 70 ongoing jobs in operation.
Source: https://www.hydrostor.ca/