– USA, OR – ESS Tech, Inc. (NYSE: GWH), a leading manufacturer of long-duration energy storage for commercial and utility-scale applications, today announced the appointment of Harry Quarls to its Board of Directors as Chairman, succeeding Founding Chairman Michael Niggli who remains on the board.
“We are thrilled to bring someone of Harry’s stature to the board of ESS. The company is making strong progress and delivering the energy storage products that customers need. Adding Harry to the team will prove invaluable as we continue to expand our capacity and scale to achieve the full market potential of our patented, safe, and cost-effective long-duration storage solutions,” said Founding Chairman, Mike Niggli.
About Harry Quarls
With over 40 years of energy experience, Harry Quarls brings considerable strategic, financial, transactional, and energy investing experience to ESS as the company continues to scale to meet global demand for LDES. Over his long and storied career, Harry Quarls served as a Managing Director at Global Infrastructure Partners, leading their efforts in North American energy midstream investments, and as Managing Director and practice leader for Global Energy as well as a member of the board of directors at Booz & Company.
“The transition to new, cleaner forms of energy is already underway. As it accelerates in coming years, it is clear that the switch to renewable energy sources will require large volumes of long-duration energy storage to deliver the reliable, clean energy the world demands,” said Harry Quarls. “ESS is perfectly positioned to meet this demand with proprietary technology that is readily scalable and which leverages flexible, accessible supply chains. I am excited to join ESS during this period of growth to drive world-class shareholder value.”
Harry Quarls currently serves as chairman of the board for CHC Helicopter, Key Energy Services, and Mesquite Energy. He is also a Director at Seadrill and has served on the boards of several private and public companies. He holds BS/ScM degrees in Chemical Engineering from Tulane University and MIT, respectively, and an M.B.A. from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.
About ESS
Our mission is to accelerate global decarbonization by providing safe, sustainable, long-duration energy storage that powers people, communities, and businesses with clean, renewable energy anytime and anywhere it’s needed. As more renewable energy is added to the grid, long-duration energy storage is essential to providing the reliability and resiliency we need when the sun is not shining, and the wind is not blowing.
Our technology uses earth-abundant iron, salt, and water to deliver environmentally safe solutions capable of providing up to 12 hours of flexible energy capacity for commercial and utility-scale energy storage applications. Established in 2011, ESS Inc. enables project developers, independent power producers, utilities, and other large energy users to deploy reliable, sustainable long-duration energy storage solutions.
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