Tom Cornell, President and CEO of Prevalon Energy, is our guest on today’s episode 235 how this 5-year-old company has done 30+ projects, 3+GWh, and over $1 Billion in sales.
Discussion includes how Mitsubishi fully transferred numerous projects and over 50 employees to this new entity, Prevalon Energy. Now that then rebranding to Prevalon is complete, the company is out looking for business.
Tom and one of The Green Insider’s previous podcast guests, Michael Ducker, were both involved in starting the Mitsubishi group called Next. The Next group searches out new projects for Mitsubishi.
Prevalon is looking for customers with battery projects that are longer in term and at least 50 MW in size with 2 hours or greater in duration. In today’s podcast we rehash the ERCOT freeze and where we stand regarding the utility of battery storage during winter storm Uri.
Prevalon expects to continue a growth rate of 20% annually which will include growing their business footprint beyond the U.S. and the development of longer life batteries.
Tom Cornell President and Chief Executive Officer
Thomas “Tom” Cornell is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Prevalon, a Mitsubishi Power Americas company, headquartered in Lake Mary, FL. Before taking the reins of Prevalon, Tom served as senior vice president of energy storage solutions at Mitsubishi Power. He joined the company in 2017 and has more than 33 years of energy related experience in distributed and utility-scale projects/technologies related to renewables, energy storage, environmental controls, transmission, natural gas, coal, and nuclear generation.
Prior to joining Mitsubishi Power, Tom was vice president of sales and business development for Toshiba America Energy Systems (TAES). He was responsible for leading TAES’ business development efforts and sales force for thermal, hydro, and nuclear related projects. Tom also served as chairman of the board for TAES’s wholly owned subsidiary, TurbinePROs, a union field labor services organization for the steam, combustion, and hydro turbine markets.
Before joining TAES, Tom was general manager of new generation and transmission projects for Duke Energy (formerly known as “Progress Energy”) focusing on natural gas simple cycle, combined cycle, and air quality control systems (AQCS) related projects. In that role he led all efforts associated with the development, permitting, contracting, engineering, construction, and start-up of new generation, transmission, and AQCS projects.
Earlier in his career, Tom worked for Entergy Wholesale Operations and Siemens Westinghouse Power Corporation in a variety of leadership positions related to project development, engineering, and project management. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Cornell University, as well as a Master’s in Engineering Management from the Florida Institute of Technology.
Prevalon Energy Overview
Commitment, reliability, expertise. These are the ideals that guide our decision making, design philosophy, and relationship-building. Prevalon, a Mitsubishi Power Americas and EES joint venture, are empowering companies to deploy flexible energy solutions and accelerate a more sustainable energy future.
With 10 years of global battery energy storage experience and over 3 GWh of utility-scale battery energy storage projects deployed, Prevalon develops an end-to-end integrated battery energy storage solution that delivers throughout the entire lifecycle of your project and ensures performance. From design and engineering, energy management systems integration, commissioning, and long-term service programs, the Prevalon Battery Energy Storage Platform meets the demands of your energy system today and into the future.
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