Photo Credit - Natalia Dolan 9 JUNE 2023 | BUSINESS ELITE CANADA through a 250 megawatt / 1,000 megawatt-hour Tesla Megapack system in southwestern Ontario and is scheduled to be completed in 2025. “I learn by doing,” says Verschuren. “I’m a hands-on person. I saw how important storage (product warehouses) was to the success of Home Depot. We’re pretty good at storing water, pretty good at storing food, but not so good at storing electricity. Storage is really a great opportunity because there are all these electricity generation types, like coal plants, natural gas plants, nuclear plants, hydro plants and renewables, but they only go one way—they solely generate electricity to the grid when needed. What’s great about energy storage, including battery storage, is that it goes both ways— it can take in electricity when there is excess and store it, as well as generate electricity back to the grid exactly when it is needed most.” “I don’t know whether it’s because of my Dutch heritage but I hate waste,” says Verschuren. This applies to NRStor as well as how Verschuren plans her own time. “I want to organize and use my time efficiently both in my professional and personal life.” Verschuren sees energy storage as being a bridge to reducing and managing energy costs. “We must make our existing assets perform better. I see energy storage, particularly battery energy storage, being critical to making and delivering better quality, lower carbon energy to the customer and the local distribution company. It’s a critical bridge that needs to be attached to all parts of the supply chain.” Verschuren’s mantra is “you’re as good as the capacity of your team”. Which is why she highly values diversity of input around her. She also prioritizes the input of her First Nations partners for their invaluable perspective and talent. As the need for energy storage continues to grow, it’s exciting to see how Verschuren’s expertise will influence the future of this industry. No doubt it will be fun to watch. “If I have a talent, that talent is surrounding myself with really good people, talented people, and creating a big enough sandbox to innovate in and take calculated risks in and then grow our business.” For more information: http://nrstor.com/
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