Natural Power has made six new appointments in the US across project management, energy analysis and engineering roles, in the wake of 30% growth in 2021.
The hires include Lynn Appollis-Laurent, who has been appointed as principal engineer for energy storage.
Appollis-Laurent (pictured) has 14 years of experience in the electric power industry and was most recently responsible for the design and delivery of utility-scale energy storage projects.
Natural Power has also provided due diligence on the Maryland offshore wind farm (MarWin) to support Apollo Global Management’s investment decision to commit up to $265m to acquire an equity stake in the offshore wind energy development company US Wind.
BayWa RE Wind hired the company as independent engineer of record for its 250MW Amadeus wind farm located north of Rotan in Texas.
Natural Power president of North American operations Jim Adams said: “It’s encouraging to see the M&A market becoming more active after a slower 2020, and that is already driving growth throughout the industry this year.
“On top of this, the solar and storage sectors are more active than ever, and we’re providing standalone battery storage owners engineer and independent engineer services in a range of electric power markets including ISO-NE and CAISO.
“From our offices in Seattle, Denver and New York, we’re active on projects across the country including the ISO-NE and CAISO territories.
“Our blend of experience in a broad range of technologies and wide geographical coverage is enabling the continued expansion of our services for the North American renewable energy sector.
“At Natural Power, we have an innovative culture and this drives our ability to respond to client requirements by providing technologically innovative solutions.
“At the start of 2021, we launched DARC (Detection and Active Response Curtailment) – the first-ever bat smart curtailment technology to simultaneously reduce bat fatalities and energy losses at wind farms.
“And it’s this approach to tackling challenges head-on that is further supporting our expansion.”