Michael Kent

EV and Storage Manager, GridBeyond

Michael is the EV & Storage Manager, focusing on partnerships with fleet operators and charge point providers in the transition to EV.

Michael has a varied career, working for large engineering providers such as Babcock, to heading up the Business Development team at Arriva bus and working at Enel X in senior roles.

Michael has a passion in working with various stakeholders in the transition to EV fleets, to provide the best solution and unlock the energy markets as the consumption of energy grows over time. Michael delivered 5 EV projects in 2022 with large scale EV installation activity to support some of London's largest bus depots.

11:00-11:10

Hall 3 Tech Showcase

Adding value when electrifying fleets

Fleet operators have a huge challenge when transitioning to EV from conventional ICE setups. In order to understand the opportunities that exist through increased electricity load, its important to build and develop a new commercial model with various layers onto the total cost of ownership scenarios. This session will help operators understand this in more detail on how grid service schemes can help develop their sites, whilst supporting their local and national grid in the process.

14:50-15:00

Hall 3 Tech Showcase

Adding value when electrifying fleets

Fleet operators have a huge challenge when transitioning to EV from conventional ICE setups. In order to understand the opportunities that exist through increased electricity load, its important to build and develop a new commercial model with various layers onto the total cost of ownership scenarios. This session will help operators understand this in more detail on how grid service schemes can help develop their sites, whilst supporting their local and national grid in the process.