EcoJoule Energy has strengthened its marketing and customer service team with the appointment of three new executives to support its national and international expansion strategy.
The appointments include Philip Keogan as Strategic Advisor Growth, Martin Cottrell as Head of Technical Sales and Kieran Thompson as Customer Service Manager.
EcoJoule Founder and CEO Dr Mike Wishart said the appointments will strengthen EcoJoule’s sales and customer care functions.
“Philip, Martin and Kieran are all very experienced operators in the industry, and will play a key part in our future growth plans,” Dr Wishart said.
“We are continuing to see demand for our EcoVAR low voltage Static Compensator and EcoSTORE battery energy storage system grow, and we’re excited to enter the next phase in our journey.”
EcoJoule completed a $15 million capital raising in March to support the company’s national and international growth ambitions and help manage the problem of energy grid instability caused by household solar adoption.
Philip Keogan
Philip Keogan, an energy and technology veteran with over 30 years of experience, has been appointed as the new Strategic Advisor for Growth at EcoJoule Energy. In his new role, Philip will use his extensive background to support the company’s market development and strategic partnerships.
His work will focus on helping electricity networks and partners deploy innovative grid-edge solutions to improve network resilience and accelerate the integration of renewable energy into a smarter, cleaner grid.
Martin Cottrell
Martin Cottrell brings more than 15 years of experience in the energy sector and has a strong background in helping utilities adopt more innovative, data-driven solutions. He has spent the last six years at AI software company Daitum, where he helped utilities and other clients make more intelligent decisions through advanced computational optimisation.
In his new role, Martin will work closely with electricity network operators across Australia and internationally to advance the deployment of our intelligent voltage optimisation and energy storage platforms.
Kieran Thompson
Kieran has more than ten years of experience as a mechatronics engineer across various roles, most recently as an IoT Engineer with LPA Energy Group and as a Technical Support Engineer with Verton Australia.
In the new role with EcoJoule, he works closely with service contractors and internal engineering and production teams to resolve complex issues around on-site maintenance, system upgrades, and installations.
He will also play a key role in developing system improvement opportunities by analysing support case trends to recommend enhancements, ensuring all service activities comply with safety, quality, and company standards.
EcoJoule Energy’s technology platforms include pole-mounted community energy storage units that store the excess solar energy from residents for later use, and a voltage regulation device to help integrate more renewables into the grid.
The company, which was established nearly a decade ago, currently has around 20 employees with major customers including Endeavour Energy, Essential Energy, Ausgrid and AusNet Services.
EcoJoule’s EcoVAR product is a static compensator mounted on existing power poles using power electronics and software to correct grid voltages.
EcoJoule has also developed EcoSTORE, a battery energy storage system (BESS) that absorbs excess solar energy and releases it when needed, while also improving the grid power quality for consumers using the same voltage stabilisation technology.