A global specialist in second-life battery energy storage systems is expanding its team in response to new project wins.

The company has ramped up recruitment on the back of new contract wins

Connected Energy takes batteries from end-of-life EVs and gives them a second life in containerised energy storage systems. Its E-Stor systems are increasingly used to “bridge the power gap” on sites that need multiple EV charge points such as public charging hubs and fleet depots, cutting energy bills, balancing the grid and maximising the return on investment from solar arrays.

The company has ramped up recruitment after being named part of a consortium to explore battery reuse with Nissan, along with a contract to supply its systems to Volvo Trucks.

It’s now appointed seven new starters to join its engineering team in Hethel and a further three at its office in Newcastle upon Tyne.

The new employees include Uchenna Muo, an electrical design engineer, who is a Nigerian graduate at master’s level with experience in the renewable energy sector. He is joined by Farangis Tabibi, an Iranian electrical design engineer, Matthew Kemp as junior test and assembly engineer, and Karol Bacik, a test and assembly engineer from Poland.

Four graduates also join the Hethel team: Michael Omikunle as junior installation engineer, Shrevya Thomas as junior electrical design engineer, Javier Morales Mateo as junior product innovation engineer, and Saravanan Gnanapandithan Thirumurugan as junior mechanical design engineer.

Three new roles have also been added to the Newcastle team, with Sarah Burns as digital marketing manager, Shreya Maliwal as data analyst and Anna Schofield as financial modeller and analyst.

Matthew Lumsden, CEO of Connected Energy, said: “We are delighted to be delivering more quality engineering jobs in Norfolk as we continue to grow our team. These new appointments will enable us to further enhance our position as a global leader in second life energy storage systems.

“As we continue to develop exciting new partnerships, this brings fresh engineering challenges for us to solve. Expanding our teams will enable us to ensure our products can accommodate batteries from multiple manufacturers in a single system while still maintaining the high levels of performance that our clients expect.”