Pacific Energy, a market leader in the provision of sustainable distributed energy, today announced the launch of a new business unit aimed at meeting the growing demand for clean energy solutions.
The new division, named Pacific Energy Connected (PEC), will leverage and expand on the company’s unique, full-service delivery model to support hydrogen projects nationally, and deliver stand-alone power systems, battery storage systems and renewable energy microgrids to the National Electricity Market (NEM), east coast isolated networks and the mobility sector.
PEC, to be led from Melbourne, will complement Pacific Energy’s headquarters in Perth and provide the company with a national presence to serve its increasingly diversified customer base as the decarbonisation of industry becomes more pressing.
Jamie Cullen, Pacific Energy CEO said: “We aspire for Pacific Energy to be as recognised as industry leaders on the east coast as we are in the west – the establishment of PEC is a critical step in realising this ambition.”
“With the pipeline of opportunities aimed at decarbonising grid connected assets continuing to rapidly expand, this move will support our goal to be the go-to partner for clients seeking to solve their energy transition challenges.”
Energy industry veteran Mark Sinclair has been appointed as PEC’s Managing Director. Mark has over 30 years of experience across the Australian energy sector in leadership positions within renewables and clean tech businesses. Mark commenced with Pacific Energy in April and has immediately commenced centralising and building upon PEC’s expertise across remote power, renewables, power generation and hydrogen.
The new division’s establishment will mark the final step in the integration of ENGV into the Pacific Energy brand and an ongoing focus on green hydrogen projects.
Australia’s leading turnkey provider of green hydrogen production and refuelling facilities, ENGV was acquired by Pacific Energy in 2022. The acquisition underpinned Pacific Energy’s commitment to develop the country’s emerging hydrogen economy, further bolstered by the recent acquisition of Australia’s first hydrogen refuelling station in Canberra.
Pacific Energy’s hydrogen expertise will be one of the key pillars in its east coast growth strategy as the molecule’s role in the clean energy transition becomes increasingly clear.
The next 12 months marks an exciting period for PEC with several cutting-edge projects scheduled to come online, including Hyundai’s Macquarie Park Hydrogen Refuelling Facility and several storage and renewables’ projects commencing construction.
In parallel, the company will continue to offer its full turnkey capabilities across all major renewable energy technologies for mining, industrial and government customers as Australia’s only end-to-end provider of all renewable energy technologies.